Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-30
COTTON GOSSIP

Browne. Drakeford & Co, Liverpool,
cable: Market declined in consequence
Of Manchester selling orders and free
offerings of the actual"
Representative Underwood Monday
reported to the House an agreement on
ali items in the tariff bill, with the ex-
ception of the Clarke Amendment. The
report was permitted to rest on the
table until to-day, under the rules Of
the House, when it will be taken up
and adopted.
A Washington dispatch to The New
York Sun says the amendment to tax
cotton is believed to be settled. Sena-
tor Clarke admitted yesterday that
there was no prospect OF the adoption
of his amendment. The House will
probably vote to pass the substitute Of
fered by Underwood, but a fight is
ahead on that. The Texas delegation
had a meeting Monday, and will prob
ably support the Clarke amendment to-
DAY in the House. Representatives
Vaughn, of Texas. and Sims, Of Ten
nessee, will lead the fight for the Clarke
amendment.
Dallas wires: Texas and Oklahoma
generally clear and warmer; tempera
lures &C to 60 degrees
The New York Journal of Commerce
has the following on the condition OF
the cotton crops in Texas and okla
hOma. "Texa rains have
been the chief cause Of deterioration,
yet preliminary estimates Of percent
age condition do not show any loss for
a month ago, when it was 65.1 per cent.
Picking has been somewhat retarded
and cotton is only 80 per cent gathered,
as compared with 81 per cent year ago
been largely destroyed by boil weevils.
In many sections cotton is sprouttng in
the bolls and generally grade is lowered
by too much moisture.
"Oklahoma-Cotton is opening fast
and being picked rapidly, about p per
cent being gathered, as against 10 per
cent last year. Heavy rains have
caused cotton to sprout in the bolls in
localities, and the prospects for a large
top crop are very poor. Grade has also
been injured by rains. The drouth in
August is chiefly responsible for per
centage condition even lower than last
month. when it was 602, and recent
rains came too late TO cause any ma
terial Improvement
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 3O.-Hayward
& Clark: The weather map shows ia
vorable for the western half Of the belt,
where fair weather is shown. and hard
" any rainfall. but unfaVOrahle for the
eastern half Of the belt. where rainfall
was general and very heavy in Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, Alabama, western
Georgia and eastern Tennessee, nearly
four inches fell in the central part of
Rainfall: Galveston. Is; Shreveport,
.O4: Nicksburg. raining, 3.4S; Meridian,
raining "a; Montgomery, raining, l.56;
Nashville, 10; Knoxville. raining, 50;
Chattanooga. raining. 104; Atlanta. so;
Augusta, lis; Charleston, .04; Savan-
nah 20, Houston. %; Jackson, Miss,
raining, $50: Birmingham, p; Macon,
1 inch; Admission. raining l.9S.
Liverpool cables, Labor troubles in
Lancashire look quite likely
The New Orleans Times Democrat
says: Caution, born of recent devel-
opmentS in the market, restrained bull
ish enthusiasm Yesterday. Liverpool
paid no attention whatever to the break
in the local market Saturday, cables
over Sunday having assured the trade
on the other side that there had been
no real cause for alarm regarding the
legislative situation a. Washington.
"On this side however. the recent
episode in the market has left its i'm
print on the minds Of traders, who felt
their way carefully, as minors do after
an explosion of fire damp. Aside from
this restraining influence the market
did not lack bullish ammunition over
Sunday. heavy rains had fallen in the
central belt while more moderate pre-
cipitation was reported In the eastern
regions
as ever The strength Of the spot sit
uation, together with the expectation
of a hullish weekly weather report to-
dav. induced buying orders sufficient TO
hold the market steady on all recess
sions Washington news was construed
as entirely favorable. although some
disappointment was expressed over the