Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE

NEW YORK. March 13-There has been
no special feature in market today. Only
some buying on reports of heavy rains IN
some sections of the belt with prospects
Tor more. Also reports of storm warn
lngs along the gulf coast. This brought
out some short covering and buying of
new crop, though the volume of bust
ness has been small.
Warehouse stocks in New York today
ll5,600; certificated 90, 995.
Wilson was good buyer about noon
ana ring shorts were running.
The market was very quiet at the out
set today. Trading was very light.
There seems to be cotton for sale on
scale up
Following are II a. m bids: March
Il is, May l1.S6, July 11.79, October l1.39
NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-Hayward
& Clark: The weather map better than
expected. Shows fair in Texas. No rain
of consequence in western states. Cloudy
in central and eastern states, with heavy
rains in Mississippi. north Louisiana, Ala
bama and parts of Georgia. Indications
are more favorable; looks like clearing in
western and central states; tonight cooler;
cloudy, rainy weather in the Atlantics.
Storm warning Southeast storm warn
ing Louisiana coast. disturbance over
Texas panhandle will move eastward and
cause squalls with brisk to high south
erly to westerly winds today and tonight
New York wires: Short interest large
~ eliminated. Feeling bearish market
looks like it will go lower.
Liverpool cables: American middling
fair 7.34d; good middling. Z GOD; middling
6.aSd; low, middling. $500; good ordinary
626d; ordinary, sod
Reliable spot house at Fort Worth
wires: Apparently more disposition to
sell Houston and Galveston, but basis
northwest Texas last few days. New
crop conditions IDEAL
Suots reported dull. but steady at quo
tations T. o. b. offerings from interior
The New orleans Times Democrat says
Eliminating constitutional paTtisans, the
talent has one bearish eye and ear and
one bullish eye and ear. and the mind OF
the average operator becomes confused
undr the annoying spell of complex rami-
fCations when both eyes and both ears are
kept open. They close one set, and Euro
pean politics, tight money. lack Of de-
mand and bearsh talk opens up a down
ward perspective and inspire a feeling OF
pending depression. They then open the
closed and close the open set and the full
prices arbitrarily demanded by spot own
ers from merchants who must have cot
ton, the fact that spinners tadngs for
the calendar year have kept full pace
with the takings during the cotton year
plant among manufacturers except in the
Balkan war, affected a bullish talk oper
an upward perspective and inspire feel
ing that the market has seen the worst
and is now ready to do Better.
THE student Of cotton has found good
reason to believe that the speculative
ldlenI. as RUE. DN means appreciate tnt
| fun scope Of the evolution, which has
magnifed the price influence of the in
terror and minimized the price influence
Of the ports.
"To the average operator the remnant
| is not unlike the fancy exhibit Of high
price goods displayed in the show win
dow Of an expensive restaurant The
| ordinary mortal may gaze with yearnine
admiration. since the cost is beyond him u
Following are 10 a. m. bids: Marcel
l2.2o. May l2.l5 July l2.0S, october II. 43
Estimated receipts for Friday:
1918. 1912
New Orleans 1900 TO 5000 4l6.
Galveston q. 900 to 5000 SIS.