Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01
COTTON GOSSIP

The Journal of Commerce has the fol-
lowing on the condition of the cotton
crop in Louisiana and Mississippi;
'Louisiana-Some Improvement is
shown in condition over a month ago,
when it was SIG per cent. The plant
is small and late, owing to low tenn
peratures early In the month, but under
recent favorable weather 1t has greatly
improved. Stands are mixed and Gull
tivation good Boil weevils are univer-
sally reported, in many instances heavily
infected, but as yet little damage has
been inflicted. In many sections they
are more numerous than in years.
"Mississlppi-As in Louisiana, the
presence of the boil weevil is universal
and appears even as a greater menace.
However, there is evidence that farm
ers are fighting the pest hard. Other
wise, prospects are generally bright and
percentage condition has about held its
own compared with a month ago, when
it was sos, Owing to the recent cool
spell cotton is about two weeks late and
the plant Is small. Fields are clean and
well worked, but nearly all sections were
needing rain at the date of these re-
Brown, Drakeford & Co, Liverpool.
cable: Market declined in consequence
of selling orders from the Continent as
the result Of political unrest Local
bulls li,quidating; jobbers taking the
cotton"
Oklahoma, good rains over the State. ."
Miss Giles makes the condition Of the
cotton crop as of June "a S4s per cent,
weeks ago and s1.9 last year, against
SO for the same period in 1911.
NEW ORLEANS, July Hayward 8
Clark: THE weather map favor
able, generally fair with til.rf only few
cloudy in the rest of the belt, with fine
rains in North Louisiana; big rains in
Oklahoma; scattered showers in Mis-
sissippi. No excuses, except in Mem
too high, but indications are for gen
eral rains and cooler coming on Ar
kansas and Tennessee and North Louis
lana tonight"
The proposed tax on 100 bales of cot
ton is one-tenth of / per cent. One
tenth Of per cent would not amount to
$50 per contract.
Reliable indications for general rains
over Arkansas inside of IS hours.
Cameron, Texas, wires; Crops are
the best in Texas l ever saw Have
looked for weevils and had my men do
the same and found none. l have been
crops perfect. Plenty of rain and full
Of fruit, also well cultivated"
The New Orleans Times Democrat
say: THE cotton market advanced dur
ing the early session on fear creating
reports Of boil weevil activity, and in
the late session declined on cabled ad-
vices reporting fresh complications. in
the Balkans. The trade has heard boil
weevil talk many times in advance of
the raising Of a large crop, and now
when the men who inspect the fields tell
the talent that mild winter, followed
by frequent rains in the boil weevil sec
tions promise unusual boil weeYil ac-
tivity in very short while.
THE rings show moderate concern,
but no real apprehension. Similarly the
Balkan mess has been served up to the
trade so often that even serious turn
of affairs in the Near East affects the
market in a limited way only Satur-
day and Sunday fairly general rains fell
over a large cotton belt area, and more
rain is promised. These rains make the
bears openly happy because in many
sections dry weather has been com
planned Of They also make the bulls
broods Of bon weeyils can not go on in
creasing without moisture
Crop talk continues bearish. but talk
of freight room engagement for July
totaling $1,000 bales out of the AZ 600
bales here had the market on its tip
toes all day yesterday.
1t is said that Liverpool Is heavily
long on August and IL looks as though
there would be only a very small sup
ply here to protect shorts in that OPP
ton. The bulls predict also that there
protect october shorts.