Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
COTTON GOSSIP

The census bureau places the total
supply of cotton for the year ending Au-
gust 81 al 16.156,22l bales. as compared
with 17,S96.226 bales for the same pc
riod last year.
The New York Cotton Exchange will
open at IL O'Clock, noon, on Monday.
Also the stock exchange.
Dallas wires: Texas and Oklahoma
generally cloudy; no rain reported in
either State"
Liverpool cables that Manchester has
failed to confirm gloomy trade reports.
The majority of English spinners are
committed for the next few months and
must buy cotton. Business is less ac-
tive, but this is deemed natural, owing
to the late advances, and Manchester
authorities look for full consumption un-
less the market advances extremely
though on narrow margin of profit
The spot situation, in the South is
pretty well portrayed in the following
dispatches to E. F. Hutton & Co;
movement Just beginning in our terri
tory; crop fine
Greenville s. c.: Fair demand spots,
but principally on call"
Dallas: Demand poor Interior &c
TO &c out Of line. Still raising. Doing
harm now"
mot much demand spots from
Furope. but interior price very high. and
these rains will stop movement and
selling, which is the main thing Europe
has been waiting for. Think good pur-
chase"
Fort Worth Texas; Demand much
improved at better basis. Spots have
not followed decline"
Houston: Heavy rains all over
State will make low grade and retard
fy1C fpr Grn
Oklahoma City: Spots demand very
slow with us. No improvement"
TeXarkana. THE rain has damaged
cotton considerably. As for rains being
know Prices being paid for spots in this
section are 10 to 1917 Buyers are eager
at that Mostly exporters buying They
realize the situation ."
Decatur, Ala. "Spots demand only
fair Mills are fighting hard 10 bully
cheap basis cotton"
Savannah: mo weakness spots here
Firmly held for full prices Offerings
Spots advices to n. L. Carpenter &
Co:
Athens, Ga. Spots following decline,
but very little Offering account small
Augusta Ga: Fair demand. spots
bringing January prices"
Raleigh, \. c.: Spots in good de
mand; paving no attention to fiuctua-
Anderson, S. c. : Crop conditions
good, movement free; spots locally
quarter lower than yesterday
Charlotte, \. c: Think our crop
doing well, absolutely dependent on late
frost for good yield.
Advices from Washington say: Com
promise on the Clarke cotton tax amend
ment is in sight Just now il lCFks as
if the substitute suggested by Senator
Hoke Smitl, would be accepted. This is
a plan for regulating delivery pursuant
to sales made on exchanges. House
cOnferees are apparently favorable 10
the Smith substitute Protests have
poured in on Congress from the South
against the Clarke proposal in such
Clarke bill will have to be modified or
eliminated. The Smith amendment Of
fered in the Senate caucus as a substi-
tute and defeated accepts the New Or
leans Exchange contract as a model,
and would require the New Y DIRK EXz
change to conform to that system"
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 16-Hayward
& Clark: The weather map is very ia
vora BILE; shows partly cloudy in the
eastern States: no rain. but cloudy in
the central and eastern States, with gen
eral rainfall, mostly light. under half
inch. except in Mobile and Memphis dis
tricts, where some heavier rains fell.
Warmer in the western States
Texas temperatures: Longview. cIou-