Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-09-24
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New Orleans Ia. sept. 1+.---As
ne anticipated there vas an outburss
of bnIIish enthusiasm last week. the
narket advancing st.ea bale b.
.ore reaction SCI %. due to heasy1
li1uidauou to aocset profits. With
visw to replacing at lower levels IN
ths event q their being a further DE-
siin-
AT the Opcainz q tae Wook tAe nsp
Orleans Times -PicAynus Issued Us
rroa,hly crop report. ssAtirE sAas cot
ton suffered sericus deterioration
tartnr thc pssi n non,h. ard the semi-
mouthiy report of the Memphis Coai-
Appeal vas 20 the effces that
the rvcenf rains failed to pot new
fruAs on the stalks. and that boil
weesils wera Active-
The Watkins bureau made tho av-
srare conditien q the crop ss.s.
zr1iuss SIS tpo weeks aEo. which
Indicated = erop o. about ii.7se.oee
llahss
Therc we're further heavy rains in
pcste-r and cent 81 TEXAS ard in OK
I lahcuaa. scattered light 20 Moderate
Ily heavy rains over ne srcster Por-
|. uon ~ the remainder Of the cotton
rcr5on. The heavy raius in tae
/ ls0ntAwesg are said 10 hare damaged
the COTTON all the more. and cause
weeviis to spread ard become more
active.
/ Atlanta. Ca. reported that she
Mexican boil veevsl. which vas ~
eensly discovered in Southern and
Soushwesssrr GcOrgiA. has spread 10
u n counties. and that fields in sever
al other counties are under ooservS-
Z ton. While little damage is expect
ID frora the weevii Ia Georgia this
ysSr. great uusasiness prevails in the
siate as regards the future
Southern SPOT markets are ruling
steady 10 firm az ths highest levels
reached thus far this season. there
being no Seaetior in this ie7artmsnt.
and Texas prices are relatively the
ghirhest in the South. confirming orr
opinion that TIE Texas crop Is very
short and ,aAt September eOmFais-
mszss are heavy.
In Liverpool the demand iar spots
has been mere urgent than in the
south. vess large sales being report
ed from, day 20 day ~ constantly ad-
, vzreing quotations
TIE oettou goods situation in the
United States Is very strong. and the
prices are higher. owing 20 good
demand for home account and BE-
cause o. export business Improving.
American mills are running tull time,
!. IN some Instances unable 10 care Tor
all the business offered
This feature o. the <tuation was
sorsIbly demonstrated By the United
states Census Bureau report. Issued
On the lath inst. which showed that
the eCnsuDptioz % cotton in the Ia
ited States during the month cs Au-
I gust vas the heaviest On record for
lthis particular month- 52e.eee bales
Including ss.99s bales of Iinters,
D against 48s eco last year. including
z 1s.eC9 hzles Of Iinters-
With Germany and Austria block
. AIDED. England. Japan and the United
States hare 10 provide the goods for
F south America and India. UCsh OF
which trade was formerly controlled
By the Germans. especially the SO1th
! American business
The large use o. linfers. as NOTED
( In the above statement Indicates that
large quantities % lfnte-s and los
grade cotton are being converted ints
|. gun-sood. which accounts for rhs
, heavy ScuEumption o. cotton in ths
! making OF rnunitMons Of Esr. In th'
British Isles il Is said that see -aei
men are Al Eork in the ammgnitior
factories Imagine. therefore. m
fetal number of people At wOgk i'
shese faer6Fies when Germany
!, France. Austria Russia. japan. an,
> TIE United States are cOnsi1ered-
His not suFprlslnE. unter The cir
'cumssznsss. to ind that sDlnnsTs G
Ire wori6 took eos GOO tsaiss Of Am
esfcsn c1s-oH the. past seek, aEains
1es.G99 bales last year. and Is1,QsI
lin 1913 wEe- the w0-ld WAS at peace
r. making The total ssres the openinN
q q rhe ss4son. or siuce August ~
Ftf.frs.1ea bales. against slT-e29 las
: year. and I.1ts .t1t Tezr betera last
= Compared wath lass rear and yea
+ teFere last, The worlds visible s7Fsl
{ o. an kinds today 3 5.s4i.oee bale
: s.s2inss .s2s.eee last year. aid ?
& sgs. .ee3 in 1919, o. whsch Ameriea
K SIS soc aFasnTr 1919 $50 ant ,
r ESQ .6ee. ct ether kinds l,tf..