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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
STOCKS STRONG ON
 WEEKEND COVERING
Prices Influenced Upward by Desire of Shorts to
 Cinch Profits

New York, September 7.-The stock market was thrown into confusion at the outset of today's operations on an nouncement from Washington of the shipping boards plan to reduce ocean freight rates 65 to 75 per cent.
 Steamship shares fell to points in the heavy selling of the first half-hour and the stocks of other companies whose future hinges largely upon the attitude of the government toward price fixing lost 1 to 3.
 Standard shares were well supported during the reversal. recovering the greater part of their losses before mid- day. Later, when dealing dwindled, this improvement became more pronounced especially in tobaccos, Crucible Steel and a few other issues in which a large short interest is believed to exist
 Pressure was resumed in the last hour, together with realizing for profits United States Steel yielded from 1081h to 1O7A, closing at that quotation, a net loss of % of point Bethlehem Steel was un- der greater restraint, making an ex- treme decline of points.
 Bonds were heavy. the liberty issue ranging from 99.S4 to 999o Total sales, par value, aggregated ss,S40.OOo
 United States bonds, old issues were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
COTTON OPENS DOWN
 .ON HEDGE SALES
Prices Make New Lows for the MOve-FeebIe Rally
 on Tropical Storm

New York. September 7-There was further severe break in the cotton mar lSet today. December contracts sold off to 2o0Sc or 52 points under iast nights close and more than cents pound below last months high level That delivery closed at 2O22c with the general list closing steady at net decline of 90 to 42 points.
 The market opened at decline of il to S8 points and sold 8 to 40 points under last nights closing figures during the first few minutes There seemed to be an accumulation of overnight selling or ders around, partly from Liverpool and partly from the south. This was taken to mean that spot buyers still found spots offered freely, which probably stirn- ulated local pressure and reselling by yes- terday's buyers for a reaction. The de- cline was checked by reports that trop- ical disturbance had appeared over the eastern Caribbean, the future direction of which was uncertain, and there were rallies of 15 to 20 points from the lowest on covering. Otherwise there seemed to be very little demand and the market weakened again on g. renewal of Wall street liquidation, local and southern sell ing. Spinners were reported to be buying on a scale down and there was consider able covering, but the decline was not checked until October sold at 20.10c and January at 20.02c In the late trading of about 47 to 57 points net lower. The close was several points up from the low est on covering. It was rumored that private returns indicate a ginning of 600,- coo bales to. September 1, compared with S51,0OO last year. Reports that petition had been introduced into the Senate ask ing government control of cotton seemed to stimulate selling and nervousness was probably increased by the French political news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
HEAVY SELLING OF
 CORN BY BARTLETT
Big Buying of Oats by Armour Feature in
 Grain

Chicago. September Notwithstanding that traders anticipated the government crop report would indicate bumper yields of both corn and oats, sharp advances took place today in the value of the two cereals. Uneasfness over delays and other III effects likely to result from prevailing cold and wet weather, much more than offset all bearish factors. Corn closed nervous. to 2z net higher at sl 141za1 .l4ss December. s1 .1o1z91. .1Oss May. Oats gained 1a1Mc to 1ssc, and provi- sions, i12 to 35 cents.
 Fears that the widespread rains would greatly hinder threshing gave much im- petus to the upward swing of oats
 Receipts continued relatively small and there was evidence of some fresh de- mand from the seaboard. It did not develop until after the close that private forecasts of the government estimate of yield had been much under the official figures
 Attempts to prophecy as to government estimate of spring wheat crop turned out to have been too optimistic. A pop ular theory that an increase of 25, ,000 900 bushels would be indicated as compared with the prediction of August had to be thrown away when after the close the official figures from Washington proved to be less than half as large.
 Provtslons with gains in the value of hogs. Word that the government would not, at least for the present, try to fix prices of meats. tended to accelerate the advance and so, too, did urgency of de- mand at Liverpool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Miscellaneous Markets
Live Stock

Chicago. September 7.--Hogs: Receipts 1000; market, steady and mostly 1oaloc higher than yesterdays average; bulk $l6 S5@1S05; light, s16 .5oQ1S.2o; mixed S1S 45q1S.s5 heavy, $16. 35@aS s5; roughs $16 .35116s65; pigs, $11. 25q15.75.
 Cattle. Receipts, 5000; market, steady nativg beef cattle, s7.5Op17; western steers s6 .5OG013. .25; stockers and feeders, s6Q9 .25 cows and heifers. $4.65@12. .S5; calves, s12g
 Sheep: Receipts 5000; market steady tc 15c higher; wethers, $7 .S5ad1. 35; ewes, $7. @11; lambs, s11 .25@17 50.
 St Louis, September Hogs: Receipts 29O0; market higher; aights, $17 90QlS. % pigs, $13Q17. 50; mixed and butchers, $lSu 1925; good heavy, $1S.25@1S. 40; bulk, $1Sq 1885.
 Cattle: Receipts. $500; market. steady native beef steers. $S@1s; yearling steers and heifers, $7Q14; cows, $5a10; stockers and feeders, S6. .5Oq9. 50; Texas quarantine steers $6. 75GD10 .50 prime southern beef steers, S9I12. 30; beef cows and heifers $e@10; prime yearling steers and heifers $7. 50Q10; native calves, S5.75a15.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; market, strongi lambs, $16@16. 40; ewes. $9@9 50; wethers 10. .50@12; canners and choppers, $4. 50a $50.
 Kansas City, September 7.-Hogs: Re ceipts, 1500; market, steady; bulk, $17Q1Si heavy, $17a1s.25; packers and butchers $16.58 light, s17@17.75; pigs, $14.5o@16 50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000, including 100 southerns; market, weak; prime fed steers, $15. 50Q16 .75; dressed beef steers, $1s @15; southern steers, s6.75Q11 .50; cows, $5. 5o@9. 50; heifers, $7@13; stockers and feeders, sS5O@1s; bulls. s69S; calves, $t Q13.
 Sheep: Receipts, POO; market, steady; lambs $16. .50dp17. 40; yearlings. $11Qn3; wethers, 10@12; ewes, $9@11; stockers and feeders, $7l17. .75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Cotton Onininns

New York, September 7.-weld & Col say advices indicate that early cotton is being sold as fast as 1t comes to market, and as receipts become heavier we expect lower prices will prevail.
 Journal of Commerce: The general opinion is that the decline In cotton has by no means eliminated. Hedge pressure on the market should ulti- mately result in lower level of val- ues"
 Hubbard Brothers: Feeling con tinues bearish; not enough speculative buying to absorb hedges"
 E. F. Hutton & Co.,: The fact that the south sent selling orders when the market rallies yesterday was con- strued by a great many in the trade to mean that the south would market it's carly cotton freely This led to gen. eral liquidation and further short sell ing. Sentiment remains bearish and Jack of speculative buying Is felt' Shepard & Chuck: "The weather map is warm and dry, next to no rain be- ing reported over the belt Conditions could hardly be more favorable for ma turing and picking the crop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Hutton's Stock Letter

New York, September 7-Another day of more or less demoralization and liquidation. Motors have made new lows. Where a stock naturally becomes scarce in the market the shorts nearly always lost, and where stock IS more or less artificially made scarce it is an indication of weakness not strength.
 Railroads should be peace stocks and certainly at the prices they are selling now, they have discounted war condi- tions. Liquidation like they have had runs long time with good many ups and downs in temperature and for that reason 1t Is hard to gauge. Rails look to be little oversold. Pennsylvania has practically recovered all the decline made a few days ago. Short interest is pretty we'll covered up in New Haven and for tunately has reached a price where 1t is no longer much factor in the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates. not to close of corresponding weeks
 Tn sight for week, 1S0,O0O; same seven days last year, 292,000; same seven days year before, 175,oo0; for the month, 1S0,000: same date last year, S92,000; same date year before, 175,0O0; for season, 661, 900; same date last year, S09,000; same date year before. 475, 5,000. Port receipts for season, 404. .o00; same date last year. 532,G0e; same date year before last, 222,000. Overland to mills and Canada for season, 6S.000; same date last year, 31.000; same date year before, S1,0o0. Southern mill talSings for season, 294,000; same date last year, 2S7.00o; same date year before, 231 ,o0o. Interior stocks in excess of September I, 104,000; last year. 1000; year be- fore, 5000. Foreign. exports for week 70,000; same seven days last year, S7,
 900; same seevn days year before, cS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
New Orleans Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 21c; receipts 1OS0; sales, 1880; stock, 72,567. Galveston; Mddling, 21 40c; receipts 525o; sales. 7S5; stock, Ill, 4O6. Mobile: 'Middling, O.25c; receipts. s21 sales, 7S;. stock, 11,69s Savannah: Middling. 2o.5oc; receipts, 672s exports 5S6s sales. 1860; stock. 66,753 Charleston: Middling, 21c; receipts, 32 stock. 349S.
 Wilmington: Receipts, ?; stock, 41,s24 Texas City: Stock, 90. Norfolk Middling, 2o.75c; receipts, 6; sales, IA; stock, 57,2S9. Baltimore: Receipts 1154; exports 1579 stock, 2l 801. Boston; Middling. 22.2oc; receipts, 2ss stock, 7947. Philadelphia: Middling. a.soc; stock s72S New York: Middling, 21.s5c; receipts S32 49,563
 Minor ports: Receipts. 1897; exports 12,052; stock, 13,919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08

Liverpool and the south were con- spicuous son the bear. side In the early trading in cotton yesterday. Wall street helped the decline by selling freely and new lows were made for the move. Riordan bought little cot ton, presumably for Scales, and feeble rally was brought about by re- ports of an approaching tropical storm in the gulf. Despite weakened tech nical conditions and the undoubted short interest which has accumulated, the market lacks leadership and snap, and until someone with nerve takes hold of it. the decline will likely go further
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Flour and Feedstuff

Flour and EeedStutf Michigan Patent tlour--SlZoO. 1dho Patent Flour-ss2.30. Tennessee Patent Flour-$121o. High-grade Self Rising Elour-S12.15 Medium-Grade Self-Rising Flour-$119 95 Hard Winter Wheat Flour-$1S15. Perfection Cornmeal-$450 per 96-pound sack.
 Hen Feed-s4.10 per 10o-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Mule Feed-S53q60. C. s. Meal, per cent-$47. Cremo Feed Meal-$35. Old Style Hulls-S23 Lintiess Hulls-$15. Gray Shorts-S54 Wheat Bran-S46 Corn-$225.
 Corn Chops-S450 No. 2 White Oats-80c per bushel. Wheat-s4 per 1o0-pound sack. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-$35 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-s2s per ton. No. 1 Timothy Hay-$28 per ton. No. Johnson Grass-s22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
COTTON GOSSIP
Weather


 New Orleans September 7.-Map shows generally fair eastern half, generally cloudy western half; scattered showers in Mississippi.
 Shreveport, .o1; Mobile. .12; Meridian, 12.
 Texas Rains Ballinger, 10; Fort Worth. IA; Koppert TO; Long Lake, 10; Paris, .5s Waxahachie. IA; weatherford .12. Demopolis. Ala, 1.52; Grand Cane, La. lag; Monroe, 20; Orange, 3.60. Cotton region summary: Minimum tenn peratures are generally e6 to "A through out the cotton region and maximum temperatures are above 90 In portions of Oklahoma, Arkansas and western Texas. Showers have occurred In portions of Tex as, Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Misss- sippi, Tennessee and southwestern Ala bama.
 Heavy rains: Demopolis, 152. Texas. Thursday, Long Lake, 80; Llano, IS; Crockett 1.5o; Orange, 3.6O. Today. Bal finger. 10; Fort Worth, IA; Koppert, TO: Long Lake, 10; Paris. 5S; waxahachie, IA Weatherford, .12
 SHEPPARD & CHUCK. Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi Fair today and probably Saturday.
 Louisiana: Partly cloudy. Arkansas: Generally fair. Oklahoma: Fair; cooler tonight; satur- day probably fair. Eastern Texas: Part cloudy tonight; unsettled Saturday.
 Western Texas: Unsettled north; gen. orally fair south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Birmingham Live Stock

Union Stock Yards) Fed steers: Good to Choice-7Q71ac. Medium to Good-6G7c. Common to Medium-6@6hc Grass cattle. according tq weight. qual- ity and flesh: Steers-6@7c. Fat Cows-615@7c. Medium Cows-51x@6c. Cutters-5@515c Canners-41a@5c. Heavy Bulls-6@7c. Light Bulls-5Q511c. Oxen496c. Fat Yearlings-5Q6c. Medium Yearlings-41s@5c. Vealers-61aQ7c. Hogs: Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1e5 and Up l6a161ac. Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1855 to 1s5-15 @16c.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 90 to 135-14Q15c. Light Pigs. 90 pounds down-11@12c. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-13@14c. Half Fat Hogs-11Q12c. Soft and oil hogs from 1c to Pc per pound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
GRAIN GOSSIP

Ware 6 Leland: Corn probably re- spond to weather changes and likely show firm undertone unless there is much change In the cash position.
 Updike Commission Co.,: We look for present market to continue in oats for sometime.
 Thomas McKinnon: Corn market is likely to rule within a narrow range pending receipt of the government rel port.
 Bartlett Frazier & Co.,: A competitive fly narrow market is all that can be expected.
 Logan & Bryan: Fluctuations in corn are more likely to be dominated by weather conditions. The incentive to assume aggressive position on selling of oats seems lacking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, September 7.-Closing cotton, spot, in moderate demand; prices lower; good middling. 17.65d; middling, 17.25d; low middling. 16.75d; sales, 2000, including 1900 American receipts. 5000; no American Futures, lower; September. 1607d; September and October. 15.77d; October and No vember, 15.35d December and Janu- ary 14.S0d; January and February, 1470d; March and April, 14.52d; May and June. 14.36d. The above are fixed prices Weekly cotton statistics: Total forwarded to mills. 43.000 bales; Amer ican. 37,000 stock, 243.000; American 143,oo0 imports, 54,oo0; American, ss,- 900; exports, none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
.REACTIONARY SENTIMENT IN
 COTTON-STOCKS IMPROVES
By c. F. AVERY

AVERT
 The stock market showed improve ment yesterday. influenced by week end covering of shorts. There was no particular news of interest unless 1t be the defeat of most of the amend ments of the extremists on the tax measure in the Senate. There is It. tie hope for any sustained upward move in securities at present Later, if the bond issue is a success and Con. gress adjourns long enough for the country to get breath of fresh air. 1t is likely the big fellows. who have had to absorb the selling. will make a market upon which to distribute their holdings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Private Wire Flashes

| Europe and south selling hedges-Hub- | bard
 l First prices were II to IS lower after
 the call near months off to points further. some buying for western ac- Icount. Weather conditions favorable south encouraged bear operations.-Pyncheon. | The south and Liverpool sold Clear weather will help movement Locals
 ought--Harris- Winthrop. l Greenville.-Farmers refusing to take 1 20c for cotton; hauling cotton and seed 1 home
 l Houston wires us: "The demand Is
 slackenng and there is increasing pres sure to sell, although the basis is high l Sentiment here Is bearish." 1 Waco wires: 'The recent rains will i'm lprove conditions by causing new growth and the putting on of fruit. Shepard ts Gluck
 | Market shows very little buying power Traders selling out with Wall street also l selling.-Hubbard. 1 New York says government has been 1 petitioned to take hold of cotton situa-i l ton and include 1t in food bill provi-' l sions.-Aofler.
 l The export license situation promises 4 to be cleared up. Washington Is taking steps to expedite matters in this port | by establishing a license bureau which will put the port on an equal footing with
 New York. This should result in larger clearances of cotton.-Shepard & Gluck, 1 New Orleans
 l Riordan & Wilson been good buyers this afternoon. Traders working for a ! rally.--Hubbard ] New York telegrams quote the ticker | as saying that there is tropical dis turbance in the Caribbean sea.-Gluck. Market rallied on tropical storm In Caribbean.-H | Better spot demand here; 1200 sold 50 far.-Kofler 1 Rumored National Gfnners, 600,000. New YorlS-Eddie Cone bidding 21 for 5000 January.-Wagner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Mercantile Paper

New York, September 7.-Mercantile pa- per, 505A per cent; sterling 60-day bills; 4.72; commercial 60-day bills, on banks. S4. 721b; commercial 6O-day bills. 4.71ss; de- mand, $4.75 9-16; cables, S4.76 7-16 bar sil- yer, s65sc; time loans, firmer; 60 days, 90 days and six months, 551a per cent; call money, firm; high. AZ per cent; low, 31s per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; closed, 31k6D4 per cent; last loan per cent.
 London, September 7.-Bar silver, 49 pence per ounce; money, 3% per cent; discount rates. short bills "A per cent; three months bills. 4 1S-f6 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

evidence, both for European houses and the southern shippers. which brought about a sharp decline. Buyers were large ly from the west. who seem to have
 buying orders on scale down. Weather conditions continue favorable. Rumors of a storm center in the Caribbean sea brought about sharp rally before noon.
 The constant pressure of hedge selling has induced a more bearish view of the situa- tion. Rumors of deterioration are less in evidence today than yesterday. The general idea has been that about this basis the pressure to sell spot cotton would slacken. but so far no cessation in the volume of hedge selling is to be noted Spinners bought slowly on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Fruits and Produce

Bananas-$1. .75Q2. Oranges-California, $5. Lemons-SS crate. New Irish Potatoes -s150 bu., s5 bbl. Spanish Onions--$1.75 crate. Onions-Y ellow, s1.l5 crate. Onions-In bulk, 311c lb. Navy Beans-16c lb. Limes-Imported, SIPS. Apples-Box S275. WAtermelons-15@30c Pinedpples-s3.2 crate. California Flums-$2. .2502.50 per crate. Cantaloupes-Flats. $1. Cabbags-21ac lb. Peaches-S3Q3.5 Sweet Potatoes-$4 barrel. Grapes-S2 crate. Colorado Celery-90c doz., $5 crate. Colorado lettuce, 90c doz., s5 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
STOCK GOSSIP

Administrations $t1,5OO,OOOOOO bill passes House practically in orignial form.
 United States exports for July, $S74,oOo,- GOO, lowest since February, 1916, and de- crease of $2O1, 100000 from last June's fig ures
 Twenty industrials S3.42, off PA; 20 rails s7.s6, off .05. DOW JONES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Hubbard Bros & CO.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, ". V Members New York Cotton Exs change, New Orleans Cotton Exchanga
 new York Produce Exchange. Associstc Members Liverpool Cotton Association. sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments o4 spot cotton for delivery. Corresponfe once invited 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Interior Movement

Total today: Receipts. 1s,16s; exports 1S,999; stock, 4d,473.
 oTtal for week: Receipts, Ill, 40; ex ports, 6S,679
 Total for season: Receipts. 4os,e1o; ex porth, 411,097.
 Houston: Middling, H.15c: receipts S6os; shipments, e301; sales, 4365: stock 50, 293.
 Memphis: Receipts, 22 Soc; receipts shipments, 4603: sales, 25; stock, 71,S61.
 Augusta: AIiddling. %. .25c; receipts, 2sS9 shipments, S80; sales. 1369 stock, 20.3s6.
 St. Louis: Middling. 22c; recenpts, 575 shipments, 722; stock. S62o.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 274; shipments, BIO stock. 22,742.
 Little Rock: Middling, A.50c; shipments 156: sales, 156 stock, 4670. Total today: Receipts, 12795; shipments 15,972; stock, 173,572.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08

900; for season. 411.ooo; same date It year, 465,00o; same date year before, 1S9 000 Noreern spinners' takings and Canada for week, 19,000; same seven days last year, 22,0oo; for season, 1S1, 900; tosame date last year. 106,000.
 900; to same date last year, 100000. Spinncrs' Takings
 Statement of spinners' takings of Amer ican cotton throughout the world:
 This week, 137.000; same seven days last year, 153,000; same seven days year be- fore. 1540o0; total since September l. SS6. GOO; same date last year, 1,0os,000; same date year before, 1,136,000
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week, 2,501000; last week, 2,4S6.000; same date last year, 2692.- 900; same date year before, 3,792,000. Of this the total American this week, 1,229.- GOO; last week, 1,2ss.0oo: last year, 1882 GOO; year before, 2,621, 900. All other kinds this
 week. 1,172.000; last week. 1.2o0,0O0; laae year, 760000; year before, 1,17l.000. Visible in the United States this week. 674.0oo; this date last year, 7930O0 Visible iii other countries this week, 1,S27,0oo; last year. 1,S99.o0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
S. R. Stewart, & Co.

Cotton. stocks, bonds, grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. New Orlean8 cor respondents Jno. F. Clark & Go. Direct private wire. continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 5e7. w. J. PHELPS. Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Shepard & Gluck's Letter

New Orleans, September 7.--Further de- clines were made by cotton today. selling pressure being in evidence during the greater part of the session. The initial decline was gradually widened until in the early afternoon The most active r anth were 36 to fl points under the oos of yesterday, all months making new low levels for the present downward Fae ment, December selling down to ss.s5.
 .lmically the market has not been as str lg in months as it is now. So far as ts weight of the crop is concerned. we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
CIark's Letter

New Orleans, September 7.-Wasnlngton says the shipping board will take im- mediate control of rates, the new scale calling for a reduction of 65 to 75 per cent on American tonnage from present tariffs. The government is taking other steps also to increase and facilitate ship ping.
 Senator Smith of South Carolina, in an exhaustive statement based on sta- ttstical facts. shows that cotton is much too low and that the situation is entire ly in the hands of farmers Tn the south.
 While weather conditions were better over night, indications are for change 10 unsettled, rainy weather over the west ern half of the belt.
 There is a better spot inquiry today and sales so far amount to 1900 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Private Wire Flashes

Think the ..iarket a purchase on any decline
 PYNCHEON TO WAGNER I strongly advise buying Crucile Steel It is going much higher; now 6S5s. JOSEPHTHAL TO WAGNER. Cuban Cane Sugar declared regular dividend of 1s4 per cent preferred October l and September 15.-News Bureau. New York reported cut in freight rates caused decline in the marines
 CARPENTER. Market looks much oversold and we ex- pect good rally.
 JOsEFTHAL TO WAGNER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Naval Stores

Savannah, September T-Turpentine firm, S9Ac; sales, 22i; receipts. SsS; shipments, 63s; stock. S4,42s. Resin. firm; sales, ss; receipts, 1857; ship ments. 2104 stock. 93.6S5. Quote: A, B, c, D, E, F. G. $5.40; H, $5.45h, I. s5.45@5.50; K. $5.6o; M. s5.so@5s5; N, $5SO; VIC, $7.20; wv, $7.35.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Spot; Cotton
Pig Iron
Rice Market

New Orleans, September 7.--Rough rice was steady today and clean rice strong. Receipts Rough, 7260 sacks. Sales: Rough Honduras, 503s sacks; Carolina. 43O sacks; clean Honduras. 9955 pockets. Quotations: Rough Honduras, 5.75@6.S5 1; Carolina, 6.4o@6S0c; others unchanged.