Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-11
Cotton

NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-The cotton market
showed renewed firmness early today buy
ing of much the same character as notSd on
the advance offs Saturday. First prices were
IL to n points higher and the active months
sold about 30 TO 81 points above Saturday
nights closing figures before the end OF the
first hour with January selling at 2S.S4 ana
March 2S.5S. Trade interests were again good
buyers. while there was considerable demand
from brokers with Wall street and western on
nectiOns the continued bullish reports from
the goods trade and the reported steediness OF
Ine market met enough realizing 10 cause
little rregularity during the middle OF
the morning but offerings were absorbed on re-
actions OF or 10 points and tie tone was
very steady, with January selling up to $3.50
and March to 2S.6l before mildly, or IS to 10
pnntS net higher.
The market was Quiet during the early aft, aft,
of or points from the best.
NEW YORK COTTON
abe following tie rLuDg prices on the
Vohange today:
Tone firm; m;ddling. 3O.35c,. quiet.
Open. High. Low Sqlr Close Close.
Jan. =. =. IS 30 rs. 90 IS. 80 rs. 50 s.ss 2s.52
Feb. 70. 81 20 -
March e. %. 80 rs. IS rs 80 "a 2s.e4 2s. %
April 800 $50. 49,. .... %. 45 rs. O5
May =. e.. SIS IS AZ rs IL 2s.4O 2s.4o 100
June 800 go. .... go. 2S. IA 81. rs
July . . II. IS 2S. II p. 50 % IL 2s. OF 81 Il
Aug . . 900 $50. go. 80. II 81. Al
oct. =. =. 20 "a &c. 50 % "a &c IS 20. IS -26. 40
Dec. . E. 20. IS % 81. 20 ~ 20 81 % GA 20. 33
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 10.-Bullsh sentiment
regarding the pending government estimate of
the crop coupled with a large trade demand,
caused an upward movement in cotton here to-
day. On the opening January was depressed
4 points but other months were up and at the
end Of the first half hour the market stood
"a to 40 points over SATURDAYS close.
In the trading up to noon on quiet steady
steady market the advance was wldened TO
30 to rs points
Trading was smalflf in the afternoon session
and a moderate demand kept the tone steady.
At l o'clock prices 80 TO 40 points up.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
rhs following were the ruling prices IN tn"
Tone very steady; middling. assoc; steady.
Last Prev
Omen. High. low sale. Clo-e Clos"
jan. =. 27 As % 90 y 40 % .9s % "a 81. 40
Feb. :. .... Z''Sf -
Mar. =. .27 % no % .23 27.7O 2T.6s %. 23
April 80. .... q .oS 2t'=3
May. . .27 20 - go "a Is % 80 % IS 81 10
July. . .27 Is ~ As ~. OS 81 43 81 40 20 81
Oct. . 26.O9 % 90 &c 90 70 90 20. 10 % 80
Dec 2s % ~. 40 IS. % %. rs 70. 40 IS 90
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10.-Spot cotton
steady, 81 points up. Sales on the spot .2O9;
to arrive, 300. Low middling, q 90; middling,
70. 90; Roon Inlddlng, SJ.UO. Receipts ll,ulOi
stock, ais, $50.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 29.60c.
New York, quiet. 80 35c.
New Orleans, steady, assoc.
Augusta, steady, 2S.75c.
Memphis. steady, %. Coo.
savannah steady, 20 13c.
Charleston, steady, 29c.
Wilmington, steady, 2S.63c.
Montgomery, steady, 29c.
Boston, steady, 3O.S5c.
Philadelphia. steady, 80. coo.
Norfolk, steady, rs $50.
Houston steady. % 4Oc.
galveston, quiet, Is. 65c.
Mobile, steady. ~. Sc.
Little Rock. 20 .3Sc.
Dallas steady, 81 .75c
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton observation-disclosures % Goo
heNeiIIS ;....s........... 2,254
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