The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-30
COTTON GOSSIP
Weather

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Weather
| Cotton region summary. Nearly sea-
sonal temperatures prevail over the
cotton region except west of Missis-
sippi river where minimum temper
atures are A to 5s degrees, being
to 10 degrees cooler than the aver
age for this season. Heavy rains have
occurred generally over the Carolinas,
Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
The weather map indicates that hur-
ricans have bored into the eastern belt
where. in some sections. the worst
rains in II years have fallen. In the
west weather is extremely cold. Tenn
peratures well down into the fifties
reported as far down as south Texas.
Eastern weather: Vicksburg and
Jackson, cloudy, SIS; Meridian, rain,
"a; Florence, cloudy, 60: Montgomery,
81, rain 5.28: Atlanta. raining, SO, rain
"a; Macon. GA, rain 2.4S Augusta, Sc,
rain 1.SS; Thomasvil1e, Ca. 70, rail-.
LA; Savannah. "A, rain .o4; Charles 4
ton, rs, rain Sc; Wilmington, 70, rain
1.2S; Raleigh, GA, rain .04.
The hurricane seems to have struck
with greatest force at Mobile and
Pensacola. and is now moving north
east into Alabama, accompanied by
unusually heavy rains No serious dam
age seems to have been done to Mo-
bile beyond unroofing some houses, but
up to this writing nothing has been
heard from Pensacola with which
point communication was lost at 8
o'clock Friday afternoon. The Missis-
sippi gulf coast sustained no damage.
--Kof1er.
Wire communication east imperfect
owing to storm which. according to
press reports, struck inland between
Mobile and Pensacola and is making
it's way up northeast If this is cor
rect damage to crop in the Atlantics
would be severe. However. we have
to wait and see the map before ac-
cepting anything. The storm followed
exactly the route forecasted yesterday
morning.-Kof
Fair weather is forecast for west
ern belt over Sunday.
Fair weather forecast for Missis-
sippi, but Alabama. Georgia and the
Carolinas will get more rain followed
by clearing weather.
Private Wire Flashes
Financial Chronicle says: Low tenn
peratures toward close of the week
served to check maturing Of late cot
ton. Picking progressing slowly in
more northern districts owing to late.
ness OF the crop. Marketing rather OIL
restricted scale
Journal of Commerce: Texas-Drouth
In nearly all sections of Texas has
been the chief cause of deterioration
and condition has lost about 5 points
since last month. when 1t was 6S.S It
is somewhat lower than last year this
time when 1t was 64.g but approx
imately the same as in 1915, when
IL was ST.. Insect damage has been
comparatively slight, but the drouth
has cut off all chances for top crop.
IL IS too late now for rains to do
much good. but recent precipitation in
soutn central sections have favored
the outlook there. The crop Is about
4S per cent gathered against IS last
year and AZ IN 1915 and 40 in 1914
oklahoma-Owing to almost universal
presence Of boil worms and weeyils cot
ton mas deteriorated heavily, having lost
Iully 10 points since last month when
percentage condition was ST.. Last year
~ was bz.S. Top crop prospects are poor
and sthe season is two to three weeks |
iate. Picking has only just begun. being
last year.
Hubbard-With weather uncertainties
ana with bureau due Tuesday, business
is pretty well restricted to evening up
Jenks-Groyne-Would advise, our friends |
to keep before them the difficulties that
must be encountered in expectation of
cotton.
Jay-Most of the trading was Of an
evening up character In anticipation OF |
bureau Tuesday.
Bond-The presence Of a storm in the
gulf the approach of government month |
~ report as to condition OF crop and
the prevalence of unfavorable weather
over south all tend to restrict selling and |
incllne trade to look for some further I
advance.
Carpenter-It is well to bear in mind T
mat outside OF storm and the bureau re-
port in few days there still is ahead |
frost possibilities.
Market opened to 10 points but was I
sold down on fear Of wire disturba nee in |!
the east. This technical condition should |
soon be obliterated and market advance |
on severe damage to crop. Storm. now
moving into Atlantics and expect much I
further damage over Sunday-Kofler.
The market Is not responding to storm
news or to reports of good spot de-
mand in interior Houston SAYS that ex
tremely high prices are being paid there
this morning, Local spot people say that
serious damage has been
local market acts as II 1t was feeling 4
hedge selling in considerable volume.
western and southwestern selling. Ex-
pect market will rally during dav a.
storm goes over Atlantics.-Gluck.
1t Is now understood that the French II
government Is sending over commission Il
to mako purchases Of cotton for impor- H
tiers and It Is even rumored that the task II
OF securinfcotton for France may be in II
trusted to the British government
Gluck. II
Reports from Alabama points saw: H
Storm raging since yesterday morning; II
cotton in fields partially destroyed. -Kof II
Ter.
Greenvflle, Miss, says: Big demand for II
spots at the highest prices for season.
Yazoo City. Miss, wires: Spot demand II
excellent at prices ranging from "a cents II
for short staples to 40 cents for full inch |
and a quarter.
Enterprise, Ala wires: Storming since |
Thursday evening. Cotton in fields prac-
tically destroyed.