The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
COTTON GOSSIP
Weather


 New York.-Weekly forecast for ports show no damage by frost The condition of cotton is still very buli- ish but unless another crop scare comes along some people do not think the trade interests will add to their purchases at this level. Offerings from the south are more free on the bulges, while we expect higher prices later on. For the present would only buy on sharp reactions.-Jung. Eastern forecast calls for cloudy and rain North Carolina, showery weather with light frost in South Carolina, showery weather, light frost in Geor- gia. Showers for Alabama with heavy frost in north. Heavy frost in north Mississippi.
 Forecast western belt is nothing short of sensational for this time of the year. It should cause a higher market
 Frost is forecasted for north Louis : jana, south Arkansas, freezing north Arkansas, freezing north Oklahoma, heavy frost south Oklahoma frost in east Texas and frost in west Texas with exceptions west portions-Gluck ACihpCIdtuTo o0 at AmdrlllO, 4U at Chickasa, raining over most of Okla homa.
 Weather map shows generally cloudy, normal, normal temperatures, no frost at all. Temperatures between 40 and 50 over most northern part 1 Of belt. Rains occurred in Oklahoma, northeast Texas, parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi The official forecast Saturday of frost failed completely. Rains: Oklahoma, .02; Palestine, o1; Fort Smith, .02: Memphis, .0s; vicks- burg, raining. A; Jackson, raining 40; Altus, raining, .22.-Kofler Misunderstanding frost in Ten | nessee; light frost northwest portion Georgia and North Carolina. Heavy frost northern part Missis- ] sippi and Alabama.-Kofler l If killing frost over belt tonight there wiE be no top to this cotton | market.-Wilson.
 Light frost at Birmin gham, Char iotte and Nashville.--Wagner. Private Wire Flashes
 Market opened 20 to 30 up on buying principally on expectation of some fros next A hours over northern belt. Mar. ket may bulge some more, but expec selling on rallies on the Times -Picayunt report saying farmers seem willing te market freely at these levels-Kofler There has been heavy general buyins on possibility of cold weather damage Technical conditions are bearish. Map does not indicate such severe con ditions as predicted and unless they ma i teria2ize there is likely to be much lioui dation. Believe selling advisable ol ! bulges.-Kofler.
 Bristow, Okla, wires: Weather col, enough to freeze.-Gluck.
 | xryhn IL
 with the buying based almost entirely ol
 the fear of what tomorows map wil show in the way of frost-Gluck. Washington wires: Cotton seed confer ence set for October 15.-President Simp
 son says no other subject will be dis cCssed but cotton seed, gins and oil mills MT. Hoover stated emphatically that tn
 committee will have nothing to do witt cotton Tn any manner shape or form. an,
 that it will not come in for discussion
 We are opposed to Congress fixing price on cotton by law or deleRating in
 authority to do so to any one else an, We urge that no action be taken alon l this line.-Kofler,
 New York says Marshall Field offer N'o00UO worth of commercial cotto l goods at material reduction in prices
 They say present high price for cottol | IS speculative only, as present crop ample for all needs and prices now aske
 for manufactured goods are not war
 ranted.-Kofler.
 Shreveport, La. wires: Buyers clean
 ing tables at 26 cents here
 Huntsville wires: Bids of 2665c for cot
 ton here. Nothing offered. It is turnin
 uncomfortably cold.-Gluck.
 With this push in futures, spots ar
 held higher and are liable to be quote
 to 26 cents here today, although broker say demand Is quiet-Kofler.
 Cone heavy buyer January, thought t
 be for prominent Waldorf operator.- l Hutton. -s-.-,L