The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Private Wire Flashes

New Orieans-Likely open higher on weather and national ginners ginning figures, but if higher would sell-Gluck.
 New York-Buying of near months py trade interests sustaining prices, but market shows a sagging tendency when- ever this buying stops-Hutton.
 New York wires: Mitchell and Schitl principal buyers, selling scattered.- Gluck.
 New York-This cotton market does not act right and it requires constant buying by the bulls to keep prices around 27.25c for January.--Hutton.
 Chicago-Some of the big bulls liquidat- ing Believe in selling cotton right here. Burke.
 New Orleans-Market nervous over ac- ton of December at New York. There was a sympathetic increase in the prem ium of December here over January 10 25 points and traders believe the premium might go still higher-Kofler. New York-Market very nervous ana will probably have some reaction rom this level.-Gluck.
 New York-Last upturn in cotton on a wire from Atlanta saying very cola there and turning colder every minute Hutton
 Little Rock wires: Spots steady, 1c over yesterday. Sensationally bulnsh crop acounts.-F.
 New York-Understand one Of the most prominent bulls is advising his friends to liouidate their cotton today.-Jung. New York-Neill of London estimates cotton crop, including linters, at 13,2500O0 and consumption at 000,OOO-Carpenter. 1 New Orleans-The sensational strength l of December seems to be due to buying l by spinners. December contracts in this market have been for sometime about the cheapest cotton in the world. Chuck Hy- Maui 0nn 0f 1 the most prominent bulls is. advising his friends to liquidate. Spinners absorbing 1 profit taking.
 Buyers are snapping up cotton goods at sky-high prices. Jobbers who feared
 that they had overbought on fancy ging- hams are coming back for more-Gluck. 1 New Orleans-The next ginning report 1 is due next Thursday, the 18th. It will l carry the crop down to October 17 and will compare with 7,306,9966 bales ginned I to that date last year.-Gluck. l New Orleans-CottOn exchange closes ] ii a. m, October "A.
 l New York-Cotton exchange will close
 at noon Wednesday, October A. at | l o'clock.
 New York-Board managers cotton ex' | change order that from today the closing gong and gavei will sound twice at B | seconds before the close and once at ths l close, after which all trading shall stop l Transactions during the last 30 seconds 1 will constitute closing quotations.
 New Orleans.-A petition is being circulated to close the cotton exchange at ii o'clock Wednesday, October 24 Liberty Bond Day. Kosciusko. Miss. writes: Cold and raining here today.
 New Orleans.-New York wires: Ad miral Mayo understood to have re ported to President Wilson that sub marine menace practically eliminatet by our naval cooperation. Scales, west ern brokers, and Wall street good sell I CTS -today.--Gluck.
 New York.--There has been enor nous profit taking this morning, chief lily by Wall street houses, led by Hut ton. Wagner brokers have also solt
 and 1t is said Scales has been a larg,
 seller. Mitchell and brokers usual,
 working for the big spot people hav
 taken most of the contracts.--Cleven
 berg.
 New Orleans.--Durant, Okla. wires
 Cotton left from the first freeze killed
 Corinth, Miss, wires: Ginning in nortl Mississippi Is 65 per cent behind las years output. Cold weather has dam Jagged an already short crop to the ex ltent of 25 per cent.--Gluck.
 New York.-Market quiet but nerv