The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-02
COTTON GOSSIP
Weather


 last two days temperatures have been generally slightly below the seasonal average except in Texas, where maxi- mum temperatures were S4 to 990. Min mum temperatures were S4 to 90 Min this morning in interior of eastern and central districts. General heavy rains were reported Sunday in eastern North Carolina, eastern and southern South Carolina, and central Georgia, and most ly moderate precipitation in Florida, southern Georgia and south Alabama. No rain fell during the last 24 hours
 Heavy Rains, Sunday-North Carolina, Goldboro, 4,inches; Lumberton, 426; New bern, 496; Raleigh, 1.o4. South Carolina, Chewa, 2.06; Florence, 2,60; Kingstree, 1.16; Kershaw, 1.22; Orangeburg, 2.2O; Conway, inch; Batesburg, 1.S2; Biackville, 2.1o Georgia, Griffin, 1So; Newman, 1.10; War renton, 274; Greensboro. 1.84; Millen, 2O3 Alabama, Montgomery, HIS; Opelilza, 1.16: Wetumpka, 122; Fort Depost, 1.26. Texas. none. Louisiana, none. Temperatures have been generally slightly below sea sonal average except in Texas, Where maximum temperatures were S4 to 90 de- grees.
 Forecasts-Louisana, tonight and Tuesday fair, rising temperatures Ar kansas, tonight and tomorrow, fair, warmer Oklahoma, partly cloudy warm CT tonight; Tuesday generally cloudy. East Texas Fair, warmer; Tuesday, fair, warmer, probably fair Wednesday west. Texas, fair, warmer Tuesday. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. fair, continued cool tonight; Tuesday fair. Florida, fair tonight and Tuesday Ala bama and Mississippi, fair tonight anG Tuesday; warmer Tuesday
 New York-The percentage condition of cotton, acording to the last monthly re- port of the season of the Journal Of Commerce, is as follows: On an average date of September P, as estimated rom
 nearly 2200 special correspondents of thls paper, the condition was 64.o per cent, against 69.6 a month ago. or decline or 51 points for the month This is some what in excess of 10-year average of Az points The 10-year average of condition is 66S or 2.3 points above the percentage for September. North Carolina, 6b.4, de-
 cline AS South Carolina, 6S.5, decline 5S
 Georgia, 6S.4; decline, 4.S; Florida, 60; de- cline, 10; Mississippi, 6S.5; decline, o6; Louisiana, 73.S; decline 3.5; Texas, 56.S; 1 decline, 2; Arkansas, 7o.6; decline. S.5; Missouri, A.5; decline, 6.9; Alabama, 6S' ! decline ST; Oklahoma, 69.6. decline lZle 1 Average, 64.5 vs. 696 for September vs. 1 59G last year, vs. 63.7 in 1915, vs l5o 1 in 1914.
 Private Wire Flashes I Liverpool unchanged on futures 1 Spots GS up. Most of this advance on 1 spots is but an adjustment to the new basis of middling. on which that ] market is now quoted instead or iiiio- ding as before.
 l Our market today will he influenced py views of tomorrows publication. Ex- 1 pect ginners report to September za | bullish, but condition report may not De | as low as expected.
 l Montgomery says: The most serious
 loss is to the cotton crop, which was
 badly damaged in all south Alabama 1 counties. Tn many sections bolls were ripped off and plants destroyed. Heavy ] rains spoiled the grade. Rivers rising l and flood warnings sent out.-Kofler. l The resumption today of trading Tn ] Liverpool is considered materially bullisf | as hedge selling from center Will no' now come entirely to the American mar i ket The government report will be ls-
 sued tomorrow and trade is prepared ! for sharp decline, compared with I month ago. The action of market last
 week did not indicate. that any exten' 1 siye selling by producers occurred as re- suit of sharp advance in ,.prices anc | whether a still further increase in move ment will cause more pronounced re 1 cession in quotations Is problemauc l Pending the government figure tomorrow
 the market promises to present merely
 ar evening up without changes II
 either direction.-Pynchon.
 Market quiet and steady waiting fol reports tomorrow and other develop ments. letter from Liverpool says I freight room more plentiful and large quantity of cotton has been bought fol ! this market The Atlantics pressed
 cotton for sale.
 1 There is no doubt in my mind tha l we have again a very bullish supply l situation in cotton. It is the third veal of small crop, but the uncertainty O politics and finance prevents enterpris' by capital at present and this negiec may cause temporary periods of depres lsion in the market which must be re garded as improved buying opportunl ] ties.-Kofler.
 T f believe 1t advisable to get out O the long cotton you hold for the pres ent and await good setback befor'
 repurchasing. Burke, Chicago.
 ! Mitchell good buyer January. Rinl
 crowd sold the greater part of cotton < Jung.
 Weld best seller of cotton, Mitchell
 good buyer of January.-Hutton
 The dividing line of opinion regard ing the condition report is 62. The aver are 9uess on New York exchange Is 62.
 and the average of nine private bureal reports is 621.-Gluck.
 Montgomery-The Advertiser says tn forenoon: Fe. Deposit. big area vii suffer, as 25 per cent was open and a present most of it is buried in the muo Castlebury: Crops entirely leveled |
 the ground.
 Evergreen: Crops are total rum. ) Marianna, Fla: Crops throughout tn : section suffered to a large degree Montgomery: Reports coming in slow but great damage is anticipated in thi
 section, as central Alabama was righ | in center of hurricane. It is feared al open cotton has all been blown out an ruined.
 Dothan: The tropical storm. althoug
 very severe in this section, did practl , cally no damage to cotton fields. PicR : ing was too nearly completed :, Selma Excessive rains and high wind ' did considerable damage to cotton this section. {. Exports today, 4S.5s7 vs. >4o,15l; fo ; week. s7,ss1 vs. sl,5ss; for season, Sl76' :; vs S965l2.
 Hubbard Bros. & Co.