The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
COTTON GOSSIP
Weather

l Cotton region summary: Heavy to
 killing frost occurred in Arkansas and
 Tennessee with temperatures 26 to 3S;
 northern and central Mississippi with 1 2S to 3S; interior of Louisiana with SO lto 40. northern and central Alabama with 32 to 3S, and northern Eeorgia with 34 to 40. Frost, mostly light oc- cured in eastern and central portions 1 of interior of Texas. Rising tempera- ture prevails in Oklahoma and north Texas. Temperatures in the Carolinas and southern Georgia are generally
 above 40. Light to moderate rains have fallen in the Carolinas and locally in central portions of Georgia and Ala bama.
 l Vicksburg. clear, killing frost, 36; Jackson, clear, 30; Meridian, clear, 36; Birmingham, heavy frost 34; Atlanta killing frost, 34; Macon, light frost, 38; Augusta, cloudy, 46; Thomasville clear 40; Savannah, cloudy, i52; Charleston, clear, 62; Wilmington, cloudy 56; Ral- eigh, cloudy, 46., Amarillo, cloudy 36; Altus, Okla., clear, 34; Oklahoma City, cloudy, 40; Muskogee,. clear, 26; sDal- las, clear 40; Fort Worth. clear, Az; Abilene. clear, 46; Taylor, light forst, 40; San Antonio, clear, A; Corpus, clear, 50; Brownsville, clear, A; Hous- ton, clear, A; Palestine, clear, light frost. SS. Fort Smith, clear, 36; Little Rock, clear. SS, heavy frost; Memphis. clear, 38. Fair weather is forecast for the en- tire belt It will be warmer in west ern belt except for colder in west Tax, as. This is due to the cold wave in the northwest following closely behind the wave now passing over the belt. continued cold is the forecast for the eastern belt with much frost in nearly. all sections except the extreme south. Private Wire Flashes New Yorl--Early forecast predicts fair and cold weather over the eastern belt today and tomorrow, but will be followed ny rising temperatures. Think the mar ket has. largely discounted all the frost news. and it acts overbulled Trade are only buying from hand to mouth, and with the lack of outside speculation we do not consider following the advance
 rom this level safe.--TIutton.
 New Crleans-The selling this morning comes to a considerable extent from realizing, but there is much short selling
 also, the bear element, ignoring the
 prospects of continued bad weather for
 several days more, and the probability or. pulifsh ginning report Thursday.
 reports rom eastern belt are beginning
 to quote spots at 2sc and over.-Gluck. New Orleans--Market opens unchanged to 10 points lower. December acts strong est and shows a tendency to go 10 a greater premium. Failure of cold weather to strike Atlantics, unfavorab
 foreign news and indications for fair
 and warmer weather cause more dispo-
 stion towards reaction.-Ko offer. New York-Trade bought December and January, but there were heavy or-
 ferings In the ring from Liverpool, the south and commission houses of later
 months.-E. F. H. & Co
 Greenville, Ala.-Fifty on December
 New York bid here last night for lOvo
 bales round lot and refused
 Cotton steady. with good demand
 TOT January around 27c. Weld and other
 trace houses bought.-Harris Winthrop
 & Co. Y
 New 0rleans-Notices on October yes-
 terday were stopped by the Texas party
 who has been operating in October here.
 some think 1t will be shipped to New
 fork against the December premiums,
 others think 1t will so to Liverpool
 Ter.