The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-01
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.


New York--s. M Weld We do not
expect much, II any decline before the
government report and II there 10 no
material advance before the bureau re-
| port on Thursday, II may cause much
| higher prices,
| New oreans--Friday' article likely
| to be bullish, Compared with last year.
spinners' takings win run against 1861
| 900, were $4,000 Hast week, and week 3
insight compares with $4,000, was 1884,.
600 last week, u, s, Steel strike and
British railroad strike news will proba-
bly, influence market today situation
could hardly get worse, whereas I'm
provoment would likely cause advance
In market.-Beer to McFall
New York--If. bureau calculates aban-
donment may indicate smallest crop In
l6 years.--M eElroy to Cotter d Turner.
Washngton-~shipyard workers given
permission to accept raise In wages.
Agreement reached at Washington may
avert Pacific coast strike.
Now York--Oll market opened steady:
big packers were advancing their prices
on lard, duo fairly heavy export in
uuries to Reese,
New York-Journal of Commerce
condition b6S, a decline OF ST. points for
the month. This Is the greatest dete-
rioration In the past ten years, The
ten-year average condition Is 65.5 per
cent, or 81 points higher than the
present condition. States showing large
declines were Alabama, 1922 Louisiana,
II; Texas, l0,2; South Carolina, 26, and
Georgia, SO, per cent abandoned acre
age, Indicated crop, lO,9i0,000.
New Orleans--ln many respects the
weekly crop reports are atand-off,
They hardly are as unfnvorable as eX-
pected, on the whole, but the bulls make
much of the statement In the summary
that picking is nearing completion in
many southern localities
New Orleans Liverpool very disap-
pointing and Ia apparently due to less
favorable outlook strike situation. The
spot situation is called easter, but sales
are large and unless shows weakness
don't look for much decline after OPEN
ing. Feeling Is somewhat more pessl-
mistio over general situation.--Schnei-
der.
New Orleans--Liverpoo cables; Nerv-
GUS market, Considerable continental
and local long liquidation on fears that
the transport workers may decide TO
strike. Otherwise, tho railroad and food
service Is improving A cablegram says:
The transport workers meeting ad-
iourned until 8 oelock.-,s. 4 G.
New York--Scattered Southern hedge
selling; locals bought expecting rally on
| rains In Georgia, to Reese.
New orlcans--Weekl weather report
less favorable than eNpected,-Beer,
Private crop estimates range from
| 9,T61 900 to ll,Q00, 900. Average condi-
| ton Of reports about 81, Last bureau
6l,4 indicated yield Off tl,230,000.
! New Orleans. Liverpool cables; Con
| siderable continental liquidation on fear
| OF transport workers Joining the strike,
! Meeting Of transport workers post
| poned until p, m today, "--koflera.
| Tuscaloosa, Ala,-Two gins here
4 giunad S96 halea to Sept 2b against
| l,6eS last year, Clark a. Co.
/ New orleans ---Semiweekly statement
| Of y leading towns shows receipts
IO,AoN vs. Is.so7 last yeag and 0,i50
| year before Shipments 1897 vs.. 5S,Sg2
! last year and 50,SS0 year before, stocks
bI3,laO VS., 6gS,l34 and 2SS,0S7
/ New Nork,Recent advance discount
( lng heavy deterioration expected TO
| snow w tomorrows bureau and shorts
| largely covered However, II figures
very low might start fresh wave OF
bull speculation such as now seems de-
Neoping IN stock market and also would
undoubtedly intluence buying, Basis
very high with strong demand for early
| cotton and while this continues don't
expect much decline --Gwathmey TO
| Foster