The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.


New York-Mitchell and crowd max
ing every effort advance; no opposi-
tion.-Hubbard to Reese.
New York-Better weather sole peal
feature. Dry goods booming. Buy any
decline.-McElroy.
New Orleans-Our traveller wires:
Vicksburg and Meridian crops start
equal last years, with good stands, but
fields grassy. Weather clear and cul-
tivation proceeding rapidly; acreage re-
White to Cotter & Turner.
New York-JournaI of Commerce:
Pretty much everybody has been bull
lsh. Bears in many instances have
been overawed by the recent advance.
1t was enough to intimidate almost
anybody. 1t meant a weakening, how
ever, of the technical position, ire
spective of the undoubted validity, as
many experienced people regard it of
the bullish argument. The weekly gov
eminent weather report was generally
favorable as to eastern belt and bad
as to western belt.
New York-No fresh news; looks like
Scales got tired of long side yester-
day,-Cleve. to Cotter g. Turner.
New Orleans-New York says Mitch
80 ~ u mo III lONul l ! 1uGt6 dlG
inclined to buy on the belief in better
statistics this week. Mill takings will
compare with only 116, 900 bales this
week last year. They should be larger
than this. This week two years age
takings were 227, 000.-Shepard & Gluck
New York-Mitchell and locals al
buying; outside Southern selling again
with better weather may be difficult
hold, despite local sentiment-Hubbard
New Orleans-The weather map is
clear and dry except for a few Hght
showers in Texas and the Atlantics
Temperatures are rather low. New Yorl
again reports a strong and active mar
ket for cotton goods, with prices ris'
I'M ,--Shepard & Gluck. XIV ata,nAr
New York-Hear T'big spot transaei
lions being put through by foreigl
eommissions.-McElroy to Cotter &
Turner.
New Orleans-Notwithstanding favor
able weather map market steady, NeV
York reporting heavy buying by Nc
Fadden.-Fenner to G~ustafson.
New Orleans.-The market Is doinI
better on forecast Of more rain TO
eastern belt n on buying stimulate,
by bullish talk from Wall street re
garding business in general,-Shepar
& Gluck.
New York.-Cotton shows strengt'
and an 'unbounded confidence for tn
future impending upward move. Infla
ton Is at the bottom of the confids.lc
and received confirmation from tn
activity and assurance of Wall street
Dependence Is likewise being given t
early removal of blockade of Germany
-Fallon to Shepard & Gluck.
New Orleans.-With high costs c
| landing cotton in New Work SbpFtap
of mill stocks and prospective increas
ing export demand think purchase
July New York sales against Octobe
and December will show big profit
Shepard.
New Orleans.-Spot brokers report
good demand with Liverpool the hes
buyer.
New Orleans. Market doing bette
on talk Of McFadden beng a big buye
of spots, Freight brokers talk in
bullish way, claiming that they hav
booked 60, 600 bales for Liverpool. 1t
said that y steamers are due in NeN
Orleans by June Z, The Havre rat
out Of here dropped to S1,75, the loves
since the war started.-Shepard
Gluck.
New York,-Wal street and Yves
buying; offerings light.
New Orleans.-Spot people gettin
cables that there is a large demand a
Liverpool and asking for offers,-Clar
to Cotter 4 Turner.
New York-Dow-Jones quotes promi
nent Frenchman here as saying Franc
ready to spend $40, 600, 900 to $50, 600, 90
for goods,-CleVenburg to Cotter
Turner.
New York.-Advanced on covering b
locals who sold early; also CONSIDERABLE
trade buying; has very good Tone
Gwathmey to Foster.
New 0rleans,-Big spot demand an
apparent confirmation of rumor Frenc
commission is in market for about $40,
900 900 worth of goods causing strength
-Fenner to Gustafson.