The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-03
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton,

TO Cotter q Turner
New Orleans-Dont think advance
VIII hold,-Beer to McFau
New Orleans--Judging by cables. Liv-
erpool got scared over frost predictions
Saturday from New York The fyOsts
did not materaliEe Looks like some
long interests doing missionary work ---
kofltr to Clark 4 Co.
New York-Hedge selling and reau8-
ing ~ holiday caused setback outside
speculation continues light; buying on
reactions. -CieNenburg to Cotter & Tur-
ner.
New York--Higher Liverpool aud fur
Their unfaVorable weather over week
end, followed by renewal general buying
and short covering this market; tone
very steady. --Gwathmey Co. to FoS-
ter
New York---Judging by hedge selling,
farmers meeting advance; may check
runaway market-McElroy
Liverpool cables. Market firm. Trade
and Manchester buying. Continent buy
ing distant months. Crop accounts un-
favorable Good spot demand Contn-
ued scarcity OF contracts.
New York,-Firm with buying from
Wall street wire houses, few sellers be
fore holiday, except profit taking on
absence frost,--Hubbard TO Reese.
Montgomery, Ala Weather coudl
tons in the past two weeks have been
favorable for the maturing OF the
Younger holls, and if continued for two
or three weeks longer they will ma
,ure, hut the amount of this crop Will
he very small The cotton that re-
NAMED unpicked Is now being picked
slowly, but the grades have been very
much reduced on account of rains, The
picking season in the southern part Of
| the belt is about finished, The demand
| for cotton on the part OF the spinners
and exporters continues undated
Stocks In the interior towns have not
diminished any. but are not burden
some to the holder We'll Bros.
New Works. NJ. Weld: 1t is only
| to be expected that reactions will C9rtr
| from time TO time and W. think these
| should be taken ADVANTAGE q to buy as
we expect higher prices. \, l.. Car
penter: We believe that sc are about
to be treated to a new bun movement,
| starting at present levels,
New Orleans-With possibility of in
dustrial complications advise profit talk
ing and extreme cautions In overnight
| trading, -Fenner to Gustafson.
New Orleans--Liverpool Is about 10
points better than due and apparently
has been affected by the coal strike
being that steamers will be unable to
get coal to sail with and therefore ex-
ports of cotton will be reduced, -Shep-
| ard & Chuck.
Chicago--Clement Curtis & Co, say:
Our final compilation Of the Nov ! es-
| innate Of the cotton crop Is $3.50 900
| bales. The Oct % condition of the
| government suggested 10000, 900 bales
on the September basis, Correspondents
I hn aa oil ID 40
| Curtis to McFall.
New orleans, Spots reported firm
probably higher to buy on the advance
In futures, but demand quieter and
mostly for good grades and staples, Fu-
| lures steady SO far at the advance. al
\ though trading expresses leaning
| towards reaction, The discount OF flu
| lures under spot prices ia the main
| supporting feature. Clark & Co
| New orleans, --latest spot news Is
| that spots viii be quoted about u cent
higher on some moderate sales. This
| caused the last rally because futures
are at too much discount, but latest
| general news not so good Gompers
made statement that both the stee
and the coal strikers will stick to the
| finish and will win the strike. --kofler
| to Clark 4 Co,
| New York---Wall street big sellers In
| liquidation, Trade seems scared and
| continued best buyers. Think our nears
| will narrow further,--Schill to Reese,
Spots New Orleans reported steady
probably about Is points higher TO buy
owing advance in futures, but factors
report not much demand so far this
morning, except for high grades and
staples, Beer to Neral,
New York.--ThS leading spot inter
ests have been buying July cotton this
morning Slater to McFall.
New York wires; wall street bought
cotton Some selling before holiday to
take profits"
| New York. --Governmen officials op-
timistic of final result; quite lot cotton
| for sale today; speculation and trade
buying just sufficient hold market, --
Cleve to Turner.
New Orleans Afternoon press says
that more than 4 900 went to work here
this morning and the heads Of the UNI
ions stated the unions would vote on
the question Of accepting the award by
the national adjustment board. New
York advises that backbone of the long
shoremens strike is believed to be bro
ken. Clark q Co.
New Orleans English consols broke
half a point TO 81; don't know what on
Grain.
Chicago There is larger short in
terest In oats than anybody thinks
It has been sleeping for some time
When abe time comes they may 81
fast Keep your eye on them, --Clemen
Curtis to McFall.
Grain belt forecast. Entire belt un
settled tonight and tomorrow; rain o.
snow with cold wave In west and north
west
Memphis receipts; Corn 10, oats /
and hay "a cars.
Hog receipts; Chicago 81 900, Omahi
3, 600 Kansas CITY 5000, Sioux Cit,
3, 200 st. Joseph $500, ST. Louis 5000.
Chicago Receipts. Wheat ITO, O0C
corn $4,000, oats 32S.000. Shipments
Wheat $1,000, corn 10000 oats 1875, O0C
St. Lous-R Receipts Wheat 267, OOO
corn II 900, oats 10000 Shipments
Wheat 1000, corn Al 900, oats $4,000.
Chicago The selling OF Decembei
corn is good Shorts keep covering
look for a setback next few days
Clement Curtis & Co. to McFall
Chicago. Total visible, Wheat THU
week, 96 1852 900, last week 1884 900
last year ~ ,6O4, 900 Corn, l4S4 00t
against 1,430, 900 and 4,733,000, Oats, 49,
1876, 600 against 1905, 600 and 22,050 900
Stocks.
New York While there may be con
tnued irregularities in active under
pool operations, we think general lis
will display some irregularity. cross
currents and evening up on the elec
ton holiday. The rails are showing EVIL
dence Of increased buying, Shorts arr
returning from steels; offerings ar,
light in some developments and heavy