The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-22
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.

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New York-ShoTts running on rumOr
settlement sterling situation reached
McElroy to Cotter & Turner.
New York-Quiet; Mitchell principal
buyer; traders expecting more selling
as yesterday, but continued rains should
steady.-Hubbard to Reese.
New Orleans-In my opinion this wet
spell settled fate of crop owing to in
creased iateness, poor fruitage and
weeVil a small production Is suggested.
Clark & Co.
New York-Advance stopped by SELL
ing hedges for South, especially Allan
tics.-Hubbard to Reese.
New orleans-Bullish news are the
tirmness in spots and dry goods and
the continued bad weather over the
greater part of the belt. Heavy rains
continue over Atlantics.-Clark & Co.
New Observation-Disclosures in ster-
ing exchange and marine workers,
strike probably restricting spot demand
and exports. Weekly government
weather and crop report Tomorrow,
likely be unfavorable as a whole owing
rains past week. Sentiment moderately
bullish but cautious. Favor realizing
on strong. markets for the present
Beer TO McFall.
New York-Would buy cotton eau
N.NNAI1 hSNpAA& u Dl DulBtSt EASTERN
rains heavy on coast-Turner.
New York-Liverpool buying; trouble
with this market is the contracts are
completely sewed up by the trade and
nd-pat longs.-Clevenburg to Cotter
& Turner.
New Orleans-Weather a indicates
generally fair in north central part OF
the belt and Tennessee for a couple of
days, but Will continue in South Texas
| and tlhl1 hnT1aa ard IN AfEn.Ns, ao-aA
Then will come another spell of rainy
weather, which I expect to set in over
the west.-Kaplin, of Clark & Co.
New Orleans-Higher, owing more
heaVy rains southern and Central Texas.
also south Atlantic coast region, with
prospects further rains some sections
Beer to McFall.
New Orleans-Shorts sold on the small
rise around the opening, and have been
buying their cotton back ever since.
New Orleans-It has veen very ner-
vous market so far. Just now ring
traders are running 1t up on prospects
OF more rain for South Texas, where
farmers say the weevil will eat the crop
up unless the weather turns hot and
dry,-Shepard & Gluck.
New Orleans-The marine strike looks
worse than ever and dispatches say
that the Walkout men aboard arilroad
owned tugs may involve railroad en-
ployes, Freight brokers report the book
ing in this market of 10000 bales of
cotton room for Bremen. Yesterday
10000 bales of room were booked. These
are the first Bremen shipments since
early in the war.-Shepard & Gluck.
New York-Cotton Options. Clement
Curtis; With the u~nfavorable outlook
for the present crop we still favor the
long side. Carpenter g. Co: Foreign
buyers Of cotton need about three
months to work it into cloth and We
believe the foreign buyers should have
that and use up our cotton. He Is our
best friend. Logan: The foreign ex-
change situation and other domestic fac
tors encourage selling operations.
New Orleans-Liverpool betten than
due, however the market Is under the
influences of weak sterling and marine
strike and acted yesterday as though
clarifies rather expect scalping market
for time heing,-Schneider to Shepard
& Gluck.
Wires received: Columbus, Ga.-Much
cotton Eastern Alabama very promising
Many complaints boil weevil, but | have
been in fields and found little damage,
Plant well developed n heavily fruited,
but biggest portion of crop still in grass
and making poor progress. Considerable
acreage likely be abandoned. Cleburne,
Texas: Through counties of Shackle-
ford, Eastland, Erath and Bosque to-
day. Found crop conditions good. Few
boil weevils in Bosque, but not bad.
Cotton blooming nicely all along route.
Rainfall yesterday all along but not ex-
cessive, Scattered light showers to.
day. With dry weather would expect
good yield.
New OrIeans-Shreveport wires: "A
planter who has 500 acres of cotton
near here reports 60 per cent of all
squares punctured by the weevil.'-
Shepard &c Gluck.
New Orleans-Temple. Tex, wires
After about three weeks of dry wealth
err, light rains have fallen, during the
section practically all cleaned up and
doing real we'll"
New York-Very badly mixed, crop
news Atlanties bad, exchange some
what better, but have heard no definite
solution .-Hustace Hubbard to Reese,
New Orleans-Waco wires: Raining
hard here. Boil weevil made appear
ance In large numbers last two days
in Brazos bottom
New York-Market acts sold out and
believe a good sized short interest has
been built up.-Jung.
New Orleans-Rumored bookings here
for Germany so far about 25, 900 bales
August and September shipment.
New Orleans-Demand sterling now
4.32, closed yesterday AL. Traders
fear more rain interior and expect I'M
favorable weekly government crop re.
port tomorrow.
Grain.
Memphis receipts: Corn Z, oats 81
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