The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-17
ROUND TIE TICKER
Cotton.

New YOrk-While Liverpool futures
this morning are % worse han due,
the spots advanced Is points. Our mills
are calling cotton more freely, empha-
sizing an improved tone to the goods
market. Covering By shorts was very
active yesterday, yet there seemed 1T
tie change from the heaTish sentiment.
When the change does come IL Will be
a thief in the nlght.-Fallon to
Shepard & Gluck.
New York-Still believe general ten
dency lower, but think have come 70
point where sharp reaction can easily
occpr.-HustaCe Hubbard.
New Orleans-Rumors are reaching
here that Galveston March rate on cot
ton to England on American steamers
s. per hundred pounds. This is most
important. II it is true.-Shepard q
Gluck,
New York-Liverpool principal seller,
South. sold moderate, Wall stree:
bought-Hubbard to Reese.
New York-Order releasing million
and quarter tons requisitioned ships
broke Liverpool, but very bullish Amer
ica,-McElroy to Cotter e. Turner.
New Ybrk-Reported yesterdays wool
sale Boston found fair demand, Assoc
citation Cotton Manufactures unani-
mously rejected demand for eight-hour
day reported curtaiIment cotton mills
since Jan. ] amounts 20 per cent or
more .-Hubbard to Reese.
New Orleans-sharp changes likely:
threaten strike textile workers may
cause pressure, but fighting levels
reached; bullish technical conditions,
better prospects support and rallies
from breaks.-Clark to Cotter d Tur-
ner.
New lork-Mitchell pretty good buy
er March and May, trade small buyer.
Liverpool n Wall street houses sold,
Japs selling some. but less pressure
from South.-Cleve. to Cotter & Turner.
New York-Liquidation and short
selling. but think gone almost far
enough for present-Riordan 10 Cotter.
New York-LiveEpool, Mitchell, Japs
good sellers; market takes it pretty
well, owing fair demand domestic trade
fixing trade price.-Hustace Hubbard
to Reese,
New Orleans.-Think reaction far
enough. prefer buying; bullish reports
with tskings, rumorS stabilizing freights
near.-CIark to c. & T.
New York,-Break due heavy selling
by New Orleans and Liverpool with
limited demand. Bears talking another
2-cent decline, but market acting bet
ter comes back pretty well after
selling attacks.-Cleve to Cotter a. Tur-
uer. e."
New Orleans.-There is much rain on
the weather map this morning, but tenn
p~eFatureS are only moderately low. On
the whole, conditions in the interior
~unfaNorable for new crop preparations.
New Orleans.-Poor cables were main
~ responsible for the selling around the
opening. The bears seem to lack in
splration now. After the selling wave
OF this week ii would not be surpris-
ing TO see much covering among shorts
between now and the close tomorrow.
;. & G,
New Orleans.-Liverpool cables:
smaller market. Steady on the open
ing, but eased later under a little local
: cling and Manchester long liquida-
tons S. & G.
New York DISCRIMINATION of recent
heavy general selling movement broke
market, trade good buyer and better
support evident at decline.-Gwathmey
TO Foster,
New Orleans.-Hester makes the ay-
erage weight of cotton bales for the
first five months of the a SIG, ~
pounds against 5l5.S9 during the same
period last year. The stock of cotton
on shipboard here this morning is "a, 523
bales against SEIZE a year ago.
New GOrk,-Understand French COM
mission heavily short July; good mill
buying going on all day.-Robertson &
Co. TO Hancock.
New Orleans.-Looks like might do
better. Stock market weak caused east
ness cotton.-Ferrer to Gustafson.
Shepard & Gluck received the follow
ing advices on spots: New Orleans
Spot market a little more inquiry but
offerings are SMALL Spot owners simOIy
refuse TO meet the decline. Houston
More inquiry for spots, but factors are
offering nothing" Dallas.-"Cables
from France say trading will be free
from April to August. Send any offers
OF spots you can get