The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.

new York reports an easy and lower
dry goods market.
New Orleans-Political news this
morning Is not as ~unfavorable as might
nave been expected from the very
gloomy views entertained yesterday In
this direction. There is nothing alarm
Gluck.
New York.-Liverpool good buyer Oc-
tober-December; local traders bearish
over politics supplied demand: think
market short.-Hubbard to Reese.
New York.-Spot houses buying July.
Liverpool buying winters. unless hold
ers get cold feet big short interest must
run.-McElroy to Cotter & Turner.
New Orleans. - Watkins bureau
guesses reduction acreage 16 per cent;
season 80 days late; fertilizers 26 per
cent less.-Shepard & Gluck.
New York.-Weld's Liverpool cable:
ing.
New York cotton opinions: Bond, Nc
Enany d C~o.-Generally speaking, the
market is steady and sentiment is such
mat II would respond to favorable news.
Hutton & Cove remain of the opin-
ion that cotton viii work some lower.
Jay Dc Cove believe that the Euro
pean crisis will be satisfactorily over
come with the possibilities Of the peace
treaty being signed at an early date.
New ~Orleans.-Good Liverpool, bullish
weather, Paris news Of speeding UP
peace treaty, technical conditions may
cause rally, but political uncertainty
over markets; bearish mill takings to-
morrow; signs of easier spots.-Clark to
Cotter & Turner.
Fair weather Is predicted for the en-
tire western half Of the cotton region.
New York-Looks like trading market
10 US Tor the present; no strong views.
-Gwathmey to Foster.
New Orleans-Liverpool better than
uue, Technically the market is in q
position to recover quickly on any faY-
orable news, though at moment there
Is no bullish features to mention ex-
cept delayed farm work. Would buy
on further weakness.-Shepard and
Gluck.
Shepard &. Gluck, New Orleans, had
the following from a nameless CORE
spondent,-Stone Mountain, Ga; Have
Just finished conversation with friend
OF mine who has been in South Georgia
for past three weeks. He is a very
reliable man and says that the farm
ors throughout South Georgia are plant
ing every available foot Of land in cot
ton, that the weather is ideal and that
they are putting the seed in the ground.
'~H ~6S NpSAnAAA6 " a NOlG d &c COI-
ton grower from Cairo, Ga, which is
In South Georgia., and he advises that
there will be more cotton raised in
South Georgia this season than last,
Throughout this part of the state the
outlook is not bright at all, the farm
ers have practically done no work and
wont for this month; they have bought
no fertilizer, neither have they done
any work. The earth is cold and wet.
However, personally, / do not expect
to see our acreage out but very little
and really l doubt if 1t is out any at
ALL"
New York-The following is a copy
of a cable to Post and Flagg received
via Rotterdam from q Hamburg firm:
business; intend taking up business
with, margins dollar cash New York"
The firmness of the Liverpool market
was considered a reflection of a slight
Improvement In the political situation.
Liverpool was a good buyer of new
tered buying Of these positions on the
u~nfavorable weather.-Pearsall
New Orleans-English consols have
broken VI, new being quoted at 56M
and some people here think this is the
result of the Italian movement in Hun
gary. While the new offensive by Italy
is not regarded as a feature of great
bearishness here, 1t undoubtedly caused
the market to sag from the ~top.-Shep-
ard & Gluck.
New Orleans-New York saws Liver
pool and Wall street buying caused
advance; opinion here is buying on
Paris news, suggesting possibility early
announcement OF peace treaty: n dis
appointment now would cause quick
change.-Clark.
New York-New Orleans buying; very
little general outside buying because
Of hesitation over European muddle.--
Clevenburg to Cotter & Turner.
New Orleans-Afternoon press re-
Hungary; further delay certain, no
peace before May now belief.-Clark
to Cotter & Turner.
New York--More hopeful feeling bet
ter European news. Some will demand,
Outcome planting season will be deter
mining. factor in near future.-Newman
Bros, Morris to w. & G. .
Grain.
Memphis receipts: Corn, 10, oats, 16,
hay, 20 and alfalfa meal, IA cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago, $4,000; Oma-
ha, $4,000; Kansas City, 5000; Sioux
ECity, 1000; st, Joseph, 5000; st. Louis,
1900.
Chicago receipts; Wheat, 30, 900; corn
1871, 900; oats, 1850, 900. Shipments: Wheat
1853, 000; corn, SO 200; oats, 357, 900.
st. Louis receipts: Wheat, so, 600
corn. $4,000: oats, l40, 900. Shipments,
Wheat, 5000; corn, 5000; oats, SO 1000,
Grain forecast; All states fair and
warmer tonight and Friday.
Chicago-Harvesting of corn in Ar.
gentina continues under favorable con-
ditions, Boats are now being loaded
at Buenos Aires, but there are fears
Of renewed labor troubles, n this l:
c~urtailing export business somewhat.
Eastern demand remains slow. Coun'
try offerings We're not large, although
showing an increase in some sections
Oats continued sluggish and display
| little Independent strength, although
the volume OF trade in them is of fail
proportion. Those bullishly inclined ap'
pear to be content with selling on mod
crate bulges, The lack Of interest dis
played by the larger local operators
In the corn market at this time is no
ticeable. Liverpool reports a fairl,
steady inquiry for corn with Offering
small.-Wagner x Co.
Chicago-Market breaking on Argen'
tine quotations, April corn 6 cents, oat'
one cent and wheat five cents lowe
than previous close.-Wagner IL Co.
Chioago-New York wires that tn
export demand for corn and oats 4
quiet, but that it is believed they would
take some rye IL the market broke I
little. They got about 100000 bushel
OF rye all told yesterday, Argentine
April corr quoted 40 cents. Corn ~
to 6 cents lower there last night
Wagner to s. Il q,
Chicago-Grains broke on scattered
commission house and local selling
which found support limited, Trad
was not heavy on the way down.
Wagner.
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