The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30

moving north ana VIII cause Strong
northeast winds next "a hours, probably
gales off coast
New York--Norden crop condition IS
VS. 6S.4.
New Orleans-NI Market waiting for
further news on the English strike, The
least favorable news would probably
cause a lively buying movement, and
this prospect holds hearish action In
check.-Kotler
New Orleans -Texarkana Tex,
wires: The army worm has cleaned
every vestige Of foliage except the green
hollis and can now see what we have
left, A bale to every five or six acres
IL my estimate. Frost could come to-
night and It would not change the
yield enough to get up an argument
Spots are bringing the highest premium
In the history Of this section, Exporters
the large buyers They disregard basis
and buy wherever offered I don't
know what cotton is worth, hut am
giving you the correct dope on the
crop. This applies to the Southwest.
w, Arthur--S, 4 G,
Private Liverpool messages arc
mixed. one says Market affected IA
vorably by stoppage of American ship,
mentS No prospects of strike settle
ment Another says Settlement pros
poets better Recommend straddle by
selling May In New Orleans and buying
May in Liverpool"
New Orleans, The best Of weather
prevails over the cotton region. The
map is clear and dry and fairly warm.
| Conditions for picking could not he bet
ter, but crop accounts continue to claim
that the plant Is going all to pieces.
New k-Improved foreign and do
| nestle situation induced large commits
| sion house buying, continued large spot
| sales Southwest attracting favorable at
| tention; continue think favorable mar
ket on setbacks,-NewmRn Bros. n
Worms to Wells & Gustafson
New Orleans.--Advise caution buying
| until labor situation improves. ~-Fenner
to Gustafson,
New Orleans Liverpool recovering
| from her hysteria, II strikes last dif"
| ferences should widen between Liver
pool and America. with no export
demand from England, | look for fall
ing off In demand for spots, Errattc
| markets are to be expected
| to s. g. q.
| New York, Special reports TO the
| Journal of Commerce from Texas said
| conditions fairly good In the northern
| part of the state, less promising In the
central portions and very poor In the
| southern section The season Is tive
to four weeks late and top crop pros.
| poets are considered poor, The amount
| picked Is only rs per cent compared
| with 6S per cent last year In Okla
| homa the season Is two to three weekt
| late, picking Is backward and unless
| frosts are delayed the top crop VII
| be very late The decline In percentage
| will not be great from month agt
when II was 744
New orleans, with any favorable
news on the strike situation look fol
higher levels for cotton Judging from
reports from Liverpool In regard tC
what they expect the crop to be the
coming bureau viii be a great surprise
| to them,--Beer to McFall
New York, THE small crop feature |,
being fast discounted and even 10, 500, 00O
with the big carry-over should prove
ample under existing conditions ant
leave Eood-siZed carry-over again a
the end OF the season Yet, II ma.
take a little time to establish that Il
the satisfaction OF the trade -Fallon L
s. a. G.
New Orleans Spots here reporte,
quieter; II any change II Is likely Il
be higher May be advisable to talk,
profits on long contracts pending fresl
developments, as tomorrow's week.,
government weather and crop repor
probably will be favorable as a whole
Beer to McFall
New Orleans--lnuuiry on the foo
reveals that the average expectation |
for a bureau report on condition no
higher than IS per cent which woul,
make II appear that the government |
discounted Expectations are for yer,
unfavorable weekly crop reports to
morrow. End-season deterioration |
expected to show up strong, Shepard
0luck
New York-~LiverpoOl cables. Strk
looks like falling; many operatives, es
pecially South England, returning
work. other trade unions refusing to X
on sympathetic strike inclined to thin
worst will be over by week; possibly re
turn to normal next week,--Weld I
Gibbons,
Grain.
Memphis receipts: Corn ,, oats . an,
hay II cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago, $1,000. Omaha
1000; Kansas city, 1000 Sioux City
1000; St Joseph, 1900; St Louis, 1000
Chicago, Receipts. Wheat, $40, 900
corn, 231 900 oats. $4,000, Shipments
Wheat, 6sS 900; corn, 100000, oats. l79,
600
ST, Louis Receipts: Wheat. 1856. 900
corn, 10000; oats 10000 Shipments
Wheat, $1,000; corn, 10000 oats, "a,
900,
Chicago,--O' Brien says ! don't loo
for any big action either way in cor
at present. This ls the reason that /
generally against a bull We have ha
a big break and prices are at IA bi
discount. | look for a scalping mar
ket.
Forecast all grain states. probabI
showers, cloudy and unsettled tonigh
and tomorrow; warmer tonight.
Stigler, Okla, wire says; New cor
being sold at dollar here track"
Chicago. Keep In mind this yer
bearIsh crowd on grain and sell It O
everything; II will be purchase o
weak spots as long as this continues
Grain easier on sterling exchange
shade lower Clement Curtis TO McFal
Chicago. One house sold SeptembC
corn. The decline In September Is caus
Ing selling OF December by locals VIII
bought early. -- Babcock to Clark & G.
Chicago, some selling Of corn on tn
break OF SO in September pork,-Wild.
Chicago. Corn opened somewhat cas-
on the decline of 80 cents in hogs an
continuation OF English strike,--Wild,
Chcago--IAter report from yarc
quotes hogs soc to 75c lower than ye.
terday. Prices nre around the lowe
level made In year Clement Curt
to McFall at noon.
ChicaRo--The scaboard claim to hay
sold about 500. 900 oats for export
Southern Europe during the past fe
days Babcock
ChIeago--It Is reported that war tin
! prohibition has been repealed Tn
ii Strengthening the market,--Ba bcoCk
New York--There Is evidence Of SOM
thing doing in cash oats among loo
exporters Understand English situi
ton Is unchanged but Antwerp IL
about working basis II freights GO
, be obtained at zoe per 100 pounds
, Stocks.