The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-27
ROUND The TICKER
Ootton.

Cotton.
New York-neclined on small sales,
everybody bullish will advance market
Is 1pectation.-Huhbsrd to Reese.
New Or'eans-Genera trade review
shows that while conditions are much
disturbed over strikes, there is such a
shortage OF standard goods that fun &C
tlvity and high prices are the result
Kofler
New orleans--Map indicates had
weather over sunday There Is a dis
turb2nce In Southeastern waters and
may get a storm warning Also cold
wave threatening. Rainy weather indi
Gated western and central belt
Kofler.
New Crleans--Thus far Il has been
an irregular and small market with a
small new demand met by considerable
realizing from the long side, there Is n
somewhat better demand at moment OF
continued wavorable claims concerning
the spot situation in the interior
Shepard a Chuck.
New York-lndieations, foreign ex-
change will show sharp advance, Sterl
ing about st26hG42T at opening,
New YQrk-Cotton opinions: Hutton
A Co.; We have been advising to buy
on all weak spots and believe cotton
can be bought on all reactions now"
Weld & Co, For the time being II
looks as II the market were bound for
| higher ground" Carpenter. 1T looks
as the advance will proceed consid-
| erably further"
New York-British strike falls TO de-
press; purchase all such soft spots
| McElrpy to COtter & Turner.
New York-Britsh strike occurred .
| railway transportation stopped; govern
ment Issued food ration, again Impress
ing motor transportRtions and intends
using troops to maintain peace. Lon
| don Mail says government expects
miners TO join strike.--Hubbard TO
Reese.
Chicago Marshall Field 3 Co. in
their weekly review OF the dry goods
trade, says: Current wholesale dis
trtbution OF dry goods was much In ex-
cess OF the same week last year More
customers were In the house compared
with the same period year ago. All
continue to report excellent retail bust
ness, Orders from road statesmen for
both immediate and spring delivery
were much greater In volume than for
the corresponding week ~ 1918 Col
| leGtlons were satisfactory"
New Orleans--The Times Plckayune
crop report out Monday, expected very
| bulllsh.--Kofler.
Chicago-We are pretty near counted
up and condition looks like about ssh
| against 6S.S last month. Very little
change likely by Mondays final We
VIII wind mp our report with general
conditions as follows THE seven
plaques Of cotton Drought, rain, boil
weoyils, boil worms, army worm cata.
Co, ~ ''' ~
New orleans--The foreign exchange
market Is again very strong today.
sterling Is as cents higher at $4.27h.
| and French exchange Is 2s centImes
better at 7sS, German marks are I'M
changed at AtO.-shepard & Gluck,
.Winder Ga. wires: spot basis still
advancing, Demand is general and
Ferris. Tex, wires; 1T Is not a oues-
ton OF prices, but OF finding the cot
ton"
Grain.
Memphis receipts; Corn 4, oats 8 and
hay cars.
Hog receipts; Chicago. 1000; Omaha
900; Kansas City, 1000; Sioux CITY
l,2OO' st. Joseph, 1000; ST. Louis, 1000
Chicago Receipts Wheat, 5000
corn, 1877 900. oats 329, 900, Shipments
900.
ST, Louis-~Receipts Wheat, 276 900
corn, fe,uoo oats, 10000, Shipments
Wheat, 266,O00; corn, 10000; oats Gil :.
900.
Cheago-selling of grain on Iabo,
troubles and strikes may not get then
right for few days. Idleness will de
crease production on all lines and crop,
movement are also far from normal
Who had our LIQUIDATION In these grain!
and we have already seen the bottom
prices,--Clement, Curtis & Co. to Me
Fall. -
| Chicago-Corn is showing a firm un
dertone. There In no increase In OF
ferings and shorts show inclination 4
cover. Hogs are now 25c higher, toI
now $l7So,--T. & M. TO Clark h Co.
| Chioago--Deliveries on Septembe
contracts this morning were 900
bushels OF corn and $4,000 bushels o
oats.
Grain belt forecast; nlinols--Partl
cloudy tonight and tomorrow: cooler
Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska
and kansas--Probably unsettled tonigh
and tomorrow; cooler. Wisconsin an,
North Dakota Generally fair tonigh
and tomorrow; cooler; frost tomorrow
Stocks.
New York-The improved outlook 70
| speedy endlng OF the steel strike doubt
less will be reflected In the market b
further advances today in dscountln
that welcome event. Purchases of tn
market on recesBions will find substan
tial profits by the time the strike &C
tually ends. -Bache e. Co.
New York--TechnicalIy the steel
probably are In a stronger position tina
; any other group, as there has been NOR
pressure conferred here and the strik
situation improving, II Is natural Their
should be a combination OF buying (
cover shorts as well as for long accoun
-Ettelson to Clark e. Co
New York--Strike developments con
tinue very satisfactory. Order seems {
! be winning out The result in othe
directions may be important, and par
ticularly In the railroad situation IL
the greatest trouble there has been tn
. unwillngness OF the men to do day
work for a days pay. Morse to s. a {
. New York--Wlth the collapse OF tn
steel strike, we can look for steels I
soar Feel we have turned the corne
and public interest In the markets wi
: increase. Labor has been the deterren
. factor. There Ia 80 much good in tn
situation, once the ipcumbus IL remove
or showns signs OF removal, the publ
| will take hold again BaChe n Co,