The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-20
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

New York-Some trade and Wall
Street demand; offerings light-Cleven-
burg.
New York-CleaFing weather may re-
duce spot premiums and cause soft
ness but only temporarily ,-McElroy to
Cotter & Turner,
New orleans-Next government con-
dltion and crop estimate win be issued
Friday, Oct. 81. Census gtnners' re-
port cotton ginned to Oct. Is, due about
35th inst. Texas advises that some
decline expected II weather clears, but
sentiment there stil very hullish. TX
ports from all ports to Europe today
last year 5o,0O0-Beer to McFall.
New orleans,-No news yet on the
strike vote. There Is more disposition
toward the belief that longshoremen
vote win be In favor Of returning 70
work and accepting decision by the ad-
Justment board. New York wires trad
| Ing Is reactionary but there Is an un-
DERIVING belief that further advance
will be scored this week on strength of
spots and the ginners' report. spot
people say Texas Is stu buying IN cur
market and paying stiff prices'-koi-
Ter.
New Orleans.-Market acts undecided,
might react further on selling on gen
eral news and nc decided spot news
so far today; think II will he q buy ow-
ing to discount ~ futures under spots
prices and resistance In spots to de-
cllne.-kofler,
New Orleans.-It Is reported that the
National Ginners' association, figures on
ginning to Oct, Is will not be out be,
fore Tuesday or wednesday -ShepaFo
& Chuck,
New York.-Market is frankly afraid
that South will sell so heavily that
there are not buyers enough to take
any more hedges, trading very small
Hubbard to Reese,
Liverpool cables; Continental and
hedge selling was taken by the trace
on the opening, Later the market al
vanced on good demand and the al
vance in Egyptian
New Orleans.-Galvestou wires that
the British steamship Indian Ia ex'
pected to clear that port tomorrow 81
Wednesday with a record cargo OF cot
ton for Liverpool. This would mean
something In the neighborhod of 3V,VV'
bales. Spots are called steady at quo
t%ations. Some business was lone si.ei
hours Saturday n some business MAJ
been done this morning Shepard q
Gluck,
New York.-Very little doing, loca
traders expect South TO sell during IN
day on clear weather, Hubbard u
Reese, .
New Orleans.-The weather map !
favorable, being dry In all sections Q
; the cotton region, while temperature
! are fairly high for this time OF tn
, year.-Shepard n Gluck.
New Demonstrating exchange
slightly lower, English consols hall low
; err to So. Savannah clears 10000 bale
70 to Great Britain, Spot people say N
general demand, but full quotation
paid for what Is being bought and selle
OF 800 bales on Saturday atter hour
= claims he got half cent over quotations
-Kofler.
New OrIeans.-Perslstent rumors tina
longshoremen voted unanimously to sta
out, This Is ~unfavorable surprise an
may lead to further selling in the mar
ket on the view Of increasing eonges
ton and consequent reduction In spe
business,--Kofle
I'll New Orleans-In the makinf OF IN
next crop, OF which the world viii PROB
ably require a large one, some lnuica
tons are that stocks will be reduce
70 TO the minimum by the end of mex
July, the presence Of insects, especial
}; the weevil, will have TO be reckone
ID with. When the last large crop wa
d made in 1914 the weevils had made the
way eastward only a. tar as the west
ern half of Alabama, This year the
reached TO the South Atlantic coas
and much Significance Is attached !
the press report from Raleigh, N, g
r; that the boil wsevil has made Its ar
O pearanee in North Carolina, found !
% Tabor, Columbus county, farther mort
the weeVil has been discovered, We
0; wills played havoc in the cotton regio
n, this year.-Beer to Neral.