Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-01
COTTON

continued good weather in the south re-
ports that prices were being reduced on
some leading lines of cotton goods and dis
appointing cables The opening was steady
at decline of SO to 40 points on the
old and of 3 to % points on new style
deliveries under liquidation. New style
May was relatively steady and after sell
ing off to 2i.53 rallied to 24.GS or within
points of Saturdays close, while July
sold off to 2216 and October to 20.35
% to so points net lower. Liverpool bought
old style months at the decline but sold
new deliveries.
Trade interests were good buyers of May
the early decline and the relative
strength of that delivery checked the sell
ing in later months later in the morning
The market rallied on covering in conse-
Ouence, with style May selling up to
24.9S or 81 points net higher, while later
months recovered a good part of their ear
ly loss with July selling at 2240 and octo-
Der at 2040. Their ewas continued nerv-
BUSINESS over the uncertainties of the Eu-
ropean situation. however. and trading be-
came quiet at the rally with prices show
ing slight reactions around midday.
The market showed continued firmness DUR
ing the early afternoon covering DY near
month shorts and a demand for later de-
Iiveries which was practiced by expecta-
tions that the first weekly report of the
weather bureau on Wednesday of next week
would make a bullish showing. New style
May sold up to 25.10 or 33 points net higher
while October advanced to CT or 8 points
above Saturdays closing.
NEW YORK COTTON
cold style)
The following we're the ruling prices IL
the exchange today:
Tone, steady.
Open. High. Low. Sale Close Close
Jan. ...... ..... 800. 900. 1880 1866
oO o.
July -. 21. rs %. 26 81 .65 %. &c %. % %. 20
Oct. =. 5000 20. % 10. so 2O.10 90. 10 20. 40
Dec -. 10. so 10. 80 10. SO 9.55 80 10. 10
NEW YORK COTTON
New style.l
The following were the ruling prices IN
Tone, steady; middllng, .2S.3oc, quiet;
Open. High Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan. .. 1885 20. Is 10. 63 20.12 &C 10 900
May . 24.70 %. 90 "a. As 25.oG %. 06 24.77
July =. % % o.. so 81 80 %. 68 %. sc %. 46
Oct. 90 40 20. IS &C. 90 20. SO 20. 6s 20. SIS
Dec. =. 20. o4 90 80 10. 50 20 % 30. 20
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, March 31.--A drop of
81 to 50 points made by cotton today
in the first half hour Of trading. The mar
ket felt selling based o nfavorahle weather.
over the belt and the absence of disturbing
political news. Business was wholly in the
new contract.
The decline persisted until IL amounted to
90 to Sc points. Early sellers went to real
izing and brought about reaction. At the
middle of the day the active months were
10 to 81 points down net.
Slow Improvement continued, the market
being steadied by the better tone of for
eign exchange and securities. At l O'Clock
the trading months were at a net decline
of to 8 points.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Style).
The following were the ruling prices in
the exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, -23 25c, steady.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan. E. 49,. go. go. 49,. So 10. At
May =. %. so %. 9s %. IS %. 50 %. SO %. 10
July =. q. SIS 90. 81 "a %. fs %. IA 90 10
Oct. =. 1915 20.21 10. So 20. Is 20. 10 20. 90
Dec. =. 1880 1887 10. 33 10. 50 1881 1914
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
(Old Style.)
The following were the railing prices In
The exchange today:
Tone, steady
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
May =. % Is % SIS % Is 23. So % 65 % .05
July e. 22.15 90 80 90 Is o.. 80 %. % 22.3
Dec. =. 10. so 1880 10. so 10. so 10. 20 10. 10
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, March 31-Spot oct
ton, quiet, 100 points down; sales on spot
1856; to arrive, 100; low middling 1925;
middling, 1926; good middling, 25.25; re-
ceipts, $685.; stocks, 427, 6S1.