Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
COTTON

NEW YORK, July THE cotton mar
ket showed renewed strength at the opening
today. The eally news showed no serious
damage from the storm, the appearance of
which had beer largely responsible for
Thursdays advance, but Liverpool made a
very firm showing Over the local holidays
and the opening here was 40 to SO points
higher with October selling at 1910 and
December at 1884. There was good
deal Of realizing at this level causing re-
actions OF % or % points from the test
after the call with the market becoming
comparatively quiet and irregular.
Liverpool and domestic trade buying alb
sorbed the sales of local traders on the
early setback and the market became very
firm during the middle of the morning with
October selling up to 34.O3 and January
to $3.50, or about so to 102 points net
higher. Increasing complaints of boil weeyil
damage end the continued strength of Ijv-
erpooI were the factors on the advance
which encountered sufficient realizing to
cause reactions Of several points later In
the morning.
afternoon and people arriving her efrom
the south brought rather better accounts
of the crop. Prices held generally steady.
however, at reactions of about 20 points
from the best with October ruling around
1885 at 2 O'Clock.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices on the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middiing, "a. 4Oc, quiet:
Open. High. Low. Sale. close. Close.
jan :. 3d. % SO. 65 80. So $3.50 80 SO 32.5S
Mich. =. 81. 80 SO 80 81. 20 1870 50. 20 80. so
May =. ..... go. 800. 2.6o 81 Az
July =. SO. 80 81. Is So 40 SO. 10 33. 40 81 Sc
Oct. =. SO. c5 "a Oh SO .25 SO IS SO 81 1916
%
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, July 7.-Scattered show
ers over the belt caused moderately heavy
buying of cottop today, to which prices
made ready response. In the tlrst hato
hour of trading the market rose rs to 80
points on the most active months.
The advnac continued until it amount
ed to s. to 81 points. At noon prices were
20 to 80 points off from the top under
realizing from the long side.
in the afternoon the market was quiet
and steady, standing at 1 O'Clock at net
advance IF 81 to 60 points.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
the following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Ttone, seady; middlingi, ss'29c' step 1!ly;.
open. HI&n. Low. Sale. Llose. close.
Jan. SO. 45 SO. 90 80. 40 80. 40 80. 4s 80. %
Men. 81. 80 80. 95 80 81 80. 80 So. % 80.
July so. 80 "a. 90 SO. go 33. 30 80 % 33. p
otc. ...32.75 80. 81 1910 80. 95 80. 80 80. 81
Dec 80. 90 80. 20 80 .46 80, 60 80 80. 81
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, July Spot cotton
steady and unchanged Sales the spot
1882 bales; to arrive 3S5. Low middling,
2S. 90; nidding, 3.25; good middling, "a %.
Receipts 5,165; stock 391,5
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 34.25c.
New York, quiet, 34.40c.
New Orleans, steady, 33.25c.
Philadelphia, steady, 34.65c.
Galveston, steady, Sac.
Montgomery, steady, 33c.
Boston, steady, Sac.
Mobile, steady, 33c.
Savannah, steady. 33c.
ST. Louis, steady, 33c.
Houston, steady, SO. Toe.
Norfolk, steady. &c.
Memphis, steady, 33c.
Dallas, steady, S3,75c.
Augusta, steady, SEC.
Little Rock, steady, 3275c.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton .................'3 81 -oc