Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
COTTON

NEW YORK, July 14.-The cotton market
was nervous and unsettled during today's
early trading. Liverpool made firm show.
ing and private crop 9 report was lssu nd
bullishly with report issued late last week.
The weather map, however, was considered
favorable, while there was heavy realizing
above the 35-cent level, and after opening
barely steady at decline of points to 10
points higher, prices turned easier. October
sold off from So. to 34.S5 and January
from 1902 to 34.76, or % to 80 points net
lower.
Early offerings seemed to have been pretty
weel absorbed on the decline to 34.85 for
October and the market was quiet later in
the morning, with that delivery ruling
around 1902 at midday, or within 16 points
of last nights closing quotations.
In the afternoon prices were sent to new
high record levels where the active months
were 25 to SO points over last weeks final
prices. July touched 35.40 in the trading
up to 1o'clock.
The absence Of any important selling
pressure on the forenoon reaction seemed
to disturb recent sellers and the market
firmed up during the early afternoon on
covering and rebuying. October contracts
sold up to 1884 and January to 3545 with
all the active months making new high
records and showing net advances of about
40 to AZ points.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices on the
exchange today:
1oue, very sIeduy1 nluuAlnS' OO'o0N' HuANs'
Open High. Low. Sale. CLOSE. Close.
Jan. 50. 02 So. so "a. 60 81. AS 35 40 400
Mar. E. 1870 $50 81. 45 1928 1928 34.s7
July =. 81. 40 35. s7 35. 10 1887 5.ss 5.25
Oct. =. 1926 1912 40 1910 5.65 1918
Dec. e. % 80 65 "a. G. IS. 80 So. SO 5.12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Great1y i'm
proved weather conditions nj the belt led to
moderately heavy selling of cotton today I'M
trading commenced. In the first half hour
of rading prices lost 40 to so points.
New buying Of consequence entered the
market at the decline. Floor gossip had it
that western interests were heavy buyers of
contracts. At noon the early losses were
recovered AMI replaced by rise Of II to 25
points over last weeks close.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices In the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, s4.25c, steady.
open. Hign. Low. Sale. close. close.
Jan. =. "a. % "a. 95 "a. O5 34.s7 "a. 81 34.5s
Mch. =. 34.44 81. 90 SO 80 1855 "a. SO "a. 80
May ..... ..... 54'oo o4' 4O
July =. IS. 10 35. so So 90 35. so 35 so So 80
Oct >, 34.75 II 81. % 81. 90 35 .08 34.75
Dec. :. $50 50 90 81. 90 "a. ga .92 a. 90
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Spot cotton,
steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot,
1,547 bales; to arrive, 74 low middling,
20. co. middling, 1925; good middling,
So 25 receipts, $500; stock, 360,979.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 36.15c.
New York, quiet, $4,000.
New Orleans, steady, 34.25c.
Philadelphia, steady, 36.S5c.
Galveston, steady, So CSC.
Montgomery, steady, 33. 75c.
Boston, steady, 80 .95c.
Mobile, steady, 34c.
Savannah steady, "a 25c.
st. Louis, steady, 33.50c.
Houston, steady, 35.25c.
Norfolk, steady, BIC.
Memphis, steady. 33 coo.
Dallas, steady, So SOC.
Augusta steady, 81. 25c.
Little Rock, steady, .25c.
Charleston, steady SO. Toe
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30 loo
Sales .............. ....'.... .'..'''. oOU
RecelptS ............''... ''''..' 70
Shipments OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 0Sl
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, steady; sales, 5000; good middling,
%. 32d.