The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

Cotton.
New Orleans There is a. rain torma-
tion over Colorado which is likely to
come on the Western states tomorrow
and VIII bring more extensive rains
there followed by a freeze, but the mar
ket is SO absorbed with coal strike and
financial news they not likely pay much
attention to weather.-C'ark & Co
New Orleans-Greenville, Miss, wires
Large ginning is due, as much cotton
was picked before the rainy spell aud
was ginned during the rainy period.
Spots are very firm and holders are
asking higher prtCss-Shepard 4 Gluck
Weekly government bulletin says:
Winter wheat excellent. Rye also very
good corn husking progressed we'll
Considerable rain damage to corn ia
Southwest and central states.
New Orleans Reports reaching here
say that 80 rer cent OF the vessels now
in port at Galveston are foreign owned
and that coaliug Of them has already
Stopped.-Shepard & Gluck.
New Orleans Thinks further decline
inevitable owing coal strike situation;
likely restrict exports and result In
smaller spot demand south, Favor
selling Cottou-Beer,
New Orleans-No frost on map. Rain
aud warmer predicted for oklahoma and
Texas.
New orleans Meridian wires, Rail
road traffic man says a farmer at Glib
soB, Miss, yesterday refused 43la cents
for ia bales good grade because buy
en- would not take 1870 low grades. In
Tennessee some cotton not picked; cant
get labor, IN East Mississippi fields are
green, some urpicked,"-Clark & Co.
New Observation-Disclosures the
baarish report published yesterday there
was a good deal Of support. Many lead
ing operators have not waVered In their
faith IN the market and from time to
be observation-disclosures & Mckln-
non,
New York Liverpool selling; also
professional selling on The coal EN-
barge for foreign htps-Cloveubuss to
Cotter & Turner.
New Orleau2.-Interior spot holders
paying no attention decline in contracts.
They have formed a union strongest
kind,-Gluck.
New York wires: Big bulls mad TO buy
too much TO hold the market, Money
market, large ginnings and crop estt-
mates disturbing, looks lower,
New Orleans,-Liverpool reflects Goa
situation restricting exports, govern
ment stopping delivery coal to foreign
ships, spots continue firm, preventing
serious decline; look for trading mar
ket.-Weld & White TO Cotter & Tur-
ner.
New Orleans.-While market appar-
emily feels depressing influence National
Ginners' increased crop estimate ans
| government refusal bunker foreigu
| ships during coal strike, believing FUR
ther decline will prove but m|omentarily,
continue favor buying on breaks II and
| when had-Silvan Newburger to Foster,
Memphis wires: THE government cor
| reefs its last ginning to read 4,9SS,OO
bales an addition Of $4,000 bales, on
which the National Ginncrs raises It's
present ginning figures to 6,22O,OoC
bales
New Orlcans.-Dallas wires: Rain
ing several points around us now eX'
porters, constituting it very hulllsh' -
S. & G,
Grain.
MemphiszSeeeipts Corn ., oats 10
Hog REQ Chicago 90 600, Omaha
| 4,O00, Kansas City $1,000, Sioux city
| 1900, St, Joseph 1000, ST, Louis 1000
Chicago-ReceDts: Wheat l75, 900,
corn 80 1000, oats s 1000. Shipments;
Wheat 5000. corn $1,000, oats $4,000
st. Louis-Receipts; Wheat 16S, 000
corn 20, 900, oats $4,000, shipments,
Wheat $4,000, corn 2l,600. oats $4,000
Chicago.-Local exporters reports
Have offer to seaboard everything or
the list aud have not received an an
swer.-Wiid,
Chicago. - Message from Omaha says
The consensus Of opinion after the
meeting of cash grain people with rep
resentativCs Of the grain corporation
was the government would release all q
their wheat to the consumer at a car
rNiug charge Of , cents per month
they figure this would reduce the pres
ent price Of our wheat Is TO % cent
per bushel-Wild, OF wagner & Go,
Chicago -=Leadiug elevator interes
free sellers Of January corn at aroun'
10 discount from December-clemen
Curtis.
Chicago.-The advance in corn la,
been large and rapid, best grades new
corn selling $3.50 against Sl,80 la
week, Farmers are selling at this biz
advance, shorts have covered freely; Il
case we get the cars we viii get plent,
Of corn,-O'Brien 10 Neral,
Grain belt forecast; Entire unsettled
with rain or snow tonight or tomor
row.
Chicago,--The government report vii
| BF INOSIHu IOIlluIIbN AL lpul dlh !
minutes after the market closes, beinl
Saturday,
Chicago.-Thc hystcria of the pas
three days in grain seems subsidlng. I
may yet have It's echo in tcmporar,
hard spots, but IL they do come the,
will, wa think, afford good selling
places. Toe last five cents advanc
seems to have been caused by the fear
Of 81 good sized eleventh hour shortag
a.,,,.y t.AAV,Ig tHhn Eul .sA1I ,nrlN pAv
East for deferred shipment without hav
ing It bought first. No one should hav
been short December without the con
tract being provided Tor IN advance
II, & NJ, TO Clark d Go,
Chicago Hogs at Sl4.5O Is much be
low $3.50 corn. Corn is q sale or hog
u purchase. q Brien to McFalI,
Chicago-News on the governmer
sales of wheat is vague. Looks q
though any movement Of the govern
ment to affect the price Of wheat wi
be directed to spring wheat, which ha
been selling near 50 at Chicago. No,
red al Chicago Is only about S cent
above the basic price Of S2.23,-Wild.
Chicago.--Moderu Miller says: Bene
fetal rains throughout the winter whea
belt have placed the plant where
will show a condition Of IS and ente
the winter strong enough to Withstan
low temperatures,
Chicago.-Domestic sales Of oats I
the East SO far reported are 300 90
bushels dennis.
Stocks.
New York-Stock exchange scat sol
this morning for $40, 600, a new hig
record.
New York-This market cant go u
In the face OF this money market Yes
terday's renewal rate was II per cent
, this applies to all outstanding loans o
} stock exchange collateral and is secon
highest renewal rate in 20 years. Don
ignore this, profits and lower prices
G. A. Ellis to Neral.
New Yo~rk-Judging from press con
, ment az well as individual opinion
published, there is a great deal Of dis
satisfaction with the methods of tn
bankers forcing rates upward to a poir
where the ugly term Of "profiteering
opFoau int, 1ep Tho pyhlip hag M