The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.


New Orleans.-Corsevvatton suggests
caution tl general situation clears up
some.-White.
New York-Fau River threat ignored
Mills calling causes December strength
Decline enough.-McElToy to Cotter 4
Turner
New Orleans Cotton on ship board
waiting ClearanCes. 22s. SAG against i52,
634
New Orleans.-The weather is damag
ing the remnants OF old crop. hut put
ting magnificent season In the ground
Tor the next crop. The coal strike looks
as bad as ever, but the government
comes out flatfooted and states that 1t
VIII allow no Interference with the run
ming Of the mines by either employers
or men. The Mexican situation is such
that almost anything may happens,
& G.
New York-The prospect Of coutin-
ued coal shortage and some new labor
troubles in the cotton mills make the
general situation more doubtful and on
strong markets long contracts should be
liqutdated.-T. & NJ. TO Clark & Co,
New Orleans According to kilograms
from Fan River, Mass. min operatives
there and al New Bedford have voted
to go out on strike Monday. This
would tie up many mills and the best
New Orleans, Times Picayune crop
estimate Monday, Dec l. last year was
ll,S20, 000 government tt,70O Geo, crop
was IL, 906, 900 without lnters,
New Orleans,--I exports continue
large. as indicated likely have a famine
IN cotton next summer. y For this rea-
son and because Of big discounts favor
buying summer positions Exports now
1870 600 or $4,000 larger than to even
a gt M hnpt Af 4
$4,000 for season without counting
Canada and Mexico which took 2O5 900
last year Europe will likely take
100000, American mills about same
quantity II cotton available or a total
OF about I4.000, 600 whereas crop points
to only about ll,500,00 including nuters,
Carryover last year in interior and at
ports was 4,1220 600, much Of which was
undesirable low grades.-Beer to Nc
Fall.
New Orleans American visible now
1,120, 600 greater than last year, and
with so many factors at work checking
consumption at present like strikes etc,
consumption consequently becoming
stretched more evenly over the entire
season, the near positions seem under
the weakest statistical Positions
Kofler to Clark 4 Co
hicago.-Marshall Field & Co
In their weekly review of the dry goods
trade, say: Current wholesale diStribu-
ton of dry goods ran very much in eX-
cess of the totals of same week year
ago. Many more customers were in
market compared with the correspond
ing week of last year, The volume OF
orders from road statesmen for both inn
mediate and future delivery was. far
greater than for the same period a year
ago. Sales volumes for the last three
weeks have been significantly large
considering the period OF the year when
ordinarily totals fall below those of
weeks Immediately preceding, Collec
tons continue excellent,
Grain.
Chicago--Exrort brokers are trying to
resell corn.-Obrien to McFall
Forecast-Missouri, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, South Dakota and Nebraska: Part
ly cloudy tonight and Sunday preceded
by rain or snow; cold wave In West
and Northwest Kansas: Generally fair
tonight and Sunday continued cold. IL
linois Partly cloudy tonight and sun
day rain In north turning to snow Sun
day; Sunday much colder, cold wave.
Chicago-Message from Sioux City
says: Country elevator men say pres
ent stormy conditions will hold back
any movement of corn from market for
some time; railways very feeble Chi
cago receipts at SIS are small-Wagner
4 Co.
ChiCago-A few small lots OF corn Of
fering to arrive. Overnight demand for
corn and oats slow with sales OF As 900
corn and 40 600 bushels oats reported. --
Zones to Shepard q Chuck