The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

oSNt Aau IOUoWlnE wires IQcrn,
Of the county. Brenham, Texas-Wash-
lngton county's first bale received
wednesday VS., July IL, last year, lei
Campo, Texas-Ffrst bale Saturday
over month later han last year. Mar
ion, TeNas-F1rst bale ginned Tuesday.
crop about so days late. Bryan, Texas
First bale received here yesterday,
last year July Is.
New orleans-Cotton looks higher.
early cables 80 to 40 better than due.
More rain nearly all sections belt, heavy
IN localities, prospects rain almost
whole belt Receipts of new bales over
a wide area South Texas month later
than one year ago, showing lateness OF
maturity and exposure Of cotton TO
further serious damage In event early
killing frost. sldabel, Okla. wires: Too
much rain, weevils and worms at
work" Jackson. Miss, wires; Wee
wills multiplying every patch IN this Vi
cinity."-Beer to McFall.
Montgomery-The Advertiser says all
records for rainfall in August had been
broken at MONTGOMERY Sunday night
when the weather bureaus gauge
DAY, bringing the total for the month
to s.29 inches. This is the greatest
rainfall for August since the weather
bureau was established, as years ago,
With n more week left in August,
the precipitation exceeds the former
record for the month by 81 inches and
Is almost double the normal rainfall
for August, at 4.24 inches, Scattered
unofficial reports from the rural Sec
tions indicate that the rains have been
very disastrous to the crop.
Shepard & Gluck had these wires
Opelika, Ala.-"Crop this section ruin
ed, won't make over 80 per cent crop
with perfect weather from now on,
raining here past six weeks, weevil de-
stroyed all except few bottom bolls and
rainy weather causing them to rot In
a cotton, weevil now attacking
specified bolls." Little Roek-"No rain
last "a hours, trip through bottoms to-
day developed fact that rains have been
very beneficial to crops, ground not
grassy or soggy. Weevil and worm not
found. Alexander Eccles man return
ed today from Southern Oklahoma and
Central Texas, says conditions crop
rain.
New York-Cotton opinions. Carpen-
ter-on the surface nothing has yet
been done definitely toward STABILIZE
ing exchanges, but the action of the
market the past few days Is very signi-
ficant. Hirsch- Lillienthal & Cove
think purchases on declines for the
LINK p0llik Will pIONt plOitInplNs % NA
Weld-We continue to expect higher
prices.
Yields traveller wires from Augusta
Ga, Examined fields around Macon and
| Millen yesterday. Boil weevils have
practically destroyed top crop, weeyils
on every stalk and destroying fruit as
fasttas put on. VIII make fair bottom
crop Georgia. AS far rs have seen has
deteriorated heavily during month, al
most no change to recover
Liverpool cables: Steady short COW
ering and some general buying, Very
little offering,--Beer.
New York,-Jay g. Co. condition re.
port 63.l: details quite bullish.
New York.-Professionals sold OF
opening bulge. Liverpool buying o
and some scattered buying on unfavor'
able weather.-Cleve to Cotter q Tur
ner.
New York Journal of Commerce sum
mary says: Tennessee-Crops are more
encouraging thar discouraging and con
dition will probably compare f~avorablN
with a month 6 when 1t was -70,I
per cent. Improvement Is reported II
many localities and absence of insects
Is universally, reported II frost is lat
the backwardness of the situation MAJ
be overcome. Louisiana-The presenc'
of boil weevil in large numbers Is chic
aus of damage, the plant Is abou
medium and poorly fruited, Don't Elk
pect any serious loss in condition OF
month ago when 1t was 500 per cen
VS.. 62.2 last year. Afkansas-Report
thus far indicate that condition has no
lost anything. The plant is small AM
drought in large areas has caused Sc
we're shedding, recent rains have bee
beneficial in many sections. Except II
infected sections boil weevil are notice
ably absent. The season Is about tire,
weeks late.
New Orleans,-Market acts just n!
expected. Rullish foundation in cottol
pulls for advance, but general affair
and politics are against 1t, causing re
actions. 1t is a time of watchful wait,
ing, keeping conservatively to long side
Clark e. Co,
New York.-Bad buying against sale;
mills, heavy liquidation by recent buy
ers on prospects clearing west.-Hub.
bard to Reese.
Memphis.-Army worms reported neal
Perthshire, Miss, and also rear Clay.
ton by parties ordering stuff for fight
ing them.
New Orleans.-The market Is doinl
better again on the flood of u~nfavorabl'
crop accounts from many sections o
the belt, A Liverpool cable estimate,
consumption of American cotton thi!
season 2,270,000 bales. Today's privat,
bureau reports on condition indicate {
crop Of II, 100, 600 bales.-S. q G.
New York.-Mitchell selling good dea
very quietly.-Hubbard to Reese.
Mexia, Tex, wires: 1--WE have haC
continuous rains for the past two days
| can not say Just how much damag,
has been done to the crop, but no doub
it will greatly aggravate the worn
trouble, The condition OF the crop II
this section, Is not as good within II
per cent of what it was on Aug. H.
S. & G..