Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-01
COTTON

deal Of evening-up in the cotton market
this morning, in preparation for tomor-
was steady at decline Of 1G to 80 points
rejecting easy cables. favorable weather
and selling by LveFPool in ot the south TIL
1923 for December, the market rallied on
spot house buying and sold up to 1880
for December or even with the, previous
nights close. Again the, weather was
favorable through the south. showing very
little rain. The average of the eleven
private crop reports thus far issued is G9.3.
compared with TO3 a month ago.
The midday market was exceedingly dull
but held about steady around 34.0S and
34.2 "a for December. representing an advance
of about 20 points over the lowest of the
morning on scattered room covering.
This was followed in the early afternoon
by a second weak spell during which October
broke to 49,. 20 and December to 33. so, net
loss of 60 to 70 points, reflecting further
liquidat ton ahead of the bureau and a lack
of buying power.
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NEW YORK COTTON
The following were tt ruling prices on the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling,, 1920; quiet.
Last Prev.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Llose.
Jan. ..34.o5 "a So SO 90 SO. 63 SO. 60 "a 40
Mar. ...34. Is "a Al SO 63 80. 10 80 6S 81. AZ
May Ia 10 "a 20 SO. 10 SO .s5 33 81 81 81
Oct. ...34 10 "a 80 80. so 33 60 80 60 "a. 80
Dec. ...34 IS 80 3.72 80. So 8 80 "a. so
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
SEW 0RLEANS July S1Pq Ss,+ cables
responsible for selling orders in rather lib
eral volume in cotton today. During the
first half hour of trading prices lost %
to 30 points.
Expectations of a moderately favorable
condition report from the government tomor
row increased offerings under which prices
fell in the trading up to noon to level 40
to SO points under the final quota tons Of
yesterday.
Very favorable private crop accounts, es-
pecially from some portions of Texas, in
at 1 o'clock prices were at net declines of
81 to "A points.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, ss:5oc; quiet:
Open. High Low. Sale Close. Close
Jan. ...33 .96 "a .O2 33. IL SO. &c 80. II "a. IA
Mar. IA. 90 "a 90 80 % SO. % 33. 80 "a %
May -. &C.. .... .... &C.. 33 80 "a %
Oct. ...33. 90 "a .O4 SO Is 80 81 SO. 25 "a .O5
Dec. ...34. 90 "a 90 SO IL 33 80 SO 81 81 .Os
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, July G1.-Spot cotton
quiet % points off. Sales on the spot LIPS
bales; to arrive none. Low middling, IS. Is;
middling, 1850; good middling, 1880; re-
ceipts $685. stock 376,121
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, "a. 25c.
New York, quiet, 34.20c.
New Orleans, steady, 3350c.
Philadelphia, steady. 34.45c
Galveston, steady, S4.25c.
Montgomery, steady, 33.25c.
Boston, steady. 34.25c.
Mobile, steady. 33.75c.
Savannah, steady, 33c.
st. Louis. steady, 34c.
Houston, steady, 34c.
Norfolk, steady, 32c.
Memphis, steady. 34.25c.
Dallas. steady 1850.
Augusta. steady. 33.25c.
Little Rock. steady, 33.t5c.
Charleston steady. 33.5Oc.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton ................ .31 Zoe
Sales ........-...... ............... 1'dOu
NecelptS ..'......... ....'''.. 81
shipments -.......'.... .....'...' l 'SoS
STOCKS '''..''.' 90 oo'
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, barely steady; sales 5000; good
middling, 21.66d.