The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
ROUND The TICKER
COTTON.

New Orleans.-Manchester cables:
All cotton mills in Lancashire closed
saturday and II Is expected that Mon
day $4,000, 900 spindles and thousands
or looms will be stopped by strike OF
hal million workers. NH owners say
they VIII make no attempt TO run. OPP
eFAtiNes emand 46lA hour week n 80
per cent increase In wages, while EN-
ptoyers offer 4S-Snur week and Is per
cent Increase Dry goods report says
mills trying 10 check the increasing
pressure to place future business; cot
ton and yarns active. Export demand
is larger than sellers can meet and
much OF the business Is from stock.
FINISHED goods are very firm Clark
& Co.
New Orleans.-Tho initial bulge seems
to have discounted the immediate uf-
fects OF Germany's peace decision. Ia
Questionably the influence Of peace
news was tempered by the Lancashire
spinning STRIKES. n q.
New York cotton opinion: Springs n
Cove think the technical position
70 buy only on sharp breaks, Weld &
Cove think the technical i~ositlon
mas materially weakened in the past
Few days and would only buy on really
o Q setbacks, orvis Bros. & Golf
political news is favorable buy at a
ket. TX unfavorable, buy on breaks.
New York.-The threatened strike In
Lancashire seems on the eve Of settle
ment by the masters giving in, at Any
rate yarns are strong and trade In
terests continue active and strong
Fallon.
New York,-Cotton market opened
higher on buying by Heiffer; selling
scattered Bulge met a lot OF profit
taking. Map not so bad, but weevtl
and grass reports from Georgia and
Alabama very serious.-Cleve
New Orleans.-Bullish weather over
Sunday; extensive ain over north
west quarter, and many showers rest
OF the belt, Strong dry goods market
reports n encouraging new from iron
and steel markets, also firm financial
news will be the leading influences to-
ward sustained or higher markets.
Clark & Co.
New Orleans-The decision OF the
German government to sign the peace
treaty Is the big feature of the news
over Sunday. There is rs yet no telling
how far reaching its effect on business
In general and the big markets Of the
world will he. Manchester mill oper-
atives to the number OF 500, 600 went
on strike Saturday at noon. There is
nothing In the news this morning to
indicate how the Lancashire situation
is going,-S. 4 G.
New Orleans-Look TOR liquidation
and some sentimental decline which
Will improve technical position. Think
VIII sell higher later,-Weld and White.
New York wires; The advance on
the decision by Germany to sign the
peace treaty was met by heavy realizing
on the part of traders who bought last
week In anticipation Of this event"
Liverpool cables: VERY small and
nervous market with the near months
easy on the strike. The distant months
were steady on Weekend rains in
Texas, 1t Is generally expected that
the strike will be prolonged In the
event Of arbitration being accepted by
both sides, mills would probably sun
work Immediately"
Little Rock-l find very grassy crops,
much not chopped out yet and a large
percentage has been abandoned, Labor
shortage acute, boil weevil active and
numerous southeast Of here, Condition
much lower than month aso,-Hall,
New York-Hutton g. Co. have sold
about thirty thousand October, sup
posed to be for Llvermore taking profits.
Buying scattered --Clevenburg TO Clark
& Co.
New Orleans--Spots reported easier
owing to some sales Saturday at con-
cessions,-Clark & Co,