Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-11
COTTON

NEW YORK, March 10.-There was a
renewal of heavy switching from old to
new style contracts at the opening of the
cotton exchange today. First prices were
firm a. a decline Of Is points on March,
but generally 80 to 20 points higher on the
old style months and from % to 65 points
higher on the new. Trade interests were
very heavy buyers of the old May and July
contracts against sales in the new style de-
liveries Old style May sold up to 1912
or u points net higher and new style to
30 20 or 45 points net higher during the
early trading and later both deliveries
ruled around $500, while old style Octo-
Der sold at 20.G5 and new style at 2l.oo
or 40 points apart. Unfavorable weather In
the south and reports of delayed farm
work helped the general tone of the market.
The fluctuations were somewhat rree
ular late III the morning, but the general
tone of the market was steady on the re-
ports of a better goods trade and unfavora
BILE conditions for farm work in the SOUTH
New crop contracts were relatively firm in
the new style months, while near mouths
were relatively firm in the old style with
March selling at 24.0O or 81 points ret
higher. New style deliveries ruled about a
to g. points net higher around midday with
May selling at $3.50 and October at Fl 10
NEW YORK CoTTN
The following were the ruling prices in
the exchange today:
Tone, steady; midling, 81. 15c, quiet:
Open. High. Low Sale Close Close
Jan. -. 20. so % 90 IS. so 2O.90 80. 20. Is
Mar. %. 20 %. 20 IS 30 % 90 49,. ,,..
Nav =. o3.1O %. % %. SO % Is IS 90 %. 70
July =. % 90 %. so 21.sO %. 40 2.40 1880
Oct. =. 2110 21.15 POTS 100 p ,05 20. 60
Dec. .. 2O.75 2O.9G 20. 60 5000 20 80 2O.25
NEW YORK COTTON
(Old Style.)
The following were the ruling prices I"
The exchange today:
Tone, steady.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan. 90. 40 20. so %. 40 20. 40 800 20. 10
Mar. E. % 40 24.5o %. 33 "a. 40 pap %. so
May =. 30. 60 % 10 90. 60 80 %. rs 90. 40
July =. % So 22.35 21.91 %. 20 30 p. so
Oct. e. 2O.7O 21.15 20. 45 20.95 5000 20. So
Dec. O.. O.4O II. go 2O.4o 21.OO 2O,9O 20. IL
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. March 1O.-Higher
prices ruled in cotton today as the result
of continuation of the demand which
started toward the end Of the last week,
first half hour of trading the old contract
months rose 10 to 66 points and the new
contracts rose 40 to so.
In the trading up to noon old contracts
incrca sed their gain to 30 to 66 points, but
the new contracts did not rise above The
early high levels. Reports of a gon tone
in the spot department helped contracts.
good demand was carried into the after
noon session and at / O'Clock prices were
80 TO "a points up on the old contracts ana
So to 80 points up the new.
The market showed continued steadiness
during the early afternoon with old style
okc limo
style 23.15 and with new crop months gen
orally about IS to IS points net higher.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
((New Style.
The following were the ruling prices IN the
Tone, steady; midling, Of. Csc, steady.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Mar .. &C.. 80. 80. $3.50 80.
May Is 90 % 90 Is. 81 %. 8S % SIS 23. 40
July =. %. so 2.62 22)29 %. 45 As 23.0S
Oct. =. 20. so 2o.72 20. 45 90 81 20. go 2o.2
Dec. 49, 49,. '''' -0''0 '''00
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
(0ld Style.)
The following we're the ruling prices In
the exchange today:
Tone steady. w.,
open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Mch. =. %. 81 &c. is 1871 &c. 10 &c. 20 25.54
MAY %. 65 %. 90 %. Al .73 23.73 %. 81
July =. 81. 95 %. 40 81. 95 %. % %. 30 81. So
Oct. 1915 1926 10. so 80 10. So 10. go
Dec. ... 20. 10 10. so 800. 10. IS 10. IS
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, March 1O.-Spot cotton
steady, so points up. Sales on the spot
1906; to arrive, 1,164. Low, middling, 2o75;
middling, 27.25; good middling, 1925. Re-
ceipts, 4.039; stock, 467S
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, nominal 27.15c.
New York, steady, 27.15c.
New Orleans, steady, 27.25c
Cbo rIaStnn steadv o. Or