The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-11
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton.

New DEMONSTRATING and selling
Tor reaction aused decline yesterday
afternoon, was some uneasiness owing
easier stock market. Course Of the
market will be ruled mainly by weather
developments and legitimate trade de
mand. Raising Of the blockade would
likely lift values TO a higher level. SEN
timent divided for present, but most
traders would probably buy eagerly
again on any further decline Of I'M
p9rtance Beer.
Liverpool cables. Quiet, steady. some
hedge and Manchester selling, taken by
trade calling.
New York,-Liverpool sold Jonuary.
recent sellers buying here today, ira
ders expect further redction.-Hubbard
TO Reese.
National Ginners' report to average
date of July : shows IL per cent i'm
pToyemenL, Indicating government
condition II or u. BY states: Arkansas,
Louisiana and North carolina lose /
point; Alabama and Mississippi IN
changed. Gains are: Georgia 2, okla
homa 4. South Carolina l and Texas Z
points.
New JOHANNESBURG Of marine work
ers called along entire coas from CAL
weston, Tex, to Portland, Me, effective
against all ships except those operated
by l. \. shipping board and these may
also become tied. This strike unless
speedily adjusted may affect export
moVements.-Clark & Co.
New York-Looks like Livermore
selling. -Cleve 10 Cotter Il Turner,
New Orleans.-Points in Texas are
beginning to wire in that farmers are
getting the crop in good s~hape-Shep-
ard 4 GIuck.
New York cotton opinions-weld Be-
llere in the possibilities Of higher prices
this summer but would not buy except
on reactions considerably greater than
yesterdays. n. l.. Carpenter; Prices for
raw cotton and contracts are destined
Tor much higher levels,
New Orleans.-lt is the dryest wealth
er map IN some days. Only a few
showers are Indicated in the belt, IN
the central portion. along the east gulf
coast and on the Atlantic coast. A
great area of cotton country is dry.
me marine strike in this country looks
IKE a serious matter since Ii threatens
to tie up boats from Galveston to Port
anu Me, 1t is said that 30 vessels
ere tled up by 1t in New Orleans. II
continues it will stop a good part Of
the GXp0rts.-S. g. g.
Temple, Tex, wires: Weather per
rect here this week for farm work,
crops making record improvement and
now in good shape"
New Orleans.-South Texas crop re-
ports very bullish owing weevils.-Beer
to McFall
New York wires: Market acts un-
SeLtIed, Spectators inclined to sell. ON
last Two days on decline.
Liverpool cables: Easy here on
tunors section splnners not returning
TO work Monday.
Ardmore, Okla. wires: official tenn
perature yesterday, maximum 104, min
mum 78; too hot for young cotton,
which is willing badly.
New York-Trade buying look specu-
latiVe selling, Ring believes more to
come. Am doubtful personally.-Hub-
bard.
New Orleans-South Texas crop re-
ports received by Beer; Cuero-The
plorable condition, The plant Is large
enough but there's nothing on it, only
here and there a puny bloom manages
to escape the weevil. In seasons past
the first bale was received here July
10 to l3, This year there are not as
open bolls, Same conditions prevail
over Dewitt. Victoria, karnes, Goliad,
Lavaca, Fayette, Gonzales, Colorado,
caldwell and Guadalupe counties Wei
mara 15-aCre patch near town has
only two bolls and not more than n
uoHtll blOoIlS. MS Is Il 1dlT Sample OF
fields in this section. Boil weevil re-
ported exceedingly numerous. Cotton
stalk thrifty in appearance, but nothing
on It. Never in the history of this sec
tion has the outlook for cotton been so
bad as it Is this season. II is not be-
lieved there are enough bolls in this
entire section to make one bale.
New Orleans-Marine workers strike
news more favorable. Press reports
say Eastern Steamship Co, Boston, and
the Grace line, New York, have already
met the demands, Other companies
likely do likewise.-Beer,
New Orleans-Big demand for new
crop when natures. Learn from re-
liable source Galveston has already
booked 100000 to 100000 bales october
to January. Demand continues. good
for ocean freight room, July, August
and September shipments,-Beer to
McFall
New Orleans-Advanced further ow-
ing New York ticker saying trade with
Germany will be resumed at once, Large
exports again from all ports to Europe
today, so far 3S 1000, more to hear from
against only 5000 last year same date,
New Orleans.-The market Is being
helped by reports from Galveston that
| already from 200, 900 to ESQ 600 bales
| of the new crop have been booked to
move through that port from OCTOBER
to January sailings by steamship lines
Shepard h Gluck.
Washington says; THE resumption or
trade with Germany will be under blan,
ket license and the only restrictions VIII
be on dye stuffs, chemicals and pot
ash"
New Orleans.-Augusta, Ga, wires:
we are receiving alarming reports or
| the activity of the boil weevil In the
Atlantics. ~ Shepard & Gluck.
New Orleans.-South Texas press adj
vices complain Of damaginb weeVil ac-
tivlty in South Texas, These com .
plants arose during the period of recent
cent rains over South Texas, but since
her fair. warm weather. has set in
which IL liable to change the situation
Clark a Co.
New Orleans.-Rallied on ticker news
that trade relations with Germany Will
be resumed at once, This was In the
press already yesterday and Is nothing
new. The question is, where is the
credit to do the business.-Clark q Co
New York-Following from Little
Rock: Worst feature now about crop
Is that boil weevil in unprecedented
numbers attacking the good cotton,
which is only about 25 per cent OF totaI
acreage originally planted, AS squares
and hollis are coming or this cotton nov
the boil weevil will prefer It and are
getting the fruit CLARK n CO.
Grain.
Memphis receipts: Corn 10, oats %
and hay 30 cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago $4,000. Omaha
5000, KRnsas City 5000, Sioux City
$500, st. >Joseph $500, st. Louis 10000