The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton

New orleans.--The weather map is
wet In practically all sections of the
cotton region and in many localities.
both east and west, the rsjnfall IL
heavy. San Antonio reports 50 Of an
inch; Fort Worth; l02; Little Rock,
2.34; Memphis. 36i: Montgomery. lee;
Annteton. Ala. rs Shreveport, %:
Okla homa City, Is; Fort smith. am
"a, II Is the mos8 unfavorable m4p
in WEEKS. & O.
Baton Rouge wires Plenty q cot
ton planted here this wees."
Forecast; Louisiana Showers to-
night, fair tomorrow. Arkansas-Fair
east tonight. Oklahoma-Fat' and
colder with freezing In the extreme
northwest. East Texas-Fair and
colder. Wesf Texas-,Fair and colder
with frost or freezing in the Panhandle.
New Orleans, Reports from the in
terror regarding weather conditions are
very unfavorable and indicate further
Dallas wires; 'Heav W. flooding pd rains rains
swept this para OF the seate last night
In the eastern belt Winder. Ga, wires
Rained here all day Yesterday and hard
again last night, making the worst
furrow has been run and there are no
prospects of plo@ing In che near fu
ture. $ & @.
Ne@ Orleans. Weather sterling
POLITICS and peace news will continue to
influence market, HOLIDAY Americas
markets tomorroW and saturday in
Liverpool from tomorrow until next
Wednesday Sentiment etill divided
with bulls still in control. Week END
statistics will not be posted until next
Monday. Beer.
New Orleans.-Hieher owing more
n NlI I1,.1N
with prosuects for more moisture near
w all belt.-Beer to McFall.
New Orleans.-Sh Shorts covering yes
terday with some trade and speculative
buying: market active. indicates short
interest larger than thought. weekly
weather report more favorable than
expected: market looks higher but we
cant advise buying present levels
Weld & White to C. & T.
New York. Mitchell very heavy
buyer of May on the call Liverpool
bought near months but appeared to be
selling the late Some profit taking by
yesterdays buyers in the new CROP
Jung to McFall.
New York-No particular news;
strength to trade buying and holiday
covering fearing bad weather rather
than contract possibilities, sentiment
confused.-Cleve to Cotter & Turner.
New York.-Rains over eastern belt
sustained market on small trading;
there will be profit taking today before
holidays; If rains continue higher mar
ket.-Hubbard to Reese.
New Orleans.-Map looks promising
for good spell of weather following
these rains and likely last into middle
of next month.-KoflpF to Clark g.
Co.
Dallas wires: spot firms report
practically no spot demand while low
grades are being offered in large guam
known! White cotton can be bought at
the same basis that prevailed when the
market was cents pound lower"
New York wires: THE bad weather
in the belt is causing spot firm to buy
the new crop months"
New Orleans Realizing in volume
Is depressing the market
Gram.
Chicago-Map shows rains mostly ev-
eryWhere. This suggests delayed oats
seeding and bad roads.
Forecast grain belt: All states mainly
unsettled and cooler.
Chicago-Mr Cromwell wires from
Manhattan, Kas.: General wheat con
ditions improved by rains No rain
III north central and western counties
but not suffering yet Shawnee county
has shown rain Improvement offset by
30-mile wind which dries the sail rap
idly,-Wild to Shepard & Chuck.
Chicago-Export buying was less ac-
tive yesterday but late in the day ru-
mors were current or 200 to 300, 900
bushels of rye having been worked
Russelrs News,
Chicago-With stock hogs products
plling up at all Western points and no
foreign outlet, it is reasonable to ex-
pect lower prices. II so then hog mar
ket will sympathise. AS feeding is al
ready being done at a loss it may fol-
low that country owners OF corn will
see flt to offer more freely. If this line
OF thought be correct. then the best
opportunities are on the selling trade.
However. the market will be stubborn
until receipts overcome the demand
from industries.-T. G. NJ. to Clark &
Co.
Chicago-Premiums over MAY for cash
were as high as 80 cents last August
and have ruled around 10 cents dur
ing the winter and are now about
cents. Short interest in the MAY Gov
cred heavily yesterday Think market
has reached climax.-Babcock to Clark
& Co. .