The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-14
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.


New orleans.--weather map cloudy
| over greater part of the belt. 1t Is a
blue map, scattered showers have fallen
| In all states but the rains are lighter
| than they have been.-Shepard & Gluck
New Orleans.--weatHer reports show
partly cloudy to fair west generally
cloudy central and eastern belt, many
stations report showers, early forecast
points to temporary cles rirg over West
ern states, but continued rainy condi-
tons over eastern half belt,--Kofler TO
Clark & Co.
Greenvile S. c.. wires Been raining
10 days Rust playing havoc. Some
farmers destroying crops to get rid OF
spider
Huntsville. Ala, wires: We have had
incessant rains here since Aug. l. n
there Is no letup in this wet weather,
the cotton crop, now one month late,
VIII not produce enough to make a
handkerchief
New Orlcans.--Sentiment mostly bull
ish owing bad weather and less favor
able crop accounts but cautious because
OF unctrtainty politics. II European
news becomes worse market may sell
lower, probably advance II news i'm =
proves.-Beer to McFan.
New York.-Mail advices from Ger
many indicate that the clamor for raw
materials Is for the purpose of produc-
Ing finished goods which will be used
to gain markets In Spain and South
america. -Pearsall.
Terrell. Tex, wires Raining and
cold here this morning"
Paris, Tex. wires: Weather unfav-
CRADLE this section, very cool and cloudy
past three days"
New York.-Small market, some Jap
l,1lN hA
end covering on the continued rain
Foreign political news is regarded as
somewhat better.
New Orleans. THE market broke I'm :
der determined selling for which there
was no particular reason except that
room bears thought they could force a
little more liquidation from the long
side.-Shepard & Gluck.
New York.-San Antonio says insect
damage exaggerated and that Texas
VIII produce around 100000 bales
7. & M. to Clark T. Co.
New Orleans,-The barometer lines on
the weather map are badly scrambled.
There are eight different areas Of pres
sure over the country and none OF them
is important. 1t is "a regulation Au-
gust weather map and probably local
conditions will rule over the cotton
belt with no great change over Sunday
from the weather than has been pre-
Lalling for some time-Shepard G.
Gluck.
Waco, Tex, wires: Generally speak
ing, there is an excellent crop all the
way from San Antonio to Waco No
worm or weevil damage of any conse-
quence and the crop Is going right
ahead, making every day" ..F 49,
Greenville. Miss, wires: Owing to too
much rain and cool weather and with
crop 30 per cent small, there is
much complaint of weevils, worms and
shedding. shepard g. Gluck.
Chicago: Marshall Field & Co, in
trade, say: Current wholesale distribu-
ton OF dry goods has been consider
ably In excess " the corresponding
period last year. Road statesmen are
not yet showing samples for spring de-
livery. Road sales for imnediate de-
livery were less in volume than during
me same week year ago. There were
sSlghuy fewer customers in the house
collections were not quite up to the
standard of this period last year
New York.-Market fairly steady.
traders very bearish expecting pressure
from South, but market has absorbed
some heavy liquidation past few DAYS
ana short interest increasing. Hubbard
to Reese.
New Orleans.-The census bureau Is
bullish in nearly all details. Total con
sumption of cotton and linters this last
season is counted at 6,759,671 bales
against 6,223,sS3 the preceding season
Despite all the talk about short time.
there were more spindles running than
either during June of this year or july
OF last the figures being 1860, SAP
during July against 34,503, 754 in June
OF thls year and 34,17l, 600 in July OF
last Mill stocks sank to 1 1857 at
me end OF July against 1,554,92 al
the end Of June.-Shepard & Gluck.