The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

farms where 10 days ago Ii looked like
pale % me acre, but where crops are
Z | now completely eaten UP. Some reports
. OF weevils. Weather ideal for insects.
y Houston Texas. wires: Private re-
5 ports do not bear out the government
weekly review. There Ia increasing de-
terioration on late planted cotton and
, during the last three days 1900 bales
, 81 low grade, including tinges, at full
houston quotations. a q.
Memphis.-National GInners' circu-
lar says crop TO Aug. 8 showed deter
.otstion three Fights Of one per cent
: and decline chiefly in light producing
sections Figured on last government
report would make condition 1873.
sherman. Texas. wires: Boil worm
reports coming from every direction.
/ New Orleans Census consumption
report due about 1tth instant. Returns
VII run against $4,000 bales lint for
July last year, June consumption this
year was $4,000 lint
| New Yerk.-It Is reported that three
thousand bales OF cotton have been sold |
out OF local stock since beginning of |
aug august, and that five thousand bales
| goods quiet today. Eight ounce tick |
price was e. cents. yarns yarns duh and and |
easy.
New Orleans wires: Geor-
|
WeeVil damage in sections. Waycross:
| TOO much rain Is the complaint this
| section. Insect damage increasing, At l.
lantB; Maddox says Georgia assured
| McFall,
Columbia. S. C.-south Carolina
crops coming right through; good bene-
Itclal showers copious but not over
whelming. Just the kind that make
crops In August.--Belber to McFall
New York wires: Short interest sus-
tanning market. Mitchell been quiet
phls
Rev 0rieans.-Dallas, Texas. wires:
John Richardson in from Commerce
and Greenville. Texas. gives bad worm
Hugo, Okla, wires; Three inches rain;
still raining.
Mckinney. Texas, says two inches
rain and still raining. Gainesville says
heavy rains, still raining.
Liverpool cables: Cotton situation af-
Ipe o,,st by Franco Russian, unsettlement |
talking bearish, but not selling much. I
New York.-See market advices !
credit japanese interests with being
buyers of cotton. Japanese interests
nave been out Of the market for some
time and are likely to remain only
moderate influence until Japanese :
finances are more nearly normal,-l
Wollrnan to McFall b
Records of the weather bureau show
that average rainfall at 1871 stations '
IN Texas during the month of July was
I.6l inches, which was IL less than p
New orleans.--This is genuine August
weather, and that shorts are none too
pleased with 1t is proved by their Gov -
s 81 1 Hugo, Okla, wires that the p
The rain still falling b
Savannah wires that heavy and con- a
,lnuous rains for the last four to five :"
1 lays nave made roads impossible. p,
waco wires that too much rain is fall :
~ Of the crop and delay the move
nent, At the same time the fact can |
lot be denied that August rains make
ne crop. The bulls, Of course, claim
ma II rams continue the weevils and G.
lot the farmers will pick its. & G. 7.
Now Orleans.--In spite OF all that n
eturns from the British Board Of A.
Era on exports are highly favorable s.
me me. total OF exports Of yarns during @,
90 600 in July a year ago. reports of n,
loths amounted to $3.50, 2O6, 900 yards ~
'gainst 276, 100000.--S. & G.
New Orleans.-GreenviIle Tex, wires:
HErop conditions continue very spotted,
II early cotton good, well fruited
tut good deal shedding and while they Ia
re beginning. to howl about boil weevil M
mo worms don't seem to have done M
| a4 y Damage so far, although both are IN
n account lateness of crop Cotton q
ringing 300 to 400 on October south 90
,exas ana grades running as low as ~
stlct Eood ordinary account heavy Ns
ains'-Fenner & Bernie
New York.-Fall River manufacturers
eny that there had been any agree ,
lent entered into IN regard to cur o,d
lllment of production and state that eto
arket condition entirely control the o on,
teput' WITHIN the past two weeks more fo 1,
AN dozen corporations have inau- III,
hich will probably be continued for
Ie next three weeks at least while
h h mus nave shut down machinery A
hough running the full week.-Fen :
ar q Beane. hoi
New York.-~Keifer sold 1000 Dec, for
learson causing decline
New York:-Wieeds Texas Traveller
red from Brownwood Route Austin.
ample Lampassas, Brownwood-Cronl say
pI,S'h i So9dI though all real late Rain eig
i III Williamson and Bell counties L
oay. Too much rain in central Texas me
pest results but should dry weather W.T.
eVall from now on would expect good
" sure poll weevil will increase shi
ID become destructive" wit
S'ie1i'S-- inc IlrSt Louisiana | OH
ie mas arrived in this market from sur
ihte Coupee parish The first hale s
u year arrived Aug, 81. oea
Grain. law
New York.--Cash wheat S cents high cou
mere with royal commission bidding n
wheat, but seven to eight cents pro
low todays market D
Lisbon, N, D,-Wheat threshod II To +
bushels. - ~ der
Brainard wires from New York ~ 10"
oonlhall cable just in states two car @,
eS Rumanian corn sold to England ~
49, XIV F'Seh''ha corn prlce,-Wag- NOR
Springfield, ILL., rail-
'hicago Omaha wires raining this
rning. Rsined hard yesterday after
IN and nearly all night General -
ouEhout Eastern Nebraska Wiscon.
Iowa this absolutely settles all -
lger OF dry weather, Wagner to -
apard g. Gluck
'htcago Cromwell wires from Cal
y, Alberta Very difficult toy esti- -
te CANADA closely. Saskatchewan X
hg back past eight days, The prai-
PROVINCES may run 2i0 900 900 wheat .
h about 235, geo 900 for the domtn- IL
The provinces may raise s26. ~
900 cats. Alb srta still subject 70 -
st and hail, While Western Can
! believes IN higher wheat, prices, 4
ne Of the bankers in the East are kNN
King $3.50 wheat this fall" The ~
we Cromwell report Is not bulisH