The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-26
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton

gOhkOls
Greenvino. Texas wires. Torrents i
% rain yesterday afternoon and last
night Sabine river out OF banks, aelag 1
70 an lowland work.
Liverpool wires. Narrow market /
with little scattered trade baying os |
the new crops. Very idle on account OF
wire trouble Small attendance que |
10 Grand National races. RoubalA
wires that general strike has been post
poned as a result OF a meeting De
tween master spinners and workers
representatives
New Orleans-Dallas. Texas wires
Portions Texas had IL 70 5 inches
rains The labor situation so acute I'M
possible 10 purchase normal crops. Ten
ants leaving farms AS they are getting
IS per day working on roads, ploWlng
four to six weeks late shepard q
Gluck
New York,-Higher on rains Allan,
tics. traders anticipating Liverpool
selling first hour; little doing .-Hub-
bard
New Orleans-German news is very
bad, because Of the spread Of commun-
list activity II Is even said that the
Krupp works are making shells for the
communist forces, Liverpool is poor
Shepard & Chuck
New York.-London dispatch re-
ports miners decided to reopen negolia-
| tions for peaceable settlement OF dill
ferences.-Hubbard to Reese.
New York-Ticker reports twelve and
| a half million gold withdrawn from
| Bank of England for export this coun-
| try: Berlin dispatch says workers will
renew general strike.-Hubbard to
| Reese.
New Orleans. Exports are heavy to-
| day, Brunswick clears 1891; Calves
| ton, 17,17l; a total of 34,96S. This day
last year total shipments amounted to
2T259 bales,-Shepard & Gluck.
Because OF the high stage of the
| river announcement has been made by
| the Memphis Terminal corporation that
no cotton will be received at the navy
yard compress or for warehouses a
and B.
New orleans. Anticipating improve
ment in crop news we are inclined to
think new crop high enough for pres
ent.-White to Cotter & Turner
New Orleans. Heavy rains central
and eastern belt, but clearing indicated
for that section, fair western belt. Favor
selling on hulgGs for present owing
prospects better weather interior
Beer.
| New Orleans.-Comer rider to the ag-
ricultural bill is virtually a specific
grade contract and would eventually
place the farmer powerless for protec-
| ton on IS per cent of his crop; II Is
bad bill, but there may be chance
to knock II out in the conference; any,
way it will be knocked out eventually
as it Is on-economiC measure and
against the producer.-Barkdull to Nc
Fall.
Commencing Monday, the goth, New
, Orleans and New York markets will
open at 8 am, central time.
| New Orleans.-Looks like buying Of
old crop positions at New York on tbs
Conner senate amendment on contract
delivery conditions, -Kofler to Clari
& Co.
Cuero. Tex, wires: South Texa'
weather is ideal and rainfall has beer
sufficient, The weather is now clear
. farm work is well up and cotton plant
ing Is in full sway"
New York.-Liverpool good buyer herr
! today New Orleans and commission
{ houses locals and Wall street selling
! While rains quite heavy in eastern belt
: generally has been followed by clea
weather,-Jung to McFaH,
: New Orleans.-The market is off un
Z der selling aroused by the bill intro
: duced in the senate by Senator Conner
p of Alabama, changing the future con
, tract laws so that all deliveries on con
: tracts would have to contain so per cen
4 of cotton grading from middling to mid
a ding fair. This would make spin
), ners' contract and leave the farmer GU
% in the colds. & G.
New Orleans-Favor realizing on ad
4 vance, don't think will hold.-Beer.
New Orleans-Bulls seem to be get
y ting on their feet again and May
X the strongest month on the board
Shepard & Gluek.
% New Orleans-We feel old and ne
crop months must be regarded Quit
independently: question of scarcity ter
:, derable grades in old crop on one han
~ and solely a question of labor an
weather as to the new; purpose OF tn
., South is to produce a sufficient suppl
z the coming season and the indicate
a price will be adequate If we make
a cautious trading policy best for pre-:
ent.-S. ]. White to Cotter & Turner
- Grain.
Washington.--It was urged yesterda
by the senate agricultural committt
that the United States Grain corpora
- ton be directed at once to assist
every way the furnishing of cars
e. corn growers and country elevators
v C. c. & Co.
~ Grain Weather Forecast-ninol
ca Missouri and Indiana, fair tonight IL
creasing cloudiness and unsettled t
A. morrow; North and South Dakota, III
Of settled and colder tonight and tomo
,d row.
Chicago.-New York wires refine
selling cottonseed oil this mornin
in Crude in valley selling 1G.5Oc folio basi
market looks lower.
d. Memphis receipts: Corn T. oats al
hay 80 cars,
- Hog receipts: Chicago, 26G0O Oman
&C. $4,000; Kansas City $500 St. Josep
I,pI
II 1900.
IA Chicago-Receipts: Wheat. $500
corn, 265,OO0; oats, $4,000. Shipment
~ Wheat, $1,000; corn, $4,000; oats, III
~ 900.
st. Louis,-Receipts Wheat, $500
corn, ia 009: oats, $4,000, Shipment
Wheat, 10000; corn, 5000; oats, 1000
Chicago-Been some commission Sc
ing in corn lately which seems to
further liquidation by one of the lea
ing holders Edge is off the mark'
-Babcock to Clark g. Co,
Chicago-One of the largest gra
at, men at Chicago expected trading co
market at present-Wild to Shepa
9 G. Gluck.
Chicago-Modern Miller: Favoral
weather in the winter wheat belt h
caused the crop to make seasonal
process, Scattered reports of Hessl
fly continue indicating possible dal
age.
Stocks.
New York.-Late advCes to intern
tional houses are to effect that Der
stock exchange has been reopened a
Lsh er being closed following the revol
nts tion.-Dow Jones
NHo New York--There has been such
'2292 material increase in commission hot
'o4 accounts that any unfavorable devec
ments would have more than an or,