The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
ROUND The TICKER
Cotton

New York-Early cables were slightly
reaCuoua.y, but differences are not
very iwpu. taut. The cold spell pN-
tended throughout the Southwest and Is
an unlay Urabic feature, otherwise there
Is nothing new. The outstanding factor
IL cotton market Is the discount on July
and the new crop and Il seems TO me
that there are opportunities 10 be
found on buying size in the July and
october options Ettelson TO Clark &
co.
New Orleans-Seyere cold weather In
Interior freeztngf to coast east OF Mis-
sissippi river freezing at Del Rio, san
Antonio. Southwest Texas, also at
Brownsville, Rio Grande section, but 80
at Brownsville is questioned All cot
ton up Rio Gsande and Texas coast
| section probably have 10 be replanted
and seed in ground viii be SLOW TO ger
inmate il sprouts at all may rot
Beer.
Weld, New York. wires; Liverpool
| cables: Tone barely steady. some
hedge sales Of old crop. Continent SELL
ing new crops around opening. Ad-
vanced later on little call buying on
| decline exchange.
New Orleans-Favor buying July and
| new crop deliveries owing TO big dis
4 counts and probability rain following
in wake OF cold wave-Beer.
New Orleans-Exports form United
| States to Europe saturday were $1,000
: vs.. 1900 last year and promise to con-
1 tinue comparatively large. Census Feb
| ruary consumption report 18th, returns
| likely to be bullish, Coolest weather on
record in cotton region for this period
| of the year.-Beer.
New York--Longshorem employed
by three coastwise lines are out on
strike at this port,
New York.-Exports so far today 55. e
| GOO bales, of which $4,000 going TO
| Great Britain; 1900 to France, $500 TO
the continent and 1890 to Japan and
China.
Mount Oliver, South Mississippi, re-
ports four inches snow.
New Orleanc. LEGISLATION to pro.
hibit planting cotton in Cameron, Cal
calsue and Jefferson Davis parishes
Louisiana, will be sought at the next
meeting of the general assembly In
May because of the appearance OF Mex
lean pink boil worm in those parishes
Beer to McFall.
New York.-We have no pronounced
| views on the temporary course of the
market, although we think that pur-
chases on good setbacks will prove
profitable.-Weld & Co.
New Orleans.-The demand has beer
good 50 far. because of fear of what
the weather is doing to new crop prep.
arations. There is Is a scarcity of con.
tracts. around the ring. The forecas
calls for better conditions in the West.
ern belt-Shepard & Gluck
Galveston clears 80, 944 bales of cottoI
for export for England and France
Boston clears 1,135. This day last veal
total exports were 100 bales.
Grain.
Grain Bet Forecast-All states: Gen
orally fair tonight and Tuesday
warmer,
Chicago-Believe edge is off the corr
market. Think good many pyramid
ed lines are held by smaller traders. =
Babcock to Clark & Co.
! Chicago-E. j. Smiley, of the Kansa
Grain Dealers association, says Full
90 per cent of wheat standing is vol
unteer and it may be assumed tina
two million acres sown last fall wi
be abandoned and sown to other crops
OF the remainder two million is of vol
unteer growth and its outcome ca
not be forecast at present. In all sec
tions of the state moisture is needed.
Chicago.-There's report here tina
England has removed its maximum cor
price.-Wild to S. & G.
Fort Worth, Tex. wires Corn plant
ing will begin next week in this sec
ton"
| Chicago.-Argentine corn news main
ly unchanged, new crop looks very larg
! and old reserves are large.-Wild I
s. & G.
Chicago. Message Saturday elaine
railroad embargo had been put oil
against, Calgary on account of conges
ton. Saturdays receipts at that mai
ket were SIS cars wheat, 165 cars GA
II and 20 cars barley,-C. c. & Co.
\ Chicago.--Local traders sold corn
start but offerings were absorbed /
commission houses and shorts startt
s to cover, advancing July and Septen
$ Der to new figures on the crop, May
t new top in the present upturn.-
2, c. c. & Co.
a Stocks.