The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-25
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

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Houston, Texas. Entirely too much
| rain; basis up 80 points,
New York.-Some think they see signs
OF a somewhat better demand for goods.
Fall River sales of print cloth Increased
last week. Trade buying here yester-
day was said to be more OF a feature
| than for some time past. Toxic re-
ports silk dun and weak. American i'm
porters are canceling silk orders Many
cotton and silk mills will close at the
end OF this week, not to reopen until
after September 6.--Journal OF Com
merce.
New orleans. --Temple, Tex: IS bales
were received yesterday, bringing total
to pa. On same date last year only
bales had been reported and the fourth
was a week later, August rs. II is es-
timated that IL fair weather should pre-
vail during the week one thousand will
be marketed here.-Beer to McFail.
New York--Liverpool bought mod
erately, but. yesterdays buyers turned
sellers, sentiment beariSh.--Hubbard to
Reese.
New orleark THE ]. w Jay & Co.
condition figures are 70.9 against ~ 3
a month ago. 1t Is difficult to under
stand how a crop OF over $4,000, 900
bales is figured from this percentage.
$. & G.
New York.-Liverpool buying and
GhbIl CONtllHB IHIt III weaker
condition, but naturally gave shock
to bearish sentiment, so there is not
the same demoralized feeling as on
Mondays. T. H. 10 Reese.
New York.-Jay's report placing crop
et l3,400000 and expectation of a bear
ish weekly are causing the selling. The
crop will not exceed 100000. Private
estimates run as high as five million
-Fallon to S. & G.
New Orleans.-The weather map Is
favorable, except that 1T shows too
much rain in Texas. Elsewhere the
map MAJ is dry; At some points in Texas
l.7S inches; Palestine 1,66 and Houston
2.4S.-S. & G.
Greenville, S. c., wires: Have care
FULLY, Inspected crops in this section.
smaller plants are fairly well fruited:
the pig, snowy plants have many blooms
put almost no bottom and middle
disappointment in final yield, This sec
ton will make less cotton than last
year. wagner to S. & G.
New York.--Liverpool does not quite
meet our advance. Market no doubt
WIN be in an uncertain state until
future coal situation. Our market for
the next few days will be influenced
py, private crop reports. The selling
side should not be pressed now as cot
Ton has had a material decline and
iurther recovery is justified even though
II proves to be temporarily. and NJ.
to Clark, & Co. -
Liverpool cables: I'VE can not get
bullish yet. Surroundings here are bad,
There is fear of a coal strike and pos
sloly OF railway strike and trade
Keeps poor" i
New Orleans.-If rumor National Gin
ners 72.2 correct think would indicate
crop of about 13,500,000 bales, exclusive
OF llnters, pointing to a crop of about
l45OO,00O bales including linters, but ru-
FAN. N'Ae
Augusta, Ga.--Neighborhoo Spartan
burg and Laurens fields still very wet,
plant turning yellow in spots. Big fer
llllzer man informs me afraid will have
10 carry over many accounts owing
wet ground caused by heavy rains
Beer to McFall.
New York.-Bearsh cables in. both
from Japan and Liverpool, the former
report further failures.-F.' & B.
New York.-The drop in cotton prices
has unsettled many ideas of values in
cotton goods and cotton yarns and
manufacturers are in fog, according to
the Journal of Commerce. An official
OF one Chicago garment concern saws
II Is impossible to see how the clothing
trace OF that city generally can avoid
a shutdown lasting from the middle of
October until December / or 15.-Fenner
d Beane to Wells & Gustafson~