The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-24
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

New JreanS,--ftouSton wires. Spots
very Weak. Country asking limits
Beer.
New York.-Austin advices TO the
World say that many cotton pickers In
or al the rate OF $50 to SIS a week.
New York.--Joseph Ryan. OF Interna-
tional Longshoremen's association. de-
ing. declaring members are merely bal
loting this week on the question Of re-
newing the agreement with steamship
companies which expires Sept. 80. The
result of the balioting will be known
tomorrow.-Pearsall.
New York Market rallied on buying
of January and May by Liverpool on
the more cheerful strike news.--Galvin
New York.---The reductions being an
nounced by large manufacturing con-
Germs Is healthy sign. Buyers who
have been holding off will now come in
especially as cuts have been drastic.
One OF tho largest cotton concerns that
reduced prices states they have done
more business In the last few days than
In the previous month. The cotton
market may temporarily disregard the
condition. hut believe II viii be evil
mand,--Weismann to McFall
Both the New Orleans and the New
York cotton exchanges are making eff
forts to have the department OF aGri-
culture change the time Of September
condition report which. II issued accord
the markets are closing Saturday, Oc-
tober g
New Orleans-New York says that
cotton goods are quieter and that lower
prices have failed to stimulate buying.
Yarns are quoted weak.-Shepard &
Chuck.
Liverpool cables: Market improved
on report strike deferred one week. In
our opinion there will be no strike
Waco, Tex, wires that basis much
easier today. Practically no buyers in
market Country very much dissatis-
fled, General disposition is to hold, but
receipts are too heavy. and there will,
VIII have to be sold almost regardless
Of prices,
New York.-McFadden very heavy
seller cotton.
New York.-western brokers' sold De-
cember heavily. bought distant. With
strike postponed favorable outlook will
probably cause recent sellers to cover.
Hubbard to Reese.
New York.--Schill the best seller.
Liverpool cables coal strike practically
settled.
federal bureau of crop estimates and
the Oklahoma department of agrlcul-
ture says that Oklahoma crops are as
good this year as any year on record.
The cotton yield Is placed at upward Of
ESQ., 900 bales.-Hutton to McFall.
New. Orleans,-Changed first notice
day of october contracts to tomorrow
Saturday, Sept. IS.
New York.-Official announcement
was made today that the British coal
miners had postponed striking for one
week pending negotiations; the outlook
is favorable.
n.--Representatives of British
coal miners In general conference this
evening decided that strike set for
Monday is inevitable,
Liverpool.-Miners' delegates voted to
strike Notwithstanding advice of exec
utives against 1t.
Liverpool cables-Think cotton mill
stock will not last more than a week at
the most, and coal strike Is very doubt
full.
Savannah, Gave made auto trip
through following section Georgia,
north of Savannah, Bullock. Enkins,
Screven, Effingham. Chatham; found
cotton all open; through picking lots of
fields; cattle turned in some. No top
crop; weevil damage plentiful; about
half crop these counties.-May G. Dos
we'll to Fenner & Beane.
New Orleans.-Exports Of cotton to-
day are very large, the total of clear
ances thus far being 45,51l bales. Gal
weston exports 1876 bales. This day
last year exports were only 2.505 bales.
IS. & G.
New York.-Textile manufacturers in
Mohawk valley, New York, announce
reduction OF, 30 to 40 per cent on prices
of cotton sheetings and yarns. accord
ing to OispatCh from Utica to w e. G.
New York.-Atlanta wires hard to buy
anything under 81 cents; some places
gins not running. others shut down I'M
til Jan. islanders to Clark & Co.
New Orleans.-Spots in West are
very weak and there are not enough
buyers to care for offerings.-Beane to
w. G. G.