Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-25
. COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-There was re-
ID covering for ever the holidays at the
ming of the cotton market today. The
er months were IL to Is points .ower
liquidation, but later deliveries yhowed
ces Of to 10 points, and the general
Fas steady to firm right after the cab.
hher sold up from 14.30c to 14.6uc, or
ints net higher, while May advanced
F.9oc. or % points above last nights
vering by December shorts sent the
&up to 1892 during the middle Of the
or ~ points net higher, but the
was at 1888. Later months were
81 BY the strength of the near posi-
|oints net higher witlhJanuary touch
81 and March 1850. This met some
led realeizing by recent buyers for
liday rally and the market was back
iy after midday with trading very
he afternoon market was extremely
et, the attention of brokers being fully
l1pied by the usual exchange of holiday
eetlngs January contracts held around
75c, or about 10 points net higher.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices IN
The exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling,. 15.25c. quiet
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
J1n.-<s. r. U 17o< 11sOU 1sts 81 AH'o w
Mich. 1880 IA. 80 14.47 Ass IA. So IA. so
May :. 14.70 14.97 IA. 81 4.6S IA. 81 IA IS
July. Il. so IL. 90 Il. 90 14.79 14.75 IA. 50
Oct. :. 1895 1912 1895 1928 49,. 1870
Dec. :. 1870 1892 1870 14.s3 $50. "a 40
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 24.-Week-end GOV.
ering by shorts caused q higher range or
values In the cotton market today, the
first half hour Of trading. January went to
13 SOC and July to 14.51c. While the market
had much of holiday feeling, 1t was very
steady.
commenced TO feel scattered selling, some
Of which evidently came from traders WHO
regarded the continued opposition OF gov
,rnment officials TO the revival OF tae war
Is.otton. At IL O'Clock prices were l
Inder to 9 points over the close OF
q the second half of the session it
rclx-..ss-..- holiday market, with only
%4ce changes. At T:3U o'ciocKs .sns
1&sf5od to o points higher than the rinal
nrfces of Yesterday
The following were the ruling prices IN
Tone, steady; 1niddling. 14c steady.
Open. High Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Ian. IL. % 10. So 10. 81 1859 80 1880
Neh. IA. OF "A. % 10. "a 400 1896 1894
Nav 14.15 14.42 14.14 1920 14.16 14.16
July :. 14.271 1881 1920 14.2o 1920 14.2s
Oct. :. 14.42 -442 1922 14.22 14.22 1888
Dec. Is. IS 10. s5 10. 35 1885 1882 1870
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.--Spot cotton,
Quiet and unchanged. Sales on the SPOT,
100 bales: to arrive. none. Low middling
9.O0c; middling, 14.00c; good middling
l6 75c; receipts. S.34S; stock. 45S,4l5.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady. 13.I5c.
New York, quiet, 1920.
New Orleans, steady, 14c.
Philadelphia, steady, 1880.
Norfolk. steady, lac.
Savannah, steady. Is. 75c.
st. Louis, steady, 14.5oc.
Houston, steady, 10 Csc.
Memphis, steady, IA. soc.
Augusta, steady. ID soc. .
Little Rock, steady, 14.5oc,
Dallas, steady, 1880.
Mobile. steady. 13.75c.
> Charleston. steady, Is. 75c.
Wilmington. steady. 14c.
Boston. steady. IA. soc.
Galveston, steady, 14c.
Montgomery, steady, lac.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton $500. .A9.Iocs
Receipts ...... ..........!..... 924a
Shipments ...... $3.50. .. ........ pig
STOCKS 1850. -. 80. 5000