The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

| New York.--Liverpool and hedge sell
ing on opening; traders bought yes
terday on storm; they think it has gone
northest-Hubbard to Reese.
New York.-Ford has made q heavy
reduction In his prices. which win call
mobile manufacturers. Goods demand
is reported slackening in this country.
Foreign exchanges are heavy with bills
| freely offered. The stock market in a
reactionary frame OF mind. General
commodity markets with a downward
trend.-Fallon to Shepard & Gluck.
New Orleans.-New York wires:
Bankers are predicting improvement in
| foreign exchanges. The market Is in
clined to sag because there is no evil
deRce that the storm has done any par
ticuiar damage although the completed
weather map may be very unfavorable.
Again traders do not like the English
sftuation.-Shepard & Chuck. -
| New orleans--Liverpoo cables coal
strike prospects becoming more gloomy.
Sotton strike likely to. spread further.
NO prospects immediate settlement in
| AFFECTED districts.-Beer to McFall.
| New orleans.-Latest advices from
weather bureau say that the hurricane
now over North Louisiana and it viii
diminish in intensity.
Grain.
Chicago.-Bears say Central West
must consume corn at home and hogs
will rise to 300 pounds.--Wild.
h Chicago.--Price Current says: Corn
crop needs practically all of the month
OF September for maturing under fav-
orable weather conditions. A large part
OF the crop will be out of the way of
frost by Sept. rs. ~
Forecast all states: Showers tonight
and Thursday; not much change in, tenn
peratures. y
Chicago.--Liquidation and hedging
sales in wheat. One Eastern house
was early buyer but has withdrawn.
| General commission selling in corn and
1 oats. looks like liquidation. support very
poor. larger shorts inclined to cover
IN corn, but estimated receipts are too
heavy for any important reaction.-Bab
cock to Clark & Co.
Chicago.--Th is no such thing as
bun now and there is very little rea-
son to be one. An soversoid condition
or farmers not being satisfied with 80
cent corn on the farm could easily
change the situation and at least cause
shorts to cover.-O'Brien to McFall
Weekly weather report for grain bel::
Generally warm, dry weather I which
prevailed in all central and most south
ern districts was very favorable for
the maturing and harvesting of crops
some frost occurred In the Northwest
and the Central Rocky Mountain states
but the damage was not serious. Sol
| moisture was mostly sufficient except
IN few North Central and Western
districts. The preparation of the sol
Tor the seeding of winter wheat made
good progress in the principal grain
producing areas excepting in few dry
localities and early seeding grains ger.
minated quickly. The week was very
favorable for the maturing of corn and
the bulk of the crop is .now safe ir
Nebraska, and about one half safe II
Iowa, while most of Wisconsin ant
Michigan crops will be safe by Septem.
Der 80 Stock continues in satisfactory
condition while pastures and ranges
are holding we'll in most sections.
| Chicago.-It is claimed that the bis
fend of export wheat reported sold yes.
terday was Manitobas. Message from
New York reports sales of 100, 600 bush.
els corn for export.-Rosenbaum Grair
company.
Chicago,-old corn sold at Contra
illinois point yesterday at 81 per bushe
and was offered for sale freely at tina
figure although As days ago the farm
ers were offered $1.65 and refused t.
part with their grains.-T. e. NJ.
Chicago.-The reason we are gettinf
large receipts of corn is on accoun
price being SLIPS per bushel. After Sep
TENDER is out of the way they will drol
off to very small ampunts.-C. C. G. Co
| Chicago.-There Has been over fiv,
million corn sold in this market. TIL,
market has taken it well.
Chicago.-Talking 100000 whea