The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-14
ROUND THE TiCKE:R!!
Cotton.

Liverpool cables: THE ballot favors
coal strike but negotiations are still
proceeding and opinion is that there
viii be no strike Shepard & Chuck.
New Orleans. y. c., wires:
Spot prices have declined throughout
this territory about cents since Mon
day. though futures are down less than
half this In Eastern North and south
Carolina markets middline Is selling ~
~ to 20 cents, strict low middllns
around lie and low middling II to l5c
We find distinctly more disposition to
sell on the part OF farmers with no
mill demand and very little shippers
demand against old commitments. -
Shepard & Gluck.
New Washington wires that
Secretary Houston has rejected demand
of farmers for revival of war finance
board corporation to finance export OF
American farm products -Hensley to
Shepar3 & Gluck.
New York.-Some early liquidation
and Liverpool selling on weak cables.
hut we'll absorbed around zoe for De-
cember and tone firm on short cover
ing with supply more limited.-Gwath-
mey Il Co to Foster
New York,-McFadden brokers buy
ing; shorts trifle nervous over trade
markets reported lower All news
bearish, except weather west.-Cleven-
burg to Turner & Reid.
Liverpool cables: In consequence of
financial depression market is influ-
enced by distress cotton and rumors
financial pression.-Hubbard.
Waco, Tex,-Goo1 grades md staples
continue in pretty good demand, other
wise it's fairly hollow while holding
movement on market will have big job
to absorb that portion that's selling.
Beer to McFall
Liverpool cables Manchester SELL
ing and the lack of buying power caus-
in the easier tohe."
New Orleans.-Cut in ocean freights
by French line forcin- reductions by
American and other TO. eign ships may
have had something to do with Liver
POOLS early week sortneSs.- Fenner &
Beane to Wells 4 Gustafson.
Grain.
Chicago, Goodwin, at Fort Wayne,
Ind? says: Rain is needed for new
wheat crop. Farmers say nothing do
ing selling wheat at these prices.
Winnipeg cars: Wheat 1,12S.
Chicago.-M Wagner wires from
White Eulphur Springs, W. Va. Feel
confident exporters are lonk lot of
light. Think general trade speculation
trade short. Chance for bull manipu-
latibn quite imp ossible, therefore think
December will gain forther on March
Grain Belt Forecast-Probably show
ers, coloer al lover.
Chicago. Government estimate of
COS 100000 wheat reserves compares
with food administration figures of
~ 900 last year. Crop this year
751 100000 VS.. 941 900, 900 last year
These estimates on farm reserves bull
ish, If the United tSates continues to
supply foreign needs, but Canada is al
ready a strong competitor and the
southern hemisphere will be in the
market within go days.-Babcock to
Clark G. Co.
Chicago.-There is car new corn
here today. 1t is in excellent condi-
ton. grades No. and sold for SEC
Babcock to Clark & Co.
Kansas City. Mo-, wires message from
oxford. Neb.: Farmers along this line
not worrying about wheat market
plenty of care are offered, but there are
no deliveries and little grain in ele-
vators and even the dealers who have
little on hand are holding for higher
prices. A Junction CITY, Kas., dis
ity Geary county cattle feederes are
preparing to winter thousands of head
of stock and advance shipments of cat
tie arriving.
Detroit, --AlthouEh Henry Ford and
other officials of the Ford Motor COM
pany refused to confirm or deny it. they
metal that will replace canadium in con-
struction of automobile chassis. New
metal Is much more tensile and strong
er, il Is Said.-DOW- Jones Co.