The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-21
ROUND The TICKET!
Cotton.

New Orleans.-New York wires;
There is a noticeable decrease in the
volume OF hedge selhng from South
western points. The market acts short
| and favorable strike news would bring
about sharp upturn. shepard &
| Gluck.
New York.-Liverpool cables: Gen
eral selling at opening on fears result
railway mems meeting today. also some
hedge selling"
liverpool cabled Lowenstein & Co;
| Think strike will last some time;
money tight"
New Orleans. --London-Within 30
days at latest, provided soviet Russia
keeps her promise to return British
prisoners. trade relations between Great
Britain and Russia would be resumed.
Varying estimates OF the size of the
contracts which Russia Is anxious to
place In England one estimate places
the total at 500, 100000. largely agrI-
cultural machinery and railroad mate
rial.-Kofler to Clark & Co.
New Orleans.-Few notices out
New York.-Liverpool cables market
irregular, uneasy over strike news; viii
not stand much selling; would have
been better but for threatened rail
strike. -Hubbard TO Reese.
National Ginners says looks like GIN
ming to date 5.294,000. or 3,05l 900 for
period compared with 4.929,000 and 3D.
094 900 for period Says government
show about 100000 over this. Figures
by states: Alabama, 264 900; Arkan-
sas. 3O1 600; Georgia, COS 900; Louisiana,
272 900 Mississippi, 307 1000 North Caro-
lima. 1000; Oklahoma, $4,000; South
Carolina, 492 900; Texas, $4,000; Texas,
2 1892 600; various, 10000,
New Orleans-Llverpool news as re-
CARDS to strike not so favorable.-S.
n. & Co. to T. & II.
New Worthwhile market sold6off. it
does not show the weakness of last
weeks. T. Hubbard to Reese.
Bolton. Tex.-Biggest' inquiry spots
last night in some time.
Houston. Tex.--Holders sitting tight
refusing to sell. Spots hard to buy.
New Oreans.-Spinners' takngs for
week tomorrow will run against 262,-
last. were only 100, 600 last week, and
weeks INSIGHT will compare with 1885,
600 one year ago and $1,000 in 1918,
probably be about same as last year.
New York--Liverpool cable says
think strike last some time; Liverpool
selling here: Gwathmey best buyer
Clevenburg to Turner & Reid.
Havre, France, cables financial out
look not SO good
New Orleans.-Spots reported steady
some inquiry. one factor says he sold
500 bales this morning at better than
Quotations.-Beer to McFall.
New York-Brokers, believed for
Weld and McFadden, buyers of Deem
Der against sales of January. Texas
basis reported firmer, this causing local
covering. Runored Fall River splnners
holding meeting today consider question
further curtailment.-F. d. Z.
Hear persistent reports from North
and Central Texas and Oklahoma of
farmers abandoning fields of open cot
ton following recent rains. The grades
were SO lowered as to make it unprofit-
able to pick more of it. 1t is the opin-
ion generally here that should another
wet spell strike western belt that it
will put an end to this years crop. The
bulk of this years crop is supposed
to be picked, ginned and stored A
very large part of the crop will never
be picked. Fl & b. TO w. & G.
New Orleans-Moundville Ala, wires:
Our crop here is disappointing. We
thought We had good crop, but we
are nearly through ginning and the
crop will be no better than last sea-
son. Very little selling. Most farmers
carrying their seed and cotton home or
storing in warehouses;. & G.
New York--Ticker says railway en-
ployes ordered go on strike Sunday
midnight sympathy with coal strikers.
Montgomery, Ala, wires: Demand is
chiefly for earlier commitments, but
there is distinctly more inquiry from
mills for November December ship
ments and sailing5. Very little cotton
offering in Atlantic states.--S. G. G.
New York.--Some of the reports
reaching the trade here from the goods
market today have indicated a substan-
tial improvement in the demand for
some lines of goods and a more active
business than for some time-Fallon to
S. & G.
Liverpool cables The market has a
better tone and Manchester shows more
confidence in these prices.
Austin, Tex, wires: The rains Of the
last few days have lowered the grade
of the crop, 1t is still raining today
and the rain seems to be general over
this section.