The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-17
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.


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Cotton.
New York liverpool New Orleans
and trade houses buyinG Some OF the
wise contracts scarce jung 10 Neral
New Orleans. Splnners takings FRI
day viii run AGAINST only l23,g0O last
year. and 10000 in 1918 were $4,000
last week-BeaF.
New Orleans. Market improved ON
better selling exchange and uniavorable
weather. while market looks higher
would buy only on good breaks.-White
TO Cotter & Turner,
New Ofleans.-Strike OF dockmen
rumored today Reports say 5000 coast.
strike In sympathy with the Eastern
strike.-kofler.
New YorkA rather bullish review OF
the new crop situation Is published this
morning and credited to a leading spot
house who say that labor r. very
scarce except IN extreme Southern por-
ton OF Texas. crop two to three weeks
late. condition of ground unSatisfac-
tory.-Ettelson to Clark & Co.
New Orleans. Some South Texas
acreage reports received by Beer Kyle
Acreage about same as last year
Seguin--Slight decrease possibly about
) per cent. Many acres viii be idle
this YEAR Jewett--Considerab talk Of
| reducing acreage, Labor scarce. Runge
Not likely be as much cotton planted
here as usual Proteet--Acreage will
be reduced fully g per cent, Rossvlle
Majority Of farmers will replace 90
to 30 per cent acreage with corn this
| year.
Austin, TeX-Labor more plentiful in
Southern Texas. as many MeXiCans
have come, other sections still feel the
shortage Of labor.
New Orleans West Point. Miss. !;
| While the acreage in cotton in 1920 will
| likely be increased, il is now getting
| along toward work time. There Is
| little done so far toward putting the
| ground in shape. or getting ready for
the big iob.-Beer.
New York Hubbard buying May and
| selling October.
Washington---We ekly weather report:
Very little preparation for corn and
| cotton planting was possible during the
| week in much of the South on account
| OF frequent rains and wet soil while
| blowing for corn was retarded in most
central districts by the same conditions,
| 1t is becoming dry however, in parts
| of West Gulf areas, where rain will be
| beneficial for planting and for the
termination of cotton and corn. These
| crops are getting late start in that sec
| ton.
New York.--Tne big longs selling this
| morning through brokers.-Hood to Nc
| Fall
New York.-Ticker says: Spartacist
danger Germany increasing; have con-
| troll Krupp Essen; no effect here vet
New Orleans.-Final census ginnlngs
due goth instant, New Orleans cotton
| exchange has inquired of Washington
as to whether snaps and bollies win be
separated from ginning totaL-Beer.
New York-Ticker says If present
treaty fails, Congressman Brittin, llli-
ing separate peace with Germany and
Austria. Hubbard to Reese.
West Point, Mss--We are needing
good open dry weather TO get started
on the crop, and unless we get as many
as two or three days sunshine we will
be at planting time soon with nothing
done.
New York.---Jap brokers been rather
free sellers May, July, but well taken
and looks gher,-Hubbard to Reese
New Orleans, The death of Gen
Stephen M. Weld, for years one OF the
foremost figures in the cotton world
is reported,
Ferris, Tex, wires: THE grain acre.
enormous increase in cotton. The
weather is perfect and preparations fol
planting are being completed rapidly
S. G. G.
! Liverpool cables There was loca
and Manchv 3ter selling on the advance
in foreign exchange and less conf
dence in the German political outlook
New York-Better on advance in eX.
change, which cause weakness abroad
| 81 4, hAa a Ia
changing politicsl situation checks bust
ness,-Hubbard.
New Oreans.-The buying thus fa
has been based on the favorable Ger
man news and the bad weather news
S. & G.
New Orleans Brunswick, Ca. clear
1856 bales the Pacific coast 6,267, anc
Galveston 1880, a total thus far o.
1883, against 6,447.
Austin, Tex. wires THE weathe
continues to be unfavorable, too DIR!
and too cold This section has no %
had any real rain in seven weeks II
South Texas some cotton is up, but al
plants look sick and unless warn
weather comes soon good deal o.
cotton that is up will die. IS, & G.
Montgomery.-The uniformity of re
ports from all the cotton growing states
agree as to the extreme bacKwardnesl
of the necessary preparation and farm
work In some sections farm work II
as much as six weeks late, but on al
average it is probably only four II
prewar times late start with subse'
ouent good weather conditions, coul(
be partially if not wholly overcome
but as it is now the farmer OF thu
South faces a condition quite ulIleFeht
Our opinion, however, is that grea
effort will be made to produce as muei
cotton as possible on the land which
will be devoted to cotton raising Al
attempt will be made to cultivate sucl
lands thoroughly and fertilize then
heavily.--Weil Bros.
New Orleans.--The market is yer.
STEADY on continued favorable Germ1al
reports. The latest rumor Is that kapp
the leader of the revolution, has be
come fugitive.-S. g. G.
New York.--A telegram from Dalla
TO Orvis Bros. says Germany sendmi
buying orders again today paying TO
III in New York Houston wires Hooper
Cron one to five weeks late. Weathe
. favorable. labor scarce and nigh GOO
inquiry for spots from Liverpool am
continent recently Hundreds of MeXi
cans are passing into Texas. 1t woult
aDnear that labor question in that dis
trict was settled. --Pearsalls to Clark.
New York.-Gossip is that Livermor
sold about %, 600 yesterday; Schley JUS
, | sold 5000 october To-Day, sald De sam
account Hubbard to Reese.
Gram.
Forsecast-Al states: Unsettled to
night and Thursday, rain or sno"
somewhat warmer.
Chieago-Price Current says: Seed
ing OF oats progressing northwar
slowly, with indications Of some IN
crease in the acreage. Winter whea
; condition continues to decline. In Kan
sas and Oklahoma rain is badly needed
t,hicago-G.ocal professionals waitin