The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-06
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.


New York-We are getting from dif-
ferent sources and sections doleful ac-
counts of the new crop prospects one
New Orleans house says the world
would be lucky II the crop was eleven
and one-haf millions. with such no
tions prevailing no price decline seems
probahie.--Falion to Shepard 4 Chuck,
New Orleans-SollinE OF July and buy
ing OF October persist on a large scale
on the theory that the two months must
come together, This trading Is the
main reason for the marked lrrcgularity
OF fluctuations Of late.--Shepard q
Chuck.
New York--"The ticker says that
there is widespread unemployment in
Japan and that silk and cotton dealers
have cut prices so per cent
Ferris, Tex, wires FIFTY per cent
OF cotton from Ennis north throughout
state to be rcplanted. seed very scarce.
n 4 Il, to W, Il C..
Albany Ga.--Slow soaking rain here
all day
New Orleans--Ccrtifcatod stock New
York, April oS. Si44. OF which 1900
were delivered on May contracts. TN
sold stock in factors hands at Savannah
April 80 was only $4,000, last year
$4,000,
Augusta. Ga. wires; Farm worI,
progressing steadily, good demand spots
offerings light.
New Orleans Market easier owing to
realizing because Of less favorable trade
adyioes from Japan.--Becr 10 Mccall.
Paxton, Fla.-Hcavy rains every day
this week. Cotton late, poor stands.
Much replantiug very grassy. Farmers
much discouraged
Daingerfield, Tex.-Wnl have to plant
over " can get seed, Great shortage
good seed. Acreage slightly under last
year 8 to 10 per cent; never seen a
poorer start IN a new crop. Beer.
Tyler. Tex. wires: Continuous heavy
rains and high winds causing com
plants all over this section; acreage
decreased and crops In general have
poor START 4 r. to W 4 q.
New Orleans. The barometer lines
on the weather map show the low area
still over Texas, but II is gradually nm
ing up and has q center today Of 299
inches against 29S yesterday, The high
pressure has moved across country to
the north and there is n chance thai
il may extend down over the central
and eastern portions of the belt, bring
ing bright, sunshiny weather with IT
Texas may get another day or two Of
thinly scattered showers before the low
disappears. Shepard Il Chuck.
New Orleans.-Spot market reported
quiet. no special demand. Futures re
acted some on realizing and clearing
tendency indicated for eastern district.
Large exports last year. Exports FOR
week promise to fall behind last year
kofler TO Clark a. Co.
New York Private weather reports
continued bad fair demand not much
offered.-Hubbard TO Reese.
New Orleans. Possibility Of October
advancing to 20 cents. this month II the
weather remains unfavorable.-Beer
Night letter from Austin. Texas;
Raining and windstorm az Dallas 10
pm, central and southern parts still
dry and hot, What little good was ac-
complished by scattered showers North
Texas past two days is more than off
set by continuous drouth central and
south, unless tonights rains around
Dallas extend south, north and west
of here. Bankers and farmers. with
whom have talked today admit that
situation Central and South Texas
very gloomy,
Liverpool cables: Lancashire wage
dispute settled. Expect spinners to in
crease takings.
Winder, Ga, wires: Raining again
general over section. Three hundred
bales this section sold today for 40
cents. Last lot white cotton,
New York.-weld brokers and New
scattered, some profit taking. -Cleye
to Cottor & Turner
New Orleans--Prospects for general
rains for Texas appears 10 be disap-
pearing. On other hand Indications are
for general rains central and eastern
belt probably heavy. Weather outlook
hullish. Settlement of Lancashire wage
dispute is a bullish feature Beer to
McFall.
New York M nartirular nous fnre-
cast showers all cotton states east Of
river, partly cloudy west, expect con-
tinued firm markets -Cleve to Cottor
81 Turner.
New orleans. Steamship companies
say that the striking clerks on the river
front returned TO work in many cases
this morning, AID that the strike there
fore, is practically broken here. Long
shoremen are all back at work. This
is an important development In conucc-
ton with the movement OF cotton
Shepard a. Chuck.