The Pulaskian., 1920-07-01
COTTON ITEMS
BY AUG. PROBST
sTATisTfcIAN OF THE BOARD OF
COMMERCE CONDUCTS AN Ex-
cELLENT COLUMN IN THE
NEW SKYLINE
By August Probst.

The next government condition re-
port will be issued July 2.
Middling upland cotton averaged 40
cents per pound on the local market
during the past week.
Among the prominent visitors on
the Exchange during the week were
J. B. Duncan, England; Mark Valen-
tine, Scott; J. F. Fryer, Plumeryille;
R. E. Earle, Morrilton, and others.
S. NJ. Tate, cotton buyer, Board of
Commerce Building, will leave July
l for an extensive business trip to
Southern and Eastern cotton mill CEN
ters. He expects to be gone about
two months.
One of our oldest and best-known
cotton factors in the State, Mr.. ]. N.
Stegall, of stegall Pollock & Steven.
son, is spending week in st. Louis
on business.
R. e. Earle, one of Morriltons pro-
gressiYe merchants, awho was on the
floor of the Exchange Tuesday, stated
that Morrilton will celebrate the open
ing of their new steel bridge across
the Arkansas river on July 5. He said
that the citizens of Morrilton are pre-
pairing for one of the greatest cele-
brations ever held in that section of
Arkansas. The superintendent of the
Exchange and many members will at
tend the celebration J. J. and w. o.
5croggin are active members of the
Little Rock Exchange and we will be
sure to call on them.
Arkansas cotton crop is making
good progress, according to the week.
ly weather and crop. report issued by
the United States Weather bureau
Wednesday. 1t says: Cotton made
very good progress, and Improvement
was reported in most portions, but
the crop still grassy in places, espe
cially in southeastern and southwest
ern portions. Plants are rather small
but of good color and growing rap
idly. Nearly all has been cultivated
and most of it is clean. The condi-
ton is reported as poor in the south
east and southwest. but fairly good to
very good in most other portions"
A review of the British cotton goods
situation by a special correspondent
of the New York Journal of Com
merce, in part, says:
Manchester, May 26-"The indica
tons noted in the last review of the
cotton industry of pause in the buy
ing activity have, during the past few
weeks, become pronounced. The de-
mand from all directions for piece
goods has been on a much reduced
scale, and this has been reflected in
parts by the volume of business fall
ing considerably below current pro-
duction. 1t was also stated then
that there we're signs of some over
seas markets having overbought.
These, too, are more definite. Tur-
ANOy iAeeo oCCA AC5lllppllS COttO4 SOOuS,
and requests for cancellations have
come from that country and other near
East markets, while cancellations are
reported even from China. An exag-
gerated value may be put upon such
indications, but they can not well be
ignored
Dun's Weekly Review reports a
large increase in imports of cotton
cloths:
There were 1928, 693 yards of cot
ton cloths imported in April, brinning
the total for the ten months ending
in April up to 1O1, 734,511 yards, com
pared with 1,461, 673 and 20,6S5, 544
yards, respectively, last year. Most
of the cloths came from England and
Switzerland The total value of cot
ton manufactures imported in April
was $13,096,551, against $2,366,G44 in
April, 1919. For the ten months end
ing in April; the value of cotton goods
imported was $S3,636,603 as com.
trasted with $29,O33,779 in the same
period of 1880"