The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton

New Orleans, Settlement Maegh New
york, continued favorable weather and
light spot demand inducing heavy re-
alizing, looks ioweT.-Ellls & Co
New York.-Quiet, same interest as
Yesterday only buyers. traders expect
ing northumberland 10 Reese,
New Orleans. -Liverpool cables very
narrow quiet featureless excepting lit
Tie scattered Manchester selling Rou-
haiN wires dated %. mill hands refused
proposition masters, general strike
threatened; ROubaix gath general strike
az federation Industries ordered March
26 unless compromise arrived at be-
fore then.-Weld & White.
Ew Orleans.-No serious decline
likely In old crops account scarcity OF
tenderable grades new crops viii re.
fleet climatic conditions traders market
likely; suggest buying July on any good
setbacks,-White TO Cotter & Turner
New York.-March broke on selling
OF few hundred bales This also
causing somewhat easier tone other old
crop months. The South, commission
houses and LOCALS. selling New crops
easier on better weather.--Jung TO Nc
Fail.
New York Collapse in March bring
ing out liquidation IN May and July
from recent buyers@-Jung to NERAL
New Orleans-Foreign political news
better. Rumored Ebert and reds have
entered into a IS hours armistice, may
reach agreement, Big advance IN
French rentes, closed 5S.45 vs. 57.S5
yesterday,-Beer 10 McFal.
Washington Weekly weather report:
The week was quite favorable for corn
and cotton west OF the Mississippi and
corn planting progressed northward to
Central Arkansas and Western Okla
homa at about average date 10 the
eastward. however, wet soil has de-
layed field work and corn planting is
late. The dry weather has somewhat
injured early corn and cotton in Texas
and these crops are getting a late
start in that state. Cotton planting has
progressed favorably in Arizona and in
Imperial valley, Cal.
New York.-Recent new longs dazed
by March collapse would take little to
start liquidation.-McE to Cotter &
Turner,
New York.-London cables say that
the curtailing OF loan by banks has
caused speculative and investment liq-
uidation involving an enormous aggre-
gate decline In values.--Pearsall.
New York.-Texas spot men good
sellers OF July here today.--Jung.
New Orleans,--It is said that Spain
has been a large buyer Of good mid
these purchases caused the revision Of
spot quotations Monday. Some spot
people say that Japanese interests al
ready are large buyers of the high
grades for October shipments. & G.
New Orleans.-Those long OF March
who do not intend to receive cotton
and those short who do not intend de-
livery must liquidate by close to-day.
Longs who will receive and shorts VINO
are prepared to deliver have until to-
morrow Moons & G.
New Orleans.--Clearing weather, new
crop conditions and easier spot mar
kets may cause temporary easiness, but
have small faith sustained decline
Newburger & Co, to Foster
Primary Movement--Receipts. Wheat,
564 600 vs.. 1916, 900; cora, LOIS, 900 vs..
6i2, OOO oats, 6S4 900 VS., 10000. Ship
ments: Wheat, $500 VS.. S69,oO; corn
542, 900 va, POI 900; oats, $4,000 VS.,
66S, 000.-T. g.. NJ
Ft. Worth wires; Heavy rain here
and IL general woue make Texas soil
condition nearly perfect."-S. & g.
New Orleans--Erratic market, spas
modic spells OF liquidation, London
consols quarter lower to 45Ac. Unta-
vorable news from Polish frontier
Kofler.
New Orleans-Small craft warning
Texas coast increased southerly winds
today This holds some prospects for
rain west,
New Orleans--Judging from big ad-
vance in French rentes, up LILO francs,
and big decline in English consols
closing ASH, down IA points on day,
France looks upon today's developments
as favorable to that country. while
England takes a gloomy view of out
look Beer to McFall