The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-01
COTTON ADVANCES ON
FIRM FOREIGN CABLES

New York. Nov. 1.-The cotton mar
ket opened at an advance OF 81 TO So
points In response to unexpectedly Arm
cables and unfayorable weather In the
south. Liverpool and Wall street brok-
ers we're good buying and the firmer
showing OF Liverpool evidently In
creased disposition TO cover short con-
tracts In advance of the holiday tomor-
row. The New Orleans market was
closed in observance Of All Saints day.
but New Orleans was seller here while
there was also scattered selling for
southern account. These offerings
caused some irregularity after the call,
but they were readily absorbed with
December contracts selling up to 81 soc
and January to 20. 95c during the early
trading. or about IS to 67 points net
higher on the more active positions.
The forenoon advance extended to
81 .75c for December and 81 .19c for jan
uary,. with active months generally
showing net advance of 80 to 90 points.
There was little scattered southern
that source, while Liverpool and Wall
street were good buyers on the adj
vance. The demand tapered of during
the middle Of the day. however, and
trading was very quiet during the early
afternc on, with prices showing reactions
OF 20 or rs points from the best. Liv-
erpool trade advices attributed the adj
vance there to small hedge selling and
scattered buying ON prospects for re-
newal of trade with Russia.
Trading was very quiet during the
middle OF the afternoon and the fresh
feature developed with December rul-
ing around lac and January 81 .00c,
or about 81 to u points net higher.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
OPENING
New York, Nov. 1.--Cotton futures
opened Arm: December, q 45c;; jan
uary. 20 sec; March. 2O.5oc; May. 2o.3 bc:
~ LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Liverpool. Nov. 1.--Cotton spot in
good demand prices easier; good mid
ding. 1S.74d; fully middling, 17.74d;
middling, 16, 49d; low middling, 12.69d;
good ordinary dir s,74d; ordinary, SID;
sales, 1000 bales: INCLUDING $500 Amer
20,500 American; futures closed steady;
November, 15.87d;. December. IS. SD:
March, Is. 16d; May. $4,000; July, 14.6ed
October. 14.15d. .'~s
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
Chicago. Nov. 1.-Cattle--Receipts.
II, 900 head; beef steers and butcher she
stock Csc to SOC higher; top steers,
SIC. 00@15.50; butcher cows mostly $3.50
@10.25; Gamers, cutters and bulls
strong to csc higher; bulk Gamers and
cutters. $4.00@5.O0; stockers and feed
ers Csc higher; calves steady to strong;
best ,vealers. $13.6OQla.oo; westerns.
3. 500 head; strong to higher.
Hogs-Receipts,9 1900 head; active,
25c to 4Oc higher than Saturdays aver
age: top, 1880; out Of line; practical
top. $3.50; bulk of sales, $12.75013.35;
pigs, 15c at 25c higher; bulk desirable |
kin 100 to 126.pound pigs, $i3.4o@ls5o:
sleep and lambs fully Csc higher; choice |
fed western and native lambs, $13.75; |
bulk natives, $12.75@1350; choice year.
ling wethers. $4,000: choice native ewes. |
1925; bulk native ewes, $6:50@7.26;
sesfH9r esAs tSp f ssopu smoS $685.
Chicago, Nov, 1.-Butter-H Higher;
Eggs-Higher; firsts, so@61c.
Poultfy-Live unsettled; fowls. 21@
'Sc; springs. 27c; turkeys, 35c.
~Potatoe.ssoodTGilrnmi Northern White.
'se os sss ssqy ob per SWs az bulk
New YORK PRODUCE. Il
New York. Nov. 1.-Butter-Steady; i
creamery firsts. 47@60c.
Eggs--Firm; firsts, 6sQ7oc.
Cheese-Irregular; average run, 24@
sc. fH ta
Poultry-Live steady; chickens by ex-
'ress 36@37ci by freight. acc; fowls,
&C; turkeys, 40c.s Dressed poultry easy;
western broilers fresh, 340l35c roasting
hickens fresh. 29@0c;l fowls, 24G36c;
oosters fresh, 24126c; turkeys. 25@4Sc.
CHICAGO cASH.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-Wheat--No. red,
2.19H.
corn-No. 2 mixed, ss5h @sOhc; No.
yellow, 901s@92c.
Rye-No. 2, $1.70@1.73.
Enthusiastically.
Timothy Seed--$5. 00d6.50.
Glover Seed--$12. 00@2000.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard--S19.05. 3h aa
Ribs-$14.50@
SILVER.
New York, Nov. 1.--Bar silver, do
estic. 99hc:. foreign, SO%c; Mexican
,IlarS: 61Mc,