The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-13
ROUND The ticker
Cotton

New York-The recent acuvits IN Ocs
1 tober Is the result OF concentrated buy
/ ing and apparently Of a very confident
/ character. A successful long predicts
some fancy prices for this option. 30
/ TAR these buyers have all the advantage
/ because 30 long as spot cotton is worth
l the price, the near months Of the new
/ crop are far too low. What the ultis
1 mate result will be will. OF course, de-
4 pend upon the crop development but In
the meantime the longs have the ad-
vantage on their side.--T & NJ
Nee orleans-It is now reported there
were six notices circulated here; only
ones that have been circulated 90 far
Clark & Co.
New York-Expect MAJ repetition
| March; bulls bought 25, 900 more May
ner.
New York-Mitchell Bought fifty DC
tober on opening. Market easing off
on reports trouble in Germany.-CleVen-
burg to Cotter & Turner
New York-Journal of Commerce says
eoastwise strike longshoremen probably
pc resumed today or Monday; strike
leaders predict entire port TO be tied
New York-Reports revolution Ger
trade bullish and long on local situa-
tion.-Hubbard TO Reese.
New Orleans-The German revolution
may be of far reaching Importance, and
may unsettle or depress market fur.
ther The news upset prospect for a
higher level Of values.-BeeT 20 Nc
FAN.
Temple Tex: s'Crop preparations
fine" .
Chicago-Marshall Field & Co. in theiI
weekly review Of the dry goods trade
say: Current wholesale distribution OF
ury goods has been greatly in excess
OF the corresponding week a year age
ana OF any-previous year. Orders from
statesmen on the road, for both i'm.
mediate and future delivery, were also
far ahead. More customers were in thc
mouse than during the same week last
year. collections are excellent.
Grain.
Forecast all grain states: Fair to
night and Sunday. rising temperatures
Chicago-There has recently beef
considerable buying of hob products Ii
expectation of demand from Contra
J Europe, Political conditions there mad
pubic this morning will certainly defer
Is not Destroy demand from that source
l ihere is an enormous bedging load OIL
! the provision market and packers brok
ers are selling again this morning
Eabcock to Clark 4 Co.
New York-The feature Yesterday 4
> cottonseed oil was the heavy switchin
from May to July, done extensively b
| a rev interests and was credited large
! TO one OF the Western packers. Re
liners and packers have done consider
J able switching the past week or So bu
! / q IFVNo Nnfn L.. Al. NJ
: ton has not been liquidated and belle
prevails that 1t will not come on tn
mariAt until deliveries on contract
4 commence. --McFadden to McFal
Chicago-New York wires. Grain ea
ports, which have been quiet for cou
pie OF weeks, are commencing to sho
more life. Three Greek steamers this
mad been tied up at the Portland, Me
docks for fortnight have loaded nearl
. a million bushels of heavy grain an
sailed for Gibraltar The North AZ
lantic range has dispatched a numbe
OF foreign vessels within the past fe'
) days with general freight, but most
I OF foodstuffs.-C. c.. & Co. to McFall.
: Buenos Aires-The value of Argentir
e wheat exported during the last yes
e rose to the unprecedented figure equi,
. statistics made public by the ministr
I or agriculture. Tonnage exporte
s amounted to 7,06S,295.
MinneapoMs--Wheat sc lower, oat
strong, &c to &c over May.
Argentine wheat closed &c to Sc low
Z er than day before; corn panicky.
Chicago-Argentine exports this weel
Wheat, 4,995,00O; corn, 100000; oat
:, 100000.
: Chicago--Considera talk that IL
Il hog belt is finishing lightweight hog
If not using large amount of corn. Bas
~ of $3.50 to $1.55 cash corn, present Oh
e cago hog price is not satisfactory Wi
l. to Shepard & Chuck.
n Chicago-A tremendous increase
looked for on Monday in Chicago stocI
of lard, some guesses running as his
as 100000 increase, but most >aroul
100000 Ii anything over the latt
figure think it will have distinct
:, bearish market effect Think lard al
cottonseed oil sale now. Provision
Y market dull and inclined to weaken.
Rene to Shepard B Gluck.
T. Chicago--Ticker says: Corn easier ,
il selling due to the reported overtime
of the German government and Il
\, longshoremens strike at New York b
a., ing the bearish influences. Rye affect
;. more than any other grains by the u
= favorable development in Europe,
II the demand for rye has been from Ge
many.
Y, Chicago--Grains opened easy on bea
IN ish talk of being high enough and Il
r poor export demand.-Wid.
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