Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-22

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The cotton mar
ket was unsettled during today's early
trading much CT which represented fur
ther reduction in the March interest and
further evening up of accounts in, later
months for over the holiday tomorrow. Ii
anything. the cables wrre shade better
than due, and after opening 10 points lower
10 90 points higher, active months mere
sold about IS to "a points above last weeks
closing quotations on covering and Liver
pool buying. There was continued March
.islnidaton, however, with southern and wire.
louise selling of later months and after
selling up to 49, 10 for March and 14.0s for
Juiy prices eaScd back to about Satur-
Gays final figures.
and the market showed little feature aside
from further March liquidation and SWITCH
ing from near to far months. March 500
ut IL. soc, making a new low record 1or' the
crason and early bulges were follower
by reactions in the later months, but except
for the March selling, the marekt was under
no special pressure, and prices neld Ialrly
steady around midday, with active months
net unchanged TO points higher Arrlvais
Of ,5S1 bales were reported at New 1or~
today, of which IL ,%S9 were consigned. Ih"F
Included 1e.5f5 bales from New Orleans,
which is said to be cotton already inspected
by the government.
Trading remained very quiet during the
middle of the afternoon and there was
which held around 1870 for March ana
1880 for May, or net unchanged to rive
points higher. All American markets ts,,, WI III
lie closed tomorrow. and Wednesday Will De
first March notice day.
NEW YORK COTTON
Tie follsawIag we're the ruling prices In
i'm exchange today:
Tone, barely steady; middling, 1920
quiet.
Open. High Low. Sale Close. Close.
Jan. ........-r.... 80. 800 24-oz 100
Mch. ~ 81: 1s. 10 IL. so 1886 1885 II. 80
May -. 10. A. 10. 50 10. ~ 1915 1913 1915
July ...13 81 l4.Os Is. Sc 1897 1880 10 90
Oct ...14.5o IA. 80 IA 80 1873 4.3a IA 80
Dee. ...14.74 14.74 IA. SO 1856 1876 "a
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. o1.-After hesitat-
ing ON the first call today, the cotton
.,arket moved up in 4 strong way on large
;uying, especially of July, by spot firms.
st the lowest levels ON tie opening prices
we're 10 points down to 20 points up COM
,ared with Saturdays close. From this
hey advanced TO levels 10 to 10 points over
saturdays close. March traded down to
1865 and reacted tOs 1898
A further decline in silver in London ana
Ike fact that tomorrow will lbe holiday in
III American markets checked the upward
movement. At IL o'clock prices were z to
= points over the last prices OF Saturday
announcement Of the cut of 10 cents in the
ate on cotton between here and Liverpool
md Manchester caused much discussion here
vat led to little buying. The rate Is now
;ewn to soc per hundred pounds, the .ow-
ST in years.
At the middle Of the day the market
...rely drifted. At 80 the trading months
gc.e net advances of to points.
NEW. ORLEANS COTTON
rlie foltuwiug were the ruling prices In
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, II. 75c, steady.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
trh. ..12.65 2.93 1885 1910 1898 12.7
FAY lib. ~ IL. 50 10. 10 14.16 Is 13. IS
uIy LIB. 80 II. 66 1913 1880 1913 1913
let. ..13 IA HOO IS. 81 1884 1884 .s4
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 21.-Spot cotton
5os bales: to arrive, 175; low middlns''
seceipts, 4,72S. stock, AZ, G04.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta. steady, 12.j0c. f.
New WORK, quiet, 13.2Oc.
New Orleans, steady, 1850.
Pl!iladeI phia, steady. 13.fJc.
Norfolk, steady, 12.75c.
Savannah, steady, lac.
st. Louis. steady. SOC.
Houston. steady, 10. SOC.
Memphis, steady, he.
Augusta, steady, 12.50c.
Little Rock, steady, 13c.
Dallas, steady, 12.15c.
Mobile, steady, 12.5Oc.
Charleston. steady, lac.
Wilmington STEADY, 12.75c.
Boston, steady, 13.4Oc.
Galveston, steady, 13c.
Montgomery steady, 12.25c.
NEW YORK COTTON
.tlanta spot cotton -. -. -. ...... 12.5Oc
.seeeipts -. 22I
i.nInnentS $.. ooo
stocks .OU -
AMERICAN EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS
riip following were the opening. highest,
,yyest close and DrtyiOus- close quotations