Oct.21.27 21.49 21.18 21.21
Dec. 21.27 21.35 31.00 21.03
Jan. 21.05 21.10 20.77 20.77
Mar.21.14 21.22 20.85 20.90
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. July 31.-—Mild ad
vances and even milder sags made up the
fluctuations In cotton today, the season
being the final one of the old crop year.
Trading was somewhat restricted by th<*
government's report on the condition mt j
the crop, due tomorrow, and by the un
certainty existing over the annual sta
tistics for the year ending today, which
are also due tomorrow, the main Items
In which will be the carry-over and the
consumption. In the late trading the
market turned rather soft under expec
tations, government' report on condtlonr
would be higher than the report of a)
month ago and October traded off to
20.50c. The close, was practically at the
bottom with the list showing net losses
on tho day of 12 to 31 points.
There were two periods during the day
when the market was very steady, one
of them around the opening, when prices
were 12 to 23 points up on the dry
weather !n the western belt and the wet
weather in the eastern belt. Heavy sell
ing met this advance, some of It being
In the way of hedging, and prices were
driven 4 to 12 points under the close of
yesterday but a quick rally followed the
posting of the forecast calling for con
tinued drouth In the western belt und
further showery weather In the east.
Tins buying movement carried prices to
the h.ghest levels of the day, 17 to 23
points over yesterday's finals. October
traded as high at 20.86c.
