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October contracts sold . off to 28.20 c and December to 25.38 con the call, but spot houses were buyers on the de cline, while there was a good deal of scat tered covering owing to apprehensions of a tropical storm and more favorable reports from the domestic goods today. Houses with Liverpool connections sold rather freely at the start. Otherwise pressure was lim ited, and prices soon rallied to 28.55 c for October and 25.65 c for December, or within ■ few points of last week's closing quota tions. A tropical disturbance, reported im mediately south of the Yucatan channel last night, moving northeastward, was said to be of considerable intensity. Buying on the tropical storm threat was Stimulated by the views of local map read ers, who thought that a low barometer west of the Mississippi might mean unsettled conditions In the south whether the tropical ■forms reached the belt or not. New Or leans was relatively firm and bought here, while trade buying was accompanied by re ports of a stiffer belt spot basis, an_d Octo ber contracts advanced to 28.75 c, or 17 points net higher. December sold up to 25.93 c, making an advance of 23 points from Satur day’s closing, but the official forecasts *for both the wester nand eastern belts were favorable and prices showed slight reactions ground midday. The middav advance extended to 29.00 for October and’26.25 for December or 35 to 55 points net higher on the active months with r. Wall street buying on the tropical storm * news. There was realizing at this level but prices held within a few points of the best, and the market was very steady dur ing the middle of the afternoon. NEW YORK COTTON The following were the ruling prices in th exchange today: Tone, steady; middling, 31c, quiet. Last Prev. Open High. Low. Sale. Close. Close. Jan. .. 24.20 25.05 24.05 24.90 24.88 24.55 Meh. . 23.63 24.28 23.05 24.08 24 00 23.67 May .. 22.70 23.70 22.70 23.40 23.40 23 05 July .. 22.35 22.80 Sept 29.lo Oct. .. 28 25 29 00 28.20 28.85 28.80 28.55 Dec. .. 25 50 26.42 25.38 26.14 26.12 25.70 NEW O’LEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20.—0 n the open ing of tre cotton market today prices were lower ami the decline soon amounted to 28 to 33 points, selling being based on poor cables and private reports of increased short time among English mills. The storm V warning for the tropical disturbance near ‘ the Yucatan channel did not have much effect at first, but finally changed the whole complexion of the market, causing heavy buying, on which the initial losses were re covered and the market sent 7 to 18 points higher than the close of Saturday. October fell off to 26.53 c and reacted to 27.01 c. The hurricane in tropical waters remained sthe dominating influence to the late trad ‘ Ing when the active months were at net advanc-s of 56 to 79 points. October rose to 27.62 and March to 23.64. The cotton market closed steady, at net advances of b 3 to 75 points. A heavy covering movement among shorts get in following storm bulletins indicating that the hurricane was entering the Yucatan channel, thus taking the course usually taken by storms that affect the cotton region T’>° active months late in the morn ing were 37 to 52 points over PaGirdav s final prices, with October at 2< .35 and Marc hat 23.45 c. NEW ORLEANS COTTON The following were the ruling prices la the exchange today: Tone, steady; middling, 28c, steady. Last Prev. Open High. Low. Sale. Close. Close. Jan. .. 23.60 24.48 23.59 24.45 24.45 23.92 Meh. .. 22.95 23.64 22.78 23.61 23.61 23.08 May .. 23.30 23.02 22.30 22.95 22.95 22.55 July .. 22.06 22.35 22.00 Sept 28.33 27.58 } Oct. .. 26.70 27.67 26.53 27.58 27.58 26.88 Dec. .. 24.60 25.48 24.50 25.39 25.39 24.78 NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20.—Spot cotton quiet and unchanged.’ Sales on the spot, 111 brlese: to arrive 400. Low middling. 19.50; middling, 28.00; good middling, 30.75. Re ceipt! 1,529; stock 198,867. SPOT COTTON MARKET Atlanta, steady, 33.50 c. j New York, quiet, 31c. New Orleans, steady, 28c. Philadelphia, steady, 31.25 c. Montgomery, steady (new), 29.75 c. Norfolk, steady, 80c. Savannah, steady, 30.50 c. Bt. Louis, steday. 32c. Houston, steady, 28.50 c. Memphis, steady. 32c. Augusta, steady (new), 30.25 c. Little Rock, steady, 28.50 c. Dallas, steady, 27.15 c. Mobile, steady, 28.50 c. Charleston, steady, 30c. Wilmington, steady, 28c. . Boston, stqpdy, 31c. V Galveston, steady, 28.75 c. ATLANTA SPOT COTTON Atlanta spot cotton33.soc Receipts 171 Shipments 11l 'Stocks 11,245 AMERICAN COTTON > AND GRAIN EXCHANGE COTTON QUOTATIONS The following were the opening, highest bwest, close and previous "Ivse quota lions on the American Cotton sod Grais Lxcliange of New kora: ’ Prev Open. High. ix>w. Close Clow Jan. .... 24.15 25.05 24.09 24.85 24.55 Mar 23.10 24.33 23.10 24.05 23.57 May .... 22.75 23.70 22.70 23.42 23.0'- Oct. .... 28.20 29.00 28.20 28.78 28.58 Dec 25.47 26.42 25.38 26.10 25.70 LIVERPOOL COTTON Tone, quiet; . les, 4,000; good middling, 24.78 d. . Prev. g Open. Close. Close. aunary .. 18.47 18.251 18.61 February 18.04 18.33 March 17.88 17.79 18.06 April 17.55 17.80 May 17.40 17.31 17.54 June • • • • • • 17.14 17.33 July 16.90 16.96 17.12 August 16.71 16.87 September 19.28 19.88 (‘Octoberl9.46 19.19 19.68 ■ November 19.00 18.83 19.23 December 18.64 19.00 COTTONSEED OIL MARKET Opening. Closing. Inn 'ebruaryl3.Bs@ 13.90 14.00-?/. 14.16 •larch ... 13.90W14.00 14.09r«14.1S Kuril 13.90'0 14.10 14.23 K 14.25 ‘■ntember .. .. 13.0 -.*14.25 13.8<@13.99 October .. .. 13.80@14.00 14.18W14 .21 Novemberl3.Bo@l4.oo 13.98*344.00 December .. ... 13.78*3.13.80 13.93@13.9i Tone, strong: sales. 4,300. SHEPARD A GLUCK COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20.—While there cere delines on tire opening in cotton today is tiie result of poor cables and the in- eased short time movement among English l.illg, the market soon’took on a strong up . >rd trend ns the result of the storm bul ■ tins, indicating that the hurricane which I veloped late last week was about to enter :'ie Yucatan channel, the course usually ken by such disturbances when they enter >e Gulf of Mexico nnd threaten some portion ,r the cotton region. The hurricane is J>.un*l to be a dominating bullish influence tor the next few days. ATLANTA TKLWEEKLI’ JOURNAL. GRAIN CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Wheat prices de clined today in sympathy with the depres sion of the corn market. Opening quotations ranged from 1c to 2%c lower. Favorable weather and generous receipts led to general selling of corn and to a sharp setback in values. After opening 1c to 3%c down, the market continued weak. Wheat closed steady at the same as Sat urday’s finish to %c lower. Corn closed steady at the same as Satur day’s finish ’o l%c lower. Oats went lower with corn. The provisions market was dull and irreg ular. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS The following were the ruling prices tti the exchange today: Prev Open. High. Low. Close. Close WHEAT- Dec2.3B i 2.40% 2.37% 2.39% 2.40 Mar 2.33 2.35 % 2.33 2.34% 2.35 CORN— Sept. ... 1.23 1.23% 1.21% 1.24% 1.25 Dec 1.07 1.08% 1.05% 1.07% 1.08 May .... 1.07 1.08% 1.05% 1.08% 1.05% i ' ATS— Sept 58% 59% 58% 59 60 Dec 61% 62% 61% 61% 62% May .... 65% 65% 65% 65% 66% PORK— Sept 26.00 25.95 Oct. .. . 26.50 26.50 25.90 $6 25 26.00 LARD— Sept 20.72 Oct 20.70 20.75 20.67 20.70 20.85 Dec 18.95 19.10 18.95 19.05 .... RIBS— Sept. • •,. 17.87 Oct 17.95 17.95 17.80 17.80 17.90 RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO Today. W’heat* 57 cars Corn 217 cars Corn 103 cars Hogs 24.000 head CHICAFO CASH QQUOTATIONS CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Cash, wheat. No. 1 red, ?2.54%@2.57%: No. 2 red, $2.53%@ 2.57. Corn. No. 2 mixed, $1.22%@1.25%; No. 3 yellow, $1.21@1.22%. Oats, No. 2 white, 60%@61%c; t No. 3 white, 59%@60%c. Rye, No. 2, $1.92%@1.93%. Barley, 93c@51.01. Timothy seede, Clover seed, $18.00@25.00. Pork, nominal, laird, $20.70. Ribs, $17.62@18.62. ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS ST. LOUIS. Sept. 20.—Cash: Wheat- No. 2 ted winter, $2.63. Corn—No. 2 white, $1.25: No. 3. $1.23. Oats—No. 2 white, 61%@62c; No-. 3, 60% 61%c. Thomson & McKinnon grain letter CHICAGO. Sept. . 20.—Wheat: There is some interchange of cash wheat between eastern and western holdings, probably in the way of completion of old export sales, as new foreign demand is reported slow. Cash market shows considerable strength under a demand from interior millers and because the receipts are abnormally small. Premiums for some grades have been ad vanced from 1 to 3c. Undertone of this market is strong, gathered largely from refusal of the country to accept prevail ing prices instead of from broad demand. Corn: Existing weather forecast and heavy receipts made very general bearish feeling. Previous sellers accepted this op portunity to take profits. The cash situa tion is anything but strong. Current re ceipts are being taken by elevators for the purpose of building up a accumulations here and probably with contemplation of delivery on September contracts. In early market there were no bids whatever for corn to arrive from country. During the day bids of 4 points under September for five days’ shipment and 8 points over De cember for 15 days’ shipment were made. The market is entitled to some rally, par ticular’ in the event of unfavorable ' V< Oats* e ’ It is constantly reported that the country Is a very reluctant seller of oats; nevertheless, the visible supply increases liberally each week. Stocks in Chicago alone are 5^00,000.. The total visible s about same as year ago. Market resists pressure because of its relative eheapne,s but there is very little interest displayed on the investment side. Provisions: A good cash trade in prod ucts is reported and hogs continue strong. ATLANTA COTTONSEEL PRODUCTS MARKETS (Corrected by Atlanta Commercial Exchange) i: To d 4 ° U . baSiß . Pri “ e ’ . te .“%10.75 $ll.OO C. S. meal," 7 per cent am- monia. 100-ton lots .. -. 51.00 53.00 C. S. meal. Ga. common rate point. 100-ton lots .. 50.00 52.00 C °S“S K.»O 18. M ‘'‘{“."'lmw 1 ” 1 . 1 !: 10.00 12.00 Linters, firs tcut. high-grade lots, 4@6c Linters, clean, mill run, 2@3c. Linters. No. 3, l@l%c. NEW YOR KPRODUCE MARKET NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Flour quiet and stG<idy« Pork —Firm: mess, $31.00@32.00. L ar d—Easier; middle west spot, $21.40@ 21 50. Sugar—Raw, quiet; centrifugal, 96-tf 9 ’- 10.76; refined, quiet; granulated, $14.50 @15.00. „ „ . Coffee —Rio No. 7, on spot, 8c; No. 4 Sanos, 13%@14%c. Tallow—Firm; specials, 10c; city, 9c. Hay—Quiet; No. 1, $2.40; No. 3, $2.15@ 2.20; clover, $2.00@2.30. Dressed Poultry—Quiet; chickens, 38@olc; fowls, 26@42c; ducks, Long Island, 37c. Live Poultry—Quiet; geese. 25c; ducks, 35@40c; fowls. 36@43c; turkeys. 40c; roost ers, 24c; chickens, broilers, 39@42c. Cheese —Quiet; state milk, cwunufh to spe cials, 20@20%c; skims, common to specials, 5@12%c. Butter, firmer; receipts, (2 days), 14,102; creamery, extra, 59%@60e; do. special mar ket, 60%@61c; state dairy, tubs; imitation creamei y, firsts, 45@59c, nominal. Egggs, steady; receipts (2 days), 22,701; near-by white fancy, 81@82c; near-by mixed fancy, 52@73c; fresh firsts, 56c; Pacific coast, 58@82c. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Butter, creamery, extras, 56%c; cieamery standards, 53%c; firsts, 48@55c; seconds, 46@48c. Eggs, ordinaries, 41@49c; firsts, 52%@ 53%c. Cheese, twins, 24%e; Young Americas, 26c. Live poultry, fowls, 34c; ducks, 28c: geese, 23c; springs, 33c; turkeys, 45c; roost ers, 23c. Potatoes. 70 cars; Wisconsin (per 100 lbs,), and Minnesota (per 100 lbs.), $2.00@ 2.15; Jersey Giants, $2.25@2.30. , METAL MARKET NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Copper easier; electrolytic, spot, September and October. 18%@19. Iron steady; No. 1 northern, 51.00 @53.00; No. 2 northern, $50.00@51.00; No. 2 southern, $43.00 @ 44.00. Tin steady; spot and nearby, 44.75; fu tures, 45.50. Antimony, 7.25. Lead steady; spot, 8.00@8.50; zinc steady; East St. Louis delivery, spot, 7.75@7.87%. At London: Spot copper, 98 pounds os; futures, 9S pounds ss. Electrolytic, spot, 112 pounds; futurees 118 pounds. Tin. spot, 275 pounds ss: futurese 279 pounds las; Lead, spot, 35 pounds 10s futures, 35 pounds 10s. Zinc, spot, 40 pounds:; futures 41 potinds ss. NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 20.—Turpentine, firm, $1.35%f*t1.36; sales, 332; receipts, 418; shipments, 230; stock, 13,152. Rosin, firm; sales, 475; receipts, 1,209; shipments, 325; stock, 44,874. Quote, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N window glass, water white $11.50. Cottonseed Crushed During August 20,317 Tons Vs. 20,058 Last Year WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Cotton seed received at mills during August totalled 24,979 tons, compared with 27,354 tons during Au gust 1919, the census bureau announced today. Crushed cotton seed totalled 20,317 tons for this Angust and 20,058 tons for last August. The following comparative figures for products manufactured from cotton seed were given out: Crude oil 5,009,520 pounds this August and 5,722,038 last August. Refined oil *10,952,139 pounds this August and 20,273,059 last August. Cake and meal, 8,743 tons this August and 9,664 last August. Hulls, 6,271 tons this August and 5,222 last August. Linters, 2,470 bales this August and 3,150 last August. Stocks, on hand included: Seed at plants, 36,760 tons this Au gust and 31,021 last August. Crude oil, 13,757,055 pounds this August and 7,631,225 last August. Refined oil, 228,434,189 pounds this August and 109,128.947 last August. Gainesville, Fla., and California Censuses Announced by Bureau WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. —Gaines- ville, Fla., has 5.286; a decrease of 897, or 14.5 per cent, the census bu reau announced today. State of California, 3,426,536. increase 1,048 - 987, or 41.1 per cent. Sedalia Mis souri 21,144, increase 3,322, or 18.6 per cent. Counties: Jackson, Ala., 35,864; Lauderdale, Ala., 39,556; Limestone Ala, 31,341; Talladega, Ala., 41,005; Sabine parish. La., 20,713; Tensas parish, La., 11,639; Attalla, Miss. 24,831; Smith. Miss., 16,178; Yalo busha, Miss., 18,487. California, in the last ten years, has outgrown Indiana and Georgia. The state's growth is larger both numerically and relatively than that of any state the 1920 population of which has been announced, and its numerical increase exceeds the com bined increase of Massachusetts, In diana and Georgia. California, which ranked as twelfth state ten years ago, will now ru.nk: in tenth place or above. Liberty Bonds NEW YORK, Spt. 20.—Liberty bondj closed: 3%t* ..; ... ... ... *... ... ’. .$90.04 First 4s, b1d85.50 Second 4s ... 85.20 First 4%586.00 Second 4%585.41 Third 4%588.48 Fourth 4%s ... .. 85.60 Victory 3%595.56 Victory 4%b 95.54 Corn Below Dollar KANSAS ( lix, Mo., Sept. 2j.—For the first time since 1917 corn sold below a dol lar a bushel here today, when December de livery dropped to 99% cents. Increased country offerings and continued warm weath er to mature the big crop before frost was given as the reason for the decline. NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET NEW YORK, Sept. 20. —There was no change in the raw sugar market today, al though a little more business was reported there were sales of 15,000 bags of Cubas for immediate shipment, and 1,300 bags afloat to local refiners at 9% cents cost and freight, equal to 10.78 for ceentrifugal. Refined sugar was unchanged at 14.50 to 15.00 for fine granulated. Close. Jan9.2o© 9.30 Feb9.ls© 9.25 Meh9.ls@ 9.25 April 9.15@ 9.25 May 9.20@ 9.30 Sept. 10.00@10.01 Oct. ... ... 9.55@ 9.56 N0v9.55© 9.56 Dec. ... 9.45@ 9.55 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET l lose. Janß.oo@B.2o Feb8.39@8.40 Mehß.sß@B.6i> April 8.68@8.70 May 8.79@8.82 June ..8.85@8.87 July 8.'91@8.93 Aug 8.95@8.97 Sept .... ..7.48@7.52 0ct7.65@7.67 Nov. 7.83@7.95 Dec 8.00@8.02 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS S. M. Weld & Co.: "We are inclined to look for lower prices as cotton moves more freely.” Moyse & Holmes: "Prices are likely to recede under tiie increasing weight of the crop. Especially with further good weather in the belt, such as predicted.” George F. Jones & Son: “We continue to feel that sales on the bulges will prove cor rect, and with a continuation of good weather, we look for a decline within a short time.” Hubbard Bros. & Co.: “The market will be greatly Influenced by the weather next week.” Moss & Ferguson: "We advise purchases on all setbacks.’’ ' LIVE STOCK BY WIRE CHICAGO. Sept. 20.—Cattle—Receipts, 35,000; generally very slow; good and choice steers, steady: early top, $18.25; bulk, good and choice, $16.00@18.15; early bidding on grassy cattle, butcher stock rangers, Stock ers and feeders, 25c to 50c lower; calves, 50c lower; choice vealers, $17.00@18.00: bologna bulls, $6.00@7.00; 'canners, $4.25 @4.75; steady; western supply, 12,000. Hogs—Receipts. 22.000: slow, mostly 25c to 35c higher; top. $18.25: bulk, light and butchers. $17.30@18.10; bulk packing sows, $16.10@16.75; pigs. 25c to 50c higher; bulk desi-able kinds, $16.50@17.25. Sheep—Receipts, 30.000: fat classes, slow to 25c lower than Saturday’s average: top native lambs, $13.73: bulk. $12.25@13.60; choice Idaho. $13.95; fat ewes, largely $5.50 @6.00: feeder lambs, $13.25@13.65. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., Sent. 20.—Cattle: Receipts. 7,500, including no Texans; mar ket slow; native beef steers, $15.7"@16.50; yearlings, steers and heifers, $12.00@16.50: yearlings, steers and heifers, $12.00@16.50; cows, $7 00© 8.00; stockorg and feeders, $6.00(7710.50; calves. $12.50. Hogs—Receipts, 7,500: market, 40*7?50c higher; mixed and butchers, $17.60@18.25: good nnd heavy, 516.50@17.50: roughs. $13.75 @ls 50; light. $15.10@18.25; pigs, $14.50© 17.75; bulk. $17.90@18 20. Sheen—Receipts. 3.200; market steady: dinned ewes, $6.00©8.00: Inmbs. $12.50@ 13.00; canners nnd choppers, $2.00©6.00. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Sept. 20—Cattle— Receipts 4,400, best steady, others slow. Heavy steeers. $12.50%14.00: be“f steers, 87.50*7(12.00; heifers, $6.50@)1l .00; cows, $4.75©10.50: feeders, $7.50@11.00; stock era. $4.00@9.75. Hogs—Receipts, 1.500, active. steady; 250 pounds up, $16.35; 165 to 250 pounds. $17.75: 120 to 165 pounds, $17.25: pigs, $11.50@10.00* throwmits, $12.75, down. Sheep—Receipts, 1.000, steady; lambs, $13.00; sheep. $6.00 down. GRAIN MARKFT OPINIONS Bartlett. Frazier & Co.: “All declines in wheat will meet important buying, both foi export and domestic accounts.” Harris, Winthrop & Co.: “Anticipate per manently lower prices In the future.” UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CUTS COTTON YIELD IN GEORGIA THIS YEAR (Continued from Page 1) peaches, etc., so they do not depend entirely on cotton, and this Is a for tunate thing this year, when one con siders that the crop this year of cot section, and this estimate Is liberal in view of the weather conditions. While the boll weevil has made ton will not he more than about 60 per cent of the average crop for this its appearance here, yet the farmers claim that it will not materially in jure the cotton crop this year, .f, indeed, it will injure it at all, but some of them are apprehensive that by next season it will have a good hold, while others hold to the opinion that the boll weevil cannot exist so far north as Hall county. The value Os cotton and the fu ture price vary according to the opinion of the men who handle cot ton, or those who buy and sell. The members of the American Cotto., as sociation hold their cotton, or say that they will hold it, fop 40 cents a pound, asSper the agreement of the Montgomery convention, while oth ers say cotton will be plentiful on the market at from 30 to 35 cents a pound. Picking cotton will begin about the 20th of this month. None has yet been baled this season. JASPER COUNTY YIELD 8,000 BALES SHORT MONTICELLO, Ga., Sept. 18.— Jasper county’s 1920 cotton crop is some tiirec weeks late and the yield, in the opinion of the farmers, bank ers and cotton buyers in the county, will be from 8,000 to 10.000 bales short of what the present acreage should yield under normal conditions. Conservative estimates place the year’s yield at from 15,000 to 18,000 bales, xvhile the estimates of the yield from the same acreage under rormal conditions are placed at 26,- 000 bales. Conditions in the southern part of the county are said to be far worse than in the northern section. Here the yield is estimated to fall short by at least one-half, and the rent ers are expected to make barely enough to pay their rent. EMANUEL’S YIELD TO BE ABOUT SAME AS IN 1919 SWAINSBORO, Ga., Sept. 18.—The Emanuel county cotton crop, by con servative estimate, is conceded to be about 50 per cent of the normal crop, or about equal to that of the 1919 crop. The price of cotton and seed has caused the farmers to hold back the raw material, so that the amount ginned Is only about 20 per cent for this season. The boll weevil has not made much more headway than las. year, and had done 'ittlb damage until the recent heavy rains. ADVERSE CONDITIONS TO CUT WHITFIELD’S YIELD DALTON, Ga., Sept. 18.—That Whitfield county’s cotton crop will be materially shorter than last year's crop is certain. Last year, condi tions were ideal, and the county pro duced by far the biggest crop in its history—in round numbers, 11,000 bales. This year, there has been much to contend with, and, in addi tion, the acreage is not so large as it was in 1919. All things consider ed, the Whitfield county cotton farm ers who are acquainted with condi tions are of the opinion that they will be lucky if 7,500 bales are pro duced this year. Owing to the protracted rains of the spring, planting was, in many in stances, fully a month later than heretofore. • It will be October before the picking season starts, and a kill ing frost before November 1 would be little short of disastrous. Cotton is just beginning to open in this sec tion and it is opening slowly. But the extremely late crop Is not all the farmers have to contend with: the boll weevil has, for the first time, started his ravages in Whitfield county. Toward the close of last season, a few weevils were found, and up to a few weeks ago, there was little evidence of the pest. During the past three weeks the iveevils in alarming numbers have been found in many fields. In a small patch of three acres on a farm owned by Colonel W. C. Martin, the crop of the weevil has been deadly. Not more than a fourth of a crop will be made there. C. O. Smith, county farm agent, reports finding the weevil in a number of sections during the past few weeks. Many farmers report fine stalk and foliage, but comparatively few bolls in their fields. This feature is hard to account for, because the squares didn't drop off—they didn’t form. C. O. Smith, farm demonstration agent, who has been into all sec tions of the county and who knows conditions, states that his estimate of the crop in Whitfield county is about 60 per cent under favorable conditions for the remainder of the season. Reports reaching here from the ad joining counties are to the effect that the same conditions which obtain in Whitfield county are general throughout northwest Georgia. This being the first year the boll weevil has worked in this section, many of the farmers take a pessimistic view of this year’s crop. But, while the weevil is prevalent in a number of fields, in others he has not appeared. On the other hand, there are some who have ascertained the fact that through the states west of Georgia, the weevil in places as far north as this section, has not proved so dis astrous, and they are more optimis tic over the outlook for the future. In the meantime, all are working to produce the biggest crop possible and make the most of a situation which is not any too bright. MEETING OF COWETA COTTON MEN CALLED NEWNAN, Ga., Sept. 18.—W. L. Kieth, chairman, and Geo. L. Wynn, secretary, have called a meeting of the Coweta division of the Ameri can Cotton association, to be held at the court house, Newnan, , Mon day afternoon. Every white cotton farmer, whether a member of the association in Coweta county or not, is asked to be present at this meet ing, the object of which is to discuss the marketing of the present crop of cotton and cotton seed. Harvey Jordan, national secretary of the American Cotton association, will be present and deliver an address to the body. A conservative estimate of the crop in this county is thirty per cent of a crop, due to the ravages of the bool weevil in the past thirty days, although it looked at one time that Coweta might make a bumper crop. The farmers are greatly dis tressed over the present outlook of the cotton crop, and it is eviden* that they will turn their attention Ito other crops another year, and plans are being laid now for a large acreage to be planted this fall to wheat, oats, rye. and other winter cover creeps. CROP GREATLY DAMAGED BY RAINS IN HART HARTWELL, Ga., Sept. 18.—The outlook for the cotton crop up until about three weeks ago was the best in the history of Hart county and looked like the farmers would get a full crop. Crops in Hart county have been well cultivated and the weed is large and healthy. Talks with a number of leading farmers over the county reveal that the cot ton crop has been greatly damaged in many sections of the county on account of the continued rains; in fact the damage on account of rains is general, but in some sections not as bad u.s in others. In some communities the crop is off something like fifty per cent, but this does not exist in many localities. The boll weevil has done consider able damage in parts of the county, which, with the wet weather has ma terially decreased the yield this year. The weevil is just getting-:, bi to: Hart county and is here too, late.', ttt do any great damage to the pres ent crop. The farmers over the county esti mate the yield this year will be about seventy to seventy-five per cent. With late fall and favorable conditions, it is possible to recoup some of the loss sustained., r. GATHERED RAPIDLY ' IN SUMTER COUNTY AMERICUS, Ga., Sept. 18.—Sum ter’s cotton crop is being gathered rapidly this year, and already ap proximately 5,000 bales of the esti mated yield of 22,500 have been gathered into Americus warehouses. Two days this week nearly 600 bales were received, and on numbers of farms in the Twenty-eighth district, just out of Americus, the picking season is already nearly finished. Farmers are selling their staple, too whenever a price around thirty cents can be obtained, according to the best information. George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, estimates Sum ter county will produce this year a total of 22,500 bales, which com pares with approximately 30,000 bales marketed in Americus last year, al though the acreage this season is somewhat larger than that of last yea* The crop, too, hr>>- expensive one. High prices paid la bor throughout the growing season, combined with the necessity of using large quantities of calcium arsen-1 ate, has made the 1920 cotton crop' in Sumter county cost farmers more ' than any crop produced in recent years. Notwithstanding all precautions I taken, weevil have wrought heavy! damage in Sumter’s cotton fields,' and practically everywhere the so called “'top crop” is a complete fail- ' ure. Farmers here, however, have! not depended this year entirely up on cotton as a money crop. The hog and cattle raising Industry has brought into Sumter county within the past year about $200,000’ in cash, and, in addition, adequate crops of small grain, corn, velvet beans and peavine hay have also been produc ed. One of the largest acreages ever t 0 sw eet pot'oes in this section i.. now being harvested by Sumter county farmers, and this is nrnriZ ne m °ney crop. Several gas % \i S’ w ‘“ be “LATE FALL’’ HOPE OF FLOYD COUNTY PLANTERS ? ept - 18—The extent the cotton crop in cou pty depends almost entirely upon weather conditions for the re mainder of the fall. The crop is tully three weeks later than usual. Last year the first bale was brought to Rome August 31, this year Sep tember 13. Should there be an early frost, such t^lis section in October of 1917, there will not be more than naif a crop made. Should there be a late fall,” giving the crop time to mature, the best posted cotton men in the county agree that there will probably be a yield approximating 75 per cent of last year. The boll weevil is a factor to reck on with this year. Last year he was just beginning to appear and had no appreciable effect upon the crop. While the infestation is not general, the weevil has been reported in vari ous parts of the county. On some farms the weevil is at work in cer tain ..fields and has not reached other fields. The pest may be found on one farm, and to date has snared another a few miles away. Where the weevil is at work less than half a crop will be produced. Cotton that was planted early makes a fine showing and will pro duce well. Cotton that was planted late on account of the wet spring will not do so well. The plants are big and vigorous, but are not fruit ing. Since September 10 there has been hot sunshine during the days and warm nights. These conditions are ideal for the maturing of cotton and have helned prospects materially. The dry weather has been unfavorable to the boll weevil, and a con’innance of these conditions is earnestly hoped for bv tFe cotton grower. CROP NEARLY MONTH LATE IN CARROLL COUNTY CARROLLTON, Ga., Sept. 18.—The TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1920. COLQUITT COUNTY FARMER MEETS STRANGE DEATH MOULTRIE, Ga., Sept. 20.—Great mystery attaches to the death of Mr. J. J. Manning, well-known Colquitt county farmer, who was found Sun day with two wounds in the back of his head in a vacant tenant house on his place about two miles from Berlin. He died a few minutes later without regaining consciousness. Coroner Barber was to hold an in quest over the body this afternoon. Mr. Manning left home about 10 o’clock Sunday and went to the home bf his nephew. J. Southerland, about a mile away. He stayed there ■ ntil noon and refused an invitation to lunch, leaving for home. Mrs. Man ning waited until about 1 o’clock for her husband. Becoming alarmed, she notified neighbors and a search for him was instituted. He was found in the tenant house. All of the dcors and windows were barred from the inside and it was necessary to break in to reach him. That "act is one of the mysterious features of the case which is puzzling the officers who are conducting the investiga tion. Some hold to the view that Mr. Manning was attacked while he was on the way home from his nephew’s and then carried to the house where he was found and locked in. The house was about 200 yards off the route Mr. Manning would have fol -1 lowed to reach his home. POST-CARD "WARNING SAYS SECOND BLAST IS DUE ON TUESDAY (Continued from Page 1) here,” he added, referring to the de tectives. “That’s all I know. 1 don’t know what sort of statement you fellows expect me to make. I don’t know much to say.” At police headquarters the cigars Fischer picked up were “examined and found to contain nothing but to bacco.” Fischer stuck to his statement that “it was a premonition” that warned hitp in advance of the Wall explosion, adding “more will happen in the future. Unseen power will have communicated through me.” The detectives who brought him here from Hamilton explained that Fischer invariably had made the same assertions , In reply to their questions throughout the trip, adding that he . was a “friend of the under dog.” Alexander J. Brailovsky, Russian journalist, held over Sunday in con nection with the investigation, was released today by the police. Brail ovsky was picked up when it was reported he was seen shortly after the explosion, laughing loudly near the corner where the bomb was set off. The September grand jury was don venedt today to investigate the ex plosion that shook the financial dis trict last Thursday and exacted a toll of thirty-four lives and injury to nearly 300 others. Subpenas were Is sued for the appearance of scores of eye-witnesses of the b'ast. coxTTdisturbed AT UNFAIR ATTITUDE OF PRESS OF WEST (Continued from Page 1) Harding. Evidence of a ullenness in this state are not lacking. The people who helped Johnson win the primary vote for the presidential nomination are deeply hurt that the verdict was ignored and Governor Cox pours oil on the troubled waters not. only by emphasizing that Sena tor Harding didn’t carry my pri maries outside of his own state, but that if Senatoi Johnson had entered the Ohio primary he would have captured the vote. Northern California with its ant’ League of Nations sentiment among the Irish as a factor of importance seem s to be at the present moment inclined toward the Republican nominee. This state, however, had everybody guessing four years ago and shows some of the same symp toms of uncertainty this year. cotton crop in Carroll county this year is from twenty-five days to one month late, due to continuous rains during the planting season. It is customary for Carroll county farm ers to plant their cotton from the fifteenth to the twenty-fifth of April, but on account of weather conditions cotton planting was not started until’ May 10, and continued through until June 1. Following the planting season a dry spell for several weeks aided greatly the cotton crop, and a good growth was noticeable; however, rain again set in, and at the present time a crop is figured twenty-five days late, with about a 95 per cent normal stand. On account of the continued rains, cotton has taken on a very large weed at the expense of fruit, and authorities who are in close touch with the cotton situation in Carroll county, claim that of the 95 per cent normal stand only about 60 per cent will bear fruit, due to the activities of the boll weevil. The cotton bolls already on the stalk are very small and a large number of them deformed by the work of the weevil. Due to recent rains, which have made it impossible for the farmer to do the necessary amount of work in his cotton, pick up squares, etc., the weevil is present and numerous, and at the present time the weevil is taking all of the top crop and Is working on bolls which are half matured. Carroll county cotton has always brought a premium to Carroll farmers over the market price, and is prefer red by eastern manufacturers. Last year Carroll raised 34.715 bales, more than one bale for every man, woman and child in the county, plac.ine in the hands of the farmers more than $7,000,000 for the ginned cofton, and S’.ooo nno for the cotton seed. TOO MUCH RAIN AROUND ADAIRSVILLE ADAIRSVILLE, Ga., Sept. 18.—The cotton in this section is just be ginning to open, being about three weeks late. The continued rains have caused the weed to grow so much that the fruit is shedding. In the past two weeks considerable boll weevils have appeared which will do some damage. German, in Mexico, Is Planning Sabotage on America, Says Letter MEXICO CITY, Sept. 18.—The American embassy has received a letter from Vera Cruz declaring a German named Janken has arrived there by steamer with the intention of using that city as a base for a campaign of sabotage against the United States. The letter, which was signed “Louis” contained no further details. During the war, it was learned, Jankin was suspected of being a member of the German espionage force in Mexico. He was accused of participating in various plots against the United States. Embassy officials were Inclined to believe that Janken might know something about Thursday’s bomb explosion In New York. have directed an investigation in Vera Cruz. 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