The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-11-16
NANCE AND COMMERCE.
BE Home and Foreign War
ketS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Reports.
EXAMINER OFFICE, November Is.

II
Business to-day was not overly flush
AM some dealers were complaining o
light sales. Cotton also continues t
como in very slowly, receipts for The
past two weeks not running over fit,
bales day, which is very light busine:
at this season for Waco.
MEXICAN COTTON.
New Orleans Democrat, 18th; A
sample Of Mexican cotton was exhib-
tied to-day at the New Orleans cotton
exchange, which was taken from a dis
trict IN the state of OaXaca, Mexico,
about 300 miles from Vera Cruz. The
seed cotton is carried on the backs of
Indians $50 miles and sold az one cent
per pound, or two reals 12l2 cents, for
an aroba (25 lbs) The cotton IS picked
two and sometimes three times year
from the same bush. A cotton plant
or bush lasts from five to fifteen Years.
Tho general average IL from seven to
ten years. 1t is planted from the seed,
but the first picking is only mand to-
wards the close of the second year.
The sample shown at the exchange
to-day was fair average boil. The
yield is about 5000 pounds seed cotton
in one years picking TO the acre. The
patch from which this sample was
taken was never plowed nor cleaned Of
grass or weeds. A hole was made IN
the ground and the seed put III.
The sample was was brought from
Mexico by Mr. james Hall and present
ed to the exchange by Major Il. Dud-
ley Coleman.
The above statement is report Of
the description of the sample made to
the exchange.
QUERY-What glorious result could
be obtained from this cotton if It was
transplanted to this country with the
climate Of Mexico, and what still more
glorious results could be obtained if
some Of our Blenders were transplanted
to Mexico.
CATTLE, HORSES AND SHEEP.
The grand -ush of railroads and i'm
proyements in Texas has affected the
stock interests alike with all other com
mercial and industrial pursuits, and to- |
day the industry which was the one
notable feature of Texas has been so |
changed, diversified and improved that |
it is not recognized as the same bust /.
ness. Ghuer Vhe grazing i{.. system
price nave SVed''lly ADVANCED
uhui tleS "PpfHHach tn9 Hs,lreS
opta 1 ~, l"F northern anu western
sVoch' We Iu9Oo -, I"llle PtloST anu |
reharhS from 'Hc LEAFS Live oI"ch !
journal: /
Cattle-The leading markets OF the
west show Il steady demand for Texans, !
Will @u upward teu"elicy' heGeilVL! |
nunipcr % ~, sues nave neeh l5l"uc rang
ing iroih |efo |" gov i1el "e"a' anu ti''
'n .,l are 'H"V lllC price
WIZ au'dh &c !" @i'4 "' i"r
y I,l i"'7' IIi u'iii5ii,' - = eaII
lnan .iIo S'ppi!' ",i'i T,'.'l'' {'' anu
COWS are PelnE p""Elly ldi Seil, ana
mere Is llttie u"u"l nov 'il"t 'ilt urINe
u 100 VIII pe '"ilSl5iti"'liy Fili", nc
nan tn"7e ol preceding !'HF5' we
auose ~ i''ul7 P.iGe7 ~
'oou 70 Niioi'o i''' AeA''S p, TO. ~
, seeel D. ,,','l;-,,,, e.. O. ''S -
Co ~, !" ''iii ''' d, M. -
ie1'9 H','''?'.- e.. u. - i0es' ~
u 'i"i'e i"' 'A"' - oo1,q Ok
CIV - 9-I1. o.
Joiiinio' ~ ''''I III = 80 c0
'eaia""SS ana p 2,,lI. NJ, = NC W
IIoiSe' ana Nl''i'a , nc iii''i h''l II
nm WELL an "p"''i u ',','t,,'l 'li'5
he snnnIy Thr Snn Antonio market
,as assumed - mucb healthier tome
Phe demand for saddle horses exceeds
he sunnly and AN advance of - ner
,aad rs f,l-o, ,I,cn WITH . c.rf.ii,+,,
+ n furtbrr advance Mares are dnIl
md mo demanl NIulrs ruI. Hr,n
md arr readily sold Oh arrival at full
,uotatiou nrices. We quotr.
3roke saddle horses .2I9m25
Jnbroken saddle horses Sails
Mares good shippers .......... l2mI6
flares, common shippers 60l12
dulles. 35u4O
Sheep-The market has been Il -t9ady
ne throughout the week and the sales
nade were at fair figures. The de
nand for stock sheep is large'and grow
az every year, and the supply Is grow
ng less. The supply will not equal the
emand in the near future, and those
ltending to invest viii do we'll to
acure their daily supply at once. We
uote
food to choice Texans. 8 50M4 90
to medium Texans, ) 0O@3 % ,,
Inferior to fair Texaus..... 2 506l2 - ,
THE LOCAL COTTON MARKET
The market is abou+ steady a+ tho =
dvanca If Yesterday. fntnrcs 6ow,ye aI
e;ng nt1 : ar S'nnints ms marI-a4 j.
RIM at onr revised quotations,
trict rood ordinary ........ qa<c
,ow middIiuu g,,c y