The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-31
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Liyerpool's Opening Was Considered
Very Favorable.
THE AMERICAN MARKETS ADVANCED
Little Speculative Interest shown ~
Hon. or Abroad Interior ssecks
Arc Decreasing.
Once OF The Post,
Houston, Monday. December 50

once OF The Post,
Houston, Monday, December so
The opening at Liverpool, this morning
was very favorable. considering the de-
cline that took place on this side white
that market was observing the after
Christmas holidays, Liverpool spots were
held steady at last Tuesdays nsutos.
while futures advanced during the session,
though closing about l-6id on.
A'he favorable ,cporta from Liverpool
caused New York and New Orleans 20
advance several points. and both markets
closed very steady. Cables from abroad.
however. Indicated that there was very
little speculative interest at Liverpool. ana
1t s feared that present prices can hardly
be maintained. The continued heavy
movement will also have its effect and
unless a sharp falling of IL soon notice
able, there Is very little hope of material
Improvement IN quotations.
Today's port receipts were about ?ecoc
bales lees than on III, same date last year,
though mon than double the 1902 record.
Tho ports are expected TO show big
movement tom, rrow, as New orleans
alone estimates her receipts at $4,000 10
1900.
advance OF to points, on the second
call nearly all OF THIS gain had been lost.
but there was another advance during
the afternoon and the market closed very
steady, TO 10 points higher than iast
Saturday,
New Orleans futures were TO points
MP at the opening. nuctuated considerably
during the day but closed very steady, s
u 10 points above Saturdays quotations.
March sold at $50 for the lowest and 7.gl
highest.
Liverpool spots were unchanged and
kots remained NJ Saturdays nr,rea. with
, ,hH nAeeption OF galveston. whero quo
Hubbard Bros. & CO. OF New York say
In their last weekly market icttcr. "Wc
have all been looking FOR a sharp falling
of Ia the movement which would con
ntm the estimates OF d5c0 600 as the yield
of the American crop hut the movement
has continued to exceed that OF 1892. with
Gs yet no Indication OF it's failing below
that scale during the next two weeks II
we hnvo he,n n,ntnt,Iptrp nrlces unon
eo,,o 80, -, I'm, IL.
80 -. ,''ls w i'''t Nv wiz ",tuh. tpu IN
~ s3oh rs ~ ~ ulSc9NoI,u' hut we mag
uttutv VI 'iV slpthf ~ we Vuuit'u Nnu
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~ ,i, VIZ .Snv w." u,fn i'o,i ~, ~,
81 'imatis 'no vI.p hhye noSu,lu's,'u sun
closest TO to there The crop fni themseiyos II H..
frt,iy eeoroa ~ ~, ,h oySo' ~, ~, y,
,hcyS cn,r,, IL s anI,, Vvl'r h"uu'
aI,rr, ,,d si,,a,oa ~ -, ,v ,hr,s
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Tie e,,,,, w. n',, ,,
~ Sn,.'' 40 ,t ',n ~ dpitt M
nft,r Jnnuafy hmt ms ,,ooi,naga n, ",,r
currency waS 40 suddenly brnuehi to tbc
notice ~ ry,v 20 oSe mai me desi,no 70 cn snC
hNfn,o thn INN o} No .,ca,' "'N''''' ''''''
chlcnro December 90-Wbeot stnrt,l
90
Off quito strong today and sold fully "a
above the Saturdays closing but the mar
hot eoon oo, weak and nj, Tho advance vvna
~ 49," ~. ~" Nv a." w
soon Iosi. iho carrier strength was party
the result OF the bulllsh sentiment carried
ovor frnm eoturdav /, me or,asr c,b,nu
40 nm, ,,,,, a. ,,,, n.n,,h
shor,s ror n ti,no ,hnrc vos no, mn, b
snle and the competition among buyera
WAS sharp and orieca were eesllv nd
vnnced. Hut later the enthusiasm of thc
buyers cooled on and the riaikft bpEai
ia Hs srov,ine u,rso md 'her. uns ~ IL
OF gold going TO "A premium and mon y
was said TO be gettlug more ar iculi 10
h".IioMi a"u 1"nt tnu iHcli 'u' WIZ
ine inaitence md sans ~ No oarly INV
erH turned sellers prices gradually drop-
pins TO A pei1W t9e closing nfure OF sht-
uluhy' -llheeo Nitlbi ,HupnlS Oh Wh'u N
crtaheu 'upVl nushol~ ihst wee r,ih ~
w, puahtis nnH oatF oo'Vb busheis. Ihe
sumo week iast year wheat decl'asau W
w puHhels. during the laNl hour May
wheat turned strong en- The big docr ase
IN the EnRlish visiblo-2'6Oc,o0 bushels,
ana closed nj @M,
Corn was quiet but frm early, though
II gradually ,as,d on, Trade was Rht
ana narrow as well as fca ureless The
market was easier during the last hour
The chief feature Of the trading was the
weakness in January.
oats were. quiet and featureleEs but the
market held firm
Hog products ARE quiet on better pros
poets OF hogs. There was a pretty fair
trade. May pork sold at o II down 10
9.i5: May lard at g. jDniG 10 May rIb. nj
I. f7lk6pi.GD There was n auiat trade dur
ing the closing hour and prices were n
shade higher.
New York December 30~Hubbnrd Dros
r. ~ ., a,,,a,, 49,. ,..a..N, - :,
W '"''o' "t'er' bN''pool opened
with firm spot market. sales 1900 bales.
Middling 4tSu. Futures were steady ana
nrot,o,,,,,., -, -, -, ~, -,
iEd decline. December t2i sellers Man
chester quoted yarns steady, cloths quiet