The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-11
ENr BUSINESS BAROMETER.
| ,,de, 10 the Condition. Of Trade
Generally.
ltrrT or A SMALL COTTON CROP.
"a, gecn Of Especial Benefit TO
r.Xa,--The Big Apple Crop.
Trade Noies.
Office OF The Post.


houston. Tuesday, December 10,
.rorts being made by influential
~. N have tho cotton acreage of the
roduced even further than 1t was
Jason lust past, arc being watched
\. ,rterest Hon. Hector d. Lane,
".,ssn, of the American Cotton Grow
Isolation, assisted by President
49,. Of the Texas branch, are now
.a,1ne All address to the farmers OF
n. s,atc. urging upon them the neces-
- continued curtailmcnt of the
.se They contend that the high
~ attained for the staple this season
N due TO the small amount produced.
I. .,.,m that this reduction was partly
~ nv a decreased acreage.
y. fact that small crop, whether
..sa biz less planting Of seed, or sub
.rsnt Affections, Will Insure better
~ for cotton is not denied by any
1 INIT whether premeditated and sys-
r.,,c decrease in acreage should be at
.,,,sd by Texas farmers is u question
[or which there are many opinions. Last
:, the Texas cotton crop amounted to
[,nt1 bales this year the maximum
|,mate is 9.Co0 800. and some put it as
q a 100000. Last year prices ranged
,on 4 to cents; this year mlddling cot
has seldom fallen below s cents.
M has frequently been 70 cont above
n, mice 1t Is generally known that
y e1penso of raising and marketing this
(ars crop Nas tolhiucsa ply NS3 lnaH
II year; coasequentg II can pn sS SITE
said thal inc "a. mo- u'.Se HUI 'noVo
vm snort crop .iau irU'h hrgN oile.
ii al the same time an other classes
the state nav nluuu iCsS milu tnoiN ms
|sn smai;cr "llVun' or MONEY III w
tstef II icAas inns ldil tHth l"t ScN-
d years past, ,,,in., 60 cause ,,,..
be farmers roquired less iapor lor plalt-
ana uu,siT a. ana fei.tiliSrrs. t6e snail
mber OF hands employed in picking the
pp hardly required one third Of inc eN-
anu W ro ,,,,o,,, M. hupdredS ma nm
Is Of gins over the state had com
phyely Ettle Work 10 90 ran snort
any ,be ' co,rt,,.ee..t.s rclt me small rr"u
= similar manner; nearly every cot
sesd oil mill in the State ran only
II line, and several did not begin oppr~
,ons al all. Added to this has been the
al loss to the railroads on account of
limited COTTON traffic anu lI'A Ittf--
n thus occasloncd for deere asuE the
ne Of men usually employed to handle
eotton crop Thus il will he sccu
d, thousands and thousands of laborcrs
M been thrown out OF employment
F,nly because the cotton crop uf Texas
50 small These laborcrs are he
M who put money into circulation.
tQ they draw their pay weekly the
thants IN country towns are always
Es Of a good trade and this prosperity
soon felt tn thc big cities. II is true
farmers spend money also, hut they
" represent one class. \ general cir
Istion is nece ary to cause all Interests
prosper. Considering these facts many
hue that reduction OF cotton acreage
tot such a wise policy after all.
HIDES STILL DRAGGING.
review of the hide situation the
.rar.,.-. ,.,.,.,,,. ,,t,i,,..,,, 49,.
y y" be"'h' NtNlt" Vi v h'V"Eo say >
Sh country hide market is still soft
hpressiouahlr Tho dealers move
,,a.,., II - nj e,,,i, a., c,,,,ra
s-Ss anu NN''lSo i'ueio i"l'" III i''"'N
lM Whenever changes ol quotations
cH Aty Indicate "A declining market
h,h,, ho,,..,.,. - ..,..g,,t,.d 10
49, 49, ~ NV yer. ilaS tratSPat," ,, w.
~ ~ It,e,t , 49, fnd'j ~
tsi scchs ic 'oIttaiE,olin s co,,,,
MINI b,,,, hnn,, S n io',,,i,,n fr,t,,,c If
n ,.at ueS SoSe'a,,,.G 20 ,co ~
Essisssns tho views of country butchers
aSe collectors, There is. however, to-
Il NY b Az n'utn roHnle al INC solm1i,s
b AYERS 10 huving hides at any price
kul the lea haY ort1Cols hecnrupe brte nj or