The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
COTTON MARKET REVIEW,
Weather Reports Are Influe ncing All
Markets.
THE NEW CROP MONTHS ADVANCED.
liverpool spots and Futures Arc Higher.
Clouds in Texas, But Very
Little Raiu.


Every cloud In rc xas IL considered equal
10 rain in New York. and when the OIL
,ial weather man shows indications OF
cloudy weather forming in PORTIONS of
tn stat, the hears think 1t a good TINE
g. cell the next crop OF cotton. SO far.
however. these clouds have amounted to
very little showers have fallen at few
points. but the greater portion of the cot
ton belt is siill without Il drop of moisture.
1'nls has been the condition for several
weeks. and Will. u is true ,ha, corton
car stand long - re of ury weather.
there Is always a lin I, aud III opinion oil
experienced gotten planters that linn; has
mat been reached. No very serious dam
ay- has been done yet. but every day
without ran from this Tim. on WIN have
dctcrio,ating effect upon the plant.
At ioiay's session Liverpool futures
oryrSsa nrn' ana higher and cl9s,l very err
S;.5i- were arm ana l-Ssd highei Tie
tore sn demand con inues good aud trade
TIN ougnout Europe is said to he eN'' lie hl.
on Tins side, wh.ro trade is at It's woi 81
known for many years.
New Yotk futures opened flrm al an ad-
vance Of to : points soon AFTER tile
fpst cnll the ma,ket declined rapidly. hut
ho,anc i"Ih c' towath the close. mai
ttrisy Oh the Tire. summer months. while
the distant positions weio tn points
up. showing that crop accounts are now
havinu NOR. .if.ct thln the possibility of
an August corner Angus opened al / T..
Ill prod 10 az Ia twenty minutes. then
advarceI to $50. hut closed at 80, asainst
=, sifi7 - Yesterday October Sold AT Il IL
for tho lowest. advanced 10 t So. and closed
a, e.7Sds,9 Just points higher than last
New orleans futures opened steady
" tn nj. oos ranging from ] point OF to !
points ur pi, lie closirg call the summer
months we're - points lower than y, $
,.v. Al, al Ie
= 10 | POINTS higher August sold AT 90
carly in tn. session, but dropped 10 500
before the ciosc- october opened at q,
against 6.iAdbN Yesterday
MY o1'egns spots ,dyaneed ~, ,lsc' h.,
kcts We're lu'et and unchanged.
The prices of m 'ddlns cotton. STANDARD
shoe,iugs ard printing cloths. with ccm-
parative prices for the previous two years.
arr thus given by the New York Journal
f Commerce, 81 that readers may 50 at
elsnce thu ratio of changes;
MiaaYos cq,t,r * r 5,sss
Forward sheetines tisc tl.c tc
rrnt cloths. eiye4s 2Ssc 2'ec : '-loc
New York. June 20 Hubbard Bros. &
COS cotton letter says: The trade ex-
poets rain to fall in Texas any day and
10fN were therefore eager 70 Idkc 11NHfl
taso OF the advance ah,ond From Hous-
ton we near OF half an hours rain at
Wharton. elsewhere hc' end drv while
ftcm Galveston The Indications are for
TAR weather. The trade thinks II uossi-
hie that showers may fall before Monday
ana they have sold ffee;y Al day. eN-
pee ne reaction in Liverpool when the
market onenS. outside Of the weather
oonduion the market paws no attention
10 me continued decrAase in the visible
"Nniy az ~" rate OF 100 0nO bales ne,
week; IN short. the fneiinc is h.ar, N
nhs.' upon the GOOD crop accounts ~
..P' IRON TEXAS, and there they exn.rt
mem to change for the better al any ;'ne
New York. Juno 20 Dry goods r.,
innrk'' for dry goods closed wifi, - ri,ai,
d,nwn"nrd Han,iencl in a'+ple goods IN
~ n',i ny me increased sales cf bleached
..nwons The returns from Tho ,,,da
throughout the country shoYed tho, ~ ~
,,r,Hn' hreal in rricee in MS nmia,,er
haxe inc ted huvers to bep h,vHir ta ter
cinthl nseds and early supplies r. in p,
week. '''"' lies curing the