The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03
THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
A STEADY IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED.
what an Average Cotton Crop Means
for Texas-Tobacco values Going
skywara-Trade Notes.
Office of The Posi-.


The bad weather prevailing throughou'
the state during the past three or foui
days IS expected ito cause a slight decrea sc
m orders from the interior temporarily,
a. formers have been kept at home and
lighter receipts OF cotton thus noted at
interior towns. with this exception. the
general feeling seems TO be one OF encour-
agement and II Is believed that there
will be a steady Improvement In business
during this month and the remainder Of
the winter season.
II In now quite evident that the cotton
crop OF this State will be considerably in
excess OF 100000 bales. and may 20 TO
2.5oooco Fully tooc0o bales have been
marketed to date and the bulk OF this was
sold at prices In the neighborhood OF 8
cents Should there be 5000 bales yet
10 market. at an average OF cents per
pound. the total crop viii net the State
392 10000 or assmpch as was secured from
the bumper crop raised In 1884,. Certainly
Texas Is IN a much batter condition with
an average cotton crop than the Western
States with their immense yields OF corn.
for which only 10 and Is cents per bushel
can be secured.
Revised Cotton crop Estimates.
The NewbTger Cotton company OF
0renadn. Miss. has published the follow
ing under date of Nov ember =:
on September 10 We. contrary &c our
usual custom. issued our annual ciFrrin-
giving the crop OF lsrj-f1 at l.ei5..-2 hales-
The writer of that c!rcuilr "a practical
farmer all his lie, and having never been
confronted win such condil ions aH have
ex1sst ed prior to the isau1nce OF that CIR.
cular, felt constrained 20 believe mat q
was impossible. after the great s.focco or
SIMEON OF hot wind or hoG w@dthcr tha'
AN..N4 4..HH -
July and August. for the crop to improve
materially AFTER September 10 II l.
clcar case Of the wisdom of he Almighty /
IN being able 10 rerIgsrrafp trF WHtrh d
may seem TO have been dead. The plant
IN this wilted and dra8-iiko condition. as f
II existed on bills. valley au3 river ho;- +
tom lands. showed a con.itiou thN VIZ. I
rantet the estimate then pat forth "" /
have been SLOW and careful s- 70 changing Z
this cSimete. or ~ 10 giving ouf au" .
figures untu We were fuiiy i@ird iu
Our own mind that the rl4rt had ru.-
t.rially Improved. bus rains that IN TO-
their appca rance Tho latter rBrf ut Au-
gust. thar The whole world rpHicnIr! wert .
Too iatc. ia an i1calcuabic amount 90 .
good The plant seemed 70 gradually and
SLOWLY Work out ~ oHn destiny. Small
holls 'het looked Dire! ~ msturod ana
nhde fuil bolls, the middle and TOP crop
a. Vtioped. ana nrhtrS iniurei this crop
All tho freezes ~ abe +fh AN. 10Th NJ
Noverbcr. sine then ae have been OK
am Ming tEe plunt 20 see n All ,he hoils
- ere aeai, AMI ~ found ip a great rrtn.
Instances ;hai ne half-maturcd bolls arc
r'iiiue ciH wc n.il have q far cfon feou
y hs- many considered a. feaH. sam
,oi,ons
our a.iyic"s from Texas and Louisiana
- Che SoU-hern portion OF or stat~
-orto torft" our 800 ihz' Is very fif -op ,
.3i. ms been fnade 4n3 The bottom r-op
'NFeipffp ml~h mor- ihsn any ona at-
iHf'-i. ir- a1- tH-- no fnr crof Ir 9-y .
or '."aie D. i"'nl -r7r ton 81 la
ff-' D .t.H.. f.a.... -.a. -
neni ''i- rnE.rluT estimate :sr fH