The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-23
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Livcrpool's Improvement Caused q
Better Feeling.
NEW YORK DEVELOPED ACTIVITY.
Ono Report Said 1nman Was Buying
August In Person Futures Adj
vanccd Some Points.
office Of The Post.

houston. WEDNESDAY, -NP'n 50
'e'poo' r'por'c" ","cn 'eV'ur 'ohr
N'as. an" iu'u.'S V,os'" very S'eauy at
gu "u'"'co VI ',s"--v'u' Spots were "iso
s'oaolcr IN inc forolgn market ana sales
ran up to 10000 bales. These encouraging
| frntnros ,,o,,., ,,,t,c. - nc. a., a., g.,
,,,, -, :"
| can mafhcts. ana there was more activity
| shown than has been noticeable for soma
time. Prices advanced several po,rts ,,o
| 80, -, p''''S' Tue
"N"r months being especially firm
One of the principal causes of NO ,,,u
| ishncss md activi,v shou,, a., n. ~,
| .''.,'''N S"o"' ~ Ncw YORK
| .'""N WAS attributed TO lnmans buying
~ report from New York stated that this
| well known speculator had nnnc,rna ,,,,,,
| ,b. ,,o.,,. % 49,, ,.,..',...-e , - "PV'
| V' VI WIZ eNN""nse ana purchased
August deliveries IA person. When John
innan buys II is a signal for NH thr nm,
| ,uI. 10 '''' ~ "'' WV h'uN
| i''iVWS 10 jump In. 1t is stated that no
one man in New York has a greater In
flurncc upon the market nna ,hc huns
a,,i 49,, ,,.,,,,. v ''''N' wv ""'iS
re seldom makes a large transaction he
ioFe me pubic eye, and many believe
mat II he bought today IT was merely for
effect and that those who rushed to FOL
| low MS lead may have cause TO regret It.
inc continued low rates of freight arr
| altins the United States exports, and the
emu OF Tho week Will show a considerable
aepletioh of stocks. Exports today wore
4Gooo, against receipts OF only 5.G
New York futures opened quiet aud
| s,,,',,,,.. w - put".s w. mere Was steady
closing near months wern ,,, ",N az 'n@
| points h'gh Than yesterday. Final nr-
~ ,hs new ,fon months were
| s,tf ~ ~ "NNill'r or I" points May
| to III ty ,,,,, 'mv az, S'YnH'f '"'t advanced
| figures Of the day-7.S-N2 August sold n,
| 1,,d Tor tho lowest and Isl htulsgt
| yoHnrdays holiday. but soon showed ma
| improved tone The ,lo i'm, vs. ", w. i.,'
| 6 10 ponts higher thau lnst Nontnt
| New Orleans dii moi ,nt,h ~, !1
10 show n Correspondine anvil, A.,
oucued II g51 hid fjurtunt,J het,,.a,a 49, y.
| a,f Ga during the session, and solJ ~ -,
Tor the highest ~ ''V'
Tho Auariran avn, ,,,-,,,,, -
orally steady and unrhs",.e,1 VII" ,.,, F,n-
execution nf NJ VII, '',Ev", WIN WV
quotations i-ffc ""''" ADVANCED
w. NJ. Read or tupn, G -, H.
ing of tho acreage that would probably
be devoted TO cotton In To>ae mis- WON,
sail. 81 bo,,av. ,.o ,.,u - . 81
"e WIZ nave inc largest
''tr'"se over Known AN Indications point
10 ttis, aud II would be absurd 10 aonv
what rs very cvl,l.rt ia ,,,,.,,., ,..,... ~.
49, - ' NV "'''
i'a"o any investigation OF the subject
notice that The Posts report issu.a thi.,
morntny .e,t,,.,.. 81, .....
coo, ., .,.. "'' ''''' ''Se vi per
cent as compared with year before last,
when the largest acreage heretofore
,nr y, , WA, panied m my Individual op'n-
ION Is that there VIII be n considerably
larger Increase than THIS although rec
ogui2r that YOU hnvr the r.pnrts or mn
m.rous corre.pan,irnis 10 t6n rontrn,,v
! base my belief npon tho fnct tLni y,
large number of irnrnl.ranis haV. s.ttlnI
IN this State during Inc ,,lst v.er nrI
that the amount ~ new land thni bns
been placed in cultivation is far rreoter