The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-18
he made by the bears on the New Yorf
cotton exchange


New Orleans, January l7.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New orleans cotton ex-
change statement, issued today, shows a
falling off In the movement into sight com
pared with the seven days ending TINS
date last year in round figures of i2,G1
bales, with the same days of the year be-
fore last Of 1860 and an Increase over the
same days In 1893 OF 700 bales. For the
seventeen days Of January the total shows
loss from last year l61. 90, from the year
before last. 5000; and an increase over
1893 Of 5000 For the lS9 days OF the sea-
son that have elapsed the aggregate Ia
behind the isa days of last year 2.223'c0.
OF the same days year before last GS,0N.
and IL ahead of the same time in lsaa
by i719r. The amount brought into sight
during the past week has been al. 9o2 bales,
against 2l3,S56 for the seven days ending
this date last year, 1919 year before last
and 1905 for the same time In 1898. and
for the seventeen days OF January it has
been 372 al this year. against bS2,lM last
year. l.513 the year before last and .loi
In ls9o. The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States ports
3,7sT65l against SSH $50 last year. 4,ts33ll
for the year before last and S,siS,'JT In
1873; overland, across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to Northern mills
and Canada 576,635, against IA. 40 last year.
ga ,a2l year before last and Coz, $50 the sane
time in 1893; interior stocks in excess Of
those held at the close of the commercial
year AS 02d. against 45s.osG last wear Si2,17S
year before last and 322 7l6 same time III
1898. Southern mill takings, exclusive of
amount consumed at ports, Al ,sa9, against
i2i l35 last year. S76.5s5 year before last
and $50, 2s6 same time in 1928. These make
the total movement for the 1870 days from
September TO date 5,S0i2il, against 1886.
q. o. -r- 4
5,i3i.559 In 1923 Foreign exports for the
eek have been 49,, 9s2 against 2s9 $50 last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 2iS6.S3i. against i.l67. $50 last year.
or decrease Of lGsl. 4e6 Northern mill
takings during the past seven days show
a decrease OF TO- ls0 as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and their
total takings since September have de.
creased 39S. o03. The total takings OF Amer
lean mills. North and South and Canada.
thus far for the season have heen Loss, $40
against 1857. 1913 last year. These include
! 1?s 7l2 by Northern splEners, against l,52i.-
10. Stocks at the seaboard and the twon-
ty-nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week s. SOL
bales. against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season of liz, 49,
ana are now IS 3S7 smaller than at this date
In 1896 Including stocks left over n,
crop, ard the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the nav crop the supply
to date is 5,6l426j bales. against 1872 s72 for
the same period last year.
New York. January i7-Hubbard Bros
& Co.'S cotton letter says. The trading
has been dull. the business abroad being
insufficient to advance quotations and the
market. after a temporary strength OF
& ton, -
fair interior movement. This has caused
the trade to lose faith. in a measure In
small crop estimates and bearish senti-
ments are again becoming current The
business of the forenoon has been largely
confined to exchanges between the March
and May positions, with the limited spec-
ulatlon the exception of lower prices The
market during the afternoon was quiet and
devoid OF special interest The Liverpool
market has been quiet and easy In tone.
Quotations unchanged.
New York, January 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at loss OF loi3 points.
the early cables being so Unsatisfactory
Later there was a return to yesterdays
closing prices and speculative apathy was
apparent throughout the session. The
general trade situation is not satisfactory.
Receipts are Working away from the low
80 f'l'AAs NbAttll ~ IlOt p'lfg used IN as
fast as the bulls would like and advices
from the South generally indicate active
arrangements for large acreage to he
devoted to cotton next season. All of this
gives weak undertone to the market
hut there is already very considerable
short interest and the bears are inclined TO
be cautious, The market closed steady at
net decline of 6 points.
New York, January H-Tollowlng ar,
the total net receipts of cotton at al
United States ports since September /
1895:
Galveston, 726,92i; New Orleans. PSF. 4oe
Mobile, ll5,022 Savannah 557Sl4; Charles
ton, 22l ,S21; Wilmington, 1909: Norfolk
2l3,93j; Baltimore, 3l,2l9; New York. 81 $50
Boston, 75o97; Newport News, 7749: Phll
adelpha, 25,1l6; West Point. 1874 ,2Ol: Bruins
wick, 5252l Pensacola, co.'s; Port Royal
1925; Texas City, 1925, Total, S,769O55.
New York, January l7.-weekly net
receipts, 1890; gross. 2s.l2S; exports to
Great Britain, 3il6; TO France, 800; 10 the
continent. lo,232; forwarded. 1926; sales
1898; spnners, 1903.
COTTON POINTS.
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