The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31
A Slight Decline In the Amer lean
Speculative Markets.
PRICES OF SPOT WELL MAINTAINED
Port Receipts Show "A Mig Dccrens
When Compared with the Move
mcnt of Lust Week.
office of The Post,
Houston. Wednesday. December 90

higher than Yesterday. Livernoo, sno,.
were lied I'M. with s,les NJ n ooo ha,es
The American snccuIative markets woro
to points off at the close. but considering
the lack of outside interest and the beav,
receipts estim,tod for tomorrow n.,co,
| ,.o,o -. -, -
"ee very wen maintained. III Is evident
| that the bears are not anxious to press
matters lust at this time and do,,htIese
| ~, -. ,S,,S.,
| iedr they may soon ne competed 10 as
| sumo a defensive attitude.
| yvbua tho ,,or, ,.oao,,,., cen, ,.ha-
,..,.. WV p '.,', ia''ie. IA, p
| "hen compared with the corresponding
days last year, they show a considerable
| decrease when nIaced a,onyside ,,s,
vael,s errros Ia ,a,,r a., ,h1s vel,
the ports have received $4,000 bales
against 297 900 bales for tho same lime
last week This is an averara han,, ao.
| crease of %. 0c0 bales, and should this
| alto be maintained for any length of time
! 4, would ho fo,,ra ,,a,o,,s,..,, 60 na,,,.o
| some of the big crop estimates. 1t 10 true
| that last SATURDAYS recetpts were made
nnusnaIIv NJ, ~. no h,I;S,,.s =. 49,.
un"'"ais sn an ny 'ne hot'udys at that
| time but the combined movement Sunday
| aud Monday became that much larger in
| CONSEQUENCES
| In regard to the bank failures in the
North and West. which many feared
would have n depressing effec,, ,inon com
-, ~, d Wv ea''s e''eo' upon COM
mercial interests i'll general. the follow
ing telegram was received from New
York today by cargil & Richardson:
oaiih idiiuies uhiihporuaht' Ihey extend
over very limited area ana are the result
of rnlsmanaeement Cotton ,narke, rosts
o,.ire,,. s'o'' MAJ me- iuS's
ehtirev upon the question OF receipts
Spot prces were well maintained in all
Southern markets TODAY and sales wore
quite iai se. Ne" orieiiis alohe dlsposed
OF $3.50 bales, on the basis of sac for mid
ding, although March deliveries closed at
o 50 " 80
o'W'
At today's session New York futures
opened steady. with $50 bid for March A
SAFE was MADE iJt oco soon thereafter, but
by noon the price had dropped TO $50
""' so'''s "l''v' e'i'en' uu,i' ms we
afternoon ana the closing was at 692d6.s3.
against 6.9TQ6.9S yesterday. May sold at
nj carly In tho session dronno1 10 > n,
49,, - III 'i.o s's.o'' "ioppeu ~ Iva
ana Closed at "o'a"N'
In New Orleans March started at ell,
soon reached GA and then tt,mbled tn
: 90 nj aic.,,, ', '- -, ~
c'oo. ne CLOSING was at o'uao'h' against
the highest and 6.s2 lowest. closing at & "a
Q6,S5.
'o"' asai"st %9o on me same day last
Seai. ine es'''ha'e al ne" orleans Is for
i''OVo u ii'oVo' against "o-o.
ttu.,h T., ,t.r,,ro,, -, ~.
NJ 49, ~ NSf-iioy Vi New orleans writes
Nnvv ~, ,ho ,,,o,.o,,,,. -,
INV, IL" ,Iiit me movement shows signs of
c@intls f al H., ~ ses1is proV.uehtaI thaS re-
80 ~ Sa ,oi me pasl rev weeks nave peen
30 hfaVy, as me COMPARISON with. them
v ,.hn SIn,l home to the minus OF many
inclined TO think that The iaiiinn OF woiIid
never come,
hithertn II wa a pen nr are h on rne uelemslTe
them to make any eyplanations as an he
features Of the market were in their favor
ARM, noweNer, they nave 10 bring w
a,,7n,",, 80 ~ SuppoFt ther poSitloii anu
sock 81 me-, eacS iolii, 70 tne maeavy
ao'i VI VUS' ' ciIrie' pt inns port-i9',Uo
Iarras, s fdSGoV arsG T., xsat-prT9hnaoiy me
noe, w mat during the past year the
cent cent, owing to the removal Of dock charges