The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-26
Liverpool Closed at Only a Slioht
Decline.
CAUSED STEADlNtSS on THIS SIDE.
IN" American Markets Fiuc,ua,sd with.
I'M Marrow kanrc--Ncw York
Closed higher.
office OF The Post,

| N"u''e" upon anothcr sharp break In the
| foreign market, and when the Bri,ishcrs
i"hod TO make the expected decline,
prices on this side were Immediately sent
upward several points December In New
YORK went 10 points above yesterday a
close. while the same month was IL points
| up In the carly forenoon at New Orleans.
The advance could not be maintained,
however, and prices soon fell back until
they were or points below yesterday
close. Later In the session the bulls took
hold again and managed to close New
YORK to points up, while final figures
NJ New Orleans were only point below
last nights closing
inhlng IL all In all the market was
much better today than had been ant!ci-
pated Fluctuations were within a limit
OF 10 or Il points, from the highest to
the lowest, and there was evidently no
rush TO sell, while all offers wcrA quickly
absorbed The weekly government report
received this afternoon was considered
nehflsh, In that |, reported the rrop inn
| proved by rains, but Notwithstanding this
me onfn III New Orleans WINS reported
steady ut the closing quotations, ia be-
NIX aSNeu Tor December, LITTER In the ar
'efnoon December sold al 7, u on the curb
Further reports Of rain In various parts
or Texas were received today. but Il Is
Suli question IA to how much the crop
WIFI he improved thereby. II the rains
merely prevent further damage, the bulls
contend that cotton ~ now entirely TOO
cheap. az the United States crop had al
rcndy been cut by drouth TO scpn. 900 bales
maximum. ON tho other hand II the
downpour lnsurca an addition of 6o1.Ooo
| hulp1 a l... a.
mat sia cents Is no, point too much
for the staple, when the small surplus
icit from tho present season " taken into
consideration. The hears. however.
think that cotton has not yol fcl, the bus
hcss depression In the same ratio as
other commodities. and that these cen
sidorailons Will soon have their weight.
At today's session New York futures
opened firm, with SOB bid for pcceml,hf
The hishes, figure reached dur!ns tho
day was SOS. and from this tho ,,,rl,c,
dropped 10 1893. During tho afternoon
the price nean advanced to SOB. but
closed at Sc, September sold at s,oS for
The highest 79o lowest. and closed at
1Sn1 ~. the Same as last nights figures.
In New orleans October opencd with
40 bid. ana 7.75 asked, advanced to TN
then fcll back TO 7.6s. and closed at 90
al &C. as compnrcd win 7 CAR N ,.o.,a,
,a, ,,..s..,,''.' V''''"' s'''o'
''S' 'o'rH'por aolu az 'S on tho open
Ing, advanced to 49, dropped to 10 dur
inu the day and ,l,s.,d n, 7aa- 7,
T,a A,.,,..,,',,, 10y, ~
Wv Hi"o''c"' spo' markets We're nearly
All steady aud unchanged, though Snyau.
nah lost g-16c and Galveston a.,
- so" 'sV'
Houston received MI, h,,es ~, c,,,on
,od.y No. .a,., Va N'''''
and 400 IN 1891 During the past tire,
days the reoelnts N, ina r,,,,, ho,., ,,a..,,
IN ~, hor.. .,.at,,.., s,-a ,,a. .,,',
'"' "h"'''e' @''' III iN'p' ana A'si
Tor inc corresponding time IN 1894 The
estimate for tomorrow's recc,p,s at uous.
ton Ia ls0o IN Eno hn,os mt, roo -,
year ana .''S INC year before.
rho rt,,.r,o,, ,
,.oo' correspondent OF tho
Manch"A'er Guardian, writing ndor date
OF August 10, thus discusses cop con
dItionA In the United stnt,s. "tf,I.. a..
pr,vn,i,r c,,.,,,,,,. ""''r ,"'
p'''"""s circumstances The market
""'''N "''h more 'h"n usual interest let
tcrs aud cnb!cs from America which may
clue ,lnta tho brosrrt ,o.i,t., , -