The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-22
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
The Weather Bureaus Frost Failed
to Arrive.
FUTURES HIGHER IN ALI. MARKETS
Ltverpooi's Advance Caused Beusr Feel
ing - Large spot sales At tho
sou,h- Quotations.
once OF The Post.

Houston, Monday. September u.
Although the frost predicted for the
cotton belt failed to materiaiize, cotton
futures closed at an advance In all mar
ke!s today. Liverpoors opening ives very
hrni. with prices about i.6id up
Futures closed III -6,da2-GAd higher
IN that market, while spots adj.
Nanced i-l6d. The American markets
were dull and dragging all the FORE noon.
nut took an upward splrt late IN tho sos
SION tnal figures being aboIt points
higher than saturdays closa ut New
York. while New Orleans showed n gain
OF 10 POINTS.
There was very little interest IN the
marke, one way or the other today. bu,
II was quite evident that the shorts wero
not anxious to increase their ineA. A
favorable feature was the large spot
business done at New crlotns ,nl OTHER
southern markets, New York also sold
considerable quantity OF $50 cotton,
nearly all Of which WAS uorsnt ty North
ern Spinners.
Receipts at United States ports were
the largest yet reported this season, the
total being san, against 81. 2s9 last year.
The movement at Interior towrs show,
some decrease, however and It Is zen.
orally believed TINT there ~ill not be >, ch
resh OF the STAPLE To the market after
this week. should roscip.s dminish rcr-
coptihly, many lhiak the market would
show more stahtll'y, with an advan, ms
tendency
At today's session New York iu;rros
opened cay wi,h prices i to points
OF December openoi a, %. soil Il, 81
about noon, advan ,od q, SIC 1niinb the
afternoon. and cl,ed AT Sa9giS 10, is, inst
S3ldlAS2 Saturday. OStooet soil ut SOS
for The lowest aud sS h,.;haH.
In New Orleans December aronod at
L9i advanced TO Sc by noon then gained
steadily unnl Sl2 was reapled lho
closing was al &09uS 70. against SOlslS.uS
SATURDAY.
Clapp y Co, of New York say in their
las marko, leuef English me chants
state Ecuerilly hipUng ircct from eulf
ports or points south OF this city, as tney
nave cone for hlog years pact ,ndo i,tac-
tiraliy preventing cotton rea II bis
market, Mher" ontrhcis r. zen fGliy
made as hedge by siiunorh and cxl or
ers. These features keep stocks ere Il
mint' um point ana tend 20 kl,p tho
Wpritti i i nervous ans ans ttlnd posi-
ton mailing trade m, ,e dithcuit thln II
woNld he " "ualancs WaCet . PIE
cotton supplies were here to rptlfu free
monthly deliveries on the Nanily of
contracts. We believe The shctt lnlel cat
here less than my time ia ruat mont,s.
The sthtislicnl position has seldom lctn
stronger, ana .houli SPIN ir.s hH ONO
aggro Asiyo buyers higher prices Will pie
vail
New York, September 2i,The cotton
market opened NJ ii decline OF q TO POINTS.
cables being disappointing. pore receipts
heavy and estimated movement for the
week large, Tho EnGhsn advance was
luNs than had been louk@l for In view of
ihc sharp advance here Saturday AS our
market dd nat sell on as much us the
large movement was snppoNed to justly,
iho:t@ started to cover In the afternoon.
which ontrlod prices "a to 10 points above
the lowest of tho morning The close was
steady at Il net advance of 20 poines.
New York, September 2i--Huhbard Rros.
a CO.'S letter says. ON Sunday rain fell
In Texas giving TO Europe some hopes o;
top crop and the forolgn market id
not fully respond TO the Improvement hero
on Saturday, Frost prcd!otpd here nv the
government Oh Saturday was not Office
ally rcpuuicd today aud tho opening was
at a share recess on From the open ng
HOY ever, he market has AloNly improve
20 thr quotations OF Saturday without any
marked bower from