The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-03
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Futures Advanced and Spots Are
Also Higher.
NO MARKETS ON ELECTION DAY.
a Gcn"rni Evening Up ~ Contracis
Large spo. S"ies at Liverpool.
Course OF Prices.

the cotton market developed no new
features OF special Importance today. the
trading beng light and confined chiefly
to evening up contracts over the election
Buying by foreign operators who were
undo.ng straddles caused "a very steady
feeling at New York. resulting In u net
g8cn of or points for the day though
the active months were points up at
che time during the session.
Sno, sales at Liverpool amounted to a.
oo0 bales. This is the biggest days bust
ness that has been done in some time and
was considered especially favorable when
following Saturdays large SAILS. spot
prices We're reported firm and Liverpool
futures closed l-Gid higher than saturday
There VIII be no market reported from
any point In the United States tomorrow,
the bulls and bears being compelled to
Law aside their contentious IN favor of the
ballot box fight that Will be wageds Ca
bes from Liverpool and llayre will he
received at the local exchange, as usual.
but no other cotton news viii be posted
At today's sesslo on New York futures
opened firm, with January contracts >
points up. on the secoud call the market
was barely steady. January selling at
Sill, against s.1ipSls saturday. In a
short time there was a renewal of the
builish movement. however. and by
o'clock January sold AZ sig. rhe closing
was at SIS. March opened at S2S, adj
yanced to S.3l during the day and closed
at s.y'nS.2s, against s. 23lfS q Saturday.
In New Orleans. December contracts
opened at 1855. sold at 7.6i on the second
call. advanced to 40 during the day and
closed at 7.Gsn7. 50, against 7,66@7.5' sat
urday. January sold at 776 Tor the lowest
and 7.& highest, closing at 7.7a07.so.
The Amer can spot markets were gener-
any firm aud advances were recorded at
several points. New York. New orleans,
Memphis and Savannah marked prices
l-l6c higher
Houston expects 1000 to lj,o0O bales to-
morrow rs comrlted with 1853 on the
SEINE day last year. New Orleans ostl-
mate is for 2a,OO0 to 25.0op, against iS,Wl in
1926.
New York, November 1.-The cotton
market was in state of suspense today,
owing to tomorrow election. Bus ness
was fairly active but represented very
little IN the way of now ventures. every
body being sposed to iiqu.date or cover
\ feature Of the DAYS trading has nee n
active buying of January for Liverpool
account In the way OF unloading of trades
between English markets and Now York.
\ few local lorgs realized on The advance
ana the afternoon advance showed irrSsu- |
larity with a weak unleriono The mar
kei opened firm and unbalanced to points |
h CHER, further advanced SOD points and |
closed steady at Il net advance OF sal
points.
New Orleans, November Cotton crop |
for two months ending October |
81 inclusive
exchange stmtement issued TO-DAY, covers
tie monthly movement To ,lct0bei n; IN
Dc,oher TOTAL of cotton brought INFO s,rht |
Is ahead of any previous season since 1850 |
Il. cxcent October of year before ias. and |
year the month is ahead IN nj round nsures
lt5 090 bales IL behind year before Iast NV |
'1o.so ana ahead of 1893 lay $4,000.
The lctal for October was l,sao, ss5
ore last. and 6i7 36g i'm 1893
The Increased amount of the crop
,yought into sight for the two months of
september and October was si1.nO over
md Sss az, over over Iso e'' WV ''"' '7o'o '''
The movement from September to oc-
ober Al, Includes total receipts al an
jnited States delivery norris Of 23G7. l93
lgalnst T. $50. 2,j last year el52 2fa year
,ciore last and .G7S, Isl same time in 1893
cross Inc Missssipp,. Ohio ana Potomac
i,a,s 90 aca a,r,j,,s, i s aoi ,ast ,.anr 10 |
50 year heforc ia,s, ana Ito iii same inc
n ise8, Southern mil takinas exclusive !
Z nr1n,itv rons,,mn1 nj So,,thern norts
% ny7 against I76 IN b, st venr isl MA veor |
efora isst ana TX ak e,ne time In Isd9.
1torior .,ncLs in nyross 90 those bcId M |
bo Observation-Disclosures of Tho season All 75I |
pains, 9ia 5a9 mst veor a41 900 vear before |
10, or3 oi7 OH /, IN These make Inc
~ a., a,oo,,,t 81 tbe co,ton cron hrought
ctober n q il6 Old against 2270.g67 last r
ear ISL. 5S3 year before last, and 2.5l2,6ls
s, ~. -, i too,, 1urire, Cr,oher -
Noorthern splnners s 20. ro nur,hs or'oper
= ~ bales aealnA' o].' N@ llst Snai',-,nn !
81 ~ IL a t,,o month"; to IN 95o ngainsi
,'1L ~ NV wv -, *, -