The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-14
|EyAS COTTON TO JAPAN.
|.seral Thousand Bales Shipped
From Houston.
IupMrNTs MADE VIA SAN FRANCISCO
,,,rcn,lng Her Number of Spin
Ps ,yu, Take Fifty Thousand
Bales From the south.

| special from New Orleans IN SUNDAY y
lated that the total exports OF cot"
Iost 10 pacific coast for four months
49,, december 81. were 1890 bales, and
-. so0o more bales were en- route FOR
20 Francisco at the close OF last month.
Sh,s cctton was for japanese milis, ana
,s safe to say every bale was sent from
houston. ~. l., a.. co,,..
! shin cotton TO Japan ana is ABOUT the
|nly poirt now making these shipments.
~, vear the total amount sent to ia
-. uouston firms was $3.50 bales. This
Tho shipments will probably reach
90. A.. CO r.
- Examiner will be interesting In this
,onection. although some of the state
IL IN regard TO the amount of cotton
{,',,,ei are Incorrect. 1t can also be
,a,ed that all the cotton shipments mem
ansd came from Houston and that not a
sis was sent from Galveston or New
brsans. The Examiner says:
rIaavy shipments of raw cotton from
ksyas roints and New orleans are en-
|onte TO San Francisco over the Southern
Bacidc The ultimate destination of this
Material IS Yokohama For several weeks
his shipment has been so Volumlnous
k,at the railroad company has been com
elei TO ask for increased facilities from
ke Pacific Mail and the Occidental and
Oriental steamship companies.
Some of the cotton shipments have
ieen delayed here on several occasions
S,cause heavy flour exports crowded them
In. The Texas and New orleans cotton
hen have been complaining to the railroad
this delay. and reminding the railroad
eople that they promised expeditions
Ieryice. The Southern Pacific did not
gree TO handle this freight more rapidly
han any other freight. but II did guar
ntee that on the arrival OF the cotton at
he city IF San francisco two days before
he sailing time Of the transpaciic vessels
L see that II was Immediately sent across
he ocean. This guarantee has not been
khserved Hence the conferences between
be railroad and steamship officials.
1t is understood that the steamship peo-
ble have assured the Southern Pacific
kffcials that hereafter they viii he able 10
bandit. promptly all the cotton turned
Iver to them. II IS not known just what
ates arc being charged from New Or
Fans to Yokohama nor what proportion
( those rates are being received by the
ailroad. The latters representatives say.
however, that the rates are just high
norsh to afford n small profit on the
aul.
4 Neither Mr.. Stubbs nor Mr.. Smurr were
hslined yesterday to talk much about
hese Shipment Mr.. Stubs. however
g. aid, ut IS true the shipments of cotton
D. bales or raw cotton from Texas ana
New Orleans to Japan are on the increase.
Ind It is true that we have asked the Pa
4ihc Mail and Occidental and Oriental
a Steamship ofnciils to give increased facil-
ties for forwarding the cotton the railroad
IS turning over to them here. These shin.
5nents Of course indicate that japan Is
Increasing the number of her spindles and
Is greatly aucmcntiug her output of manu-.
Featured cotton goods. In other words
3he Jaranese ARC evidently bent upon first
supplying their home market with cotton
Fabrics instead Of buying them abroad
Ind will later on become n manufacturing
competitor in the markets of the world
Ter progress In this respect will be
katched with interest, and I do not doubt
That raw cotton shipments from this port
10 Japan will increase materially from
bow on. This new business viii be n good
thing for tho mort of San Francisco be.
5idts hcng Of financial benefit to the rail.
road and Steamship lines. think thC
railroad viii turn over 400 bales of cotton
10 tho ncxt outgoing steamer for Japan
u is not true that much raw cotton is
Foing 10 Japan by the Canadian ant
Northern Pacific steamers. That they ar,
Taking cotton goods is true, but it is moi
Jaw cotton"
1t can Doe authoritatively stated that th'
Southern Pacific people have during thu
past few weeks hauled from Texas ant
New Orleans about 1900 bales OF this sea
ton's cotton. on route for Yokohama
about 1000 additional bales arc already or
: he way. and before the shipments arr
Fnded the railroad people expect to turr
tyor TO the steamer lines n total of 5000
Pbalcs.
II appears Mr.. Matzumi, n representative
pr Japanese manufacturing syndicate
Several months ago conferred with Mr.
Huntington. Mir. Stubhs and several larg,
potion dealers of the South. in New Yorl
City, and made arrangements for the ex
New Orleans to Yokohama as he wanted
pe nevertheless agreed to Mr.. Hunting
Eohs proposition for year. or until sep
HenDer 10, lNW. Huntington then promise
nm another conference to fix lower pas
r.. 49,, III case ,ne preseii ssaso,