The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-02
HOUSTON COTTON RECEIPTS.
khe Largest September Movement
Ever Recorded.
WHEAT AND FLOUR ART BOOMING.
In Agricultural Produces Show Higher
p,,crs-Flour Has Advanced Forty
Cents Per Barrel.
Office of The Post.



Tho anst month of the new cotton sea-
lon ended yesterday, and Houston's gross
Io,o,nts show the largest movement ever
efore reported during September. the
k,,al being 2Gi.520 bales. The best Septem-
Aer record heretofore made WAS IN 1891.
hen gross receipts here We're 2o,,O7O bales.
asst year the September movement was
nniv 1863 Ga bales. or lOO.S66 less than the
kecclpts nor the first thirty days of this
oason. As it is generally believed that the
rexas crop this year Is not one bale
rper than last season, this wonderful
,ovement can only he accounted for by
he early maturity of the crop and by
he fact that prices have been such as to
rduce farmers to market the staple with
\ rush.
The following table shows the amount
n cotton brought INTO Houston by each
a,lroad during the past month, and also
Ia wagon receipts for the same time:
Houston and Texas Central .......... 13,l17
kilseouri Kansas and Texas ......... 5SlO5
Fan Annpnio and Arkansas Pnss....... Az, 10
Sniern,ttonal and Great Northern d. AZ .65T
f;alyeston. Harrisburg and san An
sa,,in ..... .......... SO. i7i
f.nlf colorado and Santa Fc.... -. $500
SIouston East and West TeXas...... 5,ili
Dexas and New Orleans ...'.''''... i'5pl
Wagon recc PTS $50. ............'. 5iu9'
,inters 49,. ....... .,..... .....'...... SUI
Total 80. 80. -. -. -. -. ....... .26i, 800
In all previous seasons the largest move
men, Of the crop has been during the
m1nth of October, but this year the Octo-
,er receipts at Houston are expected to
u less than during the past month. The
ast two weeks of September have shown
falling OF from the previous record. and
his decrease will doubtless become more
Noticeable, each week hereafter. The lare-
est movement for any one week OF sep
cmber was n466 bales, received during
he seven DAYS ending September Is. Last
Rear the largest amount was %. 49, bales
feccivci during the week ending October
a. During the week ending November i,
Sii, receipts were l0il65 bales which was
he heaviest weekly movement ever re-
For October last year the gross rece pts
bf cotton at Houston were G2S@ bales,
amounted to itN $50 bales. The total for
he same month this year is estimated at
eVWO bales.
WHEAT CONTINUES UPWARD.
Wheat went into the 7os day and De-
tembar deliveries closed at G92s. Yesterday
The clos g price was $50, and many trad
frs predicted a reaction But to the sur
prise OF the bears The market started off
with an advance this morning and On t
ktop until 1ui,c was reached. Then the
bcalpers turned loose their holdings and
he bears hammered heavily, but Win all
his the price only receded l cent from
lhe h CHEST At CAS- December wheat IS IL
rents above the bottom price lest month
hid there is very title yet to JUSTIFY tho
elcf that the advance Is AT an end. The
Demand has increa sed, rather than dImln-
sned. as the price has gone up and the
Increase does not appca 10 nave ptef OF
speculative character, either. irdeed II