The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-16
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Fluctuations We're Feeble. With
Lower Tendency.
NO MATERIAL CONCESSIONS MADE.
New York ana New Orleans Mays
Quoted at the Same Price--spot.
Are Firm.
ofnce of Tho Post.

ofnce of u,na Pos,
Houston, Thursday. An,u IL
There was no repetition OF wc5rosan,,,.
activity at today's session of tho co,,,,
| markets, but prices h,,la ra,riy ,,,s,,,,,
Liverpool futures closed its.G,s,s e,, go,
| thoug,; tho opening was Mt n s,Ich, -.
| vance. Spots wene advanced .aa1 4, Mo
foreign markets. with sales OF 10 ,No h,,o,
New York futures closed ssTl ponts ,ou,,,.
and New orleans lost Ia points rio
frmness of the neor posi,ions ,s .,,,,
market. where tho Aprll de,,,,ory 10 n,,e,1',
points b'aher 4hnn ,bo s,,,,a as,,,e., Nv
New York. AT toaay's close bo,b ,,,.,,,,a
quoted May at 7.0s6l7 90
There were only o,eb,e cbor,os d., ,,,o
tatlons todny. ANA trailer, annea,o'i ~ w.,
merely opeuinr I'm their lj,oy -, I'D. a.,
he carried over Tho holid,vs ,,,.,,, An
markets will be clos..l tonorrov na
SATURDAY. while IJvernooI,s ,,,s,,,,a ,,.,,,,
hnsiness u,u lr,,,,., 49,. '''''
-, $3.50 ''-1'"S 4hOhu1S ann Iuesday
oeSldes.
SPOT prices remain ms firm, no o,,r ,
bold,,rs refuse 90 ,,,,l,, 49,. WV N''4
NV ~ "N'Ne any concessions.
|ood sales were reported at several
points.
New yorl, fu,rroa o,,o,,, ,,,.. 80,
=
- nag ior May The price hung be-
10 7 %. and closed ~ 49, " W. u.opnea "
d7.ls Yesterday AS, ',.,,, Us 90, .,
.roprcl 10 7.1s ana closo, y, 90, -
AGAINST 7.2l77 ., ,.,.sto,,I,,. '-''
IN Now orI.s nc ,,,,,, 49,,
7.G7. then odvorcod - 81 49,, w. 80, .N,' "
7.OSd7. 90. aas,trs. ? oog,- IN -, 90
sold at .0ggi7 II IN. .,,,.,.,,,, - 'ui,
10 : ne d,,r,,, a.. -. 90 u''ppc'
: UJ.,7 IN "''u ''oS'u III
Noov G. ro,,,,,.,
M .''u'' ,'H Oh new York wr'e'
"o market fns been Influenced for DAYS
by wild statements about tho sor,hu,os,-
.rn nootg. -. 'i'' 'Nut""rS'-
tnnnnI, '''''' "SlmateS indicating
How. This Is 90 MANI estIv nhs,r, ~, -
discrcl!t the whole suhinct II ,ho ,o.,
equals 100000 acres. or i5o no0 halo, :. ,,iI,
exceed our expectation. mo ,,,,a,,,,, .,,,,,.
IN sight from last v+.or's cro, Il, : SO, IN,
hlles indicating that the goveram mt and
s1"eon orHIp ss,s.ers VINO estimated The
10000 bales are NOT Oar V o,i ~, 9t anoni
We are eXpoctina mo NJ, W Wv WY WY,
show "A larpt, nc~enrn ana nS ,iit VIII
of speculation during tbn Nh n,on, ~. III, ~
tend downward 'Tbn rottnn ex tt,vr,n wiz
cordiag 10 reports fo,, an,e,, nc.
an Increase Of I727 ,9a6 haies bnt ''' so,
'''o N'''' 'i''e was oi'ioi bales
New York, April 7.-Hnhbnrd Bros
cottoa letter says: The Liverpool cotton
market for the Easter holidays from TO-
day until Wednesday morning ond I'm
view of tn, political out,oo,, 4, th,
49,, -, ~ 'i'S ~
Nnut Tue local oncfhtorS IN that market
l'quGated portion OF their holdings TO-
Jav A reauatinp, dacp,,, ,,,.. ,,o. 49,.
,,ao,., -, n N'''.", was not uliex-
iVO'0u "'uer Such circumstances. whila
tIon M, tho nnrt of Ij,,e,,oo, ,,,a,,t,... ~.
our decline has therrfoI+, heon .Iif,hf as
10 pressure was apparent from any
source. and the dizziness of the past few
weeks continued today. In short tho
markets at homo and abroad have pre-
schted holiday characteristics.
new YORK, SprH io.-ln Anticipation of
the holidays the cotton market was mar
row and generally featureless, with trad
,u,, Iiob, ,,d 1or,i Tho mako, o,,a,,,1
,"e ,-e a'iN 'o0"' nc '""iHe' "Psheu