The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-23
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Another Day Of Extreme DulIness
aud indifference.
SPOT PRICES ARE SOMEWHAT EASIER.
New Orleans and Galveston Reduced
Quotations - Futures Advanced
Ono Point-MOvcnacnt Smaller.
office of The Post.

II was another day of long drawn-out
dullness In cotton, and the same indii-
ference over speculative trading TINT mas
Teen noticeable for the past week or So
There were good features to the market.
but they only served to maintain a steady
zone and prevent deckne, the total im-
provernent for the day being Just one
point n, New York. while Liverpool
showed no change whatever. selling
movement, was held in check by the very
small receipts ait ports and Interior towns,
while the foreign complications and easier
spot prices prevented any activity IN buy
ing.
The port receipts today were 1860 bales.
against i0ai6 last year. Tomorrow's re-
oeip,s PROMISE 10 be fully ,ep l'Sss than
on the same day last March when some
thing over 1900 bales were received The
Interior movement also shows a big fall
ing of. and the talk Of perpendicular
drop is being gwen more credence than
for a long time past; At this time last
year the movement was quite heavy. es-
pecially In Texas. consequently the com
pa-ison is all the more favorable 10 the
bulls.
Spot prices vera Lie lower at Calves
ton and New Orleans today. The decline
was attributed to the lesscning demand.
as we'll as the fac, that spots are TOO
high In comparison with contracts.
Nav York futures opened quiet and
ste, dy. with 7.ps asked for March. The
h:ghes; sale was a, 7.oa, and the bulk OF
transactions at 7.o7a,.os which also rep
resented the closing figures. Angus, sold
at -.lS37.is early in the session. fell to
II, a.. 1rY
1.ls Saturday.
In New Orleans May opened at s.a5
dropped 10 6se and closed 8; s.seIs.9s. the
same rs saturdays final figures. July
also closed practically at saturdays quo
;ations The fall months showed an adj
vance Of Ice points.
The talure ., Martin. WISE & Fitzhurh
firm az cotNoa merchants we'll known
in Texas ard seroad. created consider
aole discussion OF the lo>al exchange. The
hrra has not been represented in the
Eous'on cotton exchange. bul had a large
warehouse at this point and received con-
siderable cotton here. They We're repre-
<cn,ei a, Galveston. New Orleans. LIVER
posi-, NAvre ami several o.hsr points tie
failure : suppose. 10 inTolve Wy large
amount.
NJ. Il ". Martin. the ,o,sl representa-
;Ne Of Hubbard B.os, & CO. OF New York.
left yesterday for savannah, Gs-. whe1-
Re s7,i his .te will SPEND ;he spring aai
summer. During Mr.. MARTINS abs@nce the
business Of Hubbard Bros- & CO, d, this
rolnt will be in the han4s of Mr.. y :.
cherry. : well kaowr broker and member
.. The So1ss;c-. cotton exchange.
aoas-oa exg~c;s ~, 70 is,, bale: to-
MORROW agalns; "a on the same car
last yeac. TIE estimate :; Nsw ORLEANS
Is for so 20 Ss.1. sga,-s. FL
: scA~Hs Of Austin ard J r McKnseh:
.: Naceaicc5eS we7e visitors &; me Eo.s-
TO- ee;'aa e&'Aaee .aaay.
Se7e Yo-k March sa-I- dry, r,ois. A.
though many c-se-s ws-s AZ hand for
r2o7e - less As<o-t-., a. y Of all c,aSsez 81
soo5S. TIE rsasrl demand was 10; up -
:ae spo-..iss Gay u Is, ~rpes. aai
O. ~ wHo.e Tie cotton Coe.s vsre quiet.
tAc.s5 -c- wool ,-4astac mas and nap
y.cil&-sy 3-N~sS S0o.s aa1nels ans S'snk-
Mex YORK. Ma-ch .A-rA4,e was q
Gea--s - syec Gsas,vNe Interest IN cos-e-.
again :osay sri sz,es - futures reached
o1,y q ~ .s2sss, Tt.e market csoss8 1El
~; sie23y $: unchanged 20 points re:
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