The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-04
SOMEWHAT FIRMER
Adviccs Were Much More
Encouraging.
OF SIX TO EIGHT POINTS
kathcr Prevails Over the EN-
btton Belt, Putting nm End
TO the Top Crop.
office Of The Post,

Houston, fTluay, DeCeinDeT ..
he spot markets remain UNI
he tone was firrmer and futures
bde took on quite q little squirt.
opened at yesterdays closing
put advanced M-64 at q time
4 i-e4 better than yesterday.
leans futures were 4 points up on
ng and continued to advance dur
lsslon. closing at an advance over
NJ points. The market shows
&c Of to 2 points as compared
EEK ago.
brk opened 8 points up and closed
bints higher than yesterday and
d from last Friday.
d weather throughout the cotton
I'D have The effect Of boosting UP
the freeze will undoubtedly be
ough to wind up any prospects OF
talked-of top crop, which has
(earsh feature owing TO its un-
hanti,y.
Fember s, 1894. niddling at Hous-
down 10 cents, where 1t re-
couple OF days, and advanced 3-16
The market seesawed up ond down
buary 9, 1895, when s cents was
oted. After that gradual ad-
in and on April II 6 cents was
On August IL. 1895. middling
cents.
eceipts were 51.273, against 1.4o0
and 75.946 in 1894.
rleans expects $4,000 to $4,000 to-
against 1856 last year and 7205
Pn's receipts are estimated tomor-
$500 to 1850, compared with 7e12
nd i4,4s9 in 1894.
Cotton to Japan.
!, Texas, December 2.-Another
/ OF ten cars of cotton was made q
5 ago direct to Japan via San Fran
|LycrDool Was Better.
|yate Wire to B. W. Hunter g. COY
orleans, December 3. -Fairchild &
say: The cotton market today has
uiet and firm, prices having aver
10 points over the previous close,
selling at 5.47 and May at 5.57.
5.4l and 5.51 yesterday. The en-
'ment again came from Liverpool,
market recorded an advance of 1854. |
reported the Improvement due to
1ernss from the South and ner-
Is on the part of the shorts. The |
ed bad weather throughout the, belt
been without its influence, and |
have feared lighter movement in
ence. Although the market has
lgher there has been no pronounced
In today's session; the general in
ION OF operators to trade still ex-
nee only Y nominal business. The
In sight was somewhat less than
pected and amounted to $50, OUU,
$4,000 In 1894. Srotss have ruled
with yesterdays asking price being
~ GUS Review.
York, December 3.--Atwood Violet
n their review say: A 9-point adj
oes not confirm, by any means, the
ion expressed in our letter OF yes
OF lower prices, and II Liverpool
- to act as they did yesterday and
oday disregard each time a de-
re the day before, 1t Will bring into /
rket a considerable buying power.
q largely be those who know little
olton, and those purchases would
ny because of its cheapness, disre-
iargs estimates and heavy receipts !
moment. We said yesterday that
ket looked as though II would re-
support from Liverpool, /
here was no ress on 10 expect today. |
lily on the other hand they seem TO
ared to take hold of cotton. There
OF inclination here to do the same
henever Liverpool may be prepared |!
The initiative. II Is such a con-
arket that lower prices there to-
might come, for the same reason
" have been better recently each
when they were expected to be !
'e. The long interests showed some
weakness yesterday and much OF
t have been thrown over on any
decline. but their courage has been
today and they are naturally more
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