The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-21
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Better Foreign Adyices Caused fu-
lures to Improve.
PART OF THE ADVANCE WAS LOST.
New York Futures Closed at Net
Gain of Two Points-Hons-
ton spots Lower.

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The American cotton markets had 10 go
q, a,or, a,-,,n .odav h,,. ne th., financial
| - -, az,
adv.ces frotn abroad were better IMAM w
pected. the shorts considered Il Advisable
| 10 nurchase ,utnras nm the basis OF yes
VA -.s,,,,, MA
| teroay 5 decline very soon i'o'h'"s "a'
| 10 be had a.. Mondays quotations. and by
10 n fi,ures were : IA : roi,,is h sher than
-.,,-., - l.,,,,,t,,a ,tern.,nd
EeSusFaa!' ms lack OF specui1'lFe
| soon asserted -tself. however ana prices
aased of from, the hlrh ,,o,u, New York
s....,-..- -, o -. -. 49,, veatcr-
.u'ui'S e'u7V' po.'''s ',-s"s' go .,,l,,,,
was ia . noin.s
,b,,,, ~. ,,.,r., . .,.,,-o IL, .,, .o,,o, ST.
A"uN' III "V'S' isd'u'V III ''ie eO''0''
uaton at present, outs de OF the uh~tV-
;aintv as In the extent OF the European
~ d.. ~, MI, ~. y,i,, H., ,--,.cn sne,.u.
va. 80 '''e N'NNN '''''' va " -,
la,lVe trading. outside traders were JUST
beginning to muster up courage suthc oAi
ia a,,.- tho r,orl,r. h,,, u-.h tho Turks
80 'ue go ~ wy ~ ''1 ,t-,
ana Greeks lighting ana further conlpIea-
tons possible they Will be content TO play
tho -,ic q, tool,.rs an a,,I -. tho nr,ofer
-,
The opening at Liverpool tomorrow I.
a,v,itai With ,,,,s,,icratle ,r,.iet,. and Will
,'wa''ea WIN cohs'oeraI.e a''A'e,s anu ~
nave much 10 40 win me Sh'f'"+ VI
CIV en- us ITO QuOtat onS since last / i!uiS'
COY. though many orders to sell nave been
received trosn abroad OH tho New YORK eN-
change in ehe meantime.
At todays SESSION New YORK futures
4 he price advanced to Io3 by lU.35, tnct
slowly fcl 10 $50 and closed al u.g,B6.YS.
against 6.a5d5.s6 yesterday. August start
cd at 7.09 sold at { .l3 fdr The highest ana
In New Orleans, May opened at 5.a5, sold
at So Tor tho highest. dropped 10 t.sa
during the afternoon ana closed al 6.9+a
6.95, as1in5t 69cpc.s2 YES .erday' Jnly sold
al 90 early In the SESSION. fell to 6.s5 and
closed u: c. 96u6.gi.
Clapp & Co. OF New York write: we be
leve the acreage VIII exceed 25,vl6c ana
possibly b.. 10 per cent larger than ever
reported planted and that the general crlo
estimates are moru out Of the way on ac
count " acreage than any other reason
Tho v-eother thgs season will likely dc
[ate future values FAR more than oil. stale
RAIN weather has prevailed from Can
ada to the pulf and made country roads
almost .fnrassable. Further overfi6ws ami
pected any change win Therefore be an
,mprayemen; in general .tlons.
Hoygtor, exuscts 400 to 50l bales tomor-
row. ags'nst 1850 on the same day last
year The cstinate at New 0r,eans ia for
isO TO 2.gl1 aga nat 3C5.
VI r. L Il
Of cav nm Tho,nas q Derivev az I,ales.
limo a,d X AdicLes az lT,n,s,,il. wore
vis5.Srs at the Houston cotton Exchange
tndav
Tho IIousto, and Galveston excbnnros
,.,Ii o,so,.,,a ,b Co., ia,tnto h.,,,i,, - 10.
,,,n,.on, hr .'t'I,o 80, 40 ,'niasionS ' sno,
$50 w" ~ e'''"s nv o' s''
.o
New yo,,, A,rn onuuhr,ra Pros g.
| 90 e cn,t'~ itt,ar go. Iitho,,ab ,bs
a.. IN ,',, ~, m1ry ra,eis
o3 ~ 'r.,o,' =" - ~ .,, ~ 80,
~ w, n,,tnert ~, oai ''n -, i't 49, vi
~, nm " ~ 49, ~ 80 so., III ~
Sit'S -. .''s LOW - .r.sts u.
49,, go ,, 49, ~ IL ~ ~, t u
80 =. 80 -. .o,i'es ~ nv S,..ti ,, :
"n M IN i,si i ~ 'us ,H - ss'Un9 u
wv" " W ~, ~, - '.r ~ ~. ni.,..,.
- IA - 49, -, rre,,nd ~ 3,ia,
~ Isl an tpnuS nn' IN, eu tne '" -, n, ,
| rom IN uIesSuIe ~ io.,S coeto'' IN
me MisS:Ss.lp' valley '.'e i.Pou auS &C. s
, - ,,, ~ t.' 80, W w
and steady closing