The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-16
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Futures Advanced at Home and
Abroad.
INCREASE IN SPECULATIVE TRADING.
Large Sales Mt New York and New
Orleans-Futurcs Twelve to
Fourteen Points Up.
Home and
Office Of The Post,
Houston. Monday. February 10.

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present con,toversv cuIm,rate In nm got.
uai outbreak between Greece and Turkey.
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themselves on the brink OF warfare. once
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with even so insignificant a power as
Greece. and the network of connictipy in
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-erests which Europe has in the Orient
would drag both Russia AMI England into
the effort 10 reach the long aw-, tod sc.t,o
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h'eht OF lhe question VINO IS TO be supreme
IN the Far East.
AT toda,.'s sessior Neu yorL e,,.,,ro.
GROW, a,o,,. $3.50 .,
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point the nrica had adv,rcea 10 ceo h,,
,,oor aro,,ra1 - q 90 .ao,, .,,o.s,.
I'oon' ufoPpeu 10 o'os soon tneTeaf'r, then
began to advance again and closed a,
q. 74a6. 10. against G .slMG 90 SATURDAY. Nav
sold n, ~ a, .ho orc,,,lr .u
Vanced to 6.S by the close.
In New Orleans March onened with 4.
bid. reached 6 N nv moan and ciosed ~
6 .55a6.56. against 6.i2G6 AZ Saturday. Nav
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st the latter. pr.ce being asked on 1hn
closing cali ''' '''0
.o''o" eNpects '"' 10 '"V pa'es TO-
year. The estimate at New Orleans IS
Tor $500 to $500. against l2,Oo6.
Hugh 7, N,Err,
1t is well for us 10 remember tha, q Lila
ko ., ochsoper means only li,tle more than
DC 70 the farmer, and yet there are people
Reckless enough TO predict a grea. m
crease in acreage. with this prospect star
lhS FARMERS IN tho face. Last year the
season opened, as We all know. most aus
pc ouslN. lnefe was a great Increase n
acreage. perfect planting weather, a gooa
July it seemed 10 be gener,,iiv acnar, al
", , ~. s'en'' IL was soon discovered. however,
July, and subseGuen,lv EatneneI IN
i.oVv,v0 balcl had 10 be taken off th's first
estimate. THIS ye.lr the season does NOT |
vear Pre IaN r,,ia compare win last
~ o rrepafe Mons are considerably later.
SON ae eNpuCi 10 garry overto the next sea-
H Ias, a. siralr VI NOT smalleD stocks than |
lar TO interfere with business; on
surely moving forward toward an or, ~ |
prosperity after the long depression. All |
coma tions are favorable for an advance. |
me level from which we start az com |
pH S Win previous years, IS a very low |
the bali rolsng an, n,1ne Is needed to start
prised 70 see reoeMt on, on a smaller
ste OF the course of prices of two years
as0'
New YORK. February l5-In CONSEQUENCE
Of the very large numbers of buver, in the
'losed greater inquiry than was ' expe a's
" anu cOnSllpraDlp husirnas |