The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
IN THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical information from the EXCHANGES
Of United States and Europe.
A PERCEprlBlE FALLING OFF IN MOVEMENT
Port Rcccirts Light and Estimates
AsIo,ieratc--i,ad Weather stops
Work In the Fields.
otnceI, Of The Post i, /
J Houston. saturday.. peeember II.

iiVus'',' 'a.ui"s ~ 'eSo .os -.
No.eoi Is raensI etr"ue. \. snou,u advance,
ou' " u WY Z - .'i',' 'he oNcau issikh.
rates rates were cAorpitah', anu lust US tney were
ioworu mo ran rae 20 scaooard was raisea
more OF 'nah ehousn 70 onset "
~ eo"'..u . " psu "v".ne. oV.' w.
be 10 cut up that farmers can not rot 10
market and all picking is suspended Even
with good weather n hand who could month
ago pick 900 pounds a day could not now ret
out over 100 pounds. Tho days are shorter.
the cotton lighter and much OF il has blown
~ ,.,,,, ,,.ash,,, MI
', ~, -. "N 80 .-,.5, ,,,,ss
Inc receipts snow narReu taliing on al
though six weeks ago II was predicted that
IN, Dceen,hsr ,,nvo,n,,,f would be nbnorinally
-. :, =, s..,e 49,. ~. . !.
hcaVy. IL II certaih tnat no heaNy hioNcnent
can I've looked for and II seems as though n
greater neroontaao Of Tho crop had been mar
49, m - ,n,s ,,ma ,h.n n NV nrc,ions
ketvu up 10 TINS time thau IN any previous
year.
Houston,s reccipts since Scptrnbcr are
-, 40 =, -. - ,... :
's'Vle sfeh'er thah the entire movement vi
tho entire iSa4-gS crop. being l,SS2 siO, against
/. 500. 3D. for MI of tho big crop year.
a., ..ts -, -, =, liz, ,,.., ,,
Nti 'P''s N''s'a ""N"""ho"' "'''' "''e WINS
and buyers asking concessions,
Futures closed iisef.-Gl lower IN Ilverpooi
,.N, =. a -, A., -, ,,,,.,,' 49,,
l down TO up IN New York.
Houston cxpects Monday 1G, 400 to 1900
'e"'Hs' &c VS. s."' ""a 'V''sa ~
New Orleans expects ldVv TO la,ooo. against
1880 last year and u. SSi In 1904.
a., ,.,ft,, -, ~ IN. ,c,,ns, ~ ess Isst
WV 'sN. ~, VIZ ,'''0N' ""''''T'
year ana aa,SSl IN 1854.
a,, r. ,,.,,. :, .,,.. A.
Cafsiii @ Riohafusoh say Oh cotton MI
S. s. Sondheim. head OF the house OF Sond-
holm nros ~ Now York who ia nj prescnt
-. l,.,,., ,,,.,. :, 49,, ao,,,,, s,,,,,I,,
IN houston. speaklhg OF IN" Vottoh slu"uoa'
says: Speculation In cotton has broadened
rraat d.al In ,ho mast month We all rs-
member when March was seiiins AT I. rs under
a. ,nand Then + cents was freely talked FOR
May, and there were several milion people
wai'ihg 20 loan up on tns poeto,h' Az enu
uiatipn ,,aa sInrt ma M, Enrone was snort
They knew the market would deollne further.
put ~ diu not, ana why SIMPLY peeaus, WIN WIN
soIling rbase nonnlo have cnyerea md many
OF them are Just as bullsh now as they were
bealish at 80 points lower the buying power
'an,shaa mas sIdnr,no h,t shod ihn rev.
STOP and IL looks that way now. WE may SEES
prices decline some, say $3.50 for March Spo,s
are are hfhly heiu' nns Ihe ae,nah O. Seems 70 Dc
Thds ia largely aitribu,ed IA The yaet thal
ih4s 10 ~, se'y ".e.iouteu 70 iiS .aee VA. IN.
,,1 LILY p,op,S WI u, mot 'pee, ~ -, 49, -,
~, M uus sra, $3.50 evs' 49,. eo H's
January in New York quoted today at 5,5i.
au w az 81, 40 po'.s ""u
than points a month"; He called attontion
to tho January manipulation. and stated that
nalrowihs premiums IRON now ualii MAY
rather dlsappointing ali around i.iyorpool sent
over 1s-6i DECLINE aud New York eased on
Itt i Outside euying through MUM, Price
bought little Wuhbard was Tho seller min
cipaily Maya, Liverpool continues TO uncover
straddles by buying New York and selling at
home. The New York bank statement for the
week ending today shows an increase OF &c.
600 900 In deposits and $40, 600, 600 In loans an
encouraging feature TO bulls In everything
b. w. Hunter G. Co. say OF today's cotton
market. Tho ,oo,,ra NJ ,ho co,to, ,n,rLats
s'"'' VI Wv e"'.o ma "s''
to-day Is tho stubborn strength OF the Amer
lean markets IN tho face OF Liverpools de-
ciaad do,y,w,,d ,,naonny Tia, ,,orl,o, ton
-, ''' 80 ''''"' 49,
Guys TO Two weeks ago WAS lust where II
closed today and Mt that time spot cotton was
"A ounrter az n rant Iowor md tha n,arlets nm
~ Ia, =. IN 49,. - 49,, 49,, 49,.
TINS sac o 70 ~ points iower tnan tnPy are
,ait,s an o.,aa,, ao,o,,, %, IA. ,toor
e,oa In ,,,,,,ros hui rai,rood atm On sno,
co,,on during ,hta t,mo h,yo advanced mar,
by several points than ocean frcilhts have
declined. Spot cotton must decline sharply In
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