The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10

1898. 1883 bales, 10000 more than
any year at that date.
Is there a blockade, The rail-
roads have unloaded with four
Houston cotton presses and are
now storing same at large ex-
pense, over 10000 bales. Forty.
five thousand nine hundred and
twenty-three more bales were
shipped over Buffalo bayou in
the last 100 days than for the
same time of last year.
What we desire most to make
entirely clear is this: Whether
the congestion or partial blockade
isa serious one now or not, it is
surely coming. This was ex-
pressed by United States Senator
Lucien Baker when he said, "The
Northwest has only just COM
menced shipping south as yeti
Before this new hairbor can be made
fully available even after this appro-
prlat.on is made. this Grade from the
Northwest and the new traffic from
our Southern nesghhors across the
water will bring blockade that will
amount TO almost a prohibition of trait
tic.
OF late the estimates OF the follow
ing days receipts OF cotton here tnade
daily by The Houston Cotton Exchange)
ere promptly wired 30 all prominent
cities of the United States and Europe,
and come into the Calculation OF the
price ito be offered OH the morrow:
Houston has received more cot
ton in the last three months than
any other city in the world, aver
aging between 10000 and 10000
bales daily. One third of the
cotton raised in the United States
and one-fifth of the cotton crop
of the world is raised within $50
miles of the port of Houston,
Texas.
Lumber. Houston is the dis
tributing point for the great lum-
Der regions of the Southwest.
Forty million acres of pine land
largely long leaf pine) lie north
and east of Houston. The United
States Government has recently
advertised for 100, 200, 900 feet of
this pine lumber TO be shipped to
Cuba.
In this connection we quote the
Houston bank clearancss for the last
two years, greater in this city OF 81
900 people than many cities of double
he- population:
Houston bank clearances Tor
the year ending October
/, 1897. ..........,-.. SOS,
Houston bank clearances for
tho year endirg October
/. 1885,. ...,.-... ....... .So,l'".a-o
Or gain To one year off,. 2e,lS1,s1s
These arc authentic. up to date hg-
ures and We invite comparison
The immenre cattle and lumber ship
mants from Texas toward Cuba and
the West indies. as result OF the
lato Spanish war. is now attracting
much attent.on and win call In the
near future for largely increa'ed port
facilities. To utilize the returning veg
sells and trains at least 100000 TOYS OF
Cuban suga. tof the 100000 tons used
in tho United States) would naturally
come by this shorter route to Texas
ports. Our country Is jrst entering
upoa new era OF Increased trade with
other countries. The Nicaragua canal
will doubtless be opened In the near
future. and Texas trade with tina Gem
trh and South American States. as well
as the Islands OF the seas that We now
own. trade that can be ours for The
asking a. tho dearest ports, demands
that we prepare. ami that speedily. for
this ircraaing trade.
No gulf port can afford 10 have .
blockade Of traffic. Shippers learn At
once that IL is vexstious and expep-
Give and seek other harbors We de-
pend largely upon the fact that the
people Of nearly opa-third q ~ NJ