The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-21
Statistical Information from the Exchanges
Of United States and Europe.
BULLS HAVE EyIDFNTLYEyHAuSTED STEAM
The Market In a Holiday Mood and
the Fluctuations Narrow-Houston
ana Galveston spots Lower. r
oface Of The Post.
Houston, Tuesday. December ..

" .'''No ."e ii'"i Nes ~ iu.i 49, w. y, -.
/ Despite revised estimates OF inc size o. ln
crop. rho belief is that &c viii be largo one
I5l,s,sn5i ,,,,,,,, ,bo il iii yerv o,ietly thef,
! ~. NrU.'e- ~ -, -. -, III,
being but ltttle change. Ihe marhess oii Gun
side held UP as we'll as they could. spoculatoi;
avi,,sntty bI.jns, u, n, holiday mond
=, ~, ,,.,s INV,
1416c.
4 E,,,,,ro. n ti,or,sooi closed nraatically un.
cba1Ssi 4 "a = ro,pts on IN Nav Orlcnas and
,,,,r,. -. ~ 49,. - IL Nsv York,
! por, rccaiots w.re ,liahtar than expected
i ,ha,ssh hoa,,, ,n,tah ~ sHoIy thnf the move
/ ,nS,,t n snaho,rd 10 haavy
ti,,,s, $780, 20 ,n,,,s,s,n,, n 2aD 10 ID 0OJ
,n,,u, ga, IA ,a,. ,,,,d 10 s;i IN 1855.
wv orIsa ,,ot ~ n0o 10 ts 900 neafss,
- 600 az, yaa ma II az n iS,5
f,.ati, r. ,,ta,,,rs.t, ,3a,, AZ cotion.
49, ,,aruits 4, costS, were dIl, min
ma As'' ~ 49," -,
tcrestng and OF u holiday character Lt'ei
| pool sent an indifferent market, prices there
| ~, ,ho ,:iaso 3,>ot,,c ,,,,ot and upchonred to
a. ,no eioso uV'us pu'ss co." 49,. ,al,,r~s
1a-bfu lower IMAM yesterday, spoe laNihhS
| 10, 900 bales There was further liquidation
OF long cotton in our market but the press
IRE was small Liverpool sold few thousand
bales OF August In New York. but not enough
TO depress prices materially Buyers were
shorts who arc getting out for the holiiays
the weather was bright In Texas and cloudy
IN Tho ether states Reccipts at the ports
alito liberal and estimates for tomorrow ut
Houston md New Orleans 5000 bales larger
than Interior offerings increasing
somewhst. but thu, buying is scattered. The
poorer. grades are n drag on the market. while
Inc better ones continue In GOOD demand. We
can only reiterat. our former remarks and
saw thai indications pont To n fen DAYS OF
dull markers with nrobobiy slightly iower
range of yalues New York and New Orleans
closed . to 4 down N
-
Il w ua,,tar G RI say of todsv's cotton
ma,tet. prattv weatber easier and declining
snnt n,ar,.c,s ard IihsraI rencints brought 4
ei,ph, dsnression In the fnt,re markets soma
holders decided tn iake nrotts and let the
mnrkas alone until after the holidays and the
b.ars we've doing m,,ch taikinp and Iittie
sailing Int all nf;erin.s ware taken good care
os nv i,vestmant hnYars " ho have hIvinsr or
dor; in IN y scale-aown of every few points.
ai,d cnnservative b,ers Win had iittle srainine
n,oFts ,ednced ,bei,. I;nns Tha cnIntrv was
r,orr inclined IN sau snot cotton and whiIa
thor, VAS ~ b;p bnsiness done there we're
aujis a good mary scatt,rnd sales nf "a 100
dnt fen, 5oa ,n1 So1 iots If Tho wenathe me-,
continues prsttv.-as now. seems u,seIv-for fla
dor Of ne ,reais this sailin. ,,iIi nrohe
ALL, cnnt;nma ard raceints for The wnek vii,
he neral This should nut the n,arnet IN
bs.tnr shana ana orsn ~ +bber, is :, dac,ina n
Sa,v roints in fn,urea - Vii o,, y,,ntnen
tho specniat;ve nost;on aud maika ne mi