The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-22

at yesterdays last prices.
New Orleans futures closed at n decline OF
TO 2 points.
Compared with last Friday. New York III.
lures are to points lower and New orleans .
2 roints lower. 1
Port receipts for the day were II oso. against i
g. So last year, and for the week 42l,s73 \
against 36a,3iS last year.
New Orleans expects tomorrow 5000 to 10000,
against l2,76S last year, and 22,9i2 in 1894.
Houston expects $4,000. against 1883 Inst ,
year and 1920 in 1894
CargiIt 4 Richardson's Circular.
Cargili & Richardson say: We find the
following letters interesting:
Bremen, October Z. ls9s.--We can not say
tina. trade reports are any better yet thnn
mentioned to you lately. but nevertheless the
demand Is enormous. especially for cot
ers -
Manchester, October Z. lssS.--In Manchcs-
ter very large business has been done late
~. and there is still plenty of inquiry. but
manufacturers and spinners alike are now tor
the most part In such an independent position
thai great difficulty is found in placing fur
ther orders. except where buyers are willing
to accept very distant delivery. For the same
reason IL Is quite impossible to obtain any
concessions in price, aud the buyer who Is not
producer is simply left Al about I'd per
!
mind for cotton from Lancashire, for Vt Is |
safe to say that not for very many years have
our spnners been In such happy position as !
nn'g, when they sell their yarn and cover |
With actual cotton simultaneously and make n
fine profit. The planter Is now the person 10
he /! tied for II seems very doubtful whether
he mako his cotton crop pay AT today
price level. Perhaps he may learn wisdom
from this season experience and plant less
cotton next year.
From India We have very good accounts
Of the growing crops. Meantime, the prices
aknl thnra mr., nuf ruU IA ivb M
ness with Europe Is quite impossible
Liverpool, October S, lsss--The feature OF
the past two or three days has hoen the In
creased desire to sell tho distant tsummer)
months by importing houses DESTROYS of secur
Ing the premium OF point month as a
hedge against their spots. We have nothing
new to say except that the big crop figures
arc gradually being dropped in favor Of moro
spinning value Manchester is In n mngnr-
cent position, and is enjoying more prosper
OTIS time than for several seasons.
To6ays cotton market was rather a sleepy
one. The frost bulls were out In force this
morning: but they confined their operations
principally to talking the market up rather
than buying II, North Texas and the Terri
tories had killing frosts. but reports a rule
say that benefit TO be derived from the frost
mere than offsets tho damage Tonights fore
caSt Indicates frost In all the Eastern states.
ai.d II It matcrializes considerable damage
W II be done. ms rains have been general Mt all
Eastern signal stations. The weak feature to-
day was the amount coming into sight for
22..00C bales ahead OF last year. There was
more inquiry for spots from Europe. but the
prices we're too low to permit of much bust
ness
Hunter & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
u. ". Hunter Co. say OF todays cotton
market: The European war clouds brought
lower Liverpool market this morning aud
CAV. the shorts chance to come In out o.
thu wet. of which they were not slow to await
thpm Xnrk m y otnt
higher. declined TO a point below last night
close, and ruled quiet and steady all day with
In narrow range OF points. closing thu
sane as yesterday. New Orleans covered
about the same range and closed steady Mt
paint decline. Lverpool's close was quiet,
TO ~ points lower than yesterday; spots Il
far demand, splcs 1000 bales. Mancheste
reported a good business. Southern spot mar
kets stendy and unchanged, Amount COMMIT
Into sight was about as expected. and al
liberal movement IL failed TO dcpress prices n
all II is generally felt that the maximum
filling off In tho movement is more than Tx,
Iy: There were low temperatures. brisk mort
WINDS and frost in many places In the be-
last night. and frosts predicted for IA
righ. throughout ovcry cotton state. sue
weather as we have had the past week ord
rsvy would have been worth ut least
cent to cotton. but II caught the blk fellow
short and they have been fighting the az
yon'r. but quietly buying in their contrac
will be In shane for n material advance TT
lac; heard from NcIll was to buy cotton unit
the frost period had been passed. and his n,
vice has proven so profitable that Ii mny
he will be heard from again soon and wi
furnish the basis for a bull campaign.
Ncw York Cotton.
New York. October 2l.,-The cable ncws
LIVERPOOL at hand this morning was bett
than had been looked for and the cotton ma
kct opened with prices showing an advance
I az points, steady In tone. For time Il
situation was supported by foreign orders tn
gcnsrally went to the more remote dcliyetic
with May the fayorite position. The ear
market was also helped by news that southe
fpot markets we're hardening on foreign d
niand Soon after tho opening call, howev,
there was an abrupt change IN sentlneI
licuidations commenced and tho bears a
tackled the market with energy with claii
on the outlook icing worse. The mark
worked Oft TO 3 points to the lowest OF /
DAY. The decline was assisted By earl
weather reports from the great belt and
elalms that the movement OF cotton next we
vnuld be abnornally heavy. Tho feeling
the early afternoon was feverish. with fcs
Of g fresh set OF cables from Liverpool
n:oliow. The market closed steady at pris
net unchanged to point lower.
DRY foods.
New York. October 2i--Thero was n rarts