The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-16
There wss Little Speculation and fluciu-
atoms We're Quite Narrow.
REMARKABLE FEATURE IN LIVERPOOL
Contra cts Mt the Highest Point with
Near Months Far in Advance of
Distant Ones--Weekly Figures.
Futures 2 points down 10 I up.
spots steady and unchanged.
Liverpool 1-2 to 2-84d higher.

Houston. Friday, December is.

though steady. Everyone now seems to be
playing a waiting game and until one side
or the other makes move OF decided
character it seems very probable that the
situation will remain about as 1t Is at present.
The holiday air which heralds the approach OF
Christmas only accentuates the general dull
ness.
The home markets opened at an advance
as result Of much better Liverpool than
was expected and for time some frmness
was shown or covering by shorts. but later
urices eased off under lack OF support and
the close was at decline Of to points
In New orleans aud of ! point on the near
months In New York An advance of I
Point vas however. In evidence on the dis
tsut months IN the latter market. feature
Of tho day IN this connection was the WIDEN
ing between the months, which authorities
sav may be expected to continue until no.
tice day
The advance in Liverpool was iisa2-64d,
although the conditions which prevailed yes
terday led tho trade to believe that an ad-
vance OF only about half point would be
scored This market is now higher than It
has ever beer. before during the pregent sea-
son At one time tho lowest quotation on
rhe hoard was I'd or above that figure but
the widening Of the differences has been 60
Ing Oh constantly ard although the farthest
months ara now quoted at 3.55-56. Deem
her lie ? TO points higher than It has been
previously. with j corresponding increase In
tbe other near months In other words, the
unusual speeta,- Is presented o. much
higher price being offered Tor cottca for I'M
mediate delivery than for deiiye,.' months
heuce notwithstanding the cost of CARRYING
tho staple and nil of the otbe- features which
enter into the matter. The thing is almost
u,nreceds,to5 and .s exciting an unlimited
amount OF comuen. and speculation amongst
the trade II ~ also WORTH. OF more In this
ooLuectiop that while lt.rrtool .. higher
tb,, if has bssc during the ssus,n. Nav.
YORK is some 9n no.nts below the ton figures.
The situation is woihinc around to slch
roipt apparentiy that he foreign skinner
WIN soon be absolutely without material for
mis- mills unless he higgins % view conditions
IN their prousr l!ght and buys the cotton tina,
he viii need in the future instead OF purshas-
,,, onl,. az his Immediate and most pressing
noodle demand ne he has heen doing In the
noe,
~. 1j,,rnoot vcekiv statement indicated
very cloar,v the perilous predicament into
ubtch ~. copsumers over there have allowed
,herse,y.s "a drft The total stock is % oOn
lee, ma, ,,., week ard as coN less than last
y,a, and The stock aaoat. while httls
Isrvs, than last week is 30 ON less than
lac, re,r pecotnts for the week we're 81 Don
,,r. tb.r Inc, -aek
7he r4eLlv INTO eb, was hulneh. thr
.c,our, Tor The ,sep heipg & go less than IN
1ses and 11s ono los. than last year Tho total
.-,,,,n, ,,,l,, .,,@o s.rten,hsr AZ g97 .oa
.asr me Az,,s. notwithstanding IA.
.,si+,s ~ tbs hsor. arc ysr,. hard nj ey-
-,,ne,,o, :, t5a ron is ~ s. as large as rs
,,d,catss nv even ,se mos, conservative Of
-. hs,- o.,,ro,tss
rbe tIooston raeL,v abatement showed \
5s.,.,,. a, sgs sn, ,,ndsr lac. vosr in the
,,,,, ,,,ou,, rocAived during tho season.
,,.hiio ~. ro.,i,.. Tor tho o,sel wers 81 5a3
.o,-r-.o, ,,,tr ,cs M. last var
MIA .not st,,,,ttor 4. nro,tI,alr UNCHANGED
.,,ho,,rh ha,,or ser,ana ,s in ovlaeneo in
T,nsr.os, ...,,,, rcrbars ~ ,nc necu.
w., aond,,Ton q, aoairs olroadv noted. spot
.rt,os q, ,ha, r,,rre, y,ro rsyiaea during tho
day lid being added TO middiing ana all
grades below IT, The home spot mnrketS
ruled steady and at unchanged prices except
at New orleans' tho hsures at wh'eh point
we're made the same as at GaiNes'un anu
Houston by a decline OF l-l6c Fair sales
ero reDor,ed Al ali noints and in Wow of the
W. - 49,, - ~ n,
frmness with when mo peop'e IN 'ne III
terror are demanding quotations for their
cotton the b,,lls look for a higher scale OF
- -.
prices IN the very near lutuEe'
The movement for the day was favorable
To thu hull side. with the exception OF the
- on,4.n. ,a,,,.r.o, ,,.htch
es''lha'e lor ->sw o''e'S .o'"'' 49, "''NI
is 1900 to l5.000. against II. i2i last year ana
n Isl threa wears apo Receipts at Houston
49, -r,s ara,ns, IS "a. lac, yeor ubt,o IA,
were Nf' ah"'h'' i''t'' '"'' ''".' ""''V ~,
tomorrow the estimate is from SOW 10 lV''VP
as comnarsd with IA is5 last year and $3.50
q, ,,oe
~ le'o'
The range OF fluctuations during the day
was very narrow January in New York
-, qe.a- cola birh ot rs law at
upenep ~ ''o'"' Ao'u use"
! 3S and closed at ''ssT5' lho opening on
March was at Ii7-iS and the close at 1.l6
FAR tho high and low selling being done
q. '.ia anu - reSHeeuNely' IN New Or,
leans March opened at '.2S-A and closed at
'H'p, atter se'iihg hisn al ''-'' ana 10"
AZ 40
we'll posted bull sizes IN the situation
a. toI,ows.