The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-08

COTTON POINTERS.

Warrenton, Texas November S.The
advance has brought out all the cotton and
very little remains nnmarlSetsd,
Brennan, Texas. November cotton re-
celpis for The last week wsta iSl0 halca
bringing the total receipts for thn season
up Ia %, s2o bales Stock on band aoGS
bales
Denton. TeAas. November Tho top
crop idea is dispelled entirely and aca-ly
all the first crop is on the market already,
with only few hundred bales in the whole
county outside the yards in me towns
Hearne Texas, November THE malor
portion Of the cotton piolers who left this
section In September for parts where the
staple was more plentiful have returned
and report very little cotton LETT to be
( picked.
Hearne, Texas, November 7-Messrs
/ D. j. Easterly aud r. w Cole Of the trm
OF Easterly Bros. at Easterly. were in the
I city today and sold 100 bales of cotton to
the George II. McFadden & Bros. cotton
agency at Z cents,
Rockdale. Texas, November O. Rock
dale has received little over $1,000 bales
of cotton Charles l.. Sanger y Co of
Austin bought nearly 1000 bales Saturday
last AZ 1916. and there are about l0b0
| bales more in the yards unsold.
Brcuham. Texas. November THE cot
ton agency OF George II McFadden (
Bro. at this place purchase1 loco bales OF
cotton today, paying mn average Of cents
on mddlinE basis. These purchases
practically wiped out stocks at this point
San Diego, Texas. November 6.~Flve
hundred and thirty bales OF cotton have
been shipped from san Diego this season
up to date Cotton is all in There Was no
top crop In this section, There was about
ioO bales OF cotton raised IN DuVal county
this season
Gonzales Texas, November o.--The
Gonzales oil mill viii be started tonor-
row, as the shafting and pulleys ;hat We're
delayed have arrived. The engiu, has
been tested already and was smoothly and
perfectly steady. The company has about
1000 tons of cotton seed on hand.
Bryan, Texas. November 7.--one of the
largest cotton transactions Of the senson
WAS contaminated here today. ID. $ Hart,
representing $. Samuels " Co. bought
the Parker cotton from the Braxos bottom,
amounting TO about 400 bales, PAYING
cents around for 1t. The amount oi the
transaction aggregated about $4,000.
Wharton. Texas, NSyember 7,-Cotton
Is still coming In, though owing 10 tho
work on the cane fields for the lasr week
trade In the tleecy staple has not been as
brisk as usual. Up TO date the Wharton
Cotton company has glnned and shippsa
62i2 round bales. the Wharton Gin and
Milling plant $500 square and 30 round
bales. making total Of II. i92 bales rom
the two gins in the town II Wharton.
Victoria, Texas. November = Since Au
gust there have been shipped from STA.
tons in Victoria county. Including Vie.
'oria, 1880 bales OF cotton. aud from IN,
same points for the same period last year
the shipments amounted H. 500 bales;
victoria proper shipments arc tss6. ngalatt
d5as II is estimated that tnS balance 1f
he crop VIII amount TO about 1900 bal,s.
AS cotton is worth at least $40 por hs,s
more this year than last. the reasons
crop puts about si25,oOO mora In ih, peck.
cts oil the farmers than last sesr
HOUSTON BANK cLEARTNGs.
Following are the clesrsnces of tho Houston
banks for the week thus far and Tor the cor
Responding time last year, together with the
increase or decrease. Wv
This year. Last year Increase
MONDAY ....,... sl,Tis,s62 81 455,97S S2e3ASS
Tuesday ..,..... 2,2is,957 l9sl,6is Sbs 500
NEW YORK EXCHANGE
Today. Saturday.
Relchmarks, CONNER
"a e,hi, % days ,.,,t., et3-is Ms-ls
bankers s..,.,,,.,.,i. S2N-f, So 4.s2A-isS
Commercial, 50 days i.ss4& 4.s2,s-A