The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-29
in The COTTON MARKETS
Satisfied Information Of the Leading tx
changes Of the United States.
SUMNER MONTHS AGAIN THE fAvoRITES
same Talk Of \ Possible Squeeze in
Augunt--Lower Grades Reduced In
Houston and Galveston.
ofnce OF The Post.

There was still a disposition TO make tne
summer months favoTites, and the talk oil
porsible squeeze In August was again as
russed
The bulls are boastful, but do not put their
b,lief into execution. Arguing from the
standpoint that cotton is lower than ever pc
fore known at this season. that there is a us
demand for the manufactured product az
nr,cos based ON 7-cent cotton; that the crop
ia late and the yield will probably be small,
there is certainly room for big bull cam
puign Should one get well started, the i'm
p.,1sion is that tremendous bulge in prices
would result. as the South is ready at any /
moment TO follow the lead of any intrepid bull
Spectator.
Hester's weekly statistics, appearing else
where, fully explain the movement into sight
aud the visible supply, together with compari-
sons
Stock In Liverpool and aHoat is now $780,
ooo, against 1.354.OOO stock and ahoat year
ago
Houston reduced ordinary and good ordi-
nary &c and Galveston clipped sc on good or
binary and below, otherwise spots arc all
unchanged. except at New York. where l-lso
advance WAS noted. Inferior grades are Of
fe-ng freely ana are not in demand
Futures in Liverpool closed practically I'M
changed. New York is ! 70 down on far aud
alto UP on near months, while New Orleans
Shows a general advance Of to points.
Port receipts for the week we're 7o,a55 bales.
against Ss,774 last year and 1000 In 1895.
Houston expects 100 TO 1900 bales tomorrow,
against s27 last year and 1913 in 1895
New Orleans expects $500 TO $500. against
$50 last year and boS7 in 1875.
Carkin G Richardson say Of todays market:
July and August cotton in New York were
The features Of the market again today prices
Tor these months at one tins selling points
llsher than yesterday on buying hg shorts
Liverpool and Mclnure & wardwell and rear
o. further manipulation ny Price The sd-
vance was partially maintained 20 the close.
despite the fact that nearly al houses win
az outside cnsneie we're advising their Gus
tners to take proits on long cotton the
weather map showed clear ard warm weather.
over the entire belt Crop accounts continue
good The movement Is about on the same
hases-light ono cay but heavy the next rec
Into sight Tor the week shnwH = 082 against
e. ss9 last year We are now iI2,OOO bales be
hind last year
Naturalization can accomplish what legiti-
n att conditions DO not warrant, and while y
seems vet too carly 10 even talk of 2 July OF
4, gust squeeze, would not he surprised 4
sce at soma time before the maturity OF thu
Gunner months October and December Vt
Considerable discount New York wires at th
oltso. Don't believe N this advance Prize
NNuht9iHS WIN ffuAhaAf hNa'Nh INV Hii'' w.
New York. April as-s. Mum. Son q co
SAY: Cotton opened barely steady at sligh
declines. on weak cables and good weathe
news, ateadied md advanced on covering b
shorts in the nsa- months and some invest
rent buying. and closed strong at the hishes
Toint.
II has been our experience that every yea
We have crop scares. aud don't expect thi
one 10 he az exception 10 the rule The Tres
cnt crop will be we'll taken care Of 10y the bi
consumption. The textile market Is acty
and Prices advancing, and prices are To-
enough 10 attract moneysd interests on ~
ground alone. We continue TO advise huyin
ON breaks
New York. Aprn 7s-Advlces to the Com
rasrcial and Financial Chronicle this eveniu
hy telegraph from the south indicate The
the weather has been generally favorable tn
rast week Planting Is making very goo
progress as rule. and th6 crop, whprc M
l. dong we'll Texas advices denote that
tho southern portion Of the state good stan
has been secured from the early paintings.
Hester's weekly statistics.
New Orleans. April 2S--Secretary Hester
statement ct th7 wcrld's ytlblc supply Of 90,
ton compares he 6Gures OF this week wit
last week aud last year II shows docreas
for the week just closed Of 3,5Sl. against
decrease OF i2oO2O last year.
ffN--fNiNs
s5o last week ann 1896 .a52 last year. OF th
the total OF American cotton s S,15501
against 1854 $50 last week aud 3,2j3,2i2 las
year and Of all other kinds, including Esyp
Hfazil, India, etc. $4,000. against 900 las
wtel and ai30 900 last year
Tie total worlds visible supply Of cotto
shows decrease compared with last week {
le2.isl bales, ana an increase compared Wit
last year OF 52j,S2S
Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cot
ton exchange statement shows an Increase i
the movement into sight compared with tn
seven days ending this date last year in roun
figures Of l3,00O for the twenty eight day
OF April the total shows an increase over las
yeai OF e2,o0O for the 2io days OF the seaso
tnai have elepsed the movement is behind tn
.4n days OF last year 172,00Q
The amount brought into sight during III
past week has been 7SO32. against "a ,SSS ia
the seven days ending this date last yea
and for the twenty eight days OF April II hi
been Sll,s2S against SOS,6lS last year, Thes
make the total movement for the $40 day
ficm September l to date l0.4i7,Sa2 again,
,S2I last year.
The movement since September shows r,
ceipts at all Quilted States ports of 1870, 0S
against S,2S6. l91 last year, overland across III
Mississippi, Ohio aud Potomac rivers
Northern mills and Canada. l,isI.e27 again
1,l37,75l last year; Interior stocks in exces
OF these held at the close of the commerce;
year, sls,ll4. against 2S6a7S last year; Souti
e.n mill takings, s6l,Oi2, against s2s,eOG la
Foreign exports for the week have been 6s
<7S against 5l,l2i last year, making the totI
THUS far for the season 6,i32, 436, againi
6,sas, $50 last year. decrease OF e06.OT9.
Northern mill takings and Canada durin
tie past seven days show decrease OF 265 q
compared with the corresponding period la
year. The total taklngs OF American mill
North, South and Canada, thus far for 4
season have been 3.03h1ei against s,0S2.d
last year. These include 2,0ii SCI by Norther
SINNERS against 2.l29sii.
siocks at the seaboard and the twenty-ui
leading southern interior eentsrs decrease
the week 2S POO. against a dfcrea!
last. season OF Al, Sos
Including stocks left over at ports and II
terror towns from the last crap and the nun
Ter OF bales brought into sight thus far Z
tie rev crop. the supply TO date is io,6s5 Is