The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-18
IN THE COTTON MARKETS
ststisissl Information frsm the Leading Ex.
changes sf the United States
POSSIBILITIES OF A STRIKE HAD EFFECT
Operatives NJ Manchcster Demand
More sIoney--The ResuIt Is that
All Futures Closed Lower.
ofnss Of The Post;

OfnaN OF The Post.
Houston. Friday, February IL
There was a sharp reaction In the cotton
markets. today duo In part to heavy realiz-
ing. sellers being more numerous than buy
IRIS and to the further fact that there was
talk Of strike at Manchester. where the
operatives demand higher wages. The mills
have shown enormous profits with TRACE
booming and the wage carnsrs having shared
with their employers adversely. think that
they should enjoy portion Of the prosperity
which the English spnners have vauntsd.
strike would close down the mills. stop
demand and naturally cause prices of the
raw material to weaken.
The movement ia a strong bulis card. The
into sight for the week was $3.50. against
2e5.7ss last week. 109,sso last year.and 14S-
S2S In 1S94-95. Tho into sight since Sep
tefnberi Is now 1899 behind last yoar, while
port receipts are 11s,si9 less than last year.
Todays receipts at all ports were 1900
for the day, against 1s,7o5 last year and 49,
6I7 in 1895. For the week they arc IS 60
aginst 1s66Ss last year and 141,0o2 in 1895.
Houston expects $500 to goo tomorrow.
against $500 last year and 1894 in 1896
New orleans expects $500 TO $500. against
13,2l2 last year and 5leS in 1895.
Liverpool was the controlling factor In the
decline, futures there being s-Gid of. New
York closed to points lower and New
Orleans was down to points.
All thespot markets closed unchanged with
q quieter feeling.
Cargill Richardson OF Houston say.
Tho sudden death of President Faurc OF
France yesterday, and a threatened ttrlkc IN
Manchester bad bad erect upon Liverpool
this morning, prices declining there 70
Sls-64d at the close. Our markets held re
markably we'll. prices showing considerable
easit ess during the forenoon. but quite
steady during the latter part of the day. The
weather was warm aud clearing over the.
larger part OF the belt, and current receipts
some heavier. Estimates 1T Houston and
New Orleans We're only 5000 iess than game
day last year. the ports 81. $50 less than last
week and 1928 than last year Liverpool
weekly statement showed an increase OF
Si.cea halea American, while the stock anoat
was as expected, very iisht. same being 9s-
b9o. against gs5, '32 last year, and liS,32S 10
lss5, We ara now nearly 10000 bales behind
During the past week we have had every
thing Of an exceedingly bullsh nature, and
Bttl prices close today but points higher
than last Friday. This does not look very
encouraging to a bull considering that clear
weather means sumo increase in thu move
mont and active preparations for new crop.
We hear of a number OF good sized lots OF
spots which are being sold. and while al
most invariably they are TO clean up towns,
any material Increase in tho movement from
any cause will work against tho price, New
York closed to . down, New Orleans & to
down. Spots unchanged
Bcster's Cotton Statistics.
New Orleans. February 1I---SeoIetary Hes.
ter'B statement of the worlds visible supply
of cotton compares the figures of this week
with last week and last year. 1t shows de-
crease for the week OF l66.i2t bales. against
y decrease OF 1884 last year.
The total visible is 4.74i.935, against 4,et7.
o59 last week ana i.tl1. 1876 last year. OF this
the total Of American cotton s 4,l5i,aS5.
year and Of all other kinds. including Egypt
Brazil, India etc. 100000, against 2a7 900 last
week and 10000 .nst year.
The total world visible supply OF cotton
shows q decrease compared with last week OF
166.l2i bales. an increase compared with last
year of 3j6.31e.
Secretary Hester's weekly New orleans cot
ton exchange statement shows decrease In
the movement into sight. compared with the
seven days ending this date last year in
round figures, i22,oo0, For the seventeen
days OF February the totals show de1lrease
under last year of $500. For the 40 day a
the season that have elapsed tho aggresate ~
behind the 40 days OF last year li.co0
The amount brought into sight during ser l5s The
the seven days ending this date last year, apd
for the seventeen DAYS OF February II has
bean 3iS137, against 5Ss,s0i last year. Thesa
make the total movement FOR the 40 days
from September to dato 91i9,lS;. against
9,2GS, $50 last venr
The movement since September / shows
receipts ut all United States ports 7o26.0dS
against 7,lS7,573 last year. Overland across
the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers TO
Northern mills and Canada 1.040,sT3, against
sass75 last year. Interior stocks in excess
of these held ut the close of the commercial
year i.3S3,7h1, against is0,9i9 last year. South
ern mill takings 69s.s02. against GSG.Sd6 last
year. Foreign exports Tor the week have
been 49, 72. against l565at last year, making
tho total thus far for the season 5.63i.2i9.
against 5.16Sa92 last year.
Northern mill takings during tho past ssven
DAYS show a decrease of 20se, as compared
with the corresponding period last wear. and
their total takngs since septsmber have
decreased i1iO 80, ,,
and South and CannGa, thus far for the sea-
eon have been 2,t3f.1fT. against 2.42s69d last
year These include 1.7lS,iS2 by Northern
spinners. against l,f223ss
Stocks at the aeaboard and the twentyliine
leading Southern interior centers have de.
creased during the week sS,5s2 bales.
Including stocks left over at ports aud In
terior towns from the last crop aud the
number OF bales brought into sight thus far
for the new crop the supply b date IS q,
4i7.O5o, against e.3sb.Ss1 for the same peiiad
last year.