The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-11
IN THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of the Leading tx
changes Of the United States.
NO OUTSIDE SPECULATION IS APPARENT
Market Drifting Aimlessiy Along
with the Fluctuations conhnea
to Few Points.
Office Of Tho Post.
Houston, Monday. ADril 10.


II was another dull day in cotton. Liver
pool was buying sumner months ana seiiinT
new crop positions. otherwise nothing was 90
ing. Fair weather was reported over the p'lt
and in Texas farmers are able to get to Work
in the fields.
Recipts are about the same as last year
and in 1895 The movement is hy no means
abnormally large and much Of the stun com
ing forward Is hardly marketable.
Demand from spinners is nominal anu IN
Manchester the mills are short having pinned
their faith TO Neill When they do euter TINS
market as purchasers they will find that COCA
cotton IL scarce and they will likely have to
nay better prices than are now prevailing
In the absence Of outside SUPPORT tho market
simply wobblca about. the fluctuations being
narrowed down to few points.
Today I.,verpool showed loss OF 1-s' to
IL saths, New York was . TO and New
Orleans 1 to points lower than SATURDAY.
There was no change in epots
Port receipts were 1o51s today. eEalnst
50 SIS iast year and 1914 IN 1895.
Houston expects 800 TO 1900 tomorrow
against SSH last year and 1853 in 1895.
New Orleans expects 5000 10 500. against
4642 last year and 1d.5nS in 1880.
,,,,,, =, Ala.
Jhe commissioner OF asi''u't"i7 80
hama renorts sales of tags IT, Aoril l. 1928
i 1873, 2oe. April l. 1899 aol,2So showing de
..,, -, 80 a, ,,.r rent which
SleaEs so IA tqlo s s9aen ~ "a nor ccnt Nv tho
ns tnAil s t',aS us Ian Inc demand of
late having improved.
sIheIs AZ uaatF u NJ l "a and still
existing bad weather. There we're heavy tdtos
last night followed by a cold wave ionaF
with trost ntenicleu io' toho''o"
r ..,,,,.
CsrElH & hltharoFoh say u NV'''N
Todays cotton market was dragging one
n,,,b nricaa duu and easy. There were no
,-.. .~,.a,a, i,,,.r,st ovcent the huy-
features OF 'epe'iAi lh'e''S'
ing in New York bv Liverpool of the summer
\ r,c,+bs and saIas of the fall and winter Liv-
-, ~ -, ,r,d,,c n, tbese Same line,
crpooi mas oseu '"''in@ W. 't,,ah /. ayi.
| in New YORK tor soine uihe' "n'.h 80
tenSed advance In our fail months. which
the specustor rs being ures my so Wv or ~
nuy oy Rreat n pr,ss N inv Liverpool closed
! iis-s4d lower ihan Saturday. with 900 sold
on the spot- We opened hlt easier. WIZ
M ,oWer apN, de ,itS inne cotton for sal,
n,aseratnlv at ali times. prices at the clost
being the lowest OF the day
INC moVenent mas Us s9S, ~ - dortded char
a an,eI cbanes the general estimate o
II 600 600 It can hardly be d feature in shap
| ing values all attention being called to tn
coming crop. 1t is regarded as certain tha
with an excess in the visible sunpv OF 4ooV
bales over last year that generous surplu
will be left when the new crop eeElns
move. The weather map over SUNDAY was
perfect one. 1t might have been ilttl
warmer but with a low barometer on tl
coast and south winds II is reasonsole 10 eN
Is absoI,,teIy necessary to insure even
moderate crop of cotton. rms IS espscla al
neesssaIy ou.s,ue W. VI hoen .,mnst oontintlou
for for weeLs. In Texas additional moisture vii
be needed at frequent intervals. althougn
good season Is now IN t ne n1on,s,tx in de
ueal VIZ Ntip,,,,a;ato f,ttura in cotton an