The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-12
IN THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of The Leading tx
changes Of The United States.
SPECULATION HAS COME TO A STANDSTIlI
Interest Vow Conferred In Prepare
tiops for the Neat Crop-No
Change in spot Prices.
omco Of rhc Post

Houston, Tuesday April II.
Speculation in cotton Is at u standstiil Inc
features controlling tho aituatlon arc weather
reports and preparations for the neat s'ason,
Tile present spring has been 50 giraffe thst
no approximate idea can be put forth as 10
what the acreage will be. Early planted cot
tor has in many instances been destroyeu'
AMI such as did manage 10 get above ground
viii likely be stlnted ON account OF the cold
Although backward in planting, there IS
plenty Of time to plant full crop but
scarcity o. seed may cause some curtailment.
Besides, prices are still low, aud farmers Will
plant by products in order to get cash money.
East of the river farming operations are as
backward as in Texas, and sales Of fertilizers
are 20 TO 80 per cent less than last year.
After roaming within range Of . points,
New York futures closed unchanged to J
point higher, while Now orleans is TO 3
y, .nts up. Liverpool closed about is-6id bet
tel.
Port receipts we're 1854, against 1881 las;
year and 26.232 In 1895.
Houston expects tomorrow loon 10 1900 bales.
against 90 last year and 1903 in 1896
New Orleans expects $500 10 $500, against
25ol last year and e2S2 in 1895
In their daily circular Csrciu g. Richardson
sar;
u was expected that the Liverpool cotton
market would show . small decline this morn
ins III sympathy with our weakn. IS OF va
srdav, but instead nrlcss there closed ia-6il
higher lo.0oD being taken on the spot he
Improvement there had NO effect uu1u oar
MAJ kcie. however, prices ruling dun ell dav
at ah NJ Yesterday 8 ctse trading being Inn
Sc TO transferring trom the early 10 lgte
1TNN ant ftHaE N a IN
crsl estimates at Houston and New Orleans
quite heavy with Memphis stu rentrtlng
large rcceipts The semi-weeklv tomorrow
IS expected 10 show rec,ipts 94.000 against
22'9s last week. The weather man was again
perfect one 70 rain and the tempsf9tu 10
- % degrees warmer than YESTERDAY Rsnorts
are being received from many sections of
T@Ges that all aftects of the recent rains
have disappeared and that more moisture is
reeCed Speculation rs wanting in cotton. the
inclination being rather to even M contra IT'S
than take new engaEam nts The longs ara
patiently waiting for some one to nut TIE
market up SO they cSn get out, WINE IN
start the market downward and enable them
70 cover when the longs let 20:
New York April lis Mum. Son Co
say of cotton; improvement in cables ad-
vanced prices slightly at the opening, but the
market soon settled down to another quiet,
narrow session. The close was practically
Unchanged.
shorts are gradually covering their May
cotton, and we look to see the long lntere-
BY notice day" widen differences still more
We recommend those long OF near months to
transfer their holdings to October or January
New York Cotton Market.
New York, April Tilt was a day of small
things in the local cotton market The bulls
ard bears alike seemed to be indifferent to
news of any kind, while investors withdrew
trtm the situation altogether leaving the mar
kct in an almost lifeless condition. There
vas scarcely semnlance of the usual ao-
tiNity which characterizes the opening mar
ket, Liverpool reports showed a quiet mar
kst. With little covering by tired holders.
pi ices moved UP to points, but later par
tisly reacted under sheer neglect. The pit
was practically deserted during the greater
part of the day room traders finding abso-
lutely nothing or which to base new calcula q
tons and commission house brokers being
destitute of orders The close quiet, net
unchanged TO | point higher The English
cGtles, public and private noted like state
~ affairs in Liverpool speculative circles
Dry Goods.
Nav York. April i1-There has been no
change in the dry goods market conditions to-
day. The spot demand for cotton goods has
been OF average extent Mail order business