The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-27
IN The COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of the Leading Ex
changes Of the United States.
THE MAY LIQUIDATION CAUSED NO FURRY
Liverpool Vas n Good Tone--Futures
In New york and View orleans
Close Higher.
Office Of The Poet,
Houttor, Wednesday. April r.

Houttnr WednesnaN. Aprll ~
TIE MAY Iionidstion caused no furry what
ever in Liverpool or on this side. and after
the FIRST call the market showed some strength
and advanced. The sherts we're credited with
buying MAYS and selling Aususts. aud the
longs did iust the rsveTss.
| The sneculators are giving attertior to The
crop conditions and prospective acreage AS
planting is now we'll under way II will not be
long before some definite idea can be had as
to acreage
The condition Of cotton that has come up
is reported 70 he fairly good.
LIVERPOOL is quite stiff and German spin
ners are buying freslv Of all good grades
offering. In short now that MAY settlements
have taken place some slight advances may
be looked for from time to time.
New York reduced scots Il but the other
markets closed unchanged.
Futures in Liverpool are 10 ta-64. New
York closed to points higher than yes
terday and New orleans is to up.
Receipts at ports we're 1858, AGAINST 774l
las. year and soi in 1895
Houston expects tomorrow 400 70 40, against
1884 last year and S0i in 1926.
New Orleans expects 1900 TO 1900, against
4011 last wear and 1870 in 1895.
Csrsll Richardson say Of cotton;
The promises that have hsen made that
cotton would advance as soon as the May
liquidation was over we're carried out today
The early market showed a continuance of
the dumping nv thirteenth hour bulls who
did not take kindly to the IS ooo bale notices
which were circulating in the New York
market. When they got through selinE n
was found there were few shorts lett who
did net take adysntags of the weakness to
get out and they took care Of the market the
balance of the dav The movement was
lighter than for some time which might have
helpee little. The semi-weekly is ancient
history. but u showed receipis NJ %. i6j.
against 11.S5s last wear. stocks at these thir-
teen towns decreasing 3T00 during the half
week The weather man vas perfect one.
few light showers in the Atlantic district
only. our reports from Central and Southern
Texas say SPLENDID progress Is being made
with the new crop. and with few weeks
OF nice weather the late season will be for
gotten Atlanta. Ga. writes; You NAV
exnect no decrease in the acreage here, Farm
ers are behind but are fast catching up with
nice weather" Tho fact that there will be
plenty Of cotton for sale on all advances will
to great extent offset the investment buving
which is now more apparent than for some
time.
A letter from Gainesville, Ga. to a New
versation with general agent of largest fer
tiizer firm OF Georgia He authorizes me
to say that both acreage and fertilizers for
this State are . per cent short. as compared
with last year. and that work is at lea two
weeks late, and that ground in some places.
owing to heavy spring rains. is breaking up
badly. and In others is pulverizing nicely.
Wefther conditions arc now good. and plant
ers are losing no time
New York. April 2sS, Mum. Son G. Co.
say OF today's cotton market; The opening
YVES steady Unchanged from yesterday. Salts
factory cables and covering of near months
May notices being well taken care ot-ad-
vanced prices. The close was steady at the
highest point, Trading was principally llqul-
dation. The tone was unsettled. slight favor.
ing the bulls.
Notwithstanding recent developments are
favorable to the growing crop, it is too early
to form estimate OF what it will be- and
We anticipate a higher range OF prices and
lool for August to sell above &c while waiting
TO- the government report on May 10.
Textile trade shows further improvement
Rleached cottons have advanced and there
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