The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-10
COTTON is STILL DULL.
Gained Slightly Yesterday Morning, but
lsler Declined.
SPOTS IN GOOD DEMAND IN LIVERPOOL
sale of 1900 Bales Rcported-stcve-
mcnt somewhat Liberal.
Trading Light.
Once Of The Post.


The feature OF the day in the cotton mar
kets WAS the increased demand for spots IN
Liverpool. Prices at this point were I'M
changed. but decidedly better feeling was
In evidence and at the close OF business the
saio OF 1s, 900 bales was reported. This
smouut is larger than has been posted for
some time past and the members OF tho
trade on this side are disposed to accept 1t
ss nm indication OF further activity IN the
spot markets.
Some Improvement resulted on this side
from the condition Of affairs in Liverpool
and during the early part Of the session
slight gains were in evidence in some OF
the spot months. Later however, all OF the
new strength was lost and the close showed
q decline practically everywhere except IN
May in New York, in which month an ad-
vance Of point was scored. The hual figures
were 2 down TO / UP in New York and to B
down In New Orleans.
Speculation was sluggish ct all points, as
has been the case for Ions time past.
There was only limited amount Of trading
done at any point. every one seeming 10
prefer 10 wait for some doHnite Developments
in thu matter of the new crop before making
any extensive deals one way OF the other.
Tho staple has plenty Of friends, but the
crop siil alton just at present Is too uncertain
10 admit OF any decided action on the part
Of the conservative operators.
spots on this side were dull all around,
there being nothing In evidence TO indicate
that the activity Of yesterday was TO be
anything like permanent while tbs amount
Of huslneBs done was very small there were
no declines recorded at any OF the larger
markets
The movement WAS somewhat more liberal
than most OF the bulls would like TO see It.
Receipts were not excessively large by any
means but in some cases they were larger
than either last year or three years ago, espe-
cially In the case OF the receipts At some
Of the interior towns. Houston received So
bales for the day against 6oS last year and
go in 1881 while for tomorrow the estimate
S ESQ to 70n bales. rs compared with 80 and
49, The New Orleans estimate is $500 to
2slo against iil7 and 81.
Tho range OF prices on the active mouths
In the future markets follows:
Opening. Hgh Low. Close.
5 6as:Sssr so:5l s 2 81 s5;-;3
A. New Orleans.
Auu4iat % O7-ns qns qOA 15-06
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Richardson yesterday:
New York May 9.-During the past few
days there has been an casing tendency ia dry
goods markets We look for lower prices.
private letter received at Houston from
New York brokerage firm contains the
foIi,viry RI. s,,,,a,io, IA ANA r,.rl.. q.
one now as u mas been hluco October
oeayorng by depresslne contracts, to dislodge
lhe southern sppt holdtrs' but as thsse euorts
we're unsuccessful al Time Wn'n the south
nav breat ucal or COTTON u seems strange
tnat tpeS 5noulu sun nave any nope OF peihS
luote sueeeselul BOW Nheh the 'Top is pIac-
OCauy marketed
No s9aaon YIN oe very late. IN those see
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