The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
FIRST OF THE SEASON.
Bale Of New Cotton Sold at Auction Yes.
terday.
BOUGHT BY WELD & NEVILLE FOR Sos
Weighed 90 Pounds and
CIasscd Middiing.

10000 was received in Houston on July is.
san Diego, and was consigned to Captain
William Christian by the hrm OF Croft &
Co. OF that place. 1t was believed until
yesterday that this was the second bale of
THE seasons crop, but 1t has developed that
1t is the very first. The bale that was
supposed to have been the FIRST was sent
from Corpus Christi TO II. G. B. Beer, New
Orleans. 1t was raised near Sinton, in
San Patricio county, but it developed
when being classed by the classification
committee of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change that the bale was part old crop
and part new. This gives the honors TO
the Duval county bale.
The bale reached Houston on the 18th,
and she committee on classification de-
ciared it to be entirely of the new crop
and classed 1T middling. 1t weighs 6lO
pounds.
The bale was sold at auction on the floor
OF The Cotton Exchange yesterday and the
bidding was extremely lively for while.
The bids were started at Sl00 ana rose -
$3.50 in two bids, the Intermediate bid
being $125. The price then jumped to Sis5
| in So bounds and went to $3.50 in two more
bids The other bids raised the price s.
every time one was made untiFit reached
$205, when It was declared sold 10 Weld &
Neville Per pound the cotton brought
nearly SO 2-3 cents. The bale was sold
for the benefit of the producer Messrs.
Weld G. Neville will send 1t direct to Welu,
lde & Co.. Liverpool.
Secretary Warner of the Cotton Ex-
change acted as master of ceremonies,
before the sale, announcing that refresh
ments would also be served on the occa-
SIGN. Two large bowls were full of punch
and 1t was passed around among the
large crowd of re preventative business men
who had assembled to see the hale sold
Mr.. Warner also assumed the role OF
auctioneer. After the cotton had been
sold, punch was again served
| The following are the dates upon which
the first bale w3s received in this city for
number OF years back:
1S79-July g.
1Ss0--July ~; raised in Dewitt county.
1sS1--July 9; raised in Dewitt county.
1SS3-July 8.
1sS4--July %; raised In Dewitt county,
bought by William Blake for $50 and sent
10 the Worlds Exposition.
| 1SS5--July %; raised in Dewitt county
and bought by Steadman & co. for S5TO,
1sS6-July 10; RAISED in Victoria county
and bought by Campbell & Palmer for
S367
1ss7-July 6; raised In Dewitt county
and bought by w. o. Ellis for $3.50
1SsS-July 49, raised in Dewitt county
and bought by A. l.. Steele for $l05
I 1SS9-July %; raised in Dewitt county
and bought by Merchants ana Planters oil
mill for 1925.
! 1S9O-July 25 raised in Gonzales county,
| first sold to Carson, Sewall g. Co for $1l0.
who donated it to the Bagland Orphan
! home and thsn 1t was sold TO Armistead
g. Co. for $125, who donated 1t again to
the Orphan home and it was resold ia st.
Louis for $575. 1t was sfterward shipped
to Chicago and sold and in all it melted
the Orphan home about $4,000
1s91-July Z; raised in Dewitt county
and bought by Joe r. Meyer for S2t75O.
who donated it to the Bayland Orphan
home and then Carson. Sewall e Co.
bought 1t for $50.
! lS92-July o; raised in Duval county and
bought by f, Cargill for 500; resold to
c. j, Wolkart for $40.
| 1S93-June so; raised In Duval county
and sold July l to B. A. Riesner for $3.50:
resold to Calvert & Co. for account OF St.
Joseph's inirmary for $50, Mr.. Riesner
having donated It TO that Institution.
! 1S94-June &c; raised in Duval county
and bought by Mr.. w. V. r. Watson for
S2a5, and shipped to Latham, Alexander &
| Co., New York
| 1s95-July "a; raised in Victoria county,
shipped to lnman & Co. and sold to II.
Henke G. Co. for 500.
| 1S96-July 16.
| 1S97--July II.
| 1sos-July %.
lSa9-July H.