The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
AN OF COTTON.
,srsIors Continue to Play a
Mailing Game.
| pRK IS STILL SOFT.
Principally Through Lack of
aph h Other Markets.
E,v NATURAL AND LOGICAL,
4, Gradual Decline Would
!. n,.tastefuI to Majority of
ak SPECTATORS just Now.

4, s.ptember 29.--The cotton mar
~, 10 be a waiting one in which
citing cut OF contracts and rapid
~ same have been the predomi-
knis.
II continues to be soft, chiefly be-
M 10 find support in other mar
I. which It has learned to lean very
s1ur the last month or 50. Ope-
II s,y that such q condition Is very
al pretend that they have been
!, ms. such state OF affairs, which
n ID that they expected pretty much
|, b Tia way OF prices fortnight
,,sa seems more willing TO decline
n isa to advance which is pointed out
sssuAble and beneficial thing. When
!, ls such that uncertainty is the
s,.snlrsnt feature 1t is good thing
h decline take place slowly and
Mic In order to aN oid come sud
nb,uent calculated " do harm. Old
azh Oh the exchange inferred to Inc
kts.yoaaent 10 Gay that a SraauaI
!. q prices al this time was not dis
q lnem. They feel that anything
lgI movement now would be haz-
ID. lnadvised and they prefer to see
sslSn until things have Strengthened
.Is cut little.
All. .h1a - .afH I1n
!, aolhing TO put them up nor to
~ Town. | expect receipts will bs
NJ hs Is TO DO looked for and should
uaa 10 cause a decline"
question OF receipts is in fact being
Il Iat bulls rather than the bears
IA b expected. Spectators and the
issIally have become as accustomed
D believing the visible to be OF such
li.feriions that they mark OFF every
Isslpa as an appreclable fraction OF
rosn cotton in the South. They
we that there is little TO come that
elit,r hrgs present figures for ports
saaening the day when mono at all
b iscsiyed and this argument is only
h }! the spasmodio announcements in
Ni bat the farmers are going to hold
u little cotton they still have, sp-
~ rather as souvenirs Of the plant
lsiitis 50 small an amount OF 1t can
Y! great commercial value to them.
inE is. IN fact, in condition to
w undae seriousness vague reports of
HUE II Is pointed out that OF all
siluss cotton is the hardest to con-
srlput aud strenuous efforts in this
Az hitherto failed. Not that the
IN NAY not prove the grand excep-
w hdViees from various points that
na limited section Is considering the
n paek q lis rawg for a certain period
mfdlyH nd futures up dozen points
tusrneless. they seem capable OF DO,
finel when the source lie Trustworthy
nssl the contemplated cnrtailment
Fsseiy small magnitude. II carried into
y neplent bull campaigns based upon
~ ol very short duration have been
'a.eie o. the New York market. A hal,
q 'aem we're begun during the last
w WIN great deal of enthusiasm.
"a tines the opening resembjad tbosa
M. , Nnen that real bull fever car
n IN ~ couple OF cents. They would
,.un ,sIy Few minutes and then peu-
ussln 10 look around for their
J. sv@eooay mad heard that n com
Z 's y growers somewhere had decided
,'.y ,F a while or the calculated port
NJ. ~ GAYS hence were to show a
's s.S,u something OF the sort. On the
~. disappointing Liverpool cables
,.,. 'eal sorrow to the pit and large
ii"''s would be considered as an
M.
& case or men with a big prob-
IN, \, saem srasping at straws as indi-
~. 'as solution. AS a matter ~ fact
~ 'aat me solution Is not IN sirnt
,,,,se W whoie OF the problem has moi
I'M, r.a. The position of the cotton
NJ. " clearly defined so far as II mas
ks Is not much cotton and thera
~ active manufactures. but inc
hnquestionably more nracioits
IT q Year, ago because the world
place has about worn ont its ala
Lsy A ~ decided upon cotton ones
~. ih's does not tell, however.
\ bss. tls lrst rupture is to occur,
sr,s W mink that cotton nj present
,t,r .ouia be rushed to market In a
M 1877 re'gning quotations. ON the
M reaii7si that, perhaps, More
\ ,,. a developed sentiment than
v,tIo. a holding back Of the STABLE
,',sAon can occur. 'P'e
s,n,s, rpWers association, too. may
n ',a'uaple. Il is by no means an
!, NJ ana the time is ripe FOR its
sln,.n farmers could, ana apparents
I,h TO- do anything calculated IA
N. mcss for their staple ana II
!. rsrsuaded that his nelghbor viii
d nu ,..nge Of him and rush his
Nm .eI while the price Is being
XII. something in this line NAV hs I
Il IN this way it is a fair thing I
,,lv ,nvlate on In speculation and
anlng something towards com
!, attitude assumed nv Tjvarnooi
,r ~ very different from hessine the |
'1' out nl unimportant CEN
i n. q crop news general disap- |
lss N zen felt. A second catas-
rsrer Yns time looked for in Texas. !
fnnsr, amounted to little and while |
sriil renort to be made UP next |
a, SNOW deterioration its effect /
NJ, Tsatls On the other hand.
Il - n iwYVOo bales are expected by I
,Nrb .sr,,smoer as an increase 10 the
RON M make that period vastly
MIS- s ,se so-eailsd famine state Of 4
IA N houses here are espscjsIIy
bssv,n,...n their customers 10 com. |
t,rs' . on either side Of the ar-
!.cert ~. ~ unquestionably heavy buy |
iarrs oltoh ana these contracts are |
I've ,sr sxtent by strong hands. In
N. r hss me market rests on good |
llrer,n.,s : said TO be a bull
icA vs y,Sui' out II Is not OF that sort |
\ fcr ai tre. 70 The position.
hive ,oa,s and foods nre at hand
e viii ~ been discounted and their
prires ,.uulate an upward move
tsrldes az me one thlnr that will
prsi ci,,.i,ne is a combination OF
, snd ! s nc conditions that mean
markss. nurrying Of the staple TO
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