The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-25

sentative than the sale OF a crop about which
nothing definite can be known for months
and months.
On the other hand there is no earthly rea-
son why the outsider should buy the distant
positions, even at the prevailing discounts;
FOL II Is reasonably certain that the bear
"thc sweet bye and bye, :" simply because there
Is mania to sell something aud the near
months inspire even the most daring spirits
With profound respect, Above ALL u must be
remembered that the Americans dearest
privilege consists in the right TO let things
alone; there never was a better occasion than
this to exercise the prerogative TO the ut
most.
So far as the merchant and farmer OF the
South arc concerned. the proper policy Is as
clear the MONDAY sun The remnants Of
the crop should be doled out to the spinner.
as the humor strike him; there should be no
effort 10 force the note. IL would be an I'M
speakable shame TO mar the seasons unique
record. at this late day. W.. tho compile
ton Of the present task, another great work
will appear on the programme, for thc pro
Queer must educate himself TO market the
coming crop with courage and Judgment, cven
though Dame Nature should be IN THE bounu
M mood. The experience Of tsas should make
the popular mind very open 70 the progress Of
tho new learning.
csrgil 4 Richardson o. Houston say Of
cotton,
All cotton markets dull ard inactive today
Trade was narrow 10 our market profession
ais furnishing tho motive power. outsiders
waiting for something 70 turn IN Tho move
ment Is constantly increasing az had been
expected, With spots in small demand and
interior offerings correepondingly lRhf
Augusta, Ga, writes ne follows. Think
large sale Of fertilizers. good weather In
February nnd March Will cause holders to
rush 10 sell Columbus, Miss, writes.
Stocks here double last year, are holding
for &c advance. Uncounied towns in this
vicinity arc holding proportionatey as much
cotton as we are' Memphis. Tenn, says:
stocks at uneounted towns in this section
probably 10 per cent larger than AZ this time
last year. Athens, Ga, says. "Our stocks
are large, but southern mills own most OF the
cotton, i4c advance would bring out nearly all
held cotton. Planters are well sold out, and
uneounted towns are much lighter than last
year" Selma Ala, writes. Selma receipts
last year 10000, We can not show more than
10000 this year. Uncouutcd interior towns
holding propottionatoly less than we are our
STOCK double last year" Montgomery, Ala,
says; Three thousand mules sold here
gong on for heavy planting Four times
amount OF fertilizers sold 20 for as compared
with last year Towns IN this section holding
proportionately as much cotton as We are.
Shreveport, La, gays, "Out of n stock OF
10000 10000 Is held for higher prices. I'm
less. Planters well sold out. Eufala. Ala,
says; Planters have little cotton left, but
towns are holding considerably more than
last year for higher prices hc advance would
bring out many held lots Columbus Ga
writes we are holding one half more than
last year mostly owned by merchants and
warehougemen, VIII take Sc to 80 to bring II
out m not think smnller interior towns
holding much cotton Farmsrs have little
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