The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
CONTRACTS WENT LOWER.
Better Weather Signs and a Weak
Liverpool.
spNNERs STILL ARE POOR BUYERS
Chronicle States that Rains Might Benefit
Late cottor--Frcst Predictions WIN
drawn-Undersone still Strong


The cotton market had a little different
stors to reveal yesterday. The Vision Of fross
over any consequential portion of the field
vanished ike a spirit and nrognosucauons
OF fair weather followed in It's stead. Tie
chronicle endeaYored 10 put changed
construction on the results Of the late
rains nv saying: "Our adyices from a few
localities are that the moisture was OF
benefit TO late cotton" Such a result may
be reasonable. but still further obstacles
in the path Of the late crop we're seen
Ia the future. Accounts from the belt were
limited and much more was not heard re-
gardlng the plant. The messengers OF the
trade sauntered around their posts with an
alarming display Of unconeern. The only
news from abroad yaid the spinners wanted
to buy no move than is necessary for Inn
mediate wants, which Is but another evil
dence Of the thought, probably fathcrel I
by the wish, that the soil Of the Southern
planter is going to bring forth more OF
the neecy staple than the omeus Of the .
time now signify. The inherent strength .
Of the market Is manifest through the ,
whole Of the situation, however, and the /,
better price champions are surrounded by |
stronger proofs OF sadly injured crop /
than their opposcrs can offer to shake CON !
lQeUce In what inc ldhtlH-ul1hel must
finally do The endurance OF this condl'
ton may not be long II FROSTY jack
delays his visit for an unusual time md
presents q consequent opportunity for the
yield to finally redeem It's early siortcgn-
inks a shifting will be In order. Such
contingency must claim the eye Of the
discreet, and crop signs Of the reliable
order can not be too closely watched in
preparing for It. The weather forcbodugs
which in n number OF Instances have point
cd to its early coming foum o potent feat
ure Of allegiance The spinner may be- able
10 sit and muse until those matters ma
teralze, and IL the saviour of the soa-
sons production comes to the rescue. thcn
the end Of his aims viii be attained. and
he viii have played tho role OF victor aud
pyrotechnics will follow II the clements
deal with the plant no moro kindly in
Its latter than In its former life the raw
material holder can dictate The terms
Of peace" Economics have benn AZ far
more force in rcront operations than the
manipulator. But he may step Into the
arena at any time while lndeclsion pre-
walls and must be looked for The in
sight figures have given tLc bulls the bet
ter support thus far I'm the season. and
caused some nervousness on the short side
The scale of prices was very restricted In
Us limits and under the fcverish sensation
from steady previous gains and the wny-
wardncss of the buying faction there was
a loss an along the line OF contracts with
little alterations in spots
Liverpool was unpeasantly weak. Sales
Oh the spot amounted to d0oo bales Ono
tatlons were marked down i32d on good
middllnE and 1864 on mldilug fair anc
no change was made in other grades. %
the last call deliveries dropped 3Gi OF
September, 26i ON near and to AGA OF
distant nptfouS New YORK onenrf y tt
90 ti, -. -.
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tlohs In the scale were very slight hccom
ing most pronounced toward tho last, whct
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was the highest. In the net result Sopten