The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20
COTTONVALUES RULED HIGHER

did not change aud the balance Of the list
gained point except April which advanced
New Orleans started IN on December l
and 10 points ahead on other months. l
The level scarcely changed for thirty min- |
utes when a drop occurred, followed by a |
rally, which caused the best Of the ses-
sion, and extended with very small varia- |
ton until an hour before the gong sounded. !
made the the rGilas figures until the last call
occurred In the net result November and
December advanced points and the Inter
deliveries went 3 to points higher sales
on the American side Amounted to l.I3i
bales aud spot quotations were unaltered.
The volume Of the movement was slight
iy contracted. Receipts at all ports for
the day were 81. 1879 bales compared With
1i.o1S for the corresponding day OF last
year. Since Friday they have been ij7.
3T4 bales, compared with 1902 Tor the
same time OF last week and l5O,oSb Tor
the corresponding time Of last year Ilus
far in the season they have been 2sS3.b3s
bales compared with 2,slS6T3 for the
same time OF last season. Since Friday
exports have been lloy62 bales, compared
with $4,000 for the same time Of last
week and 1O4 200 for the corresponding
time Of last year. Stock az United States
ports for the day was sl5.22l bales; com,
pared with IA 100 for the same day Of
last week anu I44 I35 for the correspond
ing day Of last year
Concerning the sea island crop the Cot
Ton Trade journal says in Its latest issue;
Like the crack Of the rocket the best
Of the market for sea island cotton the
past week was at the end. A marked
sd0enlng in the demand and buying for
| good account az prices Ac above those for
4 fancy tHorgias last week, are reported
/ TO have been paid. While this had not
progressed FAR enough to disclose whether
! spinners are In the market In earnest,
| the chances are that we are 10 see
| better demand shortly.
ing upon reasonably positive crop indica
lions Spluncrs have withheld on the
| theory that the crop will be fully rAlal to
/ all demands, and that prices run up on
the other than strictly legitimate market
Influences could not stand. Holding these
views they adopted and followed an in
ers here and in the interior short crop
Views have been entertained, ana with
From the Carolinas the trade do not,
according 10 correspondents, look for a
large crop. Reports from Florida are very
bullish. Georgia holders claim the crop
dosta there was a material dimlnution
/ In receipts Stateshoro reports back.
r ward movement during the week. II
there Is crop Of such size ms to warrant
any serious depression in the market it is
, contrary to the views Of many well In
, formed sea Island cotton handlers.
Whether the crop is large or small, there
seems no reason FOR douhtng a prospec
+ tive consumption fully equal. II not great
er. than last year. No clouds cast gloon
: upon the horizon Of trade, which Is re
I ported by the leading trade Journals as
: generally satisfnctoa. mo change from
good conditions is all that can be asked
! Fancy goods and manufacturing, which
= absCrbs much of this staple Is sufficiently
, promising TO warrant arm belief In al
I early, wholesome demand for the product
= Liverpool cabled: There Is a better de
mand for goods Manchester does no
/. respond to the advance. We think spin
i ners hold n large stock Of cotton yarns
y Mcintyre & Marshall wired from Ney
/ York: "Today's port receipts win he abou
u 5000 to 65,OO0 The cotton market wa
Il full Of reports yesterday that print cloth
lie had been sharply reduced by Borden q
10 Fail River. This information cume frol
ri an alleged private dispatch 1t appear
~ this morning that there was no cut an