The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10
|eTTON IS FIRM.
N, lre Mainly 10 Form Of
Prices
\ II MARKET At ANY TIME
,..r. of the staple Seem
part with REM
In Of the Crop

.ad!ness durinS -
n,rket. Brokers oil New
~ tnow which way TO tirn
n. ooera,ions. Altogether the
.u,o a condition that either
'.,.dered. risky. There is moth.
.s,,a.us to the bulls at th!s
!, new Incident is at hand to
"a better standing. On
y NJ one can say shat any
nae happened. The advances
III been due largely to tho
! ne bear element, which has
q cover at any moment and
uomen,ary increases in values.
IN accountable for the steadi-
r,rket rather than for its ad-
,Ainss have undoubtedly given
4. local market. There is no
| ma, the Chinese situation IS
In, condition than it has been
~. and anything like a se;-
!, negotiations IN the Far East
n opening of an immense field
s,hrir, al this time.
l. pcin,ed on, before, something
bales or more go every year
| . least they should go, and
4, ibis field for export trade has
immense amount Of traffic to
Il is fairly estimated at this
|. lphabltar;s Of the Chinese en-
IA require what would amount
|Alps Of raw cotton. AS soon
arc open the call is going to be
heal dealers. 1t is easy to i'm
|efect this will have upon prices
/ market. This is an incident
|tsclly fair for the cotton specu-
h forward to and count upon.
Sost.ye quantity, hut it is a fair
consideration.
lonsnt speculation on the New
a,e Is decidedly mixed. To g
b, the brokers and try to gain
suits rather in confusion than
None Of them are very bearlsh,
,ne time no one is willing to ex-
.dsd sullish opinion. This much,
reported as true: Several mem
exchange are known to be heavily
/ staple at this time, and are
squire stock on any decline. The
loadent can state that those who
! SIDE Of the market are ones
and whose opinion
eafelessly regarded. Certainly 1t
buying OF the element has had
stsadyng effect upon the mar
time. But their efforts have
wasted as they have not found
which, 10 tell the truth, was due
ara holders OF cotton have shown
Rec 60 dispose OF their pos
way that is rather unlike the
cusly taken by them. Enough
I'D 10 have been disposed of u
. have prevented any real bull
bat may have been contemplated
!, To look on the other SIDE OF
however, sp!nners have shown
70 procure supplies which In
I'VE promise Of higher figures for
5. lae anxiety to gather in the
] Which has been suspected the
rs possessed, is proving true.
shown every disposition to gain
hand, and at times during the
iefe fearful about the supply the
II this mach is actually true,
acn cotton SPECTATORS may take
pr'ces is a thoroughly fair and
y After all the supply depends
enand- No matter how many
are produced each year 1t is
'eon OF how many buyers may
aselyes who are ready and Will
~ sRe stock at hand. II these
y The question of tho dispose
ae1ual stock on hand and the
pr'ces is very simple. The
ps sure Of Is that what is pro-
assured of to fabric makers.
Yelp's have been generally light.
'Ns fhe corner which has lust
sa' fhe demand has been heavy.
Il - good reason for it or not,
w is ina, February is to end
same sort of squeeze that Janu-
y through. 1t gives a cer.a.n
' 4 aud fear to the nearer
!, .ue like'hood is that March will
! wa the most legitimate hard
y y nat any had to 80 through.
!. .o's lime, caution to a bear
~, very reasonable. Later on it
nv 10 break prices, but lust
wy oesin to ease down toward
sufe' It is a moment for shorts
a. ana tho bulllsh element to
\ season when a price around
! =, mas been maintained. bear
q order but Just now con-
~, ,s.yfa' aspect of things. it Is
'us'e such ground Is ten,bla