The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
HOUSTON'S FIRST BALE.
Record on New Cotton Broken by -Four
Days.
RAISED AT ALICE, NUEcFS COUNTY
shipped by Express to lnman, Nelms
4. Co. Of Houston and Reached Cot
ton Exchange at Noon Yesterday.

-.,er cotton record was effectively
nattened out yesterday when the first bale
az new Texas raised cotton for the year
1901 came to the Houston Cotton tx
change. The new bale is four days ahead
OF any previous record made by the Iexas
crop. Only twice before have "hrst
baIes" been recorded for June, the dates
being June &c, 1894, and June 80. 1893.
The 1901 'Hrst bale" was reported on
the afternoon OF June 90 1901, by O. W.
Newberry Of Alice, Nueces county, Texas
and was shipped by express to lnman'
helms & Co, Houston, Texas, June ~
arriving at the Cotton Exchange during
the morning hours Of June %.
The new bale weighs 4s0 pounds sam
pies Of the new cotton have been submit
ted to the classification committee, which
viii give an opinion as TO whether or not
the cotton is all OF the new crop. After
this is done 1t is understood that Messrs
Inman, helms & co. viii ship the new
bale 10 New York city, where IL VIII DO
auctloned for the benefit Of the producer
rhe first bale for 1901 Is fully three
weeks ahead Of the average record, cover
ing a period Of twenty-five years, accord
ing to the tab on such matters kept by
Secretary Warner OF the Cotton Exchange.
The new bale is the first Geecy spray
from the ocean OF commercial prosperity
which Will break over Houston In a short
time. II Is the first OUTPOST Of a million
y more Of It's fellows which will shortly
he rolling into Houston from the four
points Of the compass. And, as Houston
holds the record for "hrst BALE 80 VIII
it be found that the record Tor receipts
during the season is hers.
The fouowlus are the dates upon which
the Drsr uule was received III TINS city 4ot
: number oil years back
iss5-iaiy Il. raised In be witt county.
isSi-juiy 8; raised Ia De Witt county.
iSs4-Ig.y % raised In De Witt county,
bought By william Blake for Solo ana sent
20 ihe Worlds exposition ,,,,.. ..,,,..r
And bought by Steadman & co. for SOTO.
1ss6-jgiy 10, raised in victoria eohlIg
and bought 10y Campbell a Palmer ZOE
1857 v,,,.. -o,,.,,..
aud bought Dy W o Ellis for $50.
lsss-Iliy 10: raised ju De Witt county
and boneht by l. steele Tor SlVS
1bs0-Juy o.. raised iu-J)e Wit county
and bought by Merchants ana Planters OIL
iSq6|Iuiv %; rslsel 10 Gonzales county.
who donated .t 10 the Bayland orphan,
home sud then 10 was sold 70 Armisleal
~ Co fsr Sl2d who donated u again %
Inc Orphan home mud II was resold ln ST
Iouis for 1913 r was Hftnrword shipped
tp Chicago md sold and IN all " netted
the Oruhau home about 5000
1Sgl-July z. raised IN DE witt county
and bought br Joe r Meyer FOR S2i7 30
who donated n 10 the Baylani Orphan
home and then Carson, SeWaA X Co
bought IL for $50
iss3-juIy o, raised IN Duym CO nnty ant
hpu.ht hy r Cargill FOR 500; resold Il
C. J WoIkart for S1lo.
1Sg3-June 30; raised In Duval count
aud sold July !, to b A. Riesner for SlJo
resolh to Calvert & CO. for account Of ~
J0sephs ln6rmarv Tor SEQ. Mr. Riesne
having donated ID 10 that institution.
IsA4-JGne &c; raised in Duval count
and bought by Aig W. v r. Watson 10
S235. and shipped ~ Lat9am. A.e'aueer
Co. Now York
lSo5-July "a raised 10 victoria counr
shipped 10 Imam g. 20. and FGld 90 y
HfHke & Co for 500.
1sgG-July 10.
ls0I-Jnly ~.
ls9S-1uly 20.
1s,B-Juv II.
l8OO-July u.s. raised IA Dual count
near san Diego. ana consigned boy Crof
& Co ~ that place 90 captain N Girl.
dian; sold ~ Rpction on The foar " 10
Cotton Exchange 10 Weld 81 Neville. ~
sos.
l9ol-June 20; raised IN Neuces count
nnar Alice c. W Nowhprrv. rep0rte
June 2O, shipped by express june y :
inman, Nelms s. Co: arrived Houston Cot
Ton ENcluune June - al noon