The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01
aITIRE VALUES UNEVEN.
s,ss optiOns Gain and Others Decline,
Fluctuations Slight.
,utppOoL EXCHANGE CLOSES AUG. 5,s.
.oods,icn Companies Want lnsur-
w !, Cotton Signed for on Clear
~, ,rees. Until Placed in Cars.

4.
,,,,ced 10 each direction In yes
~. h.sltatlng session OF the cotton
-,nft contracts were higher az the open.
!. botO Liverpool and New York, but
s,,sI auantity Of business and some
Y 1, s.aorts favorable to the growing crop
pss a,,d holding Of the gain, and on the
M, IN prIces were quite mixed In the
.sgtbty varied from those Of the preFlo'iA
,,..,,cdl aid not at FIRST construe the
-..,,s hurean report SO benrishiy MS the
1000, had been Viewed on this side.
\ ,r.s1,ef the weakness OF the market copn
..s.tSs thc Advance. and on rue close
s:n,.r,es were unchanged 70 1-Gtth lower,
w, - tAt spot amounted TO 1000 bules
I, IRA dosn. New York very much, re-
MA no course Of Liverpool for the day,
n 4, the mel result was ? points better
4 Ausost an september ! anedd for
o,icber and 10 . less IN the months more
,.aut NeH Orleans registered even slight.
Z snnu,tlons and at the Inst call was 1
4 IN, higher on August and March. the
's,r.st and s,lrthest positions and IN
BANGED to point lower on the inferno.
ana optons spots changed only at New
f0tIssps Of the American markets and the
belpe was t16c. Sales at principal
xnis On this side. 5o34 bales.
n 7ts movement maintains large volume
Esn receipts ut all ports for the day we're
W. bales against e93 for the same day
k.u sea-. Since Friday they have been
Eik7 bales, against 17,170 for the same
8sg Of last week aud 12,52s for the cor
responding DAY isst year. Thus far this
fnrn thay have been 7,401 $50 bales,
H.siInst 6.s32.S44 the same time Of last
&ssson Exports th3s f1r this week have
q IN s9s25 bales compared with 2.265 for
Il n ssne time of last week and 30.60S for
%Cutti States ports this Gay Is 3YS, l31, com
&iarsd with 3fS,GSS for that day 1f last
& yysk and i2o.s4O for the corresponding day
last ysir
r ne compress companies have been notl
*iiiby the transportation companies 'enter
4 d; Galveston that they Will discontinue
"a practice Of signing fol- cotton on clear.
irpes before t is placed In the cars, uD
~ iaey are protected by insurance, rs
',ll be seen from the following letter sent
"a, irtm Galveston on July Is to all the
seiapIes Of this city
OtnIenen; Effective July -. we must
qaes that the railroad companies be
io,fied BY Insurance on all COTTON signed
y oa ciearances, and this insurance car.
Il ~ By you until cotton Is loaded In the
~ We object to the clause inserted In
.ss tlearanccs: Loss by fire excepted
wy you kindly acknowledge receipt, nd
tsaest viii be compiled with Yours truly,
r H. Goodwyn.
G.. H. & II. iiy.,
W r. Mcclure.
G.. H. & n. RS.
II a. Jones
Direct Navigation CO.,
L. Meggett
lsh what action viii he taken by the
npieN companies nor the way IL Will ef
~ silpSs Is not yet known.
Reports stlll show that Jupiter Pluvius
islas some work IN Texas Information
4 s1fsl ln the last twenty-fou hours
'ns nom Waxahachlc, Dallas, Paris. 90
aSla' cuero also from Fort Smith, Ark,
a u,sa ,I and Little Rock. The weather
II ,, Texas. Partly cloudy wednesday
~ Arkansas For Thuisday. fair.
a lsnnesaee thursday lair and warm
VIM ~ ses'elhi PROBABLY showers In eastern
" 4 Louslann Partly cloudy Wednesday
teaIslay probably showers in south.
q Mississippi Thursday partly cloudy
,,'haay's New York Journal Of Commerce
! AonMeleia bulletin on .le cotton
y situation says:
y. course Of the market for the general
y cotton goods during the past week
'10Nn plainly that reithcr buyers nor
u, Ie as yet prepared I, make any
,ner' e Do business on more no.
~r 'nRn It late. The demand from
ssp aas been on qniet scale in the
7as' WIN sellers meeting IL az pre-
,II,,s 1850 put With hardly an exception
- accept orders except at taer
w units The qulctnde has continued
'Rah many sellers expected. hui this
~, snse'ea their attitude, DOR has toe
"a thc, aAsl Tor ra ~ eottan this week
W an ss'SeIs 20 make oyeTtures To bnyers
Ia .ePtf basis than before Thor. atp
W Il. ., s.t,s VINO mr. nor well sifuHte Ell
6[H .stes 3s,vtAs aye concerned, with liftl.
~. IN MI neIe az tn latter accuuu.
is " the Indifferent current
W iis.nses nope OF an early resumption
on fair scale IN ths ntrf III
~ = undouhtedly sum or,inss olc.
I'm gken itA 4 more reasonnJle feIifler-
ltnr1t - s'tS prevailed of late a fuller
4ltly = = oolh fr3t and second. hands
fla1 ese ss peen given that the liverpool
o. srea WIN be closed August 3
''e0unt OF bank hoidays
4 it6ai,fS5S bale of cotton for the sea,
ada5 was received In that city
6s s q prices at New York and
ess. ior the active months was
~ 9p S.;9 l1Ti Il ley. elgse I
0lIssn, .'''7.So.a' TSl ia i.3t2s
@..Efs.Tl I'll FL rs rs 1915 F.ss.Es
YORK MARKET WAS DULL.
Esss psned Slightly Higher, but
h ys.s o on Several Points.
~ A July al.--The cotton marker
e.nh ~ 70 tone with prices . TO
Aal. f,' -sl on light nit buying aud
aS.ss 'S ,s demand. Flrmer Liver
nm = ,aaa looked for, DRY weather
ia y, 1s sfeater part OF the south
sssshs. Sisogeiher encouraging news
ON s sa but the supporting order.
~ 1. exhausted and selling nsssms
small way unaa Deeal'''