The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-13
COTTON FUTURES HIGHER.
Aa Advance Of II TO IS Points on
New Crop Deliveries.
WEEKLY REPORT SHOwSBIG MOVEMENT
interior Receipts More Than Double Last
Years Record Worlds visible
Supply Statement.

Cotton is a firm commodity at present
and contract prices took an upward Donhu
yesterday. In the reaction thAV caine i'Vih
40 breek dne TO the Texas showers
,ai,ns IN me- new crop month deliveries
gained a notch OF two over their former
nosltion. The market was too well sup
ported nj the lower hgnres and oicripgs
were not sufficient 10 justify a eoniih'
nance Of the decline The only Ie&as
rain reported TO the New York exchange
was at Palestine and the fear that inc
late precipitaiion was short OF require
ments prevailed ia some quarters. Lily
erpoo was Of a temperate mooi sales
on the spot were roo baivs at l-''2d less
than Yesterday. The tone was quiet and
easier and ia the net result deliveries were
unchanged to 26iths higher New YORK
was armer. advancing - points on July
ii on August and gaining from Us TO ~
points on the more distant options NcW
Orleans gained 5 points ON July, 10 on
August. and looking al the WeAher pre-
dictions went higher on the new Grop
month deliveries 80 20 y points SAFES Mhtd
1860 bales on the spot at a gam ~ lntA
OF cent Quotations on spots at other
places were not altered
Iht end of the week showed big movs
ment For the day net receipts nj all
rorts were O255 bales, against 1l2o Tor
the corresponding day Of last year Tor
the week they have been ti,252 bales,
egsinst 40,el0 last week, and 255al for
the come spoudinc week Of last yelr For
80 days This season they have been 7,3l5
Gs3 bales, against 6,3f6, 436 for the core
spending time last season. Stock at United
states ports this day Is 3J7,u3T bales
sainst 454,422 this day last Week, ara
70 ID ~
az. e0yen days reach high total; thef
isae been 1881 bales, compared Wlth
III Hos Inst week and q, 1872 for the cor
#ollowlns is a record Of The movement
at the principal iAterior towns t29li
gai. week Nsse sI5 5 sn555 a 5iG5R
liza 100 ........... 4,lSl v&,1lI 90 Ia
"a lS99 ..,,...... l99llles 3III9 93t s6 395
Tine worlds vih5le supply statement was
This week American l,5f5.Qs4; other
kinds 100000; total visible 25l59s4.
Last yeu American luUS5d0 other
kinds $4,000; total l,57s $40.
Ia is9e-Amgrlcan 2355saa; other kinds
FIR The week the supply Of American de-
creased l2i493; other Slnds decreased 41'-
Doc bales total decrease l69,493.
Last year American decreased 1895;
others 10000 total decrease Ia 3ii
IT. 1855 American decreased ~. $50: 9th
ers decreased 5000 total 1eereaae Idi'4eo'
weather reports did not Indicate con-
tnuange Of the rains generally, hut it
would seem that in the vicinity Of San
Antonio tine fnr was greater than official.
~ shown. Private wires were:
san antonio, Texas, July II Rain at
49, Ntoo.o stotinn fnrty nllCs
sGrtb There mas been faIi ~ over 80
inches in lnsf forfV-sight hours al De,
viTe srt,r, inches: Al penrsau ayc and
no 1narter ~ ,bss while M Cornfort north
~ Mere the C;nadalupe river has risen
tiirtv. four fe4f
81,
~ tth,EI, from SUI ileEU, uIlFu 1u,F ~
raw: Inc weather T. VERY NOT ana urN
y. TalH "e haa ,iAHt auhntg nus amour
iusi ~ tuecls. Nhtc mere were 3'W
na!os oil tult'u ldi,sS,l ~ We lo.aty, ~,
htu5"h, tHcle ccllhy,& won pc lUV na!rt
H4He thiH season. me crop 'a an euITy
~ we, -NeNSItutle.si pIostteb6 Ioi Oh
GOV" NOT pc pei'er'
oyo, ana good in piaces ia CoyciI Iiam
iitpn, Bosque AMI Lrth mites veg
tterdoy, also IN the western part Of tl5
McLCnnan county: 40 lliu hare or sass
OF here 20 rains We his section today
Wpsbfo,-ton prcdlrts fair y,cetbcr fo,
Vase AM West TsveS ts,ifny NM sam
td9v ''''' '''''
Tbe cotton Goods ,5,rlat h.s sb,.er
80 utva rt..,4t,,u Co., r ,,,.
very htie ANIMATION Tor the past few
DAYS. Few transactions have heen Dr.
evidence, resulting n duh apd oulc
T.
business. The general tone remains yol
steady. however, ana no fear Is fei, anon.
tha sellers THE New Yors Con,nercia
- -. 80
OF july ~ says
Continued attempts are being made b!
operators WHO DELAYED purchases for fal
to get in below top hgureR but such ef
forts are fruitleos. The market Is tech
ncally and actually strong Some agent
who had been holding for extreme price
on brown and hlearhed goods are now do
ing business at market prices hut tht
does not denote weakness In any sense q
ahe word, Some sellers who contracte
ahead at somewhat less than top prices ar
considerably alarmed az the cotton sltua
Is also reported that some couvertcrs VIII
e9f n mrIe goods on the basis OF l9 ,
fcnity 10 make deliyeriesS even nj 7oss.
The outlook In the foreign export trad
Is of gratifying nature, and the san
Issue OF the Commercial contains the 10
lowing;