The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
THE COTTON SITUATION.
Two Distinct Opinions as 70 The
Trend of Prices.
CROP CONDITIONS ARE BEING WATCHED
Opening Up OF Market in China and
India Would Have Very But
lish Influence.

Ne" iorh' Spil IL There are two dis.
ilhet opinions on the New York cotton cX-
change nj this lime mud while neither oF
them is very strony ,hev ,onrnx.rt a
n, 'ipnh' t"'F represent
pi'ers ny OF thonshi thai has not been
I, und fer some little while pnst IL Is verv
natutat a. ,,. 49, -
.ha, a. 'p"' az tn's s'"s"n'
- ''s "V" crop - 'he ah'im3or,ant
feature reports ana prcgnoscs of what IS
,ntr,Is -, , ~ ~ '"'"S !" ta'
49,, ~ ~ "'e constantly nearing
tue most vivid stories OF all sorts of con
dtlons III the great belt. Az Nov Yofk
sees IL. the ors,trs, cr.,, ~, ~.
t,,,.t -. '''p 'h"l ""s ever Va
% ny" p"' III the ground, ana o.
Top OF II has come within the past few
days the urst report ~, ,f,,,,aa 81 -,
In I'M. r,.,e,,, al. ~ ."'ses VI uAnlhsc
:" INV tecont noons ana storms In the Mis-
alsslpp1 valley. While this last lsl Ia Itself
a very Legitimate cn,tso far n ,ta',,.,',,', ~
,b.. n,,,i., - -, -'i ueeie"Se III
acon,,oi oh'y tue rorerunncr OF nanerou.
are ~ 10 q y lie same Kind, some OF which
appear on 'g ne ex snd o,neri not they
a emJ duV ,n OF Yeracity Is concerned, ana
800 ~, .neS hlusl an be believed or else
hal ,vii =, "Isorihihatlon Is TO take place
nr"i,t m," of nesnn az the beginning aud
II, o""uit Gnu IN ulscardlhg everything untl
ON. FAD, Sii"catloh mas come
ve ~pN 40, t"cc 9,wHys remGinbered is rbat
p ,,,' uno'r pfestnt hgurcr, ana il is ar.
60 ~ W. conditions al th,s time arc
n.y. S".n mat should cause lowering ar
1870 put; on the contrary, there are sons
sis ,,S ~ ne SITUATION which mgke u
'ui''pt, lnc export situation Is
tnyV,fllehlly improved. That china and
in , urc az ieasl q year nearer TO the tino
WIN ln''r inhabitants VIII have 10 call
upun AIhc,lc A Tor clothing ana Ht any mo
diplo,nottc rni,tt may suddenly be heard as
uP.1n'".It Iral!pnS op,h M the great
''i,,nt 10 our tvhdo. such CRYING for
iaunch, Ms HhHll he heard at that hour VIII
ITNpap} never nave been CquHlcd nor he
nv! "Goll' vague nH this Incident may
XiprH' ~ ~ all important one on the New
ih,N NNcnnhEc, ana there Is no doubt bat
n Mm"' !, ptnNcniN any very pronounced feet
lug. NE 80 Iar as the long run OF things rs
'unnc'fnpu. ~ least there Is no pnttfng
s,t' luAt now. People are willing to scalp
nv market Tor turn. hut no one actmi
" looks Tor continued decline that Is 10
result IN very material decrease In val.
W.
va the other hand, the bull talk which
ms lhcr-.,Gd 30 much of late Is gaining
sn1PP' M 50 far as tnc u.r
cents wWHi nave takrn place re
c1hII are concerned, they have
ADDED TO the strength of this side Az thu
very beginning OF the crop planting il
would seem that the question Of labor Il
sVl'oualy EMBARRASSING thp South Mules
are supposed TO be scarce and their price
nlEh. Ihetc has long been the idpn I'm
New YORK that the South has gathered
llel hbont as big n crop MS II could md
any material Increase from last vcnr's ~.
nrcs IN acreage would be u loss In cultivi-
IN I'M ilho ,rssenlng of shs pumhrr