The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-25
ai1IISH BUREAU REPORT
o,,rd The Tenor Of the Cotton
wig Market.
IN, WEAKENED on FREE OFFERING
,.a ,bat Picking Is 10 to 80 Days
b'dnI ss.s;nd--sians Of Frost Are
Fewer.

4 tchlr ~ ~ ~ the end of her little
d ihe "" ~, neither with much evidence
h rcaasV l..,rost The weekly bureau report
N .,ed nv that element 10 be bear
" IA 50 widely was the sentiment
INA mat this feature, together Win
~ rcstber and warmer temperature
&C. IA he'll evoked a feeling OF weakness
a eVs .o,,y hours. There was evidence,
MN. reakening on the part of the spot
n ,'s "a those in the country were said
o8srns freely. The buyer abroad
.u.I,ed as dislnterested as he was often
n ., n he Of late If we may judge
4 ,s.or,b Iiyerpools medium. The bears
~. oobtroIlng easily and kept their SUI
.,anscr I'm midday Then CAME the bureau
t.neof the tide which, taken ut the
w cbeeked the bcarish movement and
mseed the vanQushcd to victor The
4 a,,ument outdld former records In the de
,s,bk state Of affairs 1t set forth 1t
Il III worse in this respect than the most
IA hacked for Accounts were particu-
a Iii dlscouragug In Texas, Louisiana ana
,0ya,xlnnl while deterioration W. S hown
|, most Of the States The Journal OF
Commerce gave out the first install mcnt
n cotton crop report. The situation
y. summed up as smaller crop than
prgl with picking ten to thirty days be
Md last year yield Of poor quality anil
+ tecw previous estimates. The old fears
s,mt Into view with new horror Of short
n ,ss and rallied the contracts beyond the
esse Of the day before. The spot was
ss susceptible and generally tumbled n
4 notch At the various markets, The old
ssbrssh policy of spinners, too, was GAR
Il psly exhibited and unless they turn over
4 new leaf. We might ask, what is the
specter Of the calamity ridden 90 ton field
\ gbihs to gain for us after all?''
liverpool had no word Of comfort. Sales
a the spot amounted to 5000 bales at quo
sntlons l.32d lower The deliveries de
Sclned 1874 to 3.64 on the final call, New
h Work opened 10 points down on September |
\ snd about the same as the previous close
sbn the later months. The range went |
Between this level and few points lower
aa The morning In the afternoon gen
Y eraI Improvement started making the high
4 est IN the last hour aud from which thee |
awas only a twopoint decline. In the net |
Esesult September December. February ard |
4 liay gained points while the other nd |
&sanced point New Orleans began wi h /
&ihe figures Of the preceding close uuchaug 40. |
2Ths level was diminished In the early ses-
3ton and carried to the lowest before mid |
aday The noon call was only / of from |
III opening and better tendency set In |
faiterward, lasting through the day. In !
Hue net result September was points |
ShlsAer, October unchanged aud the balunc, |
IN the list increased from | to 3 points |
6Ssles On the American side amounted to |
sasl bales, Spot quotations lowered IL |
Il New orleans and Galveston, We nj llous-
Efon and did not alter ut New Orleans.
The movement stlll suffered by com
fpafis0n' Receipts at all ports for the day
ENee slI0S bales, compared with ~, j49 |
~ y corresponding day of last year
ziaus Tar 10 the week they have been H.
H. RIes compared with 5O,S4S for the
{ Mn time Of last week and 12T,9s7 for
IN ~ corresponding time OF last year Thus
Y IN, Y, 10 tue season they have been 2g3, GBS |
Etalss compared with 3GOGl5 for the same
4lus o. last season Since Friday cxpor $
2sas.g been $500 bales compared with |
4 WI y l ~, me same time of last week, !
- vac WI t'NIltlIlllE lllllt OF
M ear; Stock at United States ports
A1I,A me Ne 9aay was 207.750 bales. compared !
4 w 1903 for the same day OF last week
sst Soo,eef Tor the corresponding day of |
Following was the weekly bulletin Of
#l weather bureau:
, louisiana Heavy rains proved very I'm
feateaV a., ior cotton; much open cotton
[T,tVh ouJ on the
|{nangs s anq sproutlng In hollis reported from |
& s,snS, sections, picking was prorrpss no
a sTF arg at The end of the week.
&ernrtsan,S olto9 picking progrr sse | unln.
below ,sa anu the Yield continues much
E sm. w sTerage; late cotton improved
iI X, nealities, but the general conditioi
4 nj ~ etep Is poor; Il was SET hack Inv |
&qed hs a s ana Is being greatly dam
4 StkaD,assr army worms and boSi wecviI.
$pit pa ds,nLlght frost in many localities,
8psn; IN so,g resulted; most all cotton
Shecksa J. some localities cool weather
~ opening picking progressing rapid.
IeSS ,sS,,'sss = Cotton continues ia rot md
&atddlnr w. sUlisi second growth rust and
#ptclair t ~ managing; opening freely,
2aned last week sS"'A portion; picking re
*as tr .siy opening slowly; shed.
Hptlas ma rust damaging; some hollis
*gshel; y NV ,,shrouting; picking being
II Georgia Nrn,.,sn no top crop forming
at some rottin on diseolored, b own ont
A FloIa,i resumed, labor scarce. '"'D''
5,hovern - Cotton picking deIayed nv
IL latter n.queht coalitions more favora.
4aH the c pat OF week; in some sections
South Carolinos vested at first picking.
Etbe a iowlsnds and DAMAGED ans a, sur
EaeCksd rsrgg delayed and cool weather
RNdas ana Spia opening; cotton diseased
4 North arSo1lteSaalng; sea island improved
Ilsas 10 onan Heavy rains very in.
d The groupdN W Ton much was beaten
Hsirs were bsa ana soiled: otherwise tbe
Fsn,sslhg slowly i"'' crops picking
Rssssng We'll I sdStona. opening slowly and
y n -,aavnis. Cotton rio,,
|f'etatlons ''u night Yields. being below *.
b. so ,e,s wired: "Feellnr seems % 10
b. ,oa -,a Is Offering spots n IIyernooI
6A9es r,rs freely, and this in turn
Enppyems,s, pool TO sell freaIv h. -,
& We are selling fos Iivtp.
isss 4 Sf 5gr York dispatch said. crowd
~ alvsr wired: .n.
'ages 5 per cent. "'''is nave
'ss gese,rl commerce reported "Ala.
Msas No,, sss,eFioration, plant stopped
M syces .,S'.h Carolina and South caro-,
IL aauass. l, ram damage; Mississippi.
sal COCA isqpaessee, rain too late ia
4 Weight days leSnlng twenty-seyen 10
Orleans 4 prices at New York and
lolows 'of the active months was
IssssssI qP 81 40 High. Low. Close
.'1 oI.,., .".4,S sssS 7ggs 81. SSSg S