The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-13
Iron TOOK A TUMBLE.
favorable Start Made, Followed by
Steady Decline.
|FppooL WAS SUFFICIENTLY STRONG
svv Realizing and Little Speculation
1, This side-Break in Spots-Bet-
ter Report from Arkansas.

omens Of bright day ushereJ In
VA oneratIons of yesterdays cotton mar
%.2 Int before the noontlde rays We're
~ ning from the skies, this cheerful
@,. ,her vane changed to n yeritable
81 bet OF evil, carrying under his wing
en- The values on the board Many in
81. zoos that have lately become ''fsmlliar
"a e. in these quarters were again IN evil
% More satisfactory spot sales were
81 ,rded at first but the movement was
III sbort duration and the splnuors became
a retcent as ever How long they can
GA IRE without replenlsh OF sup
M is problem that quite few would
G& TO solve Their Shaving off" ability
H& already puzzled some and II the heavy
81 ing shirt docs not develop until more
z. nown about the ultimate Weld the sky
Il Inc fnture is clouded with greater doubt.
IA the cause for gently treadlng on these
W nlses is increased The fabric man
IA rturers must make some demons rations
l&pre the world grows much older. and
<th the confidence Of better production
z4 liz coming forth he may wish to wait
IN such a view appears to al. II might
~ recalled that once the result Of sim lrr
Am was quite avcrse TO the wishes Of
84 saw material buyer. His wisdom may
~ may not be yindicatei but In either
mi some variation In the money standing
X The staple is likely to occur. and In con
Adpring the outcome from this contingency
M truthfulness Of the accounts that come
'fem the field can not be too closely
1fudnized
Inactivity came on the heels OF the carly
bling big nre was reported to have
|esuoyed 1000 bales at Brooklyn. rally
III prices for a moment hut later was
end TO he far less serious 1t was OK
'eted that the revision committee Of the
An York exchange would make some al
nations In valuation of different grades,
81 the time for which the scale was fixed
al expired, but M steps along these lines
BIC taken, producing more narrow huc,ua.
Ms Speculation was still backward and
1henslye realizing came into the ring to
81 the scale downward. Il was said
I'D spots could be had below quo ntions
some quarters and a considerable selling
elrit on f. o. b. cotton was manifested.
W effects brought slump at most of
b American markets.
liverpool presented very steady view.
ales on the spot amounted to 500 bales,
a with the exception OF good ordinary,
Ach was lowered Lied, the quotations
'fnt unchanged. On the final call October
aned AGA and the other positions ad.
anced 2.6t and 3-64 New York onened
Ap on September and i to up on later
'pnths. One point was gained in the first
Hnr, which was the highest of the day
Ae range was then lower and I'm the a.
#nO0n continuous decline set In, VIII eli
Blended to the close. In the net result
sptember lost 0 points, October 10 and
Il further options dropped I to 0 points.
fw Orleans started on ahont the Same
~ as the previous close. This was the
- OF the session and gradually lower
pie took place with the values weakes
the final call. In the net result Sep
phber went rs points lower October II
~ the rcmotcr months declined II TO II
plnts Sales on the American side am unite !
s0aS balcs Spots lowered sc ut New
feans, Houston aud Galveston ana did
n amer al NeN YORK
'ihe movement was not significant. Re
|lpts at all ports for the day were slD1
'les' compared with l4.0SS for the CORE
'onding day Of last year. Since Friday
ley have been 47056 bales, compared
lth 1851 for the same time of last week
- l4eS0 for the corresponding time of
~ year Thus far in the season they
tl1e heen 05us1 bales, compared with Ia
n lor lhe same time of last season Since
'lual exports have been 20, a20 bales
Impaired with 4G,22S for the same TIM OF
Y Week, and 2I.460 for the corresponding
tug OF last year. Stock at all United
ates ports. for the day was 224,013 bales
Impaired with 2406n5 for the same day Of
y week and l52,236 for the correspond
= DAY of last year
= private wire from New York said:
'+Eernool sent few selling orders, also
eN Orleans. Pressure now removed,
Arket has firm Nndertone and expect TO
y hlgher prices tAday,"
Liverpool cahled; Don't think improve
ent VIII last Speculation insufficient TO
stain market"
The following message Of uncommon tone
as received:
Fort Smith, Ark Farmers say now
ny VA make more cotton than previously
tne range Of prices at New York and
y, ~ orleans for the active months was as
s SsE York Open. High. Low, Close