The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-16
EOTTON RULED LOWER.
Influences Had The Call
and Bears Were Winners.
WEATHER REPORTS WERE UNCERTAIN
:, Same Doubt Concerning Early News
Of Rainfall in Texas--MoVe-
rnent Was Heavy.

rset rhe workings Of the cotton market
j ,trrday. values turned upon momentary
4 saonces and In the wind-up the bears
4 ~ the winners of the day. Impressions
4 -..no broadcast from press reports and
H. prlyate adyices that the rainfall in
o,ss mad been more than was FIRST accre-
i ,sd in the leading markets. In these In
i rrais between the occurrences of features
4 discriminate nature the price pom
&,lpm Is ant to swing to either side on
&no pfovocation. Contracts had gone
H. on speculative theories concerning
IN weather in the most important district
IN the tension Of the situation had pro-
Il hiv reached that point where a relaxation
~ re1nlrcd until more substantial cir.
%mstances should come forth to rule the
&nse of affairs. Their advent Is now
&bxlonsly awaited
fiiyernool was weaker than for several
&vs past. Sales on the spot amounted to
In bales at unchanged 1gures and bust
ii 81 Was Of a mCicratc tone. In the net
3suts iu ures were lower by from 1 To
&;iths
5New York vas unchanged on july. lost y
MINIS on August and declined from i to
Inn the renotoi options. Sales were 17Oa
Niles at unaltercl quotations, all for con.
facts.
H August and went lower on tho nvw
#on month position from 8 to ~ points
8os remained throughout at the quota
spns Of the preceding day.
fThe movement was on a large scale. Net
&ceipts at all ports for the day were H.
IA bales against l2,2O6 for the cor.
sspondng day Of last year Thus far ia
b week they have been 22.036 bales
lfainst 23,27a for that far in last week
BIZ 1856 for the CORE spending period
last year. For tho BIS days of the sea
M they have been 733S.G10 bales against
E)56,236 for the corresponding time OF last
Jason Stock NJ all United States ports
Bis day Is 4O9,li4 bales against III, 20S for
rs day last week and ld2, 2S6 for the cor
*Sponding day OF last year. Exports thus
ID In the week have been 1880 bales
impaired With l2,S24 Tor that period of
Isl year Houston's gross receipts were
~ bales compared with none for that day
~ year.
ssRains were reported within the last SO
Rurs at DeniSou, Cooper, Palestine, Fort
aocktOn, Hlllsboro. sherman and later
ame news Of showers at Mineola. Cors.
INA and Longylew, and at Little Rock,
III. These points are in the closely
pitched yiclntleS an THE outcome of the
ftcpiratlon Will have an imme fiate elrccr
d the tendencies of the market
New Orleans wired shorts In cotton
4 getting some relief from lower tenn.
FEATURES In this section, but without ralu
q market will eventually sell higher
Views on tho present condition are more
FfrSthed than the crops Of the whole
ftlon st, Louis house wired: Our
Fkansas reports this morning by mail aud
Dew Orleans wired. Shorts in cotton
perablr damaged. Cotton can't stand an
her week of dry weather. We think
luatlOn critical
pEo healthy specimens Of the neecv
Hple were exhibited on the floor Of the
4cnange. Yesterday They were brought
4 hy Mr., Wharton Bates, having been
1--WE ON the San Bernardo river in the
qllowpHern part Of BrAznria county. The
4iiRs had reached a height of four feet
N were literally covered with the Green
eiS at the point Of merging into tho snow
fne product II thc fruitlng nj the plant
FuIN he as promising throughout tile belt
Is evidenced on these fertile lands there
~ be no fear entertained for tho Weld
Il me season, 50 near at hand.
7he range ot prices at New York ana
~ Orleans for the active months was
follows:
~ York Open. High Low. Closco.
kugust ',,....,.I 1854 T.0O $50 $50
4D o ,.,.....7 1910 40 T.6s III
ffagqst ,"... ..s.oo1o SIS s.o2
bctchcr ...., ! ~ ~ IN