The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-21
carqIlI and Richardson's Letter.

Houston. Texas. November 90. An cotton
markets ruled dull with slightly easier tone
today. Liverpool fully met expectations.
/ closing 2.d4 lower than Yesterday, with bet
ter business on the spot, 10000 bales sold
at unchanged prices. our markets had an
extremely quiet session. prices being well
sustained ut 80 for january New York
and rps IN New orleans, closing hgures in
New York being up on November, the
latter positions being weaker August clos
Ing ; points lower than Yesterday; New
Orleans closed unchanged 10 down, spots
quiet aud unchanged In all markets WIN
small sales The semi weekly movement
was about 200 bales heavier than eA
pccted Yesterday. receipts at thirteen In
terror towns Tor the half week belng llH''
gaS against i2g gsl last year. stocks in
creased 2OOO0 bales during tho week The
South is takiug hand 10 crop guesses now
the president Of the Cotton Growers aNsg'
citation issuing statemoat today est
mating the Texas crop, exclusive NJ the
Indian Territory. 2.ED.po bales. The mem
bcrs Of tho Nazoo city, Miss, eScnnugr 90
innate the crop lo696. ii3 bales, They re-
cotton district Of the bolt this season,
Twenty -thrce members NJ the Houston
Cotton Exchange estimate Texas and the
Territory 3c3AOoo. for the total 1850,
600 Tho movement does not warrant dg
urcs ne large as those given, bnt the trade
As a rule arc of the belief that moro cot
rs
liverpool Is due TO be unchanged to-
There viii be no session Of the New Or.
leans cotton exchange on next Monday,
November -. CarGlh a Richardson.
Cooke. Moskowi}z & Co.'s Letter
Houston. Texas, No,embeg 90 Our New
York correspondents say Traders hesitated
about making commitments on either side
NJ the market today and business was down
to very small propositions. The Liverpool
news Was without significance, with the
execution Of the announcement that sales
NJ spots were the heaviest for some time
pnst-lO.OO0 bales at unchanged prices.
Manchester. adylces, tor. were Of interest
stating that there was some Improvement
In the demand from lndia for cotton cloths
ana yarns. New York opened steady at
Z To points advance. held the gain for a
little while and hen turned downwufd uh-
der a complete absence OF support Inc
weather was generally clear, with lower
Temperatures and the forecast for tomor
row Indicated continued tar ana cold. ine
mo, cuIent showed q large Increase AZ the
ports. receipts standing OF D'4l8 Dales,
was n con -iderahle loss in the Interior,
which stood M 2j.ah1. against S4,Zlf last
vcar Tho estimated rrceiptg for tomorrow
were "a .OnO to 2G.OOO bales against 21,0ii
bales for New orleans last year. Houston
losing. as compared with one year ago,
aud New Orleans nnFcttlng tho loss BY
proportional increase The close was slight
la below last nights closing hgures The
trade Is watching the movement pretty
closely as Il = rccognizrd that upon this
the markct win hinge. The ports have lost
a. campa1 81 with lsst week nearly 2a,tn
hales 50 FAR this week, while INC interior
town. have lost during tho same period
5000 bales an NJ which viii help 10 de-
crease tho amouni 10 slgni this week as
compared with the previous week, nnlesS
there q a much frecr movement 10 the
interior towns during the remainder ~
the seven days The bureau Ia due De-