The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
ANOTHER SLUMP IN COTTON.

bales at quotations sara lower on ordl-
nary. unchanged on middiing fair and 1-32d
down on other grades. Deliveries on the
last call stood 10 6-64 less on current and
TO 3-64 behind on further options.
New York opened 10 TO IL points lower
than the previous close, ranged between
this level and ! to points higher In the
early part OF the session and narrowly de-
clned towards the noon call. The scale
dropped off 8 to points md continued
on this level afterward with 1 point inn
provement In the last hour. In the net re
suit November lost 10 points and the bal
ance of the list dropped Ia and 10 points
New Orleans started IL points less on
near and IL down on far positions. This
level was very little altered through the
better part OF the morning. but dropped
few points towards noon and went the
lowest Immediately aftcrward. The scale
ranged slowly and slightly better towards
the rest Of the session, gaining TO points
from the lowest. In the net results Octo-
| Der went 10 points less and the later
months decreased ID to IA points. Sales
on the American side amounted to 5000
bales Spot quotations declined S-16c at
| New York and Galveston and ho at New
orleans and Houston.
The movement was again Of large d.
mansions. Receipts at all ports for the
day were 5,13s bales, compared with
5o,61t for the corresponding day Of last
year. Since Friday they have been l20,93s
bales, compared with 141 ,522 FOR the same
time of last week and 97Al4 for the CORE
spending time OF last year. Thus far in the
season they have been 1,7GOS97 bales, com
| pared with 191S,Tl2 for the same time 81
| | last Since Friday nNpOrtH have
been 157,474 bales, compared with l6o3l.
. for the same time OF last week and o9,l5'
for the corresponding time Of last year
stock at United States ports for the dal
, were COZ ,b92 bales. compared with 5l4,4L
for the same day OF last week aad 6So,6E
for the corresponding day of last year.
> New Orleans wired: Ellison again say
A world Will tako 100000 American a
present prices.
q New York wired With a continuatio
!. of fine weather prevailing and large II
h celpts cotton may sell somewhat lowe
=. but when taken in connection with statl
tics showing shortness in crop we belle'
II will ultimately sell considerably nboN
"a the present low level
In Manchester cabled in part as follow
ID Last week market was generally unsati
factory, with a turnover below the averag
N. were on a lower level. making negoti
es lions extremely difficult. Indeed, the bi
cv were scarcely entertained and consequent
sales were small Al Burnley the man
Ier fActurers are grumbing freely, but tn
lts manage to keep most or tne looms gol
ara somehow Yarns were weak In the ea1
-, part of the week the trade being limit
Later they became hrmer and there was
nc- little Increase in home business.
OF
,ch Futures Lost Considerably.
AK New York, October 2S.-The cotton m
do. ket opened weak with prices from 6
fy- IL points lower and continued to deci
axe pretty much all the rest Of the sess
md under scattering sales for both accouI
a. which were prompted by bearsh
tne eign and domestic news, as well as by
ent tai absence of speculative support,
anne midday January had sold OF o points
Ts4 and other months In proportion.
hulk Of the comparatively small b
TIM ness done was in the late months.