The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-16
VALUES LOWERED AT CLOSE.

night. In the period anterior to the gov.
ernment's final crop manifesto on Deem
Der there is broad range for the rise
Of those little sireamlets from which
mighty rivers flow. The operator from
either point Of view is inclined to antlci
pate the document as a possessor Of ex-
plosives and the talent as well as the pub
lie are tlmid at this particular stage Of
the game In approaching the date Tor
the bureau to disclose its estimate OF what
has matured In the way OF a later crop
the producer will be the chief educator
Of sentiment. The case with which the
tide is stemmed IS not to be wondered az.
| however, and the danger Of sewing the
| wind and reanlng the whirlwind IS much
mltigated by experience.
Liverpool was half aud half and gave no
| cue. Sales on the spot amounted 80 5000
/ bales at quotations l-iGd higher Deliveries
| on the last call were unchanged except
on the pecember-January option, which ad-
| vanced i-G4d.
New York opened unchanged 10 points
higher. The range began 10 decline immc-
/ diatcly and gradually went TO the lowest
OF the day. The scale rallied slowly after
ward and sharp advance began before
midday and made the best figures on the
noon call. An caslness quickly followed.
which reduced the. lcvei 20 points in
| the latter half Of the day with fluctuations
/ very narrow. In the net result December
! and January lost . points. February : aud
/ the others stood point lower to 1 higher.
New Orleans started = 90 4 points down
and dropped n little IN the early part OF
The session. A recovery was soon made
ana formed the range for some minutes
when un advance made she ton figures Of
the day . 10 3 point loss then took
! place ana the scale aid not vary over =
! points until inst before the hnal call, when
| Il sihllar 1echhc was agaln made. IN the
! net result February. May and june dropped
points and the balance Of the list went
points lower. Sales ON the American side
] amounted 10 74li bales and spot quota
lions did not change.
| The movement was somewhat reduced
| but stlll was immense on comparison Re.
! ceInts at all ports for the day were 40, S24
! bales, compared with 1880 for the CORE.
| spending day Of last yeaa For the week
! they have been 39T 100 bales. compared
| with 3Jo,1s0 FOR last week aud 81, ~ for
! the corresponding week OF last year Thus
! far IN the season they have been 2.T28. 324
| bales, compared with 2GH 80 for the Same
| time OF last season. Experts FOR the week
| have been 229,42g bales compared with
2lI,4s4 last week aud 1J6,079 Tor the cor
responding week OF last year Stock at
United states ports for the day was Isl,
/ $40 bales. compared with 721,T27 for the
same day OF last week and 7O3,9U9 for the
corresponding day Of last year.
! Following was the movement at twenty.
nine interior towns and comparisons:
Receipts. shipments. Stock.
| This week ...2d5,@3O 236,g2t 5465l4
| 1900 .........3ll,5S7 272.OSg 54g ~
! 1850 .........2S3, 90 9J1,G5l GT67l1
1898 .........32L0l0 30S,403 COZ 93J
New Orleans wired Market is mp again
on predictions for colder weather, with
heavy frost In Arkansas, Louisiana and
East Texas. Tonight in Oklahoma, Indian
.,,i- TORY ana Northwest Texas tempera-
Houston's estimated receipts for today
are 5000 TO 5000, against II .2O2 last year.
New Orleans expects 5000 to 1900,
against ILLS last year.
The range OF prices at New York and
New Orleans for the active months was MS
follows:
New York Open. High Low Close
January ......1 $3.50 30 Z 40 7.54-a5
March ........7. 55-56 1856 7.A7 1852 So
New Orleans
January 10y 1870 Tbs rs rs n
March ........7. 27.2s 7.34 7.23 7.27-2S