The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-21
COTTON MOVING UPWARD
Cotton Went Higher in Yesterdays
Market.
SPOT PRICES UP ON AMERICAN SIDE
Poor Trade Account, but Government
and Other Reports Still Bullish--!he
Movement Increasing.

Movement Increasing.
The feeling IN the cotton market yestcr-
day was more manifest than the particl-
pants there have yet been wont to show.
The misty atmosphere was becoming clear
er and the point OF "show-down" was
more nearly approached. il was evident
that the shorts feared that the injury
complaints which have 50 well presented
the case Of the bulls OF late are stern reail-
ties. in many instances They well knew
also that II they do prove correct there
Is going TO he some scenery shifting The
textlle-makers after their game Of wait.
I'M" will have to put forth far more tempt.
ing offers for the raw material than ever
dreamed of ia their procrastlnatng policy,
Probably reasons can be made that VIII
divert these facts for a moment but they
will fade away when confronted by the
real demand of the trade which can not be
DELAYED a great while longer II the crop
should he as limited as the accounts from
those on tho ground would~mnkc believe the
result can not be doubted and the asccr-
tanning of the matters of the field as they
actually are will engage the sevcrcst at.
tentiou OF those Interested and II II he
below onrmal the situation win be gov.
erned according To the extent that is reach
ed beneath thnt level. me trade outlook
was poor for the day hut the statement
f ,b ,,,, , - ., o.
tho belt was worse. rendering the bear,
while still fearful of The unknown an easy
victim.
Liverpool wns quite steadfast. Sales on
the spot amounted 20 TO0p bales at quota.
,io,a tbc aa,,, an po AMI cou tba an
lions were hlghcF oy anu 40Iths. New
York began the day up to / down on
,be NOM, ,,ortb o,d ,ncb,,,oa ,. n,
distant ones Values gained steadily I'M
midday then eased tribe aud continued to
advance lmoughou, tho session in The
net result. August was higher by . polnts
mn NV l1e new ui"ulns pl from i' points.
nriros M t,ir nrryiors .loec Vaiuos rtnised
higher weakening some iu the forenoon.
hul afterwari climbrl steadily. lu the uet
result August WAS S points W.. september
better November Is higher and the
balance OF the Usl was nntal . points
EHles on The American side amounted 20
IS0l bales Spots advanced i6c at New
York New Orleans, Houston and Calves.
ton.
An advice was received stating that hon
worms are doug DAMAGE around Far's,
'' W. p'''N ''."' ''''' e'i'''''''eN'
'0 "p''''tr
N"S'N' ieAN7 N"suH' ''''' k,'Vu
waco am Coisi'ah" districts personal IN
vestieaton, fields indicate that Inc most
r,o,, doto,to,.,tio, ,..t o,ro-i,,.o5 ,,,s
ee'''u 'N' N'0' ''''' ''
been dufang the last Ten days. br1"oa lot
tom cotton Is going back and planters cN.
moot furtt,ar ysIugt,r tn ,lcIa uigb blacl
iAhds near toVS'capd Hl open. diUtdly q
one ,tbir1 yield Is expected"
The Governments rcnort from slx state,
49, s.,t,-,'e
: was as ioH"""'
Louisiana Weeks weather unfavora0lC
10 growing crops in several localities. Cot
,,e,.,a,, e,..,,, 49,, 81 ~ >,o.,i,
Ton Is SUFFERING from oIouth IN cue N"''n
west IHNdon while too much ram in LOGAN
ties along the Mississippi river and owe
he s0nthesnt portion ia reported; rust /!
damaging thc trop IN the central paushc,
and much shedding reported, early cuttoI
opbung and picking commenced IN scatter
Ell localities.