The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-18
COTTON MARKET WASINACTIVE

/ a belief In large crop Inadequate rail
| road facilities had roads, etc, have been
/ reported as causes fOr the light movement
hut such conditions arc not continuous, aud
| with tho cessation Of such reports, the
| movement continues light There Is cy.'
! IDENTITY \ disposition on the part ~ many
/ who have been believing IN large crop 20
! change front. and VIC expect 10 soc, with.
| in a short imc. capitalization W opinion
arouui u maximum basis % about 1000
| 90 bales for the years movement
Liverpool opened easier, with quotations
2is 10 4 points lower than the previous
days closP. The tone continued almost uu.
changed until p. m. when it Improved
slightly. During the afternoon further TIM
nrovement was noted. particularly IN the
near months The close was quiet with
prices to 2iz points lower than the clos
Ing figures Of the day before. The SPOT
market showed some activity, 10000 bales
being the total handled Mt quotations .
points lower than the previous Gay.
New York opened steady. with quotations
point lower to IL higher than the figures
Of the previous dny. January opened at
$3.50 and during the morning touched SOS.
afteFward dropping to S, As. In the after
noon some Improvement developed, but the
decline could not he headed on and the
closing quotations were slightly lower ON
al mouths The figures showed losses OF
! 20 points from the closing figures OF the
with prices ! 20 points higher than the
previous days close The movement Of
prices was very steady during the day, but
little interest was displayed in the course
Of the market ana the range OF prices was
consequently slight. January reached $40
uud tlcn fell to S.. u. while March ranged
from $50 to S.2i. The feeling was quiet
nearly an day and the closing quotations
were unchanged to ] point higher.
There was deacit In the current move
ment. Receipts ut all ports were 1870
bales, compared with 47,o9s for the corre
spending day OF last season. Since Friday
receipts have been lS2,533 bales, compared
with 1850 for the same time OF last
week and 2lO,gj3 for the corresponding
time Of last season Thus far In the season
receipts have been 43l7.S97 halcs. com.
pared With 4.i539Ti for the corresponding
lime NJ last season. Exports since Friday
have been l5L22i bales compared with
lh2,3lS FOR the same time ~ last week
ana iW0It for the corresponding time "
last season. stock At United States ports
for the day WINS lh3s,674 bulcs, compared
Win l,O169S1 for the same day Of last
week aud 95slGJ for the corresponding
day VI last season
Under date NJ London, December 3. Neun
Bros. iu their CIRCULAR write IN part as fol
lows: THE total brought to light in Amer
ics during the past four weeks has fallen
slightly below the corresponding tisurcs
n last year, the amount counted being
only l7s0,o00 bales against is&3.O0O The
total during the calendar month Of No
Nemhcr shows a similar comp lrlsou, being
only l,s5I'No, against 1867 900 last year
y can NOT I've denied that Judged hy any
previous standard, such receipts would he
III ScOuccrting to believers IN a mig Crop;
but IN addition to tho natural rctarling in
al g 1tt.fs Ion.