The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-05
REACTION IN COTTON VALUES.

direction means under present condition o.
supply sources
New York creEsd 20 on near nnd NJ.
chrrgcd 60 Up en- FAR months. small
drop occurred 10 the early moments but
fluctuations were confined 10 > point limit
during the first half OF the morning A
gradual recession followed and continued
until bottom prices we're reached an i'm.
proverent started on the approach II mid.
day, and gaining ? points over initial price.
Termed level that extended through half
the afternoon. small decline then took
place and prevailed until the closing me-
mtnts Of the call. when q recovery appeared
and stood up TO the time Of the lna call.
IN the net result June and july advanced
II points, August > and the later options
were unchanged 10 points higher.
New Orleans started down on June and
! TO lower on other months. slight loss
on the first trading brought low prices.
after which there was steady tise ui <
points during the nrst hour. An easlness
then appeared aud caused the scale I rule
little weaker uniil the end Of the morning
top prices. A gradual decline followed ard
extended 70 the middle OF the afternoon.
when a slow advance began and prevailed
until the last call was made. In the Il {
result June gained ~ points, July H. AN
gust aud the balance OF the list advanced
, 10. points Sales NJ the four Amcricli
3.
tatlons were raised 1.i6c at New York and
otherwise left tho same
The same features marked the course Of
the movement Receipts at all ports for
the day were 1861 bales. compared with
GSo5 for the corresponding day OF last year.
Since Friday they have been 1870 bales.
compared with ll.so5 for the same time Of
last week and 20. 100 for tho correspondents
time Of last year Thus fay in the season
they have been 2s7 $50 bales. compared
with TOS3,3ii for the correspondents lime
If last season. Exports since Friday have
been 1850 bales, compared with .3,bn4 Tor
tho game time of last wee kand J3,O3O for
the corresponding time NJ last year. Stock
NJ United States ports for the dav WINS
4G25Go bales, compared with it5i1s for
the same day Of last week and i3S $50 for
the corresponding day Of last year.
A good deal OF encouragement to the man.
ufacturing interests Of the country is foual
IN the detailed statement Of commerce for
the month Of April and the ten months end
ing with April, Just issued by the treasury
bureau Of statistics. II shows that MANI
facturers' materials formed one half Of the
importatlons during the mouth Of Apr I,
and IN the ten months formed over 16 per
cont OF the total while the exports Of man
ufactuleis in the month OF April formed
80 "a per cent Of the total exports, agains;
~ Is per cent In April 1901 and Tor INC
ten months ending with april 1902, they
iolm, rs - per cent of the total exports.
as compared with p 40 per cent In the cor
responding months az the preceding rsc9l
year. The total value ~ manufacturers
materials imported IN the ton mornHs end
! Ing with April this year Is S3ts, O. "TUjl, rs
against S2So.Sol.4UI iu tho corresponding
months Of last year, an Increase ~ SG7 $50.
/ 654, or "A per cent.
On the export side the largest increase IN
manufacturers is In cotton goods, which ~
| the present fiscal year VIII exceed by .
per cent the figures Of any preceding yenr
| For the ten months ending with Apiil Tho
| total exports 81 cotton manufacturers were
! sos A3G $40. anh for the single month OF
| April were S3,032.7lS indicating that fol
| the fun fiscal wear the total VIII cIceet
! S2ocOoOoO The highest figure I'm exports
| Of cotton manufactures ever reached I'm AM
preceding year was S2ioo3 oS7 in 1850
/ comparison Of the figures OF tho presen
! hscni wear with those OF the earlier nnrt O
the pnst decade shows that the exports o
| cotton manufactures have doubled since
| had never reached So much as Sii|NooFi
| In 1897 the total value " cotton llauuta"
! lures exported was S2l 600 900 ul 1890 S23.
900 Goo. I'm 1900. SEA 100000 ANA I'm 1902
will. rs above Indicated, exceed 100000
! This incrcnsc Is chiefly In cotton cloth
and large proportion ~ the growth Is II
| txports to China our exports Of cottoi
cloths to China have moro than houbl y
since 1900 the total for ten months havin
advanced from lGi go 600 yards In 1900 L
3T2 10000 yards In lPo2,