The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
COTTON VALUES MAINTAINED.

gFndns exceDt middiipg fair and ordinary,
which were reduced 2 points.
New York opened down on December
and unchanged 70 1 mp on later months
There was slight easiness at once, which
made the lowest Of the day, after which
there was e slow rise OF 4 to points
Tnis formed the level for trading through
the 1rst half OF the Session. and a drop
Of points made the only change until the
last thirty minutes, when a similar decline
/ almost carried the scale back to bottom
prices. In the net result November, De-
eembeT and January advanced 3 points and
the other months went to points
higher
New Orleans started / to 2 points above
the previous close. This level remained
stationary in the nrst movements, but was
within the next half hour. A loss Of this
gain took place soon afterward and a fun
recovery was scored by the close OF the
session. There was a continuous recession
in the latter moments which brought hot.
tom prices on the final call In the net
result eli options were unchanged exccpt
May, June and July, which lowered /
point. Sales at the four American markets
amounted 70 5oo5 bales and spot quotations
were not touched.
The movement was on liberal scale.
Receipts at all ports for the day were 81.
5go bales, compared with 50 1873 for the
same day Of last week and 1898 for the
corresponding day OF last year. Thus far
In the season they have been 2,9s7, O48
bales compared with 2,727, AS for the cor
responding time Of last season. Exports
for the day were SS,3J2 bales. compared
Win 4-o9S Tor the same day OF last year
and S95l2 for the corresponding day OF
last year. Stock at United States ports
/ for the day was 400, SO7 bales, compared
with l24,5S4 for the same day OF last week
and Is4'342 for the corresponding day Of
last year.
Following has been the Alexandria.
Egypt. movement:
Receipts 1902 1901. 1900.
For week 80. $4,000 $4,000 $4,000
since Sept. /. 100000 100000 1,57l,OOo
For week -. $1,000 1900 10000
Since Sept. l.. 10000 $4,000 10000
Commenting upon the general growth of
| our export trade, Thursdays New York
! Commercial says:
! The official statistics Of the exports OF
| manufactures for the first nine months OF
/ The current year are decidedly interesting.
| one OF the noticeable facts IS the great
| diversity OF our manufactured exports, nc
! less chan thirty different articles showing
exports Of over 81, 100000 each In value,
The total exports Of manufactured articles
! for the nine months were valued at S311
spending period with the exception Of 1900
! The exports Of manufactured articles FOL
/ the nine months ended with September IN
1900 amounted 10 100000 in value
/ They dropped to sos 100000 during III,
! corresponding period OF 1901. This de
| crease was mainly due to the high prices
| Of copper and the enormous domestic de
mand for Iron and steel The decline II
the price OF copper at the beginning OF thl
| year was Immediately reflected In the III
| crease OF its exports. For the nine months
| OF the current year copper exports havt
/ increased Sill co., 600 In value
The domestic demand for iron and steel
however, shows no apparent abatement
The exports OF iron and steel manufacture
show u further decline OF SS,00O0OO Will
the importations have increased over S13,
100000, the total being practically doubl
that for the same months Of 1901 Tn
iron and steel during the last five years ha
been without parallel In the history o
our foreign trade The wonderful deyeloI
ment OF the steel and iron industry In thl
country, the enormous Increase In the 81
! ports OF these products to every section O
the globe and the even greater eXpansio
OF domestic consumption resulting in
sudden decline In the exports, with a CO..
/, responding increase In the importation {
, steel and iron products. can not be con
Industrial history Of any modern nation.
II II had not been for the large deereas
: IN the exports Of iron and steel, the tot
exports for the nine months OF the curreI
' year would have reached the figure for III
{ corresponding period In 1900. with the q
i ception of that year. the exports OF mani
: features for the nine months Of the GU
T. rent year are the largest in the hlstoI
j. | OF the country The total OF 1911. 0O0, ~
compares with S11l. OO0, 600 in 1892 and 500
: | 100000 in 1855. This shows an increas
). ] over 1902 Of nearly 40 per cent and an Il
. ! crease over 1888 OF PA per cent.