The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-08
A SHARP ADVANCE in COTTON

larger portion OF the morning slight
loss was then registered. but was carly
recovered and the former level prevailed
10 fully an hour beyond midday. A sh7rn
advance commenced and met with no set
back until the hnal half hour OF the ses-
sion, when top prices were touched. \ mar
row decline followed and sbgged on "a
s points at the wind M. In the net result
February, March and August advanced ~
points and the other options Increased II
points. Sales at the -four American mar
kets amounted TO STTs bales. Snot quota
tons advanced 1-i6c at New York, cal
weston and Houston. At New Orle1ns.
good ordinary and grades he.ow went "a
.iSc. low Kidding dropped 1876, m'dllug
fair Increased Bloc and other grades did
not change
The movement continued course Of
elimination Receipts at ell ports for the
day we're 1850 bales. compared with %
a54 for the corresponding day OF last year.
For the week they have been lit,7s0 hal-s,
compared with 2oi 6ss for last week and
143 $40 for che CORE spon1iug time ot last
year Thus for IN the season they nave
been $500, s74, compared with 5.4l2.6i3 tor
the corresponding time or last season ~.
ports for the - nave been IL, los
bales compared VITA 237.Q4G Tor lnsl week
and 1885, for the same time Of last year.
stock at United states norts for the eY
was S4i Coo bales, compared with SSAt49
for the same dav OF last week ann ,Hlu,
2ei FOR the corresponding day Of last year.
Following has been the weeks move
ment at thirty interior towns. with 80.
parIsons:
This week. l9ol,;, 10, 1872 6,z
s ss,e@ent' 5 5sosi 5 5ss2s9 S isss
The New York journal Of Commerce Of
Tuesday reports on domestic goods situa-
tion:
The week opened with considerable
number Of orders reported IN inc maLAcl
for printed and woven patterned dress ran
RIGS The majority Of them being for printed
lines In both divisions OF the mdrhe} n9f-
ers md II difficult 20 secure quick uchfe.ies
on new orders In most descriptions, H'us
hams are particularly well sold IN hctl
staple lines and dress giughoms aul 10 INC
higher grades, such as the A. p. Z. IS anu
'Tcue du Nord while still Gner woven fdh-
rtcs arc practically sold I'D for the balance
Of the season. Prices under such conditions
rule decidedly hrm.
In printed calicoes there Ia 2 steady sup
ply Of recorders, with staple lines hgurine
most prominently The regulation fancy
prints are comparatively quiet but their
production has been on a conservative scale,
so that sellers are In good position win
them and able 10 hold prices without dini-
GUILTY Tho print cloth market Is very firm
, az last weeks advanced price ana Us an Gle
u;eut OF strength 10 prints. although the lal-
ter on merits OF supply and demand hardly
need &C.
There has not been any development OF
demand for staple lines OF cotton goods
and business has In the aggregate again
bren quiet The home demand for heavy
weight sheetines and drills has been on q
quiet scale and business for export Us stu
/ hrld in check by the margin between bid
-. asking prices, sellers making no CON
.essions Ducks are firm hut quiet and m
brown osnnhur-s a moderate amount OF
husiuess is doing 81 previous prices. There
has been no change in tho heaChet goods
situation. A considerable number Of small
orders are reported. with buyers paying
| full quotations The coarse colored goods
| division continues Arm. with sellers gen
orally having supplies well under control
/ Mcintyre < Marshali' ~ certain steaN
/ ness In the March option In coniucti m
with the fact that ccrtihcnted stocks here
arc falling on adds tone 10 the slt ration
| The advance 10 print cloths OF lice last
/ week IS significant OF continued strength ga
/ the dry goods market aud. In short there rs
Z nothing TO cause an important decline Ga
! cotton at this time, and any favorable cir
cumstance will probably form the basis ol
= good advance"
Houston'e estimated receipts FOR TO-DAY
are $500 TO 1900 bales, against 5647 last
year. New Orleans expects $500 10 GOO
bales, against 0s25 last year