The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-10
suLLlsH VISIBLE SUPPLY
Statement Shows Decrease for the Wee
OF t59. zO6 Bales

Statement Shows Decrease for the Week
OF i5e,7o6 Bales.
New Orleans, MAY 9,--Secretary Hesters
statement 81 the worlds visible supply Of
cotton made up from special cable sud
Geographic advices, compares the figures Of
THIS week with last week, last year and the
year before. Il shows decrease for the
week Just closed OF 1850 Ioe bales, against
a decrease OF toS,ol8 bales last ana dc.
crease OF 1880 tho year before,
The total visible Is S.Iao,Ts6. against
i,SJo4o2 last week, S556o1i last year and
IoSS22 year before last. or this the total
OF American cotton is 2,42S748 against
2,Na6, 4h2 last week. 2,i92.0Ti last year and
2.o4G52o year before last and Of all other
kinds, including Egypt Brazil India, etc ,
l,od2ooo, against ioe4.oOo last week.
l,obA0Qo last year and 65SOoo year before
last The total worlds visible supply or
cotton shows, decrease compared with last
with last year OF 62S,325 and an Increase
compared with wear before last OF 1921.
or tho worlds visible supply Of cotton
as above there IS now anoat and held in
Great Britain aud continental Europe
1902. CO, against l,a25oOo last yosr and
1881 ,Ooo wear before last in Egypt l4TuoO
against lTl.oeo last wear aud ls4,0n0 year
before last in India 5Sa,0no against a55,o 900
in the tinted states Ta3eo against 1905.
olo last year and $4,000 year before last.
II. g. 6. Beers Cotton Letter.
New orleans. Msy . Early Liverpool
hdycss were discoursgiug. owing 10 The
liberal movement, but our market neverthe.
less opened 10 6 higher and improved q
Z" Ia additional shcr,ly after on the old
and Oh the new crop months, IN couse.
quence Of fresh outside buying, The heavy
New Orleans estimate for tomorrow sub.
sequently caused a break Of II 10 IL from
the toe on summer positions snd 5 on new
About this time however the hunish Wis
Z iplc 81 ply statement was Issued and occa
stoned sharp reaction, making the net
gain q points 90 old crop options snd
n on new. The amount brought tut,
I sight during the week was 1900 under last
year aud le@o over wear before last The
a1ll eH. against 2 asa 600 last year aud
s.hli 80 year before lasI, IN Increase ~
5 ;5. -, over nat yea aud, on excess of
ronrarcd 20 last year ,h' movement on H.
face points 10 q crop Of iG640.0UO and n
compared Nth year helo.e asst u Indicates
towns during the week received $1,000
against $500 last year and ~ 600 year
before last, and the 5grlcgfte stock Aeld
hy them is 2-s,Oo0, against - 900 last year
aud la ooo year before lsSl ThN totd
stock Of American ashore and anoat TO
Liverpool Is b9l az inst i62 20 last
Nrae and aPrW1 year before last. The Wis
l3'e supply ~ American during the weol
decreased i2S.ooo, against q ,Oon last year
and $4,000 year before last the aggregat.
20 dste being ia2.0n against 2i93 a.,
last year and 2,Oi7 pOu year before last
Trading In tile summer months Is restrict
ed, as rost operators believe IN pur6ull
8 conservative policy on the present basis
New crop months are becoming more lD
tive. IS spectators are attracted "a then
ia consequence OF the heasy discounts Re
tcpts and the demand for spots viii regu
late the prices ~ summer months whereas
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