The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-09

.r,e Texas, October s.-Fsrmcrs
~ Yesterday and today from diff
'ns ac,,ops Of the county report slight
~ .rvement In the condition OF cotton
lal me effects of the sunshine OF the
t'os. days cotton Is beginning TO open
~ Il frost holds OF fifteen or twen.
i5n ,rettv fair yield win yet be gath
q dps an Illustration Of the shortage
40 ron IN the WaXahacnie territory
4 tne he following comparison Of re-
bis geai ,iTen. on October 4, 1879. the
c,pls tsom wagons amounted to 1880
receipts .lioLer & 1900, -, 1913, September
bsle..a,o % eo5. October ?, 1902, 1884.
.,,ss Texas. October s.-cotton re.
vou- s, tbIs place up to last night were
r ,.s .slss same date last year the re-
,rere a2s2 bales; number Of bales
,d Yesterday 1853; number of bales
$500 $500 same date last year 213; number
s.ies Of cotton on hand 1145; number
q st .s II cotton on hand same date last
Niasf. number Of bales received last
Es .,n 1900. Gonzales may possibly get
s ssN bales this season, though that
ssSre is rather high.
v.,.r Texas. October Total receipts
..-ton to date is 5l07 bales; last sen
~, receipts to date werc 5sT9, this in
..ass the shipments of the round Unlo
IN counting them two round bales for
=. sn,sre bale No cotton held by buy
i. md mot over $50 bales held by farm.
~ Very little remains TO be picked,
ro,l receipts last year were $500; this
,,r'e receipts will not exceed 500.
Paris. Texas, October s-There have
49,, 1925 bales Of cotton marketed in this
III No TO last night, as against 1926 az
N, lime last year. The total receipts at
.sis nont last year were %, 500 bales. Iu-
sIe,iIons are that farmers are not holding
,,tan this year, at least not as they did
In season, as the price Is good and the
tssrkpt SO uncertain that while they can
rsi gccd prices they sell. Buyers are not
holding
HsIetsvle, Texas, October s.--Cottou
receipts this season to date. October s,
slsl for same time last year 457e; for
III Ist season 1861 Largest receipts were
f,r season Of 1s94-o5. when 1850 bales
were shipped. Farmers have sold as rap
Hly Is cotton was picked and have none
stored. Total receipts this season will not
zach 5000.
Harwood Texas, October s.-Cotton
shipments from this station last year 10
tae 2O4 bales; this season todate ais.
Nearly all cotton. however, this season is
gathered. Nearly 1000 bales have been
Tlbned here; balance found other markets.
gery few bales are being held by NOR
,hauts and farmers. Sold fast as ginned.
Moutou, Texas. October s.-The number
n bales Of cotton received at this place
% to date is 5000; up to the same date
last year, October s, Moulton had $50
more bales than this year, 1902 The
total number OF bales received last year
was 1883 There is no cotton being held
Of any consequence.
BuHNy. Texas, October Section re-
ppts teldate this season are 1856 bales,
vhtAIS fSsbales less than was received
this date last year. There are about 800
bales on the platforms here and probably
6 many more IN the country, which the
farmers are holding for better prices
Edna, Texas, October S.--The cotton re-
cslpts thus far compared with last season
ssbOu. one.half. Total receipts were 1900
bales last season. No cotton being held.
Seguln, Texas, October Sup to this
date there have been 4732 bales of cotton
weighed at this place, as against 250O this