The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-13
"A SLIGHT CHANGE In COTTON.

which slow recession Of 4 to points
formed the level that prevailed during the
first hour similar decline then made
It's appearance A little change followed
until Just before the noon call. when
slightly declining wave started and re-.
maincd In evidence To- the beginning OF
the last hour Of the call A small rccov-
cry then began, but was lost as the nnhl
call came near. In the net result June
unchanged and tho balance Of the list adj
vanced and points.
New orleans started to 8 points above
the previous close. small rise at once
brought top prices Of the day and slow
decline then began, causing = 10 Upont
loss. A small recovery then tegan It's
course. after which there was rapid de-
cline until bottom prices were reached In
the middle Of the morning. gain Of .
points occurred by the noon call and
formed the limit for fluctuations during the
July dropped s points. September ! point
and the options stood unchanged to | high
or. Sales at the four American markets
amounted TO 71I5 bales and spot quotations
were not molested.
The movement was imblSed with exhaus.
tcn. Receipts Mt all ports for the day
were PASS bales, compared With jJ45 for
the corresponding day of last year, Since
Friday they have been 2067l bales. CON
pared with 171J5 for the same time Of
last week and 4l6iO for the corresponding
time Of last year. Thus far in the season
they have been L3iI692 bales. compared
with 1,092s4S for the corresponding time
Of last season. Exports since Friday BIZ
been 1870 bales. compared with -. S21 for
the snmc time of last week and 7n.34i for
thc corresponding time Of last season.
stock ut United States ports for the dnv
WAS 800. 100 bales. compared with 4O3. 797
for the same time ~ last week and ;A4,.
al Tor the corresponding day Of last year.
A wire frome New orleans stated:
Ellison made European consumption OF
America for month May $4,000 against
$4,000 last year and 10000 wear before
Ellison circular estimates ~oeklv con.
$500, oil continent 10000 English spinne -s'
surplus stock LIST lust estimated 2JI,pDO
against l6s,o0o
Following was tho Bombay movement Re.
ccirts for the week: 5000 against 5000
last year; 5000 In 1900 since scptcnb n
], 2n32.oOo, 1.724cn. Sen,0o Shiprncnfs
for week 1860. 2OOO. 1000 Since September
l, $4,000. 56o,co. $1,000
Tho New York Chronicle gives the Texas
situation us follows:
While dry weather retarded the prepara.
ton Of the soil 10 some extent u the carly
spring, plutinr operations began at an
earlier date than In the previous season,
lcC1Mc general about April | ana wcr, 6u.
iShcG over most If the state by the rlcse
Of TINT mouth The sIsou nds 70 wcck ta
ten days in atlvdnuc ~ 1901 II Is but
rarely that such uniformly favorable reports
are received n those now TO hand with rc.
cnrd - GCiminaion In Texas few cor
respondents IN eNtrcm" western sections
thew cotton countryl, where lack ~ rain
has been most Sstiouly ielt state that seed
came M puorly Othrr 'hau this ouv r..
turns range from wolf TO very good and
perfect, 50 that In the whole State cotton
inIy hc said to havo started off much hertcr
than usual. ltcpantlug rs scarcely referred
TO. but a limited amount was required as -
result Of damage Ia stands by high wind g.
etc. Speaking generally tho weather since
growth began has been about an thar could
he wished for high Temperature in con.
junction with showers having given tho
plant excellent Development or course
there are 81 few complaints NJ not enough
From tho foregoing there can naturally 10
good stand has hcen secured Fer tho
much damage. but this year they are sud
to br less plentiful. although ,tiu 10 be
found In some fields Acreage rho tcu-
dency tho present season has been 10 dc.
crease area. Increases arc reported from
newer sections and az few points else
where. but tho general trend has been to.
ward reduction and In favor ot grain After
carefully going over the returns, we CON.
cludc that thcrc has been m average loss
of about e per cent Fertilizers have m to
the present time received little or no at
ttntton IN Texas.