The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-18
JANUARY THAW' In PRICES

GAYS ending this date last year. in ronnd
INJURIES OF to,OoO bales, an increase over the
same Gays year before last of los coo and
over the same period In 1870 OF 500
OF the seventeen days of January the
a9tais snow an Increase over last wear of
S5S,oOo an increase over the Same nerio1
W year before last of $1,000, and over is9g
For the 1870 days Of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead Of the In
GAYS OF last year 2IS.Oo0; ahead Of the same
hhass i Es9r before last by 96A,0o0, and be-
mind 1888 by l,o3S,O0O
me amount brought into sight during tho
pasI week has been 209I bales. against
s-435o bales for the sevou days ending tals
datc last year, 19l.235 year before last and
ZOl,35S the same time In 1879. and FOR tho
seventeen days Of January II has been IT'S
Oh, against 5lO,6i1 last wear sol 7S1 We ar
D1SsdI99rc last and 695,6l2 the same time in
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports, ;, 49,.
FOG, against 4066,0l4 last year, 4.sIsaS1
year before last and G,i2S,679 same time
~ 1875; overland across the Mississ mi.
/ ONO and Potomac rivers to Northern mills
| ana canada 6H2,j53, against 71TAGO last
ytar, SSiaoi year before last aud 0oi. 800
same time In 1870: Interior stocks-in ~
ccss of those held at tho close Of the com.
inerclal year, fSI7ll. against 694, OBJ Inst
| year, 4if,62b year before last and 4g6 56q
s SIP I time IN 1899; southern mill takiLrs,
| $4,000, against 666,667 last year. CTS. 2OS
! year before last and 59is0S same time in
| 1873. These make the total movement 70,
! tho l39 days from September / TO date Z
3S3, 4I". against 1.1O5,143 last year. G. 41a,2lq
yeay before last and S,42l, 161 same time Ia
Foreign exports for the week have been
2634lN, against 1850 last year, making
| the totul thus far for the season 4.t3T,7Sf
against 3,653S7S last year. an increase Of
| 4S3,0O6
Northern mill takiugs and Canada durine
the past seven days show an Increase OF
66@2 as compared with the corresponding
period last year, aud their total taIings
since September ! have increased IS 26i
bales. The total takings OF American
mills. North and South and Canada. thu,
Tar for the season have been 96s JT2
against 1897 ,1o7 last year These includ,
ll9e' 46l by Northern suinners against
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers hav,
decreased during ;he week 81 i93 bales
against decrease during the corresponding
period last season Of 2Ol47 and arc nov
15.249 larger than at this date in 1901
Including stocks left over at ports anC
Interior towns from the last crop and thu
number of bales brought into sight thus IA
for the now crop, the supply to date IL
7i49, l57. against 722I61T for the sam,
period last year
1t must be remembered that the weekly
monthly and seasons comparisons In Sec
rotary Hester's reports are made up to cor
responding dates last year, year before ant
In 1893 Comparisons to close Of CORE
spending weeks are misleading as totals t.
close of this week last year would take il
14O days Of the season, year before las
Id days and in 1899 142 DAYS against onl,
139 days this year.