The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-11

ttupie' lcNhss October O.--Cotton re-.
celpts IN Temple By wagon M to tho rros.
ent are just about 1900 bales short OF tbls
time last year. The total receipts In sanarc
bales up to date are 1850. MS against siil
ON Inc same day last year. The total wagon
receipts IN Temple last year were IL Tsa
nales. Farmers arc selling as fast os the,.
gather nId the buyers have less Than
itnlrd on hand as compared with last yeuF
boh' Ncorge {. Pcndleton has henu an.
deayoring to get at the true CONDITION ~
| me cotton crop In this territory ana "a
lhis end has interviewed eirhty.twO farmers
Us tney came from September ~ n Orto-
ner :. This number of farmers report ha,.
us ZOOS acres In cotton IN 1901 aAd gso3
lnls year they report having gathered Inst
year 2t6B bales from tho zoos acres nnd
| nave gathered so far this season 73I bales,
ana estimate that they will get li77 hslcs
more from the 6Sa3 acres This Nrnld
make a total Of 1917 bales or an avarn ~
OIL H., per cent of last years crop. These
the aggregate, hut show conclGsiveiy thai
the crop Is slow In opening.
Palestine, Texas. October o. The cation
receipts for this city up to yesterday after
noon were something over 5odo bales TAo
yard Of W. 7 Mclnnis had weighed M to
Yesterday afternoon 1910 bales. the Davis
yard something over 400 bales and the com
press about 200 This Is about 1000 baics
more than had been marketed here at tAis
time last season, as the cotton WIS much
earlier than last year. The prevailing ward
prices have been the cause of nearly an
the cotton that Is brought here being sold
at once, and experienced cotton mon say
that very few bales are being held back
for higher prices. hut have been disposed
Of as they were brought 10 town. Some
thing over 5000 bales have been shipped
from this point SO far and about COCO bales
are now concentrated here
Denton. Texas, October 0.-The cotton re-
ceipts of this point UP to today have been
250S bales. OF which 2026 have peen shipped
and 4s2 are in the yards. comparison
with last years receipts up to the same
| time shows the receipts to have been 1888,
OF which 1000 were in the yards. Com
ably . per cent of the ginued product is
In the hands Of the farmers who expect an
advanced price, the remainder of that on
hand belonging to buyers who are now pro
! pairing TO shin. Last years receipts were
! l1,0u2 bales and this years will not cx-
coed COCO bales.
Reagan, Texas, October 0.-Cotton re-.
celpts at this place for 1900 1901 we're 1915
bales; 1901 1902 they were 2550; from Au
gust 10 to October ., 1902 shipments have
! been 1880. Shipments last year for same
1 date 1880. There are now IN cotton yards
here $40 bales, 100 Of which are stu held
by farmers Wagon yard holdings last
year could not he ascortaincd. Farmers
| have sold freely when the price ranged
around cents. Gathering this year Is from
| three 10 four weeks ahead Of last year
! Total shipments for this year viii he about
goo bales
Pendietonviue, Texas, October s.-The
cotton receipts thus far this season have
been 173 bales. compared with 10 bales for
the same time last year. The total re
ceipts last year Ito September u we're dl9
| bales. Last year there was a good deal of
cotton being held by the farmers; up 70
| being held by the fatnlcrs ana none by the
buyers. II is generally believed that the
! crop for this season will not be over one
third Of n bale TO the acre, while IL was
| over one-half of bale to the acre last year.
| WInona. Texas, October 9.--Cotton re-
celpts at winona to date are $50 bales; re-
ceipts to same time last year were sos
bales. Total receipts for last season
amounted TO 24s6 bales. No cotton Is
being held to any amount Some few farm.
| ers are holding their crop. but almost nll
| Of them are selling ms fast as IT Is ready
| for market, as nearly all farmers nave 10
| get furnished supplies on their cotton and
I MS their merchants bills begin to fall due
he has TO call on his customers Tor thcir
cotton in order TO be able to meet MS pliis'
Bandera, Texas, october o.-Up to this
time there has been about 500 bales Of cot
ton ginned In this county, against about
400 this time last year and about four
times as much shipped as at corresponding
time last year No cotton being held this
| year. Total crop last year about lluO blles'
| total crop this year about 500 bales; crop
I about all gathered. Very light frost mere
! la,
over county hut too late TO do any good,
| except In furnishing stock water. winch
was quite scarce In many localities
Tnylor. Texas. October s.--1he cotton re.
CENTS at Taylor up to last night for tho
season OF 1907 were iG23 bales, as against
SIG nj the same time last year and lo'Vh
| bales for 1900 and I7.Tl6 for 1889. the To-
| mi receipts for 1901 were -, 800. IL y 's-
| timatp1 that not over DNl hnies are peins
| held by buyers, and practically none Is pe,
| ing held by farmers, 1t Is also estnnateu
| that about 5000 bales were being held Dy
! farmers and buyers together at this Tine
last year.
Elkbart. Texas, October 9,-There has
boen received and shipped 10 date lps6
bolcs Of cotton. compared with $50 OF the
corresnondiuR date last year, ana total
| iast season of on33 bales the cotton mas
! boen nut on the market IS fast as gat9e i.l
1 Mono Is heng held by the faImtIS, L',t.'s ~
seed has ranged around the SIS mars ana a
several days sold for SO. There has baen
shipped from this place thirty CAFE ol gu
ton seed.
Malako9 Texas. October s.-ReeeiPts
last season 1900 bales; IT is estimated now
that the crop will reach GOO bales TINS
vear. this place loses. however, 1000 oaies
| fhis wear because Of the gin put ~
! T,inidad. five miles south Of here, SO ina
1 makes TOO0 this year to 1910 last seasO .,ii
4 C1nd ron crop. Can not tell when y VII ~
| omen Lots OF cotton being held NANNY "
farmers.
Morgan, Texas. October Sine receipts
Of cotton at this place so far this season
! have been 200 bales in excess OF last sea-
! 1on ahout 1000 bales having Deen nl2rhe.V ecu;
| Morgan bought last season ~ pAiSs s ane
/ about 1000 bales more were shippel llUii
! here hauled In from neighDolhR toNns;;
| Verv little cotton Is being held afouIu
| Mere Most OF it is Sid as fast as satn'
cred.
Mllano. Texas, October 9.-Notton receipts
~, ms place 10 date 46i bales; same time
last year 2l5 bales; total last year 39.'
Cotton is practically all out. Boil weeylis
dostroved nearly all forms put on after
| tha lily rains A few haics OF cotton are