The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-08

Liverpool, to 2-64d higher.
New York, to 10 points higher.
New Orleans, 10 to II points higher.
SPOTS:
liverpool, unchanged.
New Orleans, revised.
Elsewhere. Lice higher.
w~srcrday's cotton market was but an
ether chapter OF frustrated hopes and
broken courage for those who cleave to the
fesrish faith 1t was a buliish boat upon
. bulllsh ocean. The nature Of things was
quite unchanged from those that formerly
governed. but the spirit Of the trade was
so highly nerved that energy ruled where
erstwhile powerful hands lay folded. The
changes that q week can cause wero pro
nounced In the superlatiye degree Instead
OF profuslon In the river bed OF spots there
was shallow stream and a majority Of re-
ports said the trouble was due to fail.
Ing fountainhead. Instead OF the weekly
statistics furnishing a feast for the big
crop estimator II was quite the adverse
prophet who had occasion to revel The
shrinkage OF the worlds visible to the ex-
tent Of $4,000 might well have oiled tho
tongue OF the elarmist. Under such envi-
ronments values steadily consumed a bartal-
Jon OF liauidators induced 70 take profits
By the high mark reached I'd only slow
bat sure progress was made IN the forepart
Of the day. With the pressure eliminated
purchasers from varied interests entered
and prices afterward went I'd az II by ma.
VIC, tne course only ftemmed by the sound.
Liverpool was not bad, but neither souu5
"a any tones OF Etebtorian. Sales on the
tpot amounted TO 500 bales at ouotat' ons
81
Ehmbed NJ 1914 on n,Ay- and 2-64d on lar
poSiuoDs. That the eve OF the trapsat'sp-
&c market u Intent on the merchant aud
farmer OF the South there Is no doubt ana
seemed as though q pause was necessary
70 Tcdect OYER the real extent OF the dwin.
BRE movement.
on this side Of the water the scene was
animated. almost brilliant The reetine
time was TOO rapid TO permit Of al the 81
scTilons e the moment desired The spot
eoldsr bed the key 20 the situation ana n
90 ret turn until his demands were met
ne course o. events was quite the reverse
on the two hiE American exchanger March
fHo hay we're y points apart IN New or.
leans. In New York the variation between
the two options was NIL r. is generally.
known tina an Immense outside interest has
secumu' atsd in the former delivery ard /,
i not Indicated from the DAYS rroceadiDrs
tnst mercy will be feature Of the lmmi-
New York opened unchanged to noln,s
shove the previous close This vas fba
lowest level ~ tho day and gradual "a
vanec Immediately began making 4paint
gain 10 the hrst hour This range extend.
81 untll near noon. when tnother advance
took place equal IN half Of the former
cDc ana made scale that ruled with small
ysriatton throughout half the sftrrnoop
ne distinctive strer 9Th Of the dav then
started and values gained constantly FOR
CURED. Another bulge then anptared Wills
rapid increase until the close and brst
plices reached on The anal call In the ne;
LtSgf February gained l6 points, October
:. September II and the other months wen,
II 10 II points higher
Nsw orleans started > nointS down 20
higher. sudden bornd occurred, then
snail drop. after which there wrs a allow
Improvement that prevailed throughout th,