The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-16
COTTONVALUES WERE WEAKER

same In the early moments, then gradual
rise TO the best Of the day. Half Of the
advance was soon lost, which formed
level that extended until near midday
when another break brought the scale to
initial prices. An improvement began at
the end Of the next half hour and with a
gain Of 8 to 8 points made range that ex-
tended until the last thirty minutes Of the
session when new decline brought the
lowest OF the day on the anal call, In the
net result June lost points, November
and the balance Of the list went to
points lower
New Orleans started down on May aud
to lower on later months. slow ad-
vance started at once and extending
through the Arst caused top prices to be
reached Fluctuations that followed in the
next thirty minutes were limited to 3
points, after which there was a slow de-
cline until the approach Of midday. re-
covery Of the latter was scored by the noon
call, which formed leve that extended
until the last half hour Of the session when
a weakness appeared that continued until
the windup. In the net result May and
July declined points. June . and tho later
positions dropped and G points sales M
the four American markets amounted to
3249 bales. Spot quotations were marked
unaltered.
The seward movement was perceptlbly
swollen Receipts at all ports for the day
were 9loi bales, compared with G9si for
the corresponding day Of last year. Since
Friday they have been 4O.Oos bales. com.
pa.ed win 90 ~ for the same time OF
time OF last year Thus far fin the season
Lhey nave age been T224s99 bales. compar j
with 6,sf564S for the corresponding time
Of last season. Exports since Friday have
heen o6,52l bales, compared with "a 37G
Tor the same time of last week mud Sc 1874
Tor the corresponding time of last year.
stock at United States ports for the day
was oll,4lS bales, compared with $40 400
Tor the same day OF last week ana 4og t3s
Tor the corresponding day of last year.
Following has been the weeks movement
Mt Bombay:
Receipt for week, $1,000. against 5000
in 1901. nd 1900 I'm 1900; since Spnten1 hor
j. j., !, 933 90 against 1573,oo in 1901, aud
shipm uts for week 1900. against 1909
In 1901. and 1000 in 1900: since Sopterbor
! 3S6U1 against $4,000 In 1901, ana 6s,
The British consul general at New Or.
leans says In an official report, "As regards
the takinss by American mills eleven years
ago, the North took 767 per cent OF the
cotton consumed by the American mills. and
the South only %. per cent To-day the
percentages are: North. DIS per cent ,
south, 10, , per cent There are some CSC
/ cotton mills In the South with G.a3i .Sg4
spindlts, MS compared win G2G1 1863 spin.
dies In 1900, ana $4,000 LOOMS as compared
with l50.250 looms In iH@19oo The total
exports Of cotton by the United States dur
Ing the last four years have been as follows;
Continent
! Kingdom France Channel Corod,
| 1ooO1oo1 3,o63, sos 720.013 :. 745 OH 100 52J
1899 100 . 33S. 500 7O3. gG2 - 0OI $50 100 o. /
/ llS0S 1890 35iO,i73 796. 5iG 3.O1T.4l5 99aSa
/ 1897 1SHS 3i43, $50 SIG 1855 3 $50, 1854 11SG5T
/ Total, 6,G412S In 1900 1901 GO6o.Oi3 In
| 1899 1900 I45+,590 in 1875 1880. and 1865,
/ $50 in 1897 1SgS
| Included under continsn are. exports TO
! Mexico. japan and China.
The ret increase in the number II cotton
| mills f. the South has been -. and the not
! Increase In spindlcs at work 1iSol2 The
/ total number OF spndles Is 6,531S0i
| THE number Of manufacturing establish
ments in Louisiana increased from 26t3 T.
| 1910 t6G per cent?, but ;he capitol has IN
creased from f6,950,S22 to f22 G07.912 ,225
per cert.
The total output Of these factories is
! f24.2l0,904. as compared with ftl.5GlSt2
In 1890 an increase Of 100 per cent The
establishments in this state have not only
grown in number utulsn In Importance;
that Is, they ARE larger concerns than a year
ago averaging nearly twice as much capital
as hen.
decade Of 10 per cent in the average wages
| paid employees, ana the production per head
has increased from t4oT to 1871 go per
cent. "
Houstons estimated receipts for today are
200 to 300 bales against 2o24 last year.
New Orleans expects 1900 to 1000 bales,
against 1875 last year.