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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
8
Cotton prices show initial strength then drift lower as profit taking and light demand surface. Weather across the South favors a slower gain while New Orleans and New York futures react to European market cues with limited follow-through.
Chicago and New York reports show rainfall weighing on wheat and corn prices with only modest support from temperate spring wheat trends. Traders pointed to soft demand, occasional price dips, and cautious buying as inventories and deliveries remained unsettled, while oats and provisions showed steadier activity at times.
The New York stock market showed strength early but later faded as investors realized profits on heavy lines. A broad decline followed with some recovery before closing decisively weaker, amid heavy short covering and shifting activity. The session featured wide gaps and notable moves in rail and industrial issues, while the London financial cable and New York exchange reports reflected a cautious mood and modest clearing figures.
The New Orleans cotton market shows cautious gains as Liverpool prices firm, with contracts for August October and December edging higher. Prices advance at opening then pull back, while anew activity appears in the late session as markets react to Liverpool and New Orleans demand.
Daily revised price quotations cover items like powder and packaging for sale markets. The fragments list per sack prices, bagging rates, and weights, with some references to Houston lots and general commodity terms. The readable portions indicate typical trading notes but lack complete clarity and standard details.
The National Stock Yards sale saw thirteen hundred head of Texas steers traded with prices steady to higher. Reports from Chicago and other Western markets indicate mixed cattle receipts, with Texas stockmen noting steadier conditions for steer classifications while feeder and cow lines show varied demand and prices.
The dispatch notes mixed activity at the New Orleans live stock exchange with hogs and sheep receipts and uneven prices. Demand for fruit and citrus varies as lemons hold, cherries are abundant, and strawberry quality trends down while general market moisture affects Western stock listings and shipments.
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