The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-25
THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
IMPORTANT BEARING UPON BUSINESS
,.auence That VIII Contribute TO "a Re-
coveiy OF Copfidence-The Hide
Market Quiet.

Market Quiet.
Office " The Post,
Houston, Tuesday, March q.
,,,,,.I,c tbn MANY, iraua,ces y.,,ich
In uisousSe -, 80
though niue oose'Neu' are "oiN'Hs 70
ee'" hnsiness Henry Clews. the yrea,
a'eu v,r,, f,ancier saws: one facto, mn
Nc" aan,,ih,,ta to a reco,..r,, of coma
tnOu' tho marked imnro,,rnent IN IN,
aon.t hotween orr imnorts and exnorta
i.i.ar,,dise which have occurred with.
VI ,ast two or three months. Tho ex-
ID Wv ,,a,,o shown n large rate of in
po'ls ,,biio the imnorts have on too
us go materially declined. the result
49, condition of the balance of foreign
beiht :" -. t., -, -. -.
trade nucA H"ro ia Jul iaNoi 'iei ier
any time during the last two years This
c,ssation of tho over imnortntiou
nedi'' - .,...t.... -, 1T. -,
which has been sluluig our hlarhtts hnl
encourHsiHs ulst' ~ o. ~ c'l,' III Ntiidih
branches OF ,tauN, WIZ IL siloM9 -
bfathier coiluitiVtl ~ w ~ rNi'oie maj ~
and Of tle as, 'Tu,.", az i,'i it' h,, ,,..
MoreoNtI ~ ms az hIltrIt ~, nul lu'i.VI-
,ant hedilns ul,o" ~ No'l'i.iol. ol s'it
treasury hnaiiees, ~ ,anS, so ,aI as ~
Is que 70 t,',tion in mo oxmo,,s ~
. pphahtN
Gle anu as 10 ~ 49, ~ vi Sol9 Wmlrh
constitute tlr ehicl NECESSITY lVr, drawing
u from w ~ 49,, ny ~ ~ sOiI y i'tu-
Cd for eNpon. purposes, rue itsa VII DC VIC
amount VI .ptra 4, H., ~ ~ NJ. III
treasury ~ iCuc'til,e,,, ~ ~ uyaoy'i.S
% gar as ~ V'pi f"S5 a. no.ler reg iiateu
Hlivlton o., vu' Ia, - d i'''''-
o,,,,,1>, r,,I,T, ,,por,,,g,.ce.
80, ,,,,ri,ot CO.., .,,,, ,(,1, ,,..,,,,,..
A"s ,,.,,,'', s,o,.,,, 80, ~, t.,r--.
aas -, I,,.s ,rna .,,,.,, ,,l,,',... 81
w So ',. -, ,.,', t..,..'
a'u w., ,, ,'..'-...
no'p ,,...,. IT., ~. -,
NJ p',.',,,., 49,, -, ''J.'',e -
iHe i'"' NV ~
thus reviewed py George II. W uhaiuS oil
| New York
.rhe market for COTTON soe1 ou con-
,n,es In Il ann and unintcrcstiu,r rondt-
Ian I'M d,,n.,nd IL nrt ,tro,.nt ia .,rira
,nls nj III 6gGo FAR nrin,c stn1tnnr ,nlin,S
iii The foreign markets. are lower and
bids from that source have ocen reduced.
'iThe lard market cont iuues TO decline
and mas aratn broken the rerorJ Ma
. selling in Chicago al SIS. n tx nreairtc1
t,at before or during the month of Nav
| sellers will accent b. for ut.Iil1r lard tir
| course This weakness Of cotton seed OTIS
| slly is at the bottom of all the trouble
with oil although of late oil has shown
| smc indopendence of lard and mi present
| prices appears 10 attract attention on ifs|
| own merits. II is certainly a chcap grease
and at prescnt prices should meet win a
gco1 deluuh1. 50 that later in the season
stocks would become sufficiently exhaust
ed 10 warrant higher prices before tno uo,.
crop We cuoto prime crude oil. loose. al
| liglSiac; prime summer yellow 9ata1t 26c
pfiine crude y 2iiee, barrels, here"
The hide market is about ms ou,ot AZ
4 was eyor koown IN no occordin, to
,bs cbicaeo shoe and 1.oatbor pcnortar
There is littia anxiety tn sell and less IN
hy. The dealers dare moi soil ahead
and are unallo 10 s.cpre nan,, hides in
he country st rotes thev consider low
enough Tbc,. is no ou,..tio, b,t ,t,,t
The lnper len,hnr tra,la ts dr n'sss'I
nnos ~ =, - ~ i
kather tnnu,i.s M mis- 1--WE Mn, re
etlpts are t,,,niu~ ,.,1,nb,. a,'d az ra,,,s.
No hid. me- erSrCn tut mi, r,thrr
iayors the tanners. who rcduire some
thing tbnt u IN r,ni-a cb,,r, t,th,r 4,
tAe absigoa ~ traneactjons il !. uf'j.
rsN 10 c.ot 10 rr.,i-rt sc,,,.t,i,-
fbero lie rotSln,r fo, G,,',rs a,d s'r.,.s
10 90 hut ay,3u dcvelonfn,.nts
Inc Situation fin thc taliow market at
he present is n i,,d ono Vim H., me-
rtcts for ina r,.or f,t,,,c w. hattrr ~.
case is slmnio. we have had mn o,i.,ro-
iaction Of ,IoW ana and , u,, i, a,,5 orr
he tauoH tacitr Tbi M "v.,,h t,d . "
smand from domestic consumers. com
S sas 'fadots to ,ook TO Europe SO absorb
mrnefition W. foI.si WIN . rS'g iL AZ
gOds almost Ar their own Irico ana I'VE
ne beeomirs the rival If Australia The
! PsNpher our surplus IS taken off our hands
Ae better II % M be for tallow. but until
~eh our markets will remain very duh
eIRAWBGRRIE ARE CHEAPER
Receats az stravber,.ies we're very
hayv tod.
Am. 'O'"y' ana promise to increase
a .as friees are going down in proper
M ~, VI s'r""perry snort CAKE O"
eous ~, ''uHV '"'iG. Dig rlpe' 'u7
Ind vh,oh quito unlike inc collcNy
son. sold today ~ % d g9ri ga IN ln te
tate, and ibo fr,,it ,tamig ogfnrad Nom
a. the rate OF Two hoNes FOR ~ oUart"r