The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-01
mn BUSINESS BAROMETER.
,.a., TO the Condition Of Trade
!" Generally.
,,y,ycF IN COTTON ENCOURAGING
80. q, Early Marketing OF tho
r'I' 'o'....,,..-Amsrioan sardine' Arc
Hishsr-Trade Note"

-,u Cause - Har's s".a,n.. Are
~" s,.,l.-Amsrio"n sardhe' a."
u,,ber-Tradc Notes.
Office of The Post.
uouston, Friday. July 81.
$50. in cotton during the paW
!, am -. ssys has been very welcome news
'l'. y. merchants and farmers OF texas
% VI. .re now nearly three-four'hs OF
f's'e Nv. the lowest quotations ruling
W.. .na are more encouraging FOR an
.,,y marketing of the staple snou'u
w =, ,otton stay around 6'sc for m'ddhns
un,ston there will no doubt be DIG
y n0 ~sn, IN August THIS price is GER
enough. according to the pro-
4in h.Nef burt there Is more money
~. IN Texas on cotton at cents imam
:, cents per bushel for corn or 10 cents
- ..,s IN the Northern ana western
Tho latter prices have been PAD
ISL ....s Grains at the market ccnters
" ,,,y and It Is estimated that me
..r,.l prlee secured by the farmer al
y A.sucting freight and other charges
y. m cents for corn and cents TOT
-. In other words an acre OF corn
s,,,rr saw. IS bushels, only brings
~. ,,rmers $3.50. Thus 1t will be seen
y. All farm products are depressed ihis
-, and the Texas farmer who secures
..,,s for his cotton Is averaging far
Mig than the producers In other States.
/. also well to remember that bacon,
I'D sugar, coffee and -four, and nearly
~ ,he necessities OF life. can now be
su,eht at much lower prices than ruled
hs ar Some Of these staples are in fact
.Iuur bwer than ever before known.
AMERICAN sARDINEs ADVANCING.
During the past week the price of Amer
tas ariines in oil have advanced about
Is cents per dozen, and this rise In price
has been entirely independent CT the action
- taken to organze the business on trust
hsis according 70 the New York Journal
d Commerce. The primary cause of the
spsam movement in prices is repor,e I
10 be the approximately short supply
u fish, Up to the corresponding date last
yaf there were about 275,Ooo cases packed,
bgi 80 far this season the pack. according
% conservative estimates, has not OK
ssded 1000 cases, and some claim that
has not been much more than 5000 cases.
PASSPORT very few casoS have been
rekti 50 far this year because of the
Tired supply Of sardine herring at that
rr- and the difference OF opinion on the
rstnn Of wages between the packers
nd their labor which has existed for
nanihs past and which H. SIN unsettled.
The quantity of old Stock rema ming /.
~ unknown factor except to those who
@n'rc q, but il is said to be all IN strong
iahls, ard with prospect of "A shor, pack
ns Nason those who own IL are not
HNng tt 90 except at what they cons der
satisfactory prices. The stock Of oils Cs
saa 70 be much less than Of mustatds,
VA W. IN order TO insure the absorption OF
ne a'ter most CT the sellers latterly have
REUSED TO entertain orders for oils unless
~ buyer would agree to take some mug.
w AZ the former are really want d
~ aclyn OF the holders has enabled
IN "a 70 dispose OF considerable quantity
he latter.
TEXAS EGGS.
walle the demand for Texas eggs has
oNoved during the past week, prices
sui hanging around . cents. Com
Son merchants state that never IN
history Of the trade have eggs sold
'm This time of the year, and never
40 me quality been worse. 1t is very
aa ,ha' case will stand Gambling
: @e buyer generally has to take them
. hs own risk.
This
! .'o'h'hg Messrs. Lihenthal G. Gran,
! -. several cases of eggs from a
: tse' VINO had sent along a special
= ~. 'nins attention to the freshness
! x ~ "a, SOCK In the rush of business
/ ou, "a was left in the sun about ar
h hlrpnv ~, al the end of that Zine a
4 crrarsca" I,se announced an unusual uer.
! b ID s,s lilS egg box. on pryins cn
nsfgns FINN n'"e chickens Were founc
sntd H. .' o, as many eggs. The firm
"a M ,ae chicks over 10 a mo,hnrly ri,
al Ia ~, M soon have five "hroilers,
n wth 1 ca .nelr stock. The sx eggs wer,
4 sdd for ' III ,he six chickens Mil soor
W c,,.,, ALiFoRNIA PRUNES.
.o'oae P. T. Hersev 30 60 , :,
n u M recent interview as sayin,
70 Co.,. present acreage in prunes i,
~ sM edpahle of producing 100
N. ktpI FUNDS h" Of dried fruit. He does no
AZ FoSsa 'S%w WYE that this years ,ron will
" the San,.o pounds. The nrosnect,
- viii S,SjIn, "a, Clara crop are fairly Led
~, hs s' Inc, not be quite as large re- AS - -
be ssAs,. 'ss' owing to frosts and col,
"a rh, TEXAS FRUIT.
~ nix a -, only small supply of Texa
y, y: !. h @e market today and overvthin,
us pet Ss.hand at good prices. peache
~ y rts, ~aes sold at 25G3O cents and four
= a,p s,s'es 'Aas9 cents. grapes wer
No as %ss !en.pound baskets brought =
IL ~ Is Ssry supply OF Texas a g,T" am
20 .s q s,r, small. but fruit from otbe
IN atday' su, expected to he Quite hsay
To- su win D ssr II Is thought ali eons s,
TRADE NOTES.
re- oai mar iEalis are in fair supply o