The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
.kQ|ke| Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.

a LOCAL MARKET.
4 Cotton receipts were light yesterday,
4 the result partially of farmers holding
, their cotton for higher prices
The market yesterday was decidedly
sickly, with prices tending downward.
The New Orleans Democrat,
speaking of the market conditions, says:
The visible stock September 26 amount
ed to 1,So2. 054 bales, against 2,2S4. 800
the previous year. The receipts for Sep
TENDER, nearly million bales, were dou-
BILE the average September receipts for
thirteen years. The average for thirteen
Octobers is 100000 bales; that average,
if realized this month, would mean about
100000 bales. In 1894 October re-
ceipts were 2,104,996 bales, and the crop
of that year was 1901 ,251 bales. In
Texas they are guessing from 1,75O,0OO
bales to 100000 The guesses made at
various points anticipate crop of 6,100,-
4 600 to 100000. From seven to eight
millions is a frequent estimate.
Whatever may be the result, the pres
ent conditions are due to the forcing Of
sales. Exports are going out beyond rea-
son, and it is plain that the need of mon
ey is severely felt. Considering the pros
pect that there will be very small top
crop we do not wonder at the predictions
that cotton will go to 8 or 10 cents within
six weeks. In fact, nothing can prevent
it unless the receipts for October are
large.
1t is a pity that the planters can not af
ford to hold for better prices. They are
now going through the experience which
the grain producers of the northwest have
had to endure for four seasons-eXperi-
ence of the effect on prices of an INSULT
cient volume of money.
There are some men in Austin who be-
lieve cotton will go to 10 cents before the
latter part of November. Commissioner
Rose, some time back, advised farmers to
hold their cotton, and the advice still
holds good.
There is no change to note in the grain
market.
Fruits and vegetables are in good sup
ply, with no change in quotations.
LOCAL JoBBERS PRICES.
Bacon-Short clear. DC; smoked bel
lies, lie; fancy breakfast bacon, &c.
Sugar-Standard, fine graduated.
5 1..SSc;, cut loaf, 1-Sc; fancy yellow
clarified, &c; powdered, g 3-401c.
Compound lard-4 1-2c; pure, &c.
Flour, per 100 pounds Highest patent,
$2.12 10; full patents, $500; extra pat
ent, $1.9O; low grade, $1S5.
Coffee-New crop, Peaberry, Fl 1-2c;
choice Cordova, 2O@21c: choice Rio,
q 1-262Oc; fair Rio, 1s 1-4@19 lac;
Ariosa, 100-pound cases, Is lie.
Roasted coffees-50-pound bags, Is IL
M20c.
Cotton-Steady; good middling. lac;
strict middling, 5-Sc.
Cotton seed-Per ton, S7.OO@1.50.
Cottonseed meal-Per ton, $14.OO.
Wool-Twelve months, medium, 615@
TIC; six months clip, 6@61ac.
Hay-Stocks. large: wholesale, bottom
hay, baled. 60@S0c per 100 pounds;
prairie, per ton, $1400; sugar cane, $7.5O
per ton.
Corn-From wagon. 45c per bushel,
in ear; Kansas, shelled, AZ 1-3G45c.
Corn meal-Per bushel, 40c.
Oats-33c per bushel. "a
Bran-70c per 100 pounds; retail, sue
BeeswaX-15c per pound.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Lemons-Per box, $4!00@4.25.
Mexican oranges-Per box, S4.oO.
Apples-Per barrel, S2.5O02.15.
California grapes-Per crate, Sl.5Ud
LIS. -
Bananas-Per bunch, $1.5O@2.0O.
Vegetables wholesale:
Cabbage-Per crate, $2.50G2.15.
Okra-$1 80 per bushel.
Onions-Per pound, 2 lie:
New sweet potatoes-Sl'ooc0l.-o PEI
bushel o
Irish potatoes-Per bushel, 70@15c.
Tomatoes-$3.00 per bushel.
Wholesale, from dealers. per
dozen, 15@20c. ,-z
Butter-Wholesale from dealers, LOG
zoe per pound. OK
Jersey butter-Country, retail, Zoe
creamery, retail, 30c per pound. e
Spring chickens-Per dozen, S2.Zo4
$50.
Turkeys-$1. 0061.25 each.
THE BEEF MARKET.
Beeves-Fine cornfed. 202 lie pei
pound, gross. ,,oe,o 80,
pound, gross. 1910,
Calves-T- good condition, l 1-2g2t
per pound.
HOgs-2 IL to &c per pound, gross.
Muttons-2 1-2@3c, gross.