The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-12
BUSINESS BAROMETER.
y, ~ the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
MARKETS GRADUALLY EASING
..ulstors Sec Prosperity Ahead
!. The Carolinas-Ih Words
visible Coffee supply.
Office of The Post,

non and spectators are looking
future Some profess to see pros
while others see only a continue
the present state of 1inance In this
As a matter of fact, the money
are gradually easing, and. with
les. activity in speculation and
prices are reasonably certain. The
ng extract from letter of a prom
sw York brokerage house suggests
asency:
months hence the presidential
will be in full swing. and IT has
10 rule In the past that on presi-
years there was apt TO be a great
contraction in business and spec-
This restraining influence is in
ibis year because of the exceed
Eortance attached to the currencv
h. and the financial views OF tho
les of the two great parties are
be most decisive factor both in
Ind finance The matters cn,lmer.
lem TO be the most important that
ow able TO zee in the oullools
the money nor the foreign en-
market has changed in any essen.
|nce oar last writing, and the out
Il them is for continued ease in the
market and for gradually advance
hes for sterling exchange. 1t can
foretold yet with any certainty
Il the tendency in the latter mar
eliminate in n gold export move
n not, but the best informed deal
kslder this contingency to be still
The government has It i'm its
Ito still further postpone shipments
by Withdrawing from the deposit
Inks the $50 geo. ono it has on deposit
BEN, received against the payments
new loan. by so doing and bring
but the higher rates of interest it
possible to loan a great deal of
money In this market, and this
as long as the rates should be
Sinpd. effoctlally dispose of immedi-
knces OF shipments of gold"
bTToN IN THE CAROLTNAS.
kdication OF the acreage that will
bted to cotton in some of the South
kies, the following from cores
II at Raleigh, N. c., will be of in
btlon factor of this State. who pur-
largely on several &f the leading
markets OF the two 'arolinas, and
Iskes 1t his business each season to
j the cotton belt for the purpose of
Ming the crop Of the succeeding sea-
Is Just made a circuit of number
miles In both states, and he says
be prediction made at the beginning
year that The good price of the
this season would result In a
Increased acreage despite the
\ efforts that have been made by
Imers Alliance and other sources.
be out In fact He says that nearly
larger cotton planters are advising
an increased acreage. and viii
klyes decline to plant more cotton
ast year. and IN some cases will
tess; but that the small 'one-horse'
Farmer and the negro cotton grow
no really grow most Of the cotton
nys. a.v determined to put in more
/ this year; that In Fairfield and
3nburg and adjoining counties in
art OF the cotton belt of South Car
enormous quantities OF fertilizers
w being bought. and that in that
\ the increased cotton acreage Will
y per cent and 1t is reasonably
hat In the two States, taken as
the increased acreage will amount
more per cent"
TEXAS STRAWBERRIES.
receipts of strawberries are grad
ntrsasing, and, unless bad weather
,es, the cor slenments will be very
IN a week or two. Prices now range
SIS 10 SS25 in the local market.
! ripe berries VIII easily bring 50,
)rs in much better demand than
tYs fruit at s., or even less. Some
assignments received here re-
showed that the growers were
tndeavoring to send berries TO
u not seeming to care about the
lon Of the fruit nor the manner in
! II was handled. This, of course,
the trade and gives the shipper no
| and dlsgusts tho dealer receiving
assignment,
b Texas raises some az the finest
lassrles produced in this country,
powers who rush their fruit to mar
dore 1t is ripe and use no care IN
. or packing are doing AN injustice
Fmselyes and the trade generally
pane complaint mentioned by COM
p merchants OF Houston is heard in
markets whore Texas strawberries
(andled. The Kansas City Star OF
ay says in it's market report:
tre was fair supply OF Texas
Ferries on the market today. nut
here rather poor. The trouble seems
ID The fact that they are too green
picked. Fancy stock is very scarce
|sk readily, but poor stock is dun;
stock SiOlniJ0 for fancy, 3.2oW
|rr fair to good, and $l,5o@2.l9 for
PN and soft; Florida stock, fancy