The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-23
IS BAROMETER.
y Condition Of Trade
(sssrslly'
lr1IylTY NOTICEABLE.

lt1IVlN No'lItaD''t'
=, essiness wss Trans
~ fhres.s'.sssn'hs
! ssrdlns Combine.
ofnce Of The Post.
,,,ston Monday. June ~
soodsy business was tran
n's wholesale merchants
n. Improvement over the
r,de, but not sufficient
,sis any remark. City or
! MN, but the mail brought
I'M Of business from tn,
WING salcsmen write that
M out eye teeth now tc
- country merchants. They
! Aaarc to wait until they
,Nnss will likely turn out.
N, the corn and oats crops
.plee failures aud II good
stll depend upon the sue
cotton crop. Cotton can
v,sks Of dry weather with
- results and 1t Is likely
uAsc 20 far has been com
uajl. Now Is the critical
Il. for without rain in maiiy
soon the worst results are
applies especially TO sandy
me drouth has been ma My
rsin any time within the
twelve days will insure n
no; without 1t The yield will
md fall business Will not
Nhrs expectations.
lARDINE COMBINE.
tslyed from the New York
bnmerce state that the pros
a,ly completion of the or
/ ne Maine Sardlne COM
y Intended to hereafter con-
y md Of the business. are
Fans have not as yet been
II the movement has so far
hi the Journals informants
n say that the combination
1 hc..
n the agreement between the
NJ racl,ers is that all sa--
during the season of 1896
tped TO -he order al the
knc company as fast as
VI no; In lots of less than
tlees. The. nre to he sent
plsee Of packing to be de-
vfh po.n's rs the comnany-
is Goods p clicd under The
Nl Nc Of Standard. firsS 40 al
IN brarhnd accor ling 10 tho
sAe company, and w. h som, (
gHs IS directed by the COM
ssns.e the factory at which
n picked.
nv undertakes the prorer
tM ssoas on i.he market and
lvxM 10 sdvince to The
= MI goo,is nre delivered ~.
q sore by the company, n
an5 Z! per cent of The cort
VIZ . basis n 81 per hogs
q tcmhinai'ion has already
1lhce on the present stock
w prlca rang ns from -
hSssr per case.
"a DROP IN SUGAR.
a The trade. sugar began
: mother sharp dNilinc. TIC
81 grades Of refined was
9 morning by thu American
v company. ari the Texas
sleiy. Late thus afternoon
lcton Of l-i5c was wircJ To-
81 JohbTs, max ing a tcial
ior the day.
he card price Of standard
v New York city ,Nc-fhe
W. snce last year. TO say
efbing trade IL ccr,n;n,y
re present sugar situation,
mls season OF TIE yc.- thla
p eei greater and pr'ces
~ mls year it has been GU
,Hs-s'ow die mani and De
It's thought ihnt .nlay's
WI create in Increased ne
s.W INC country, fer II ia no,
pnces can 70 any lower for
ocme. although there is a
~ they may.
GROCERY TRADE.
qule rush Of orders this
'asrxed Mr.. A. s. CLEVELAND
q ". D. Cleveland & 60.
Nn'y from injector points.
As rather qu.et just at this
Il \ NJ disposition al any pcjn,
IN. :. siocerios IN very large
~ y. : ~ ~ YES Is Tho dullest scn..1n
|lN 49, a,., not e;,Ikcting a rushing
IVA ~ oullook IL fee a coed fail
ks ny merchant VIII he content
Il, ~ nun Of orders from now
N, VI august. our nvc!ing
n Often is u good conil,,ion
q s ysnts with indications of
.NDs AND PRUNEs.
aa'i from San Jose arr to tn.
, %e ca'lforn'a almond crop
WI oui about 80 per cent Of
|Alss o me, orchards have a fair
Ft.Iv o' < ~ have none.
I'M from california untlo
4 ~ .ani confirms prey ny
\ III rune crop Will he large.
jossss !. year. 4 lot cf % cars
IN rs W. me I'm 10 70 to phila-
WV VI 2.c +. o. b. for the
MDE NOTES.
XII ''ih'ie scarce. but prices
lsSt S ans, classified as bro.l-
,,,s ' -emahd at law prices.
n !, ms morning at sodl .oc;
h rr. Tex boxes and G5cmSl.OO
!, an, nS'th Laredo are arriving
IL ~ ssll ior t2.0l0 !. u per
'lss 'su and Rockpor, ship
IN XII Robert narrowing mas
u NJ. cans with 1900 boxes OF
IA byV boxes of Mcsainn lem
suction Fniay and Sat
in,