The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

fny o. n .ne how llttle substance nova ,,.., :
p snows n the intellectual EFFORTS
ali s,reet authorities. 49,, snorc,,I
III inne line OF reasons the lliln'' 80,
i an rs is really bullish. the mgr, i. i not
l W. is an unpopular view az II Is Nc.
lnls 10 un Things are had now"
s,a.r h,,siness hcsitations ana puSI-
s',lmras-not because OF present Voll-
-i mn, an account Of conditions pre-
~ y, vNt tha mast. which are now uis-
ot When this Is rcali1ed-ana ne
ian, sane business men are SoihS w
~ III i've shall have Il sood d"ai ne,tst
k,phere in the commercial ana ''''"9
| world.
THE WOOL MARKET,
N. large shipment of Harris county
vas made from Houston today. but
krm handling TIE consignment stated
they hardly expected to net more
I the price paid. The demand for wool
!, no improvement nor any feature
could be construed in any way as an
}oyement. Even the price OF WOOL II
'ptlonally low, and Eastern dealers
| the largest measure of iaith IN tho
vet the market can hardly be qhoteu
hrong as before. II takes more IMAM
! to sustain the market, ana. WIN
n sales wanting, the other induce
d have very little strength.
bged from every statistical point of
lie market Is in good condition nnd
X 10 be strong as 10 values, according
Z Boston Journal OF Commerce But
bet remains that manufacturers are
buying, and show little inclination to
and contend that orders Ton goods
mot warrant the pur hasiug of sup
beyond what they have already at
time. These things offset the theory
the market Is therefore weak in tone,
as TO prices only some of the fleece
maintain their strength in the. whoie
bf domestic woods. Hare and there n
JAS been sold rather heavier than the
barry run, yet not IN such general way
really help the market.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
las mills report very light demand
(olicn seed oil, though few sales OF
r crude have been made recently AT
There is practically no mea! and cake
|ale in the State. the export demand
fg about exhausted the supply some
since
Villains & Flash company of New
thus review the general situation:
ne are no new features 70 Tcuort III
POTION seed oil market. Prices remain
ai Sic F.O. Il. tor prime summer
". Exporters have continued To take
quantity of oil, Thereby absorbing
o. me dock lots. The foreign markets
luoled slightly easier, there Is there
possibility of this outlet heing closed
eets prices. The condition of trade
good Business men appear to lack
le'ice and Will not anticipate their re-
mthls, but buy from hand to mouth,
Moeks Of oil In The hands OF ron-
ana middle mcn are very small.
,sHa'lily would be Il strong feature
w 10 nave change In sentiment
oIs confidence In commercial circles.
w market continues weak; May de-
mstlliNg at S5.07is in Chicago. We
N'iHe summer yellow oil at 25lac
NaalsIac.
NoANuTs WILL ADVANCE.
"u'' dealers are still quoting very
''res on cocoanuts. hnt according to
aavlces from Colombo, the nuts
u'ciaediy rising tendency. 1t is
'Ae'e is every probability that the
, "a which ruled during 1898 and
nheiy 10 be reached, II not eX-
I'll 4" we course OF the current year.
ma .as been established at recent
rin nSM on the well-known coacoanut
AM estate-Goma Pokuna-at
wa,, seyloh. Ninety-nine thousand
eo,s, ohefed by auction, and. after
Jsa9iesuon, were purchased by a
aen n,,, AZ iLs' RS. per 1860. Two
whsns OIL the same estate fetched
Ma b "s'tn was then the record price.
az ,h nc1h beaten at the sale under
d,snas.a 10Y sold. 1000 selected nuts
bean ar,n VI W Gl.O rs. per 1000 to n
Tha anil, ~ Colombo for seed plir-
fently nrroo,sivallon of the cocoanut
e indus,rv,n 70 become an eX-
A's"y IN Ceylon.
~ ,nh MoLAssEs MARKET.
WITH "u' Tor molasses and syrnps 1.
lons good demand for all de-
ma zane syrups are in light sun
market - STduth are offered
al t1li ", centers they are ren,iilv
iarn Si Plies, n, The betty syru ,s1 ars
cali ,a ,n'o distillery use, ns there
i no 20, aa. them Tor constitution
ii N n Uben kettle molasses in t tirst
rurren," orleans. There is a stro ON
als, wb,oHo the market for cen,
pples. I ara Is encouraging holder
choice are ass light, and especially Of
socery grades. VI
tea oo TRADE NOTES.
Ave an ad ana bran are in demand
! d,opnoa auvancinx tendency
y bs ypsa back to s cents today ,,s
ADVANCE unable 10 maintain he he
have benz Is, Of Sea Island oo,.o,
and The v acs sold in South Texas , ,h,n
before. acreage will be greater , im' 5
We're in moderate sunn,v
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