The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-01
HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.


prices are those ruling in the Houston
wholesale markets:
AXLE GREAsE-Diamond. s.75 per
gross: Frazier. in TN boxes, 5000 per
gross; Golden. JOq65c per dozen boxes
AMMUNiTioN- per key, s4soal
agents price; drop shot, pee sack. N.35u
l.4o buck, sl6ou1.d5.
B;AcoNr,short clear. boxed, 5q5.c in
i7-Su5c; New York salt bellies, size; West
ern ALT bellies, 5M5Ac: smoked bellies. SIC.
BAGGING AND TIEs-Erom store, in
7sc y. ii. 7slse; II il. 7 ~ IF; lies IT.
roy, 81. 4 pei, ba,nals; Delta. $50: special
glib, si.s5; NIB, 75c; Victor, lib, per
dozen, Doc; ia-lb, Zoe; Alb, .45c; Isis One
lib, Soc; X &. 20 o. cans, 500 Per DOZEN zen
Prices, 16 or. $500 per dozen; Royal, 10
't CANNED FRUIT-Per dozen strawber-
ries s0cftsloo; pineapplos. standard 1850
l.5O; eyeless and coreless, sl65. seconds.
sse pears. s5andard 40 soc@sl 90; Clipper
seconds, 2-ib soca,l.c5; 3. seconds. slo5ii
psachs sO PIE p saabsr SsSof asa o s
standard apples. s5c@sl.oo.
81 C "A ! ~. eanly 5lsashc; wrapped
's%s ss b5aH WEd mTTSd Il paF s fat
peas. 81 .0oul.2o: Lima beans, SOcdisi 90:
s nneoss bean; sIS ,S$ corn Soss TO-
s-i6 75aSoe red kidney beans s1So snb 7sasec
CALIFORNIA CANNED GooDS-Per
dozen for lib cans; Peaches si,i5qL6S
egg plums. $l3eu135. apricots, HS0u As:
pears, sl.55u1 .65; green Cages, $4,000. 81;
dSl sliS; grapes, *i,spai .s5; white
CANNED MEATS = Roast beef, lib.
81 100 Is .2-lb. s2;2oa225; lib corned beef
os ao1en \. q lS 4 lS LIB biG lunch tongue
dozen. $Ll5u1 70: lib oxford sausages,
dozen, $500; Frankfort sausages, lib. $50;
tottcd. ham. . dozea, ,l.25; Alb devIled
ham, dozen. 55G6oc; 12-lb deviled ham.
| dozen. Sl00Ul.lO
CANDLEs-Granite 6s and SIS. 7d7isc; i6-
candles. 9li9 1-2c.
CoFFGE-Rio and Cordova: Fair. 10 IA
q 5-sc Roasted coffee ~ Apex basis, 100
buckles. IN 100 ID cases s2oss less &c CON;
mission. in 36-lb cases, s2i60; Mocha ant
java, fancy blend. SIC.
FlQC R,Car load lots; Tidal Wave,
$40 Sea Fairy, second roller patent, $50;
Sea Nymph. extra roller fancy, $40 Sea
T. pe "a s25o; rye flour, $40; p9mperniekel,
for shipments to interior points -four In
barrels loo above sucks; in half barrels. 3Oc
FAR1NACEous GOoDs-Grits hominy
and cream meal, in bbls. s22 55a2.6o; pearl
meal in 40-lb sacks, sl.55Gfl.6O per bbl OF
SaFfs sGTir 9ais u o es k case M
ais No. half bis S .Soas5c s snrdi ss'
American quarters, in oil s275a2s5; mus
ira No !; 2 Id half bbls, s4ooq4.5o; 10 lh
llAMs-standard 1oAalo,ac; picnic hams
HoNEY-In 60 III cans. extracted, 5aec;
In comb, Suloc; II ID cans. extracted, 6Iec.
T-Sn -
than terces: 1O-lb cans &c higher alb
7-Sc higher; s,lb lc higher,
| MISREPRESENTATION fair l6Il7c:
prime, 2am25c: choice open kettle, 27M&e.
RlCE,Eytra fancy head, ahd5e: fancy
iIm IN, rice, 53sc; choice SAda@c; fair
RofE1nass i fer 7..is, sIae4c; cotton
gSsa coarse re- 7sSsG &c. sns
rel, 2s-los. s2.25; 6o-5s. $3.50; lcO-3s, $50;
70-is, so,45.
lb boxes. SAc; Royal Gloss, bulk siac
nickel. 100 packages. per box S265Gf2 So
corn starch 4a,G6c per lb, 20 and 40 ID
sUGAR-,Couotations are for small lots;
Special prices given on carload orders)
Standard graduated &c. plantation, i7sc.
cubes, 5i,a5lsc;. powdered. 54a6'!ac
yellow clarified, fancy 1904 5-sc; choice
5-sd4 7-se.
BEANs-California, small white ehG.
Csc per lb; Eayou. S-s@2 5-se; pink -
a2.f;c; Lima, 4ni,@c; piack eyed peas $ !o
table. lac; fancy Elgin creamery 1Sflsc;
fresh Texas country. Si2Oc. If In good con-
dltiOn.
RUTTERINE- Solids, lie: prints. l2c;
. Elgin dairy bricks. lSc.
CARRIAGE Missouri. s2 ooG2.c5.
wsaons fnf cream GrN 1ie 1 f fne lled
cheese, eploc; SWISS, 2sa2s; Imitation
Swiss l7mEc; brick cheese 1lQl2c; Linn
0q HgEas IA in cases. sas; canalea.
,, sac. Kansas. 12i2ml3c.
KRAUT-New. $3.50 per half barrel
, oNIoNs-New Texas stock, 5Sq6oc per
PEppER-chlle. l4dl5c. per, lb.
PoTAToEs,Texas and Arkansas new
hens ms ss. i a. spring a5sa2oS, accord
: ing to size: turkey hens. si0oaS.50, turkey
1 gohblers %ooaSSo; ducks s-''oaS'oo' geese
ToMAToEs-loa2Oc per peck boxes.
/ FRUITS AND NUTS.
S APPLESETexas. 25a35c per Ia busnel
/, | boxes; Missouri 50 25l3.50
. BANANAS-Per bunch sl,oodl,75.
1 CALIFORNIA FRuIT-Bartlett pears
S5.Ib crates; prnnes, sis5 in 25-lb crates
peaches, $3.50: apricots. sl.75M2.00.
s COCoANuTS-$S,5o ai,N per 100; Si'o'
GRAPEs-Texas, 65d75c per 4-baske
: crates. small baskets, 25N3'c.
: LEMONS - Messina and Palermos
q choice, 3oDs. sS50di.0O; 3sos. $500: fancy
n si.lOa4 %; California, 81 .5oa2 % per box
~ NUTS--Braz!l, lie per lb; filberts, Sicily
n Sc; Naples, l2lsc; wainuts llalsc; peanuts
Il B l-su6c; almonds. Taragona, lic per lb, he
v iper sack; California almonds, loo: neeans
= l'2iaG5c.
: PEACHES-Per peck boxes small tC
medium, 20T25c; choice to fancy, SOdi0c
4-basket era ties. i5iG5c.
WATERMELONS-5O cdSl, so per dozen.
PAINTS AND OILS.
n OIL-Linseed in bbls, raw ilc: boiled 4Sc
q petroleum. 80 test. in bbls, lic; In cases
$40: brilliant oil, 81. 30: in bbs. l2c: stow
n gasoline, in cases $3.50. in bbls l4c: Eupioi
IS oil, in bbls. l9c; in cases. $780, castor OF