The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27
HoUsToN'S BIG BUSINESS.
Whole sale Merchants Had . Good
Christmas Trade.
TEXAS PEOPLE Will SPrNb MONEY.
Much Activity In Fruits and Prod
uce-whoaesalc Groceries sold
WeIl-Poulsry Baaiaess-


The wholesale nero hAnte az Houston re
ported cute, ana duh day :ollewini
Christmas but this was expected. 10 tact
not much activity is looked Tor until IN
new year opens. and doubtless nearly ever,
day this week Will show q very snail out
ward movement q goods. For ihree week.
before Christmas Houston wholesalers hat
an excellent business IL many lines The
trade ua. the best ever experienced Il
Was seE-td tha; the years record WAS not
such Is to induce the spending q very
much Christmas money" hu; it seems
that eath yesr brings al increased ex-
travara1ce a; this season, More money
vas brought from hiding places spa put
into circulation this rnouih thar Tor Aay
December IN luany years The o-y Of hard
times, cheap COTTON xad poor prospects
oidn'i deter the people, Zach one seemed
resolved % spend al BE hsG this Christ
r,zs. and begin ecou1rzizirg With the nsN
year As resul. o, ;hss reckless evpezai-
rure. retain trade throughout he STATE wss
very much Increased. and this ., course
alsoG E bag Business for Wholesalers.
Houston Merchants wire keq, busy until
late The nirh; he,ure Chris nlas, znd POW
look back with satisfaction a. the -aco-a
made du-lag the pas; ,hree or .ocr weeks.
Speaking q ,he Christmas trade. Ny T.
II Thonpsoa q T Il. Thompson & CO.
SAID; We ordered larger siocks o. fruits
and produce this December thar aver be-
fore ia the firms history IA prsc;i ally
sold out everything The Gather vss very
favorable for an excellent fruit business
and everything was easily handel We
had oranges from Mexico. Florida and Calf.
foraia McssinR snd Palermo lemons. Port
Linou bananas. JerSey cranherries apples
from Missouri Arkansas and New York
and fr7iit and agts from all parts 81 the
globe Our orders were rlare3 carly and a.
fast as one carload moved ont. another :
was unloaded H5Vston's chipping facilities (
are such as 10 make this an ideal point
for handling fruit and produce and ,he in. I
terror merchants appreciate this fact as
much as we do"
". D. Cleveland Z; Co The most active I
week in many months has been followed 4
by tho dullest Saturday experienced this
year The day after Christmas Is generally
considered part holiday. however, con-
soquenly ve ara rot disappointed. In fact
our employees really heed Two or three
days rest. for they have be- 7ished wi,h
v ''s a,' .n's 10 nin- no ants-D1 = mas
49,. ~ a. NH-les1',
V jh the share We had "a r. From NOW No..
III January ! viii no deuhr ha exceedingly
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day buying has ended. and trade VIII now
oa rather dnl for several days 1t Us nat
expected mat The new year "ili hoela "iih .
much vim. aa tho reorle have spent d
Erea, deal OF money Tins fall aph "il ~
.n ,,II nU NJ ',,''' '.I ''.1 re
d pracilcarv unclaimed i- rp-.ri 81, ....,
ltIous. and we DO not exn,rt agr rYrfUa
tons of consequence for .n,.a v...t
Many stsrie article. 3o-.ar 81, r.,.
-ached bottom. ami douhflrss an, general
IA trade would r.u.o higher
n-icos
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cry hfrh rolnt hgt oyer,. hing s,ld re,l
iy and The town Vas ne7rl. bs-o NJ
'urSsH Chri.tuaa eve. t'hl.kens s.,-o ANS
md neglected. and ere .fNi that v.ay ~.
yout as bigb as gec earls I'm .b. 90
,ut ara NOW m gsr utb a ll,.e,.no,t -,
oyy,r nrir,s sho,iid tho ,v.a+tf.~ ,,,,I.,4a
Carson. Sewail & On Trade ia dead to
ay but IL is the first time shat this could
10 s4ld n business in Houston stree the
lonth o. December orened To lIye we'll
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