The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-24
|HE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
|. ,,a., TO the Condition of Trade
Generally.
las my GOODS BUSINESS IS QUIET.
.,,,,I,y E.pec,ed at This Season.
~ ~. Ou,iook for Rice o'her
Trade Notes.
Office of The Pos,
,,o,s.on. Thursday, July y.

office of The Pos.
Houston, Thursday, July -.
a.. dry goods jobbing trade II Is
'"e coo an increase of activity
s'0n'- a. tho middle of July is passed.
s :. s.s not yet appeared this season
p I" -" s.,m manufacturing centers STATE
ep'' .o,yv woolens there has neeh
:. business than In some o'hef mes
~. demand is very moderate. In
IN. agreements North and South
s'0n' !, nroduc,eon have had lit;lc effect
nm huvers. but they have encournseo
~. ~ hold their prices iirmiy. oruers
~,n, 10 hand through the mans 'ars
|,,. from previous experiences IN
aon,r,ments, although In mess
I. travelling statesmen have succe"a'a
.,,,ss,tnr buyers to a somewhat ss"'-
than heretofore; especially Is
.,,,,.o,ble in the lower grades OF
~, make. Business in brown sheet
:, and drills shows no Improvement,
.sIers show little disposition 10 en-
r,,ce GRADES by any further concess
r,,,e. Print cloths have been quiet
he past week. without change from
,rornly prevailing conditions. a mod
q. number of orders have been reported
ming TO hand for fancy calicoes an !
dIso blues. but in other regular pr nts
s,ess continues slow and featurcless.
THE RICE OUTLOOK.
n me rice belt of Texas the outlook Is
n favorable for good crop, although
Ia Is needed at many points. Showers
I've been beneficial. but it will take a
|od heavy rain to make the moisture
f.cen.. In Louisiana. according to TIL
sayuns. there is not The least doubt bu,
a the acreage devoted t. rice this
hson has been greatly diminished. The
)or results of the last crop discourage d
hny rice planters. and II many sections
industry has been abandoned In favor
more lucrative crops. Along the r yer
lands have been returned nearly alto
kher 70 sugar culture - that the crop
river rice Is likely to prove but a very
bail fraction of what II formerly vas.
10 the Calcasieu d's rici. where so vast
quantity of rice was sr1nyn last year
sold at less than eos. n very cO1r'l, =
Ne reduction n the area has also taken
he. Considering the lnrge size OF the
II crop. but n very moderate pronor-
Of the total Yield ; likely 20 he
Fried ever into mex crop. This sur
Vs. with bur a small crcu In nrospcct,
Rses to he an element of weakness in
market. As foreigr rice promises 10
firm an, higher dur ng the rco'in.
hson. and as the domestic rice crop
be too small to force mark rting.
dsr high pressure. II is likely enough
favorable range If prizes VIII pr
during the season and producers h.
" to Secure 4 req 7onlhle return for
AZ labor, II is to he hopel that this
y prove true as the rice Industry l.
nly in need of Il siimulant.
The PROVISIONS MARKET.
here was some Improvement in provis-
al Chicago today, nearly cvcrythlrg
The SPECULATIVE boards scoring an al
wee. So discourage has every one
rome, however. that there is little faith
any material recovery. IIuls have
WIN on etch new lcw record for pork,
ana RIBS. on the belief that tho 10.
ttd been reached This has mlde Il
large long interest I'D The market TOR
ns unle; nut traders believe That all the
DUES have been cleaned on: by this
iams are the only part Of the hog that
n9' and has not been In sNco=s Of de-
na ior many months, the speculat We
YVES ne'ns especially m excess of de-
nl' Packers have shown some conf
se IN lard this week. thougn. by re.
TUX % sell cash lari AT the ain ost
esous 'lsures posted yesterday aud
ny before. pr fcrrnE to hold and
lher chances Of a recovery when
year craze Is over. This. Of course.
mol become general. else n nauch
NH M, h auvance than that noted today
CALIFORNIA ORANGES.
correspondent of The Fruit Trade