The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-20
|TSIyEsS BAROMETER.
\. "a the Condition OF Trade
Generally.
\, PRICES ON ALL DRY GOODS.
| a. and B,eachcd Cottons Very
w., IA Advancing Rapidly.
c.ssrsl Trade Notes.

Office of The Post,
Houston. Friday. June ~.
:, ,or dry goods are now at a very
and In many instances do nc'
-. cost OF manufacturing. De-
u, s fac, the advance business for
"a, made but small hcadway
I, living the Impression that pur-
NJ anticipating n further Decline
49,, until they can form a more
s.s Of the prospects for fnll
..,,cram from Fall River states
"a, c,o,hs at . 7-l6c have no more
~, for buyers than when they
.aa,.d at much higher prices. The
=, new rates on leading makes
~ co.rons this week resulted In
80, prices ever known. I.onsiale
"a; blackstone and Hope &C. For
"a, sisc Brown ducks and osna-
~ slow and irregular with
" toward lower prices. THROUGH
country iohbers stocks of all
!, arv goods wcrc never smaller
A. ,,d stocks at misunderstanding
.orsr larger. Dealers seem de'cr-
- LET their supplies become next
LA,ne and are now orderine Only
,.cds that are absolutely Necessary
The demand from regular cus-
The condition 5 without rrccc-
m, 1, is generally believed that "A
|, ,or the better VIII he noted soon.
CORN HAS ADVANCED.
,mspsct tina, Texas Will produce
Mn crop Of corn this year has
! rr,ces 10 advance about & cents
Iv,hsl during the past week or so.
c,rn now sells i'm large los Mt
h p.r bushel. and from store dcll-
S,tg, cas- cents. There Is voiy
|rp,ly Of old corn left in the coim-
=, farmers arr maxim stt'e effort
Il n consequently The amount on
k,-t.t at presen, Is light. The de
rod and top prices are obtain
b shesrn 4 Co. have received let
|t,m various portions of the state
N. all reporting tina an best from
,pp will he only half of las year $.
M, si,hou, rain son only a tlprd of
|u,u,l amount coull be proinced.
hne ais, suffered greatly ny the
|s,odth and ;hc crop $ badly dam
mywhere. Now Texas oats arc
" slowly aud have an advancing
|r1.
Potatoes ARE SCARCE.
Texas crop OF irish potatoes WA
|.ral this season and dealers md
kesNble TO secure ii fun supply, al
y prices are higher than they have
Known for several years al this
Last fall and Summer farmers III
York, Colorado, Minnesota and other
)of the North Fast and West. so"
h as low as 10 cents bushci. Her.
ks iarmers hagc easily secured ion
N even as High as 90 cents. for al
bAArs breush, to tins market. Whole
Etilers are now selling them for %
snls ard rcpos' good demand at
rice.
she found imross bic to supply the
u for potatoes from the Texas crop.
rnduce iealci, have made arrange
% buy the prQuuNt cisewhere. T.
s0mpsoh d 90 today received car
sei k.owl "f'lss Triumph vari-
Vm Arkansas, aNd expects another
~, Monday. Ihc Arkansas crop -
"a quite largo iArueh not equal 10
I. previou y'nfs. These potatoes
40 quoted OF ihc local market ~
oeh's per hushol.
UPTON sEED PRODUCTS.
amount of cotton seed meal ANA
u Texas is very small, the bulk of
'Py having been cleaned up two
! ago. y f,w small lots arc ocea-
= ionhd here aad there, b.t taken
~ Inc quantity remaining at milis
i" norm mentioning. The demnnn
ny offered.
~pM lb'c to learn anything defin-
NJ. ~, lae amount Of cotton seed oil
wv N Texas. but 1t Is well known |
h iaI n'ils are dsposlng of the r stocks
y ~ IfsSlhlp tllttsn laf,, ar