The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-13
fHE SfRAWDERRY SEASON.
letters From Growers Indicate q
@ Very Large Crop.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS HIGHER.
Lard and Meats Have Advanced.
sugar Has Gained u Quarter
Of . Cent-NOtes.
Ofhce OF The Post.


f Houston this week. the first cons gnsnents
libeinY received Thursday. Strawberries
s'were IN the narke, IN December and Jun
fuary. but these were considered out oi
ss,lieec son and had neither .he flavor nor the
itsixe OF tho berries that are now bong
4fsehipped from Texas coast towns. the
siffreeze early in February s'f the plants
hook somewhat. but was probably the best
s.ithing that could have happened. Tor u
a. arrested premature growth and insured
j better and larger crop later IN the sea
son
III The Houston Produce and Commission
e company set or circular letters this week
h 10 all tho pronlinent berry growers !"
81 South Texas maioing inquiries In resaf"
n to the crop. and the replies thus fir re-
n ceived Indicate that there VIII be more
4 berries ani better berries tbs year imam
y ever before. Several growers at AVN
Il who have two three and six acres In c"l-
+ tivat!on. expect to ship from 10 TO 100
\ crates per acre. This tclns that each
{ acre waA yield iSoo to 200 quarts, and at
7 an aycrage %. 10 cents quart would BRING
s $50 10 500 per acre.
y a Dickinson grower has three acres
4 md expects to ship 500 crates. one ALVIN
y ysifi ms 0Nt ht'TtH tiilti tililiiN' Ht9 49,
d viii be fully 400 crates. He also has black
berries and white and black dewDerrles
IN cultivation Another Alvin grower has
Z three acres of r,wberrt.s, from which
Z H. expects 200 to 800 crltes y grower Al
the same berry metropolis. who cunt Yates
only one acre each year. says he VIII have
fully iCD crates and that every strawberry
/ VIII be large. rel. sweet and Juicy. Re-
A,si.-
s,er. Arcadia ana many other points have
ESQ boon received, and nearly every
grower has a good Sand and ilatteung
prospects TO report. They Will ship To
Houston. Galveston. Dallas. san Antonio,
Kansas Cgoy St LOUIS. Denver. omaha
uni many other towns IN aud out OF
Texas.
The wholesale marriott opened yesterday
at $3.50 per crate The first days con-
sigrmeuts corr sled Of only six crltse To
day there were only sx or seven crates
reviewed. whtsh averaged 50 per crate.
Many growers wlsl wait until next week
before shipping. As they only wish TO
send Oh, berries that are thoroughly RIPE.
THIS ~ the best pan and will prove nsarc
profitable n tho long run. AZ the begin
Ming of the season Il is possible to sell
hah ripe berries. hut as soon as the nov
es;y wears on the Consumers VIII pay
good pixies only for tae best fruit, and
poor stock nust be sacrificed.
Hull Market On ProSi sions.
tarTl bacon hams anil all hog products
con .nua to advance gradually and are
row nearly isc per pound .aher IMAM
they werc few weeks ago. Tho spot de-
mand car these articles Is said 20 be nm
usuasly large, Texas dnlcrs have made
big purchases re- nifty, the ol tu ~, of he
new wanting season bringing oLt rush ot
ORD - for supplies l'ttrOS have been
VERY low and ,Nen WA the rttout tt-
Vanc' there IS stu room f1r a big m
proyemeu'. stocks OF packing house
riodnrts are quite large thIuu;hult the
country. however ana many persons he-
Ievo thu the present hun market VIII NOT
last much longer
The Chicago stocks Of row and ulI on
March ! were lGo.c" barrels pork ei..UD
cerces lard and 2GTa,.o poru1s short
r'hs. Worli T. stock of lHrl, ao92N} u"r'es.
pncklns has hon 6rji"h hogs an exc -
OF i& on when compared w IN the sane
me laS' y"lr ono fheory for the reco
ndvauce Is that packers are try-'ng to "a
prizes up to sell futures IN In anticipation
OF Il biz rum of altpmos hogs.
sugar Advanced Again.
Local brokers Were wired to-day that all
grades OF refined sugar had been ad-
vanced lice per pound THIS mokes a
rain nf i4c since Tuesday Holders or
raw sugar at New York and Now or, ans
are SAID TO have advanced prices and the
prospoN OF protecti,n 10 refined sucar
under the new tarn also achis 20 the
strength Of the market Local dealers
have very good stocks on hand. whan
were bought before the advance. and arc
slltuNsifhss f.,,.