The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
BUSINESS WAS mot LIVELY
noustss Seemed to Have q Corner
% Dullaess Gene rally,
BETTER TRADE IN HOLIDAY GOODS
n1nrsxet II Overstocleed with Poul-
try ana Eggs Are ON the
Observation-Disclosures
Hoisto1 Thursday. December 8.

Houston Thursday. December y.
DtugDress in Houston was not as lively a.
INDICATED In tho Chicago wheat market
reports. In fact, tho city seemed to have
= CORNER on duiiness in all lines. although
there was O steady movement in the pro-
WESTON trade. Special holiday supplies,
s,s(al a. FRUITS nuts and candies. were not
hacking In attention by the buyers, fancy
app1es being advanced a half dollar on
tho barrel BUSINESS in these however,
was dull. IN sympathy with the general
tone or nn the markets. Business with
tho brokers was quiet, and prices were
unchanged. There was a poor demand
for chickens. yet the receipts were large.
and that made the commission mon Ill
1T ease for the market was overstockcd
and they could see Dissatisfaction ahead.
One dealer said II was n good umc TO lay
IN a supply Of holiday poultry. for there
ars coops IN front of every poultry store
tn the city. and they are still coming
Last week there was good demand for
POTTERY. Turkeys are slow sale at low
prices. and the market IS pretty well
stocked with them.
Eggs are plentiful. with the price tend
IL attributable TO too long holding, which
creotcd demand which was supplied
from other States. some lots having been
ordered by express from Kansas. Tno
grocery men are kept fairly busy with
local trade. and arc in the main looking
and talking pleasantly. one dealer feeling
confidence that there would he fewer
failures In Texas than In many years
past
The rise IN wheat to sl09. tho highest
since 1891, Is expected to influence the
price OF flour, unless the advance prove.
but temporary
CargiiI a Richa rdson's Advjcc-.
Messrs. Cargbll & Richardson IN their
review OF the market referred to the adj.
vance IN wheat as follows:
THE feature of interest in speculative
circles today was the phenomenal advance
In Chicago December wheat. which was
sold nj Los and clcsrd al Lea. When we
ccnsa.ei that this is net an advance VI
sentiment, but Is warranted by supply ana
dcmnrd, enc should not wonder that with
May lot a hushel less, that tho old buii
crowd in Chicago should now be paying
their attention. TO the latter month De.
cember wheat ~ virtually cash wheat
ana Hio producer ~ the enc who is gctti,i4.
the benefit. IL December wheat a cash
wheat. Is there any rcason why May
wheat should not sell al December price
with no new grain crop before JULY Tie
speculative ceninra IN the West have been
beoiish all this season, they seeing MOTH
ing. hut big crops behind them They lost
sicht OF the fact II at Europe was n tl;yer
for every bushel offered Exporters h1y-
Ing representatives in all Western mar
kets TO take the cash stuff. which has not
necessltated the selling OF futures 20
Ledge 81 ots, usually tina weakest features
curing me marketing season. We have
reasons to believe that the West Ia how
ily short; aud that the hull crowd In chi.
cage VIII ultimately put the distant
months to a much higher level. We advise
lntter. on all casY nrrinds"