The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30

I31sx u ths Cosditlos n Trade
n GeseraIlv.
/ HOLIDAY FEELING IS PREVALENT.


- esrvsnsn9 BxpeefeA Unt1l After
~ sow Ysae.-usecespts Of Pro-
auss 1laaAer Heavy.
Once Of The Post
Huusocn, "wednesday. December 70
WSsle trade wss inactive today. mcr-
~ "a took Il az q matter Of fact. They
4. v.rt looking Tor any squirt unta after
- comm year sets In. The clear wealth
- 4 driving out the roads In the Interior
"a farmers are beginning to come IL Tor
s,,pp,.es and are bringing IN produce. AZ
! consequence, receipts are rather TOP
hcavv. hut. as there will be good De-
msud DOR turkeys and chickens FOR new
year and Sunday. commission men h'e
confident they will be able 70 feauce
stccks tomorrow and Friday.
Al, shipments to the interior are OF
hsrd-to-nouth character. and purchases
~ iobbsr-s are OF tho same naturc' "h"7
,aariv every one appears to think that
rrices have reached bedrock. there is no
deposition to purchase or speculate.
Alter the years trade has been balanced
ana nrcparations for next years commef-
c,ai campaign commenced, general re-
vival in all lines is looked for. reduc-
t!on In cotton acreage is predicted ana
this may help advance the price OF Go'o
deal of the staple now being neid ana
which is being used persistently as ON ar
curlent by bears In preventing an imme-
d,ate advance. Holdings. however. are
not ne heavy as the bears claim. ard DICK
ins - v'e'.
The Cane Crop.
fouAsiarra Planter.
More or less rain occurred throughout
the sugar district during the past week,
hi, the campaign is now fast drawing 20
close and the weather conditions
throughout have averaged above the oral
nary tempeTv,turt somewhat above inc
nor,rr,l has at times initiated against tne
st,rar content OF the canes, but the end ~
ending the planters disposed to offer but
little ,,omplaint on n meteorological score.
The crop where It Is yet being harvested
a. v,eldtnr we'll
Canned Corn Output.
The American Grocer says: The facto-
ricS reporting 10 me Wfseeru i"'"''N 50
soclation return an output OF corn pe-
tWt'u '"'"NS 'h''N' 'Nrf'f"
season. and ON tomatoes an excess Oh osef
1o.eoc cases. our returns cover many moro
factories than report 10 me assosn ,,',..
ana am ~, y nns,'o ~, ,,, m ahnrtaee has
be,,r, In tbrs tomato pack OF New Jersc.r,
Delaware and New York. The advance IL
tomatoes was stimulated py tne pack
themselves ia Their cageiness 70 cover
contracts. They put up the market on
themselves.
1870
winter wheat AercnHc'
The Market Record says; The more au-
t,c.,,, renorts NJ uhcat acreage an the
- 49,. ~, "a ahov. ~,
estded STATUS sho" ui '''N'N'7N 49, WY
acreage OF winter wheat put In last ycar
the most notable exception being In the
81. ,,,,,,s.t. ,,,,,.na a., ,oc,l ,.onui.
s2sass.- u iRn'siS' ~
tions were unusually tln. me prospec'
there is most ui'promts'ns on several an1
counts. due to the bad weather IN seHdins
time. causing not only short acreagc ~
psos growth. sontn Of NE ONO river .ne
delay In the early part Of the season. In
ths winter wheat States OF smaller pro-
%r.ion amv conaIjos, ~, he aver.
age. though, not 10 good as desirable.
a. A,,.o,,,.,, an,
...,,,,,s,s. I'm 49,, ~ ,,rger asnr,s an
', -. =, o.,, rnn -.
seNera' ihs'i'sVcs eAooeuA's h''V''v'" p"'es
the fact has exerted no appreoinb'e IN
f,uence In further depressing prices. IN
49, 49, .,a.t;noss 80 .ha ,,a,,te, ,,,uo-
.as'' ~" o..a " W" no ~,
the circumstances Is u strong Indication
ry,les independcntly OF the quantity In .he
field or In stock.
very important change In tha manu-.
featuring position a. Manchester how
ever, has doubtless been the prig,cipal sup.
porting factor. namely, the abandonment
OF wage reduction and the consequent
aversion OF strike. Inls means, OF
octtse .na, ,ne VISUAL weekis c"nsunps,oil
OF tne raw material Y assured, barring
fSast which might a.. mirht nor cn,n,
i,nfn tia sit,,ntinn soter on N"'N'
4 The reduction Of wage. in New Eny,sea
operatives there, could hardly be regar,I,
cd as having sufficient bearing upois tho
materially affect values
pr,cea ara s,esa I'm" ~ NH" ~. mar.o, !.
to the formation and operation Of the
t..,.. ~.
49, sl'a afs sv.ns WIN caution Reg
eSehtauycs OF dlilerent factories do not
know " hetlpsr thar fuctnrie ~, IA, ,i,,1..