The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21

,terviews with IA Few hepre-
tentative Firms.
r.y,or & sons-Ne have had an
business In our wholesale
d.oartment this week. The roads
|ood condition once more, and this
MA many farmers IRON Harris
alnIns counties TO visit the city.
pur-Our business IN window
been very large for several
,rs for q week or so this month
hardly fill the orders. We are
A for this trade now. however,
IN ali orders promptly. We also
nal. direct from Antwerp. 2Otl
/ French glass. which Is due to
BIZ month.
Jones-Eggs have dropped 8 cents
a this week, being quoted at e
y Saturday, while today they only
cents. The decline was due to
i receipts, and the latter could be
Al 10 the warm weather. which
he hens TO produce eggs with
lime regularity, as we'll as putting
h In condition for the farmers 10
market. Butter and cheese are
unchanged.
Dunhy Hardware Gothic trend OF
tvus trade 10 in the direction OF
knsnt, and while there has been nc
change for the better. the conii-
~ daily becoming more encour-
Everything In the line of plowH and
e1f bas been in demand for TIE
~ or four weeks. Shelf hard
also selling quite freely, both In
oleehle end retail department. TIE
for bulters hardware Is very
me&n-There have been no
3co1sequence in prices on grain,
0tr feedstuffs this week. The
kHiauues excellent. ana has been
% siH'er than for several years
sn has advanced slightly at pri-
and there are many indi-
~ ne bottom has been reached,
eeeks are still enormous in sew
80 States. Oaes are very firm,
On The best grades, which are
yuan. except from the remnant
y, ~ Hoek Bran, hay and chops
.ieveland e. Co.-Our Wholesale
usds has been up to all expecta-
! month"; and for the past week
~ very brisk indeed. The sta.
*na show a very firm tone, but
W cnange worthy of mention
fractional advance earl~ In
~ reported In good demand
Nv me country. The coffee mar.
M rather quiet, with the low
asg AZ n big discount. High
Y once are rather scarce. and The
~ sonuova and Rio are quite
NJ - ~, no decline likely. Hog pro,
~ A'aue q slight advance this
,n%pson & co.-There is a good
W nearly everything IN the line
au produce. We have been Sc.
.,ee'aoles from California 10,
.ek or two, such as cabha 90
e' celery, lettuce. beets. etc II
.'s .x. OF 50 the South Teyas s,,n.
in ysancient for ali demands An,
,,,,m. very good SUNNY al, tras,,,,
s.ss ~ DC scarce and higher In =
|aT A.. mere are plenty of ora n gse
hs%otha seedlings The " e.pe
Us az hand, there is nat ~, III :
" sorghum nor seed potatoes. oniof
~ In tbe.a ahd millet seed, anG
prouucts is excellent.
,n.a trade Notes.
ii iinss has been very good IN
Ine Is slightly more ,o.,,
49, 49, better than heretofore, WIFI
'fAout LIE s' for ses s,I Island nd; cotton ha,
| thosl,ssn generally held Al ,oa,o,.
ii rev sales were made .,
X dealers sass report an exoo,,o,,
~ SOW "a young chickens, but oig
3, r,os than all the best era = 90 =
ply ihs are Practically eSha ues o
'a'e crop, June rice A? rarn, q
"a the he Swan ssaTva1nced on liberal Inv
ssans prices 'y OF available hlis,
sr'tias corner.I The latter are sail
sa visi5Iee sI,, n the size of IN,
,as usual s sepply OF coffee, ant '
VIII the stock y ~ Increase in com
l. '' PRICE CURRENT.
nc,ness sa are revised daily an,