The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-18
bUSTON IS FAVORED.
rb,s Section the Best IN
Years.
! JoBBERS BUYING HEAVILY
Men Say the Demand is
Is Low
Trade Notes.
office of The Post,

Office of The Post,
r,ou,ton. saturday. July IL.
ually the dullest month OF the
ooal. wholesalers have had d
business during the past week
,chsn,s are beginning to pre-
4 new crop season which viii
N by the first of August.
~ arm has its full force of
lesmen on the road again. and
endlns in better orders now
ome time past. There Is no
conssauence yet, burt there are
,ewed interest on every hand
ecosts are FOR a big fall busi-
especially favored for an act
this year, as the crops In the
xiv tributary TO this market
Il ever known. The increase
I planted In cotton, corn oats
orrhum is simply too large to
e,v estimated. There was a
Of new settlers to South and
Texas last fall and winter.
unts for part of the Increase,
IT seems that all the former
bf coast country lands endeav-
rease their crop by the plant
n twelve additional acres. and
h this whole section of the
covered with cotton and the
he freight rate war has been a
nent for the ordering of large
heavy hardware. Speaking of
Mr.. John Keown OF the j. s.
tdware company said: We an
biggest fall business we nave
eaced. consequently we are
kn.age Of the lower freight by
full supply of everything need
70 not oyerstocking ourselves.
already figured upon the stock
carry the coming season, and
bed we would Increase as many
ksible. We are, therefore, sim
our stock laid down here at a
that will make a considerable
In the cost Of many lines of
and enable us TO quote our
lower prices
2s,ckers with New York con-
I've been doing rushing bust
! tho past week. In the heavy
5gar, coffee, soda and starch
bought freely, The wires are
with telegraphic inquiries in
khe delivered price of proprle-
ks and every dealer anu man
h New York and the territory
endeavoring to sell a. big lot
Texas while freights are be
Importers were Offering Aug
German beet sugars today ana
branded cherries. imported
IDS and numerous other articles
ht In large Quantities. Every
getting a six months supply
take a big cotton crop to pay
band for Western produce IS
Easing" said MIR. T. II, Thomp-
Will receive shipments every
} from this time forward, and
pod business In this line. Mis-
zee has advanced, the nrst crop
p exhausted. Prices quoted In
low are 35fi0o higher per crate
beginning of the season. Cal
fa'oes are quoted about this
(reiofore and nre rapidly taking
n Texas stock. We viii have
pa car OF California fruit next
consisting Of pears. plums,
grapes. ArkanSaS apples are
(rrel."
I wheat flour Is on the market
q leading jobber today, land is
lery low prices, despite the adj
peat We are placing FIRST pat
prom North Texas mills at $3.50
frrel' In carload lots, delivered
POINTS This is about n dollar
|wer than the prices prevailing
when Texas mills had 10 pay
sott wheat. The Texas crop
neat Is tho finest ever grown.
are turning out a -four that
~ with anything in the mar
LOT outs is very firm and a
ahce Is expected. MIR. c, p.
es mat the demand is very
many farmers are holding the
('eher prices. All kinds Of hay
Z supply hut there is very
hisber" me, Good corn Is
az n.s ".r' but OFF grades are Of.
IaaS low nrices. Cotton sena
hSht supply ana Food de-
rsahd barrels OF prime summer
Ia seed oil shipped from Hous-
y,a at New York last Monday.
~ io' Providence rennerles
.o'a , was 90 per gallon.
ev little OIL held in the state
mills mllls have closed out noorlv
''r,ys'afatory 10 tho sew So.
III" ~ Is expected TO begin
co.,, N's OF the Bering-cortes
\ r said today: I'VE are
bo,', ~ owing 10 the prepara-
LOVING into our new build,nr
,snor .'a are all on the road |
We I h,, Inc situation very ON.
New Yar,, paced several large
'ee quan,, n ms week, and WIN |
|shi mtes,ss Oh goods during the |
rade Notes.
|ornins. advanced another frac- |
today SIX carloads Or rope
fine '''' are Offering teas at a |
market carloads Of lemon, nth