The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-18
ofnce Of Tho Post,


4 Houston. Tuesday. August II.
Houston wholesalers are filling their
warehouses with tho largest stocks Of
h Roo1s thee have ever carried. Every inch
OF avaiAb!a spcce IL being used and sew
I eral arms havr been compelled 10 rent ad-
ddt.onal build ngs. Good crop prospects
and low rates Of freight have been manly
: responsible for the heavy accumulation.
I while the fac. that Houston's trade is con-
i sfnntly expanding has been another IN
j ducement to buy heavily
!, There is a roticcsbic Improvement IN
4 trade already and Angus. sales promise
I 70 be Is TO 90 Der cent large than last
y year. The sidewalks Of the wholesale
+ stores are now filled with goods from
! morning TIL night. and nearly every firm
! = moving out several carloads TO she IN
terror daily.
Nearly everything IN the line of gro
cerJes. dry goods. hardware. crockery. ma
chnery. paints and drugs has advanced
during the psst month but the buying
goes steadily on. Houston wholesalers
grasped the situation during the spring
and summer duilness. bought for future
delivery when everything was at the bot
tom. and In many Instances have been
! able TO ignore the advance in Eastern
markets. This sives them a big advantage
In securing trade and Is recognized by
country merchants
The low rates for marine freight from
Eastern points have enabled hardware |
dealers to PIT goods on the local market |
at big saylng On heavy articles IN |
this line OF tradc the freight often repre- |
seits . per cent of the value Of goods, |
and when th;s is reduced to the present |
basis IL represents a great deal.
Tbe Lemon Market.
Lemons sold at a further decline IN New
York last week and local prices also show
y reduction. letter from New York
sayg OF the situation: sit is believed that |
during the month Of September arrivals
will be very huttc6. The steamers now
leaving Palermo and Messina have very
email cargoes, u is also probable thai |
only the hest fruit viii be- shipped TO take /
no risk In paying high duty on lnfep.or
fruit that would scarcely bring freight and
duty.
During the past week tho cargo OF the |
steanship l'lowergnta was offered on
TUESDAY. The market was 30 dcmorall2ed !
thai pnEos declined 9bc Ter box on hg-
ureB Of previous sale. II se,med that br
kers and jobbers wero panic 3ttirkrn and
afraid 70 buy AZ any price. Al TIE sale
Of tbr steamship Powhdtap on THURSDAY
the market strengthened, Merchants and |
brokers were more dtpose,i 10 buy osp.
pec!ally AZ me impofrels had decided 10
not sell more than two cArgoes az sicily
frWt euSh week, ard .he quantity now |
ieivins Sicily tenp small prices advanced !
about ssc De. box 81, the 3ci ard 40 ezr;
very near 10 sc per box OF tfis yyis, which
are noH preferred and srsree. The steam
ship Ems offered Friday. and the best
Maiori and Sorrento brought good piyces"
Canned Goods.
Anopg the canned vegetables, tomatoes
stiil command mcsi attention The out
Look for he ncw crop is st.ll uncertain,
and sellers Tor forward delivery are In
different. There Is u cons dcrable demand
for new crap. but buyers seem to be un-
willing to nay Tie advanced prices Old |
crop Of good quality Is said to be wen
cleaned IN String beans are stoady. but !
the movement appears 10 be sow 4 few
l.imas nav" iteu lacked and are offered |
ut hc. Baltimore.
Corn fSr forward delivery Is offered |
tpatnalN ana on both Maine and state |
the nidrkel Is reported 10 lee very fItr |
Spot supplies OF good qualify have l,orn
closely absorbed under steady dcrna,nd
from consumer. H. fruits OF all descrln.
tons the fcel.nP O. very Arm. owlnu 10 |
prospects OF a small pack American snr-
mes are miner and higher prices are
wanted The outlook for even q falr pack
IN Maine IL said 10 be poor, owing TO tho
small run Of nsh The mar f,r.. salmon
IN 81 unsettled. OWING 20 the sharp c0sn-
retitotn between sellers.
Linseed on higher.
Local deaiers report a further advance
IN inseed cdl quotations today. Flax seed
is selling at the highest prices recorded In
,syeral ysars having advanced nearly %
cnE's pcr huahsi during the past month
o. and oil cakes have advanced nearly 50
Def cent as a result.
owtnx TO thc change in the tariff. many
ArE industrial concerns nlaipufa,.alr mr.
.srEaeum and o'icloth have been lnree
luyers aud users Of insced oil Hereto
Tore iiiio'eum and oilcnths were tranufae.
tured IN this country only to a lin ted ex-
tant. being mostly imported There IL a
peter understanding among the OIL mapu-
factur.ss. Otherwise II IL not likely the
prce Of OIL wc'ild have been advanced.
Texas Fruit.
The fruit market was On bad shape to-
day md prices were low The rain Inter-
fered with su.es. and much of the fruit
arrived in poor condition. Galveston svas
evidently ovcrstockcd, as u large consiRn-
to Houston.
Peaches sold a, esgsas in peck boxes.
While iour-basket crates brought 5lfilcc
Some extra fancy crates sold for 7ac,fSi 20
hut the sreattr proportion OF today's
grapes Srousss sc SSsr no s sasse II sHss
pears We're quoted al 7SQSoc per bashe,.
Trade Notes.
Scotch oats have advanced 9 cents per
case.
Corn o. scarce on the local marke., hut
good supplies are ell route.
New Texas oats show Increased Arm.
ness. with an advancing tendency
All hog proiucts are very firm and N !ur
ther advance fs predicted.
Advicss from Elgln note an advance OF
ter. '"'
II. ID: Taylor & Sons win receive oar.
a few days. "a
Y h now stated that the Louisiana rice
1sop VIII 30 below general expectations.
4 tanned. 80 ''''''n-
Il y reported that sellers OF al, kinds OF
dried FRUITS N California are dIsnssse1 10
eQyurce prices and seem 10 be snwi,i lin.
g ssoept orders for round lots except az