The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-02
HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
STAPLE GROCERIES


their correctness can be relied upon. The
prices are those ruling In the Houston
WHOLESALE markets., -
gross. Frazier. in tan boxes 1900 per
gross, Golden. 5oa6oc per dozen boxes;
AXleline, ID tin, per dozen, 500; castor
oil, commercial. 62lac per dozen .''''' '''' W.
AMMUiNITIoN-fo per keg, $500;
blasting powder, sl.65 per keg, agents
pt,ee' drop shot. per sack. si.So; buck,
RAcoN--short clear. boxed. eAasuc.;
4; Il, SACKS, GaOsc; New York salt bell
les. ,-S0tc; western salt bellies. Use.
smoked bellies, GAud9.; breakfast bacon,
RAGING AND TiEs-car,oad lots, 4.
H. &c; "a H. sise, 81 10, &c. Ties seS Arrow
&c: Del'o, 9cc. In small lots. from store,
bbWgging r. per yard higher; ties, &c per
cANDL hs-Gran,te es and is, 7grsc; 10
OF parafiiine, assorted colcrs, 0 3-ilIiic:
Star candles, SuSAc.
,o CoFFEE.Hlo and Cordova Fair ia
l1@lSiec; reaberty iSalrc. Roas,e coffee:
star ar, a M >. Crescent 100 lib cases 81, IS;
ch, and Java blend .3c
{, fL3t R-Carioad lots: Tidal Wave. $500:
sea falry. second roller patent, $3.50. Sea
,NSynmph. sXtra roller fancy $40; Sea Pearl
special rates for shipments TO interior
po'rts;. hour In barrels l5c above sacks;
IN half barrels SOC above barrels Alba
lots.
FARINAcEous Goops-Grlts, hominy
and cream meal. IN bhls. SO; pearl
sacks Scotch oats SOS
Fish Mackerel, No. j, in 10 III kite. 800
glso; No. l. half bbls. Sc ooa ~; sardines,
American quarters, in OIL 81. oOI3.2j; mus
tards. s2.5O02 10
HAMs-standard, 1odlola; picnic hams
II1NIry en- ~ o,- ,.o.,,a rs,cc.
IN comb SUlVc; in L. ID Gang, extracted
LARD--Eenned tierces, compound. 1 7-s
G5c; leaf, ; l-Sn5i4c: 90 ID cans. J4c higher
than Heroes, 10 ID cans. SAC higher; Id
cans Use higher; 3 lb cans lie higher.
MOI MOL "a sc Es-,centrifugai. fur liaiec;
,RlCE-,Gxtra fancy head. 612G5 3-+c
choice. !'.p5c. fair. s-4c; fancy imported.
R0PE-Rassts for 7-l6 siseG. SIC: ina
nilla, 6i446isc; cotton. lOQlSl.c
SAIT-Liverpool, coarse, .5aSec; fine.
S5c Louisiana, coarse, Use; fine, S5c; bar
rels, los. 500; So-5s, SEQ: loo-3s, $3.50;
STARCIT-standard goods: Pearl, in 40
ID boxes, $50; Royal Gloss, bulk, 5-sc;
Nickel. 100 packages, per box. $50; corn
StGAR-QuotaGons are for small lots;
speci2l prices given on carload orders
ulated. In sacks, 4 5-lsc, cubes 7-sc; pow
dered 4 1-Sc. yellow clarified. fancy ilsc;
chc'.ce Use.
PRODUCE.
ANs-California small white 2'tG2a.c
yer Id: Bayou, 2leH29.c: pink. 2442tau:
Lima beans. S93iac. black-eyed peas. ~.
lt3c.
BUT"TMR-Blue Star. lie; dairy, uglsc:
fancy Elsn creamery leQ3c; Texas coun-
try butter, 15l9oc for choice; common.
oLEoMARGARINE - Solids. sal2lac;
'' cABf;nAc;IEIEe;xas, s2.2sa2.5o per crate:
li ~ psF H in s9 yaTt FUN cream ,.o
Wisconsin fun cream, lSQl3lsc; western
lie. Swiss. a54I2jc; imitation Swiss. l7qlsc !:
brick cheese. llGl2e,; iimburger, loo.
KRAuT-Ss s5in2io ner nalf barrel. ~
ONIONS-New Texas. &c per h.
rEpfhk,.ch!ie. 1saisc per ID. a.,
OTATOES-Fancy New York Coo;
now Texas. 75cGl.0o: sweet potatoes. 6ofi
"r6GLIIiiy- Chickens. per dozen, old
hens 81. e5d2. 80; large fryers SO Uod3, ~;
Qi2.0o; ducks s2.5o92.25 geese sS.oOa3.5o.
FRUITS AND NUTS.
Ben Davis 81 C0a4. Is.
PANA NAs;-Per bunch. packed for ship
rnent 81 5Dlrl 10, loose punches 81. coal .25.
COCOANu Is-S3.5op4O0 per 100, .SS %
per 1000,
LEMONS-Messina and Palermo, choice.
81. 5o92.75 fancy S3.oaS.25.
NUIS-Bra2ll. NC per Id. filberts. Sicily,
i1c Naples. l2lac, walnu,s, nWl3c; peanuts
5a5i2c: almonds. Taragona, RQi5c per ID.
in ssG Ks Peea%s,, ,q mqs3a' seedlings 80
per box: Mediterranean sweets $3.50.
STRAW BERRIES-Si.5 $4,000 per a.
iI BsLi.ACKBIiRRIEs-C5a75c per bucket.
DRIED FRUITS.
APtLf;s-Fancy sliced, in boxes. 40
sc; choice evsporated. 4%c; fancy. SIC.
tiGS-r lrkish LAYER. 12Q15c; in sacks.
iuKRANrs- bbls, &c; cleaned cur
NEcTARl y -Evaporated, 7lSc.
PEACHES Evaporated, unpeelod. TAO
pEARS- Evaporated' 6'sa7c.
RAISINS-Calforni l.. l.. boxes,
81. ooai75, 4 box l.. l.. raislns, eoc; 2-crown
H. NJ. rais.ns, 10 Id boxes. &c: 3-crown l..
VI PIT Il NEs~Cfop of 1896; California
prunes, go-ioos, ba5lic; so-s0s, 5NM6c: 70-SOs.
i40GBac; GO-7Os, &c; 5O-6os, Sc i0-5os, SC: sill
Yer prunes, sac; ruby prunes. s'sc.
PAINTS AND OILS.
oII-Nnsced. IN bbls,. raw 2gc; boiled
cases, siG5: PRIME white. $50 test, in bbls
re in cases. sl.45 brilliant oil. $50. in
bbls. 13c Stove gasoline, .n cases, $3.50; in
Sc 20; castor oil. medical pure, sl,l0. tur
pe nt!rle, In bbls. acc.
~ Hf7E LEA i)-sStrctly pure. 64q6,4c;
standard white lead 4lac painters Sc.
WINDOW GLASS--1n boxes. " and l.
TO 60 and 20 per cent discount new list.
WIRE AND NAILS.
Barbed wire quotations are for carload
lots T. o. b. Houston. Nails are quoted IN
BARBEb WIRE-Ghdden. gal, SO 60 per
100 lbs painted wire. S2,cj; Naukegan. DC
higher than Glldden
WIRE NAILS-Rate, s225 per key: ad
vapccs. 100. ia and l6d. &c, 81 and I'd. l0c
60 and I'd. zoe. Al and ID. SOC; Sd. 46c: "a
CUT NAILS-Ratc. s2.lo per key. Same
| advances as on wire nails.
| GRAIN AND HAY.
| Carload lots job cars from mills: deal,
| ers charge from store 5QlOc more per ~
| lbs on bran, 2dSc per buEhel on oats and
corn and l0al5c per 100 lbs on hay
| BRAN s0ii sac.
| CHOPPED CORN-70c per 100 lbs.
| CORN-ilq42c, sacked.
| OATS-White Nebrasl0a 3oa3ic,
| HAI--Alialfa, sl2.50ql30o per ton: MILE
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