The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15

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FRI MARKET foR CANNED GOODS,
Once Of The Post.
houston. 4 tuesday,. September IL.


Once Of Tho Post.
M houston. Tuesday. September u.
WA. erect VIII yellow fever " New
or1eans have upon the cotton market
TMas = aueCtiou that u being asked
daily BY many persons in Houston anc
elsewhere but no Satisfactory solution
ms yet been given. A. = rule. yellow
ecvsr scare has dcmorahxing eject
upon all speculative markets. IN that busi,
ness u Withdrawn and little support giver
% values. In the case Of cotton, however
there Is some reason to believe that ths
urgen, spot demand and the fear of delay
in ahipmentu will result in higher prices
temporarily and that exporters VIII be
oSamo,ing for September and October
shipments.
This Of course. depends wholly upon O
spread OF the disease at New Orleans and
an interruption OF traffic that does mon
now seem probable. As long az cotton
can reach the ports there Will be no need
to fear as to their source of supplies. They
viii mid-y hesitate to accept an cotton
offered for export no mn,ter how many
yellow fever districts It may have encoun-
tered while en- route to the port Of desti-
nation.
In regard TO tho situation New Or
leans firm wired today: yellow fever
win seriously reduce receipts. not only at
New Orleans. but also at Interior towns
In Louisiana. Mississlppi and Alabama,
without a corresponding increase else
where except at Galveston"
Market for Canned Goods.
The market for canned goods still pre-
SCENTS very strong and active appear
aiicc. and further advances seem more
likely than any decline. Tomatoes are
now selling nj &ao5c for three pounds.
+. O. b. Baltimore. Tho excitement APP
pears to be based on legitimate trade
pssiiEFi and natural events and TO be bare
of speculative feature.
Tho situation In peas * materially
stronger. and. while business is not as
active DIS In corn and tomatoes. a good
trade Is doing. lobster quotations are
snerelv nominal. stocks being very light
and hold by such people who desire to
keen. their holdings for their own trade
redn rcments ant not for jobbing resale
purchases. Gallon apples are flrmcr and
higher CALIFORNIA fruits are In good re-
quest, but mosa coast packers arc sold up
and decline TO entertain further PROPOSE
lions The market Is very strong on tho
coast and there are more buyers than
sellers. Domestic sardines arc firm at the
last advance.
Salt MackcreI situation.
There is every reason TO believe that
salt maclsercl will soon sell at much high
er figures. The New England catch TO
date Gas not reached 5000 barrels, while
for the previous flve years, up to came
date. 1t has averaged 5000 barrels. The
inporls OF new salt mackerel have been,
propoi t'onately. equally as small. being
less than . per cent of the average OF
the previous five years
iepcrss from I'll Canadian points indi-
cate an extremely light pack. 1t Is stiM
too early to get definite information from
Norway. but. based on the spring fishing
there. tho fall catch Will be much below
last year The IRISH pack is now under
WAY, Way az few curing stations. but so far
tho pack is light, and while 1t will proba.
bly, improve. the Impression Ia II will ho
usuch below last years pack. Statistically.
nia6kcrel are in stronger position than
Tor i1nr time and the market presents
very flrn appearance.
Another Drop In Provisions.
Tho yellow feve, scare last week upset
tho calculation OF tho bulls In the pro-
vision market. started II general Nouitn-
tton OF speculative holdings and caused n
onon OIL 5000 cents In the price OF pork
- cents IN the price Of Hard and aflgj
cents In the price OF short ribs In Chi
ca4so.
Monday the market took Z, turn for tho
peuter but today the scare was renewed,
win a further dechne resulting. Cash
reduced and local quotntsyns have heen
Ievised inc receipts OF hogs at packing
centtrs have been rather light reSentiv
nnn the basis foi the bull movement still
eAlSta. With the end OF the yellow fever
scare y seems likely that there Will Ia n
yush to buy provisions and to replace the
lines sold out. '''s
Cotton Ties
Loc~ 1ohbers report an active demand
por Cotton ties. with the supply rather
i,msted. There IL some shortage In the
, ~ which Is Interfering with ginning
" soi;,e extent. Houston dealers are still
able TO- I'LL all orders. though the total
suppiv here now IL mot over $500 hundIas
- !ui' cargo Is expected at Galveston In
ss,e srw Gays ana = Y hoped THAT country
meantime. - ''''
Trnde Notes.
4 lhe market for Elgin butter ia Arm
rnd tending higher - ii"'
Cal,isrnaa green fruits sold at low price.
yesterday and today ~" p''ees
The Hour market ia nponotono,s,,, .,r
md unchanged. '"o"S
i Poultry has heel in small sunr,v ~.
5yeek. Gnickens are SCARCE and 81 activs
8 Orders for Paris green and London pur-
ole were received from many sections n H.
isw. indicating a fresh onslaught nv the
xctt9 worms. ~ wy
Il Karsas esws aie firmly held. with Tho
|sapply rather light. Texas eggs, when
tested. now sell at Sspiacs r mar
pxen pcr
g. L&-l...- 10
N Ckiahuma peaches sold at reduced pr,c,.s
,hias OWNS 10 the large supply OF Cali
3slrn.a fruit on the market Higher prices
stte eypeLted hctcafter.
s,Of the foreign supplies of rice, Sunn,,ss
1--we become quite reduced II being sim "a
Il at the stock OF Japan in the hands OF
d aders ~ smaller than has been known
ztr q number Of years past. Java. Patnn
~ Nen9oon are ALSO III small supply,
HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
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