The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-24

COFFl1as.
Coaee Lower 1Aan Eve,.
New York. November 1--1he pr,c&s ~
sreen and rcasted cofsse are now iov,r
talan ever before. Rio No. ! on the .c,,
y quoted At &c Per pound. Tho u.rket
tor futures has also broken Is posnt. OWN.
% the steady increase in the visible mn.
ply in the United States. which 4 nov
larger than IN the history Of any traae
being more than 100000 bags.
The price Of green coffee a year arc VA.
ioc and that OF roasted coffee 15hc. The
margin between the two variet,e. has
therefore been reduced from $40 to s4c-
IN Other words, cut IN two.
The price Of roasted coffee In packages
~ sold by the Arbuckies ami the woo,eon
spccs company has fallen to &c pound.
A representative Of the ArbuclSies is
quoted as saying that this price is below
cost. and a representative of the Have
meyers. who control the woolson Spice
company. says there Ia profit In cent
coffee.
New. York, November IS Coffee-O Options
I Sn. STEADY at SOLO points decline un-
yer renewed heavy movement at Rio and
ssauruos. absence Of spot demand ami In
daDerence Of SPECTATORS. rallied an mar.
TIA, recovery at Havre and covering in
h 81 ,.aI patton OF Thnrsdays holiday, closed
sales $500 bags. Spot Rio dull No. 4,
invoice 6H. 5obbinH 81; mild dull; Cor
, p"aI s warehcsss deliveries from the
New York; New York stock today 5l6,ye3;
United States stock 62s534 afloat for tthe
United States sss,cO0; total visible for the
Sni.ed States a, s.- 1os;ssi against es2a2s last
Santos November 23.-Coffee quiet; good
stock 1.15S. 900.
Hamburg. November 2s.-cotfee opened
pfg; seles 1900.
Havre, November as-Ccffee opered
quiet, Af lower; at noon unchanged: ut
3 2. m. irregular and 81 lower.
Rio nominal; exchange esd; receipts $1,000;
cleared for the United states 1000; for E,,.
rope FOO: stock $4,000.
THE WOOL MARKET.
Prices paid by Houston Dealers
Twelve months. medium ...,......ls @ls
Twelve months. hne.. commune. 9 gio
Six months. 1a2. iesa -
Boston, November 23lThere were no
new features in the wool market this
week Values continue hard and no weak
ness can be discovered anywhere. Fleece
wcols are quoted at 30H31 for choice lots.
Territories are IN good demand, being
abous the only class of goods that IL
NY n prin All firm
There has been fair demand for Aus
trelians at prices 2Q3c below import
points Texas wocls, spring medium. IL
ne 3 Months s sa psuSe prce s H5
Territory woods, Montana fine medium ana
fine 1601S; secured price 4Sd49; staple 52QD
ST. Utah, Wyoming etc, fine medium ana
fine 15d17; secured price 1880; Australian,
c1mbing good 65a6S combing average GO
IS. Queensland combing IS.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
F. o. B. mill. Texas interior points. &C.
cording to locations:
Per gallon.
Brine Brine s csude oil 1eI,Sw 's's ,4
Prime cotton seed cake. -. .$12 so Gi4 90
Prime cotton seed meal...... 10 W OH % <
For local delivery Houston mills quote
meal and cake. sl5.5Op16.oo per ton.
New York, November 23.-Cotton seed
oil steadier on increasing demand: prime
crude lSia prime crude ( o b mills 13d14is
prime summer yellow 2iA; off summer
yellow 21qGA.
SUGAR.
New Orleans, November 23-Sugar-Open
kettle steady. 2ss437s' centritisaf very
strong: grannlated 1-16d4 7-16; white
1i-l6Gi4 Sic; yellow s1eG37s; seconds 2lsn
3M. Molasses-Open kettle easy, 1890;
New York, November eS.-Sugar-Raw
and refined firm.
HIDES. WOOL AND BEEswAx.