The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-16
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LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.
Office Of The Post.

Houston, Friday, Oc5ober 10.
There was no change In the quarantine
Situation today, but the outlook was con-
sidered much more encouraging and there
Is general feeling that the city can pc
tied up only day or two longer Many
te egrams OF inquiry were received from
country towns by local business men. ana
all answers thereto conveyed Information
showing the true state of affairs here.
The fact that the State health officer has
ais promised relief under certain condi-
tions Is considered as very reassuring.
BUSINESS men were much more cheerful
today and now feel that they will be NOV
ing out goods to all parts of the State
again next week.
oyerhaurtng and rearranging stocks has
been the main work in wholesale stores
this week. and even that has come to an
end row. There is simply no work for
the army of clerks, porters and draymei,
and the jobbing district has u midsummer
appearance rather than the mad rush that
Is generally tn force about the middle OF
October.
Changes in prices have been lost sight
OF this week. rs there arc no statesmen on
the road to whom daily quotations are
necessary. There have been no fiuctua-
lions OF consequence in the primary mar
kets. however.
Considerable interest still centers In
canned goods. with no concessions in
prices: in fact. decided advance has
been made In peas. which ruled very low
at the beginning Ct the season.
Mail advices from California state that
the crop of walnuts. especially standards.
is light this year and that there Will be
few to sffp. The quality. however. is said
to be exceptionally fine.
One or two special grades of sugar were
advanced 1-16c at New York the other
day, but standard graduated IS un-
charged. The market is very firm.
Lower prices are quoted on syrups,
owing TO the sharp reduction in prices
made by the glucose people.
COFFEE.
New York. October l5.--Coffee options
opened barely steady at 5M10 points de-
cline. ruled active early under liquidation.
but generally weak, following unsa tisfac-
tory European caDleS ana large BRAZILIAN
receipts and slack spot demand; closed
steady. with prices 5a15 points net lower.
Sales ~ bags. Spot quiet; No. invoice
7: jcbb.ng 7lh Mid quiet; Cordova 10q15.
Sales 500 Maracalbo and 20 Central Ameri-
can. -
net .secine; sales 1900
Santos October 15.-Coffee-Weak; good
average Santos 500 reis per 10 kilos; re-
| ceipts 90 $50; stock 1,01S, 900.
Hamburg, October l5.--Cofee-Opened Y
pig lower, closed Y net decline: sales
| 1000
RIO. October l5.--Coffee-Dull; No 7 Rio
| $3.50 refs per 10 kiaos; exchange 1899: re-
ceints ~ 900: cleared for tho United States
| 10 ia. for Europe IL 900: stock ass, 600.
Neyy york, October t5.--Total warehouse
deliveries from the United states 1861.
| inriudng 10, SIG from New York; New York
| stock today 36s, 25s; United States stock
| "a. ISL. ahoAt for the United states $500
| T1tai visible for the United States ISL,
| against 6lS091 last year ana Ssl,ss' In 1925.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
r o. B. mill. Texas interior points. %.
| eordinR to location
Prime crude oil. loose..,;-. IS % l5a
Prime summer yellow OIL. ls
| Primo cotton seed cake; .....sls 50 QA ~
| Prime cotton seed meal...... IL " yli %