The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-02
pTSINESS BAROMETER.
\. ), II, Condition of Trade
Generally.
o,nfps WERE SATISFACTORY
,.,ncr. WAS Ahead of
sm =. Month Last fenr--"er
49,. Are conservative
ofsce Of The Post.
houston, saturday, May !.

y. state that the volume Oh "us
.s..a of the same month last
M Is never an active month ana
AZ the next thirty or SlN'y ueNs
~ haud-to-mouth character
.,hants have been compelled
large purchases for the past
- owing to the heavy demand
~. during the planning season
~, now walt until crop pros
", 4. more definitely determined
,p,rasing their orders.
rIrr ealesmon state that bare
ar. the rule in many country
"A .hat no one IS buying any
N, absolutely necessary. Retailers
~ hard pushed to supply their
sss this spring, but with good crops
-,,s fall everything VIII turn out
r.v few business failures were
4, IA April. which is an enconr-
~ II shows that the worst ne
4 s,presdon has been passed. and
d, great majority Of firms now
,asnes are conservative and well
y. The weak houses have been
X %. and the business OF the State
n. haniS
4, roe Of building material and
"A, iron Houston is now doing tho
lsnsss in It's history. Many new
~ are being erected at this point
,brucho,H the State. Pedcn " co.
4, ,sei business IN all lines of ma
hatled by them, and state that
orcs Is very encouraging. Mr.. r.
Ssn said today: The volume of oir
shows a handsome per cent of in
Y oyw the sumo period of last year.
slows a steady gain year 10y year
"a business, was organized IN $50.
hSe received al our warehouse as
Il forty-seyen cars of merchandise
n month. This Is not "a bad showing
bnsress that Is not Yet seven years
Pe5en q Co. have Just demon
lh their spirit Of pfo2pnss,vencSs by
n handsomely Illus t1ated cata-
xird price list Of the large and conf
sssortmcnt OF all lines Of goods
n by them. The different lines are
rNien,y arranged and weights Of all
y goods ere given.
M. n, ,,,,i, hav. =, inward +o,a
y ID speaking OF this today Mr.. +
~, y. ~ lnV'''i'S''' " 70
"s near'y Impossible 10 ootafh a
~ VI apples u'''eSs al oNorpitanl
ne received a car yesterday and
than At S.oO a barrel. but now we
rn Inv them down In Houstop ut
E,re Guugnntnsi fruit vas otyarod
nisy for Il pdi 4, ner harr 70 "noa nv,
,lsc higher ami the lac, anrtinn snio
Nv Orleans ne1, ri an sdr.o Nm" o r. %
NJ MI boy. New Yorl n,,ices 49,
satei sharply, and much higher pr,res
Nv Orleans the eco Comm, SIriVS 5 eNpeeted
ass are of the marl,ef Inn tbn 49, 10
~ ~. Issppiy OF Onliforn.a. see,llngs
h NJ n ny s, n,gnef-nrlcel Med!terranean
l. the srawberry V saaso ,p' H. rs b atSo
~ nd peaches are not expected be.
- 'Hs' part Of May"
he h,r,,r
MARKET Is In good shape.
1sa eme lines are affected nv the un-
AMY o. thstarlT s,t,atjou m. a
es D. TIA "o iiiah-
low. In O., o pui.iay 60. reports as
sr generally u ha 'n,s ' noe, last year
A. ~ aspoSticn TO pursue a congerva.
III III, s2,,l ~ J.. their Operations. as the,r
ny VIII few , excen, al, q are nninh1r of
sisa,. Quantities p' Fricss nave been for
= i s.S1s sfsd but tiawarc win doubt
ars A WET as soon as the tar.n lin
|a,r xsii ve. summer goods arc
|irisrs,ors ,,ncludlng such articles as
cvAa AVN mowers and gasoline
10 tss.s,r
lwras M s me situation in wholesale
tAs "r' W. b, Jones of II. u. Tay-
IA, @ 1--WE we expect ait this season of
y. n, Country merchants continue to
sss s I Ss1. llt,le for future requirements
NeS, .t but StAa n0 very little in i6 he
4. II. SEEMS likely. @biIe S on any staple
~ advance. All H." rToo everything IA
.ow prices ana stVve'l,'s are sell
sl, sp 70 he Texas eHa us fa,.,, hos been 4
'~'' Consumers" ''''''eT' as wei!
u market for co,n+
10 a,Aes du,, ~. country Produce has
(rs.,.~ improve during NAV Nv ~ a
e No. !. q hlieathal & Grant $40 i, "a,
lsdl. n and are now sell,ng NJ go oe
NJ Teen " .,s a week ago, Old ebi al ye
e. via itpti H. s s0aen. Geese ana duck,
d IA country butter % o lalI g9ol prices
Ens@s' improved con li lang - due main
~ u E !. butter market IN. ..,,,,,