The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
FllDE CONDITIONS.
Ls.oIe.sIers Report : Big
Improvement.
|repcHASrs BUYING FREELY
. products show Further
,,,ain Market--Notes Of
local and General.

Local and General.
office Of The Post.
.ouston, saturday. October 8.
auring the past week has been
md local wholesalers have
good reports to make. the
!, seare is a ching Of the past
enser having a discouraging ef-
nae. Country merchants are
.,lv and there is every indica-
IA business through the inte-
~ sections where the cotton
~ I failure the situation y
,,,dng, but taking the section
houston as a whole. there is
~ Of a fall trade much above
.~,,i & CO. state that the i'm
!, business since the first Of the
been very marked. They are
7 out q large quantity OF goods
sroect a lively fall and winter
ia the low price OF cotton.
~ n trade Just now" said Mr..
cs,ron. "is the scarcity Of cot
~ here and at Galveston, as
IA interior. The manufacturers
a their orders, find 1t difficult
~ raw material and 1t is likely
- vet before iobbers can Sc
supply. This is likely to cause
In cotton receipts, but perhaps
recurrence may prove the best
the farmer after 1l."
4. Peden of Peden G. Co., says
emand for iron and tin roofing
her classes OF building material
bis firm has been very large
aWe have had an excellent trade
last two months. and see moth
rent continuation thereof. Ev-
the line of iron and steel has
kerial advance and the tendency
ward. While the higher prices
noted have been due to legiti-
ltions, / think any further ad-
likely to prove a discouraging
should not be attempted. Bus
Of the North and East are put
much faith in the better times
the wheat districts, and are
forgetting that a much larger
country does not raise the GER
not helped by its advance.
It business has been injured to
Fable extent by the inability Of
secure several lines that are
the market at this season Of
I'VE are having an active trade
bia fruit" said Mr.. w. II. Kirk
H. Thompson & Co.. but other
Is rather scarce. Oranges from
le now on the market and meet
bdy sale. Lemons are in fairly
ply and should advance, but
been no change in ..rices on the
ret. The scarcity and high price
will likely make a serious inter-
It'll trade in that line this sea-
iew In Missouri ard Arkansas
the crop Is snort everywhere
Of them are placing their stock
her"
Pc would suddenly advance to
ws would feel sure of a con-
of the present activity in trade"
NJ. 3. Jones o. II. d. Taylor &
ne present price," he continued,
discouragig. though 1t has not
ny Dad effect ,pon our business.
Teen shipping out goods AZ a
4 since the yellow fever scare
country merchants carried next
on their shelves last summer
a'ority of them have been buy
heavily since the middle OF Au-
Shearn said of the market for
nay; All feedstuffs have been
oemand recently. and ,rices are
south Texas prairie hay has
keted quite literally and other
'slt!y good supply. The out
SIN prices on all grains the
aser, as the severe d.Duth In the
yves nas destroyed the pastures.
uacn better off than last year
~ supply. and 1t is fortunate
- tue case during q year Of
su'a IN the North and West is
= butter market very material
NJ +. e. Jones. THE price
seamery and all other grades Of
~. neen advanced raridly curing
Sea or SO and the outlook is for
n,i prices. Cheese Is also likely
~ ea. though no charge has been
price OF tnat article os yet"
llilen'hal OF the flsm of LII
'sn'' states that tho demand for
esss is inprovlg ane re-
Increasing. Country butter also
~. 'eaay SALE sain M;.. f.';ien-
NJ. price or fancy makes from
ros mas been advanced to a
~ I'm. The grain trade is a,,iye
is,r " snow a daily increase from
ioS SEED PRODUCTS.
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