The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-17
office Of Tho Post.

II Office Of The Post.
Houston, wednesday,, November 10.
Z ~ a,sc,ssine the situation in crude cotton
ssed o,i the OH. Paint and Drug Reporter
{ ssvs: since the large sale. reported In our
last for tho South aud West, trade has been
rather SLOW tho pnst week. Tho mills having
scld IN well for November and December,
(, have raised their prices and are Indifferent
y about selling for forward Until they have ac-
curnulated stocks. Southern rcfincrs are ireo
4 BUYERS and any choice grades that Will blcach
wen find ready salc ut 1i6plis. according 10
quality, with a short freight. OF grades arc
moro pientiful and considerable trouble Is cx-
pcricnced in finding ready SALE except at low
figures. Sales have been made as low as
zoe but at tho close IL was generally piu'
With 1908 asked. according to quaiity.
Z TEXAS IL holding for 13ls0p14. us to quality ana
K sAoction. while In the valley the price ranges
rom 15o115M as to quality and location. what
little stock comes to this market finds reauy
gallo al 17IsmlS for u choice quality. Our iocnt
rsfiners are finding more or less trouble In
securing what loose crude they want for tho
r,eson that Southern refners are in position
10 ou,bid them, consequently they are Obliged
TO take what comes hero, or purchase sum
iner yellow. There is "A good export demand
Witch also takes up any stray lots that come
10 the surface Tho sales reported comprise
twenty-five tanks Texas at I3h@H; aoo par
reis spot at IS; 100 barrels spot at l1fa TWO
tanks Atlantic. December delivery, at IA; two
tanks off quality Mt 10; ten tanks at H. ana
three tanks Atlantic prime quality ut lSst
California Pruncs.
Concerning the prune situation on the coast
the California Fruit Grower. in its issue oil
November 8. says: THE curing season Is
over and the crop is practically beyond the
chunce OF weather damage. Shipments thus
far this season have been heavy. From the
santa Clnra Valley for the week ended oc-
tober 20 the overland movement was 4,Osi'oeo
pounds OF cured pruncs For the season 10
uctober % the overland shipments OF pr n 'a,
trol, OF 1898, amounted to apout @i,2s5VVV
ronnus.6 The October Improvement IN price
aud demand has not been Ihaltzel. sumo
holders are anticipating q decline ana nave aye
been cffuring limited quantities DURING tue
past few days at X below the price asked ny
iirni holders outside pruncs are very gen.
orally held at 3is TO 3k with now and then
SHE on n 8 basis. In the Santa Clara Valley
there are holders asking AZ TO 3% basis, but
the selling price with large dealers Is ga Lo,D,
in bags The exchanges in the Santa Clara
Valley are holding more primes al THIS time
than In previous seasons. but the outsiders
Lave cleaned up WE'LL We are not surprised
al the decline In price and the present un-
satisfactory market conditions when we con.
eidtrlthe unbusincSslikc methods employed
kuting this product. Growers may well esS.
cain save us from our friends. With a light
,ro of prunes and all other cured fruits and
n duty OF &c per pound on foreign prtincs, tho
present situation Is not only unbuslnessllkr,
hnt ridiculous. The question might be asked
and n prcss ns Should California ever m. meet with
tho misfortune Of full crop OF prunes?'
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