The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-31

per cent and closed at the highest point
| for the year.
In spite OF the enormous stocks held. wool
wooden goods was checked early in The year.
but slow decline began. Sales have bsen
\ only 232,351, 1871 pounds at the three chief
markets. so that the mills have probably
used less than till years supply and
the stock Of goods was also excessive q
Failures in che United States and Canada
for the week were 252, against 2s9 last
week.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Rsuna Let's OF staple
Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily, and their
corteetnrn can be relied upon. Tho prices are
those ruling In Houston Wholesale markets.
AMMusrrIo EAYS ssAf psl KS. q,
blasting powder. 81. o. per key; drop shot. per
4 BACON Extra short clear. In sacks, sx:
lies. 7d7A"; New. York salt bellies 7.ac:
0r nAGGiNG eae And TfssLs.s than car lots
from l Mouston: DsEg;ng glib. 7Ac; aK-i6.
cANDY--stick, wrapped basis u. sa.Q77c
per, ! IL b, =, special Z. sizes, 'se higher
pfne ass Choice 1o Ss i.n ss
i fees: Arbuckles Arosu. basis 10o-lb cases,
4 FLouR, -Emrirs Mills Houston: Davis avis.
sS ane wheat vfs rssas FL Star sfGHs .
Sea Nymph, ss.s5; Sea Jewel. s320: Sea Pearl.
Special rates Tor shipments 70 interior points:
tlenr IN barrels l5e above sacks. N half barr
Ieis SVc aoove pI!reis oid wheat iidai Wavs
: r sSSifs g nss eoops-rls hom,uy ana
speam sa meal u ssTre,s sss pearl meal In
Scotch oats Z, ssaa; Friends oats. ss5S; Column
HAMS Standard. sasne; picnic bans
HoNEY--In Go.ib cans. extracted. s,sdsc;
N, comb sb10c; III 12-lb cans. extracted, 5.sO
i LARD Refined uerccs, compound. &c.
i ,si:.s s'i e i, sob cans " higher than
t,S gs ,ollb cans ~ higher; 5-ib cans. Nc
MoLAssEs-Rcb fair, lsDisc: prime
j sodais choice. a5126; fancy Few crop syrup.
RICE Extra fancy head. ses;.e: choice. 50
.hoPE-Basis for 7-is; sissi. SIC; Manila
SALT Ltyerrool coarse sSaenc; hns, asdn
;s-i9s, 1925 eo-5s. $3.50. ioo-ss. $40 7o-4s
I SALT H--Mackerel. No. j. In lo-ib Kits
u ooT II: half barrels. SO 50I7.oo.
mustard. three quarters. sass. imported eli.
o Sas Srad.s quarters sSo' fancy spra''
i srARCH-s standard goods Pearl. in 4o-lb
per 10. 20 and 4o-lb boxes
PRICE. sssn on car o sa
Il New York granuiatcd. sic; cubes and pow
ssrsS sES LouIs!sns ,slsx rar.sd fancy
Glib and b-lb packages o-1s.
PRODUCE.
BEANs-Nayy. 21sG2ssc Bayou. she; Eng
lish dried CSC: psnks she; ImAs. 4sac;
RuTTER Blue star. 2gc; dairy. 1917. Ell.
gin creamery, 24dp2sr; Eigin dairy bricks.
1916; olsomar garlne, solids. loc; priuts iIc
'p cAps AGE $50 500 poe per crate
GcE EEMs EiSmsoo Ger bunch ,,; ,,.,r a.,
ie,; lsisdl4; Western skim. ioc; fancy rolls
P FEE Frs iss,lTe pr p .oa
p0uLTRy-Hcus, sisome,: flyers, 81 5ow
Iooo sobblors slioeal5So per dozen dozen 'S aS
sso. Geese. siscdsoo full foa,pcrcd,
DRIED FRUITS AMP NUTS
APPLEs-Fancy eyaporated. bo-lb boxes.
bulk. to-lb. SIC: fancy sliced In S,iS be boxes.
, Anicois-lsc per 10 ioose' Enc IN LID
'arriygTiRsoN =, IN II, ,.v. -.
CtjRHnNTs- Shis Sc aSeih ho,e. .,..n.
e1 putNi r e. LID Ss,,ons o.. ,osa,,
RAisiNs California s-crown. l., l.. boxeu.
, n. raisins, n.lb boxes. Be-: vy s,crown IT, N
u.s. bo-so. a. so 20, 10.
IN sos sIs. "a ans 70. a. ,on. ~, I've vs' 80
Ngi'ts sRraa,I In n., IN ,,,,hsrwe ns,r,
i &c: Nsples i2ise: walnuts. ,iafise. pesnits'
tpc POI 70 u SACKS
$780, 'SS' .--- '' A ~ 'o'
1 CANNup EpYrrre Ann vparr. mr. no
Il carxSEn IsRfJiTs Amn,ss ~, snes:..
, SS-sSp ~ iaS,-NPpies' $40. svusoc,
p sn ppn I'D, eyaeSs ana m coreiess, sioou
Ard siiccd Il "a noS.s s.,s p s'a Saa
hincLhrrsIcs In pon 9 stshaara, sus.
~ ASSERTED; KS. peaches. lib full weight.
IL AZ - 's"' "''sA'' sA'0V' p'' p'ashcs' o.
40. ssNS;NEn yrcrrAp,rs r
t,,, ro,ht sslsonc. 9 r. s,,I ,omatoes, I'D
Iva .nS ,osns ~ oa u'' wo'Sn., oeW'yei
s..ti mnu 'VI lima DEANS @.ip:
WI WI wo'S s wv h,'ns peAns' s-It' iuii
ik N.Y. a. az 10. t s,td,ingsss beans; I'D;
ST. early jass peas, iassy. 40. full weishS
i weight II .s5SIi * asnaraa,,, pcai,orri, s su
ID. ssoo; corn. Auburn s Cream, ' s.iS. iuii
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