The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28

1tost nNasas erine e resh Package
snsar ~ CUsting Prices and
Iansring western Jobbers.


once Of The Post.
Houston. Tuesday. December "a.
TRADE wao rather quiet today which. how
ever. was expected. In fact, not until after
New Year may any activity be looked for.
luterior merchants may order stock to r.
plonish holiday Koods which are still In de-
msnd.
In the way Of staples there is nothing doing.
Meats are absolutely reelected and all hog
products are moving slowly.
Some little interest Is being taken In sugar
% account OF the action OF the trust. which
IN tho West II selling 10 the retail trade d.
rect and 10 cuttinE prices. The trust has
determined that people shall use package su Z
gar whether they want to or not. Jobbers
were willing enough to handle the goods.
but they would not move fast enough to suit
tho trust. 70 they have entered the tobbing
field. Tho chief cause of complaint is the
size Of the package. In the South and West
where coppers are not In general use other
sized packages than the two aud five pound
are needed. Tho Southern iobbcrs feel that
the refiners, AS soon as they appreciate this
fact, will put up packages 10 suit the trade.
Where the war la now going on 1t is where
pennies are In use and is an attack on the
SlobDSr: more tnau a ttRnI 7ushWSSu eue tiuSs
and the independent refincrs.
The Hicc Market.
ban 1aimaSc's Sons Co say OF the rice
y market:
he week 10 rice has been an interesting
one; the conjunction OF good enquiry from
regular grocery quarters. export and the pur'
cbases by government on army account re-
.ulting IN an aggregate double the previous
.rxt. he dafr and Il m np
and Patra sorts. although domestic IS by no
means neglected Inc principal call IN the
latter Is for ordinary 10 fair grades, which
are TAR below cost OF importing similar DUAL
it, in foreign Sons business Is doing IN
r4w crop Japan--iorward delivery. but rot
NEARLY so much as usual. the sorry deliveries
OF lo~ grade aud mixtures OF last year acting
ss Il .,frcsts and checking tine enthusiasm
vish which these STYLES wsre formerly greet.
all quarters. more especially In the cheaper
grades which. While advanced sun siyo
prom,sA OF long margins. For several weeks
there has been m advancing tendency in re-
sperso 10 heavy buying and established gains
tn pric. are generally regarded as based upon
,sx.tmsts. supply and demand. Cables anu
correspondence from abroad present no new
features. NsS crop prospects have not
~ ~ Ipa s.s sassfs vs srs o. % Nh III.
suppression prevails that AZ an early date
tbs reli riii run d-7.' Of better gralcs ami
r-.ees sharply adraree
Trnacd Goods.
Tn1s. ;. Ireaan & Co ~ Baltimore ssy:
TaoeA who predicted 4 inli month in can
ret zcots during Decrrnbcr must fse ngres-
assy dis ppointed. Possibly. the results by
t.- end OF the month mas show up equally
as large 40 .n Dece ufocr OF last wear. Every
csc seems 10 be satisfied. ard that. probatl.f.
- ,hs bfst criterion Of the present situation.
ord Of the outlook.
During the past week IN this market, In
tsrest seemed to center In TOMATOES. string
hans. Lima beans aud sppies. M % which
afs stronger at higher prices. with every la
sa sS,ni feature f 81 ss msrkc, during
NE past two ncnths has been the continuous
tbe list witch means that the goods are g4--
tualiy heinE consumed. not piled up 10 ware
kcuBes. to be thrown the market later on
The Ionisinnn Sugar Crop.
The Louisiana Planter SAYS:
Sine the heavy rain OF last Sunday gen
orally fair weather has prevailed in the ST.
Ear district. and the planters have succeeded
in pushing forward their grinding operations
At "a brisker pace than for some time pre-.
vious. We have experienced two or three dny,
OF rather high Temperature for the season
which was In no way beneficial TO the canes
struck by the recent freezes. aud rerort,
ticn in the upper Joints. rendering that par
Of the cane unfit for the mill. There la
ssss eli, sosDn q bs ss SHn,
having been very extensively resorted TO
and most OF the factories. VIII handle win
drowed cane almost entirely from now unit
the end OF the campalrn, As the end OF thu
year approaches factories hero and there ar
vindinE up their seasons work, the ,.to'a
output being In practically all cases disan
pointment. January. however. will hnd yer,
many still In tho tolls
rrnde Notes.
Granulated sugars are of another 1-isc.
Poultry In selling slowly. Chickens arc II
ever supply and not much ltfe is expected Il
ri ~ rhcmpson q Co 60, IN Two cars q
o:ber bsrrsled APPLES from Dover II. :"
The markot "a .,rnl,ad r,,h na.r,v ov.ry
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