The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13

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| Observation-Disclosures securities after n rather
| weak opening were frmer but Inactive owing
TO the holiday In New York, closed Arm
| with light demand. =
New York-The Evening Posts London
financial cabegram says. The stock markets
| mere were featureless, except for a further
rise in prices. Americans were well above
| tne parity professional support being strong.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
| Com motittics.
These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon The prices
are these ruling In the Houston wholesale
markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
| AMMUNITIoN-Powde per key, $4,000
AIS. blasting powder sl.s5 per key; drop shot
pc, sack; sl;2s buck. Sl.5o,
| &c; regulars, 6ssd6iac boxed sc higher
smoked bellies. 7a7h; New York salt bellies.
| 6!sc; breakfast bacon. sNq9c.
BAGGlNG AND TlES--Less than car lots
from, Houston; Bagsing. 2-lb eAc; ~ Id, ~.
Ties. Arrow 4b-lb, soc; Delta. 81.
| CANDf-Stick, wrapped, basis "a. 6si47c
per Iii special sizes; isc higher.
prime, le0llc: choice. nlsdtalsc; fancy. 1850
| l5c' peaberry, l4ql4lac. Roasted corees: Ar,
buckles Ariosa. basis 1o0-lb cases. $1,000;
FLOUR Empire Mills. Houston: Davisons
High patent, $40; White Ribbon. second
patent, $3.50. Texas Star mills quote. Tidal
$40; Sea Pearl S. 30: rye -four 81 40 spo
ciai rates for shipments TO interior points,
Hour II, barrels. l5c above sacks; in nalf bar
rels. zoe above barrels
FARINACEOuS GOOpS-Grits, hominy ana
cream meal in barrels $3.50; pearl meal in
4o-ib sacks, .sl.6o per Dbl of 4 sacks; Scotch
s ri Friends oats 'a.''; Columbian oats
HAMS STANDARD. skaec: picnic hama, 7c.
HoNEY-ln 60-lb cans. extracted. 4Rn5hc;
In comb. Saloc; In 12-lh cans. extracted.
LARD Refined tierccs. compound. 7-sc;
leaf. aisc:. 90 ID cans &c higher than
iortes 10-lb cans. nc higher; BIB cans, sc
MoLAssEs- Reboiled, fair, I6dDlsc; prime.
2og2lc; choice, 2SG26c; fancy new crop syrup.
RlcE-Extra fancy head, 5iS@54c choice.
a9M2e; iair 4a41ac; fancy imported 51s@5&c.
RoFE-Basis for 7-le: sisal SIC; MANILA
sALT-I4iverpool. coarse 60175c; fine. ESQ
soc: Louisiana, coarse, soc: fine, 35c; barrels.
.S-los, s2.25; Co.'s, $3.50; 1oo-3s, $3.50: 7o-4s.
SALT FIsH--Aiackerel, No /. in 1o-lb kits.
s5easl 90: half barrels s5.5oa5.75.
sTARCH-St Standard goods: Pearl. in 4o-lb
100 packages per box. $3.50; corn starch, 5,sc
per ID, 70 and 40-lb boxes.
SUGAR-Quotations for small lots: spe-
cial prices given oil carload orders. Standard
GRADUATED 5ssc; cubes and powdered lb-l6c
Louisiana yellow clarified fancy. 4Ssc; choice.
4iac.
PRODUCE.
BEANS-California small white. ~ a2i2c
per Id; Bayou, 4lsa44c; pink. SisGSAc; Lima
beans "a t., Sashr; blaek.eyed peas S1saSA,e;
fancy Elgin creamery 2iG22c: Texas country
butter, choice l6GlSc: common. sIloc. cleo
margarine, solids lie; prints. l2c; Elgin dairy
bricks I1iac: Cynosure fancy creamery, in
and 70 lb. pals, &c.
CABBAGE-Colorndo. s2.7fg3oo; common.
s2,2542.50.
CIIEEsE-New York full cream 11@12c;
Wisconsin full cream ilhGl2c; Young Amer
lea l21sc; Western skim Ioc;,
EGGS-Per dozen. nomlraliy, lie
ON1ONS-Colorado. 21292Ac per pound; red
ard yellow onion sets. s2.256i2.t0 per bushel.
PEPPER-Chile. 17@20c per Id.
OTAToES-California and Colorado, SuT
at s29U0s.OO: 1O-pocll bbls at s2,75; Tonnes
see Triumph. lO-peck bbls. Ss,7Sa4Oo; In
sacks. Sl.40Gi.50 per bushel
P0ULTRY-Hens $2.50n3OO: sprtngs, Sl.Io
d2.25: broilers $l.50a1.75. Turkeys. hens
S7OOM9.0O; gohbiers. S9.00Gl2.o0. Ducks $40
d3.25; geese, $i.ooa450
WIRE AND NAILS.
Quotations are for less than carioau io'''
special prices on carloads.
BARBED WIRE Glidden. gal. S2S5 per loo
lbs; Waukegap, $40.
WIRE NAILS-Rate, $500 per key; ad-
vanues, 10d, I'D and l6d DC; 50 and ga loc;
Sd and I'd. zoe; 4d and sd. SOC; I'd. 4ac; a.
T5c.
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS,
APPLES-Fancy evaporated. ho-lb boxes,
Size; in lib cartons, 3husAc; choice oyapo-
rated in bulk, 5O-lb, Sc; fancy sliced Ia oo-ip
boxes. 6lsc
CITRoN--In lob boxes. lie.
CURRANTS-In bbls. &c; 25-lb boxes.
eleansd bulk &c. in is 'n nnenicd amsc
RAISINS-California 3-crowD l.. J.: boxes
slG041. %; I4-box l.. L. raisins. b9I6oc;
crown l.. NJ. raisins, 5o-lb Boxes 4$suoc' d
crown l.. NJ. 50-lb boxes. &c. .o ~,
PRIMES California. eo-6Os, IAc oo'fcs'
estc; 7O-sOs 6hc; 9o-lobs. 5gahec;;, CIV.
NUTs-Brazil, loe per lb' hlberts sir,,y'
4l495c: almonds, California. l2gi4c per 10, IN
= cco1eCoANuTs-s85o per 100; 5000 per 1000
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots, job cars, from MUS d ,sa n
bran. 2Ql3c per bushe on oats and corn, ana
i0Gl5c per 100 lbs on hay
HRAN--7Sc; corn bran SOC per TO- lhs'
CHOPPED CORN-7SqS0c per 100 IDS, a.
CORS-No. sacked 4l@4lk; on corn, Ss
OATS-Texas 2siac per bushei' hahsas OH
d2et am ~.
WiiFaT scREENINGSI7Oc per .ushel.
HAY-Alfalfa. sl1.sOGi2.oo per ton; timothy thy,
Hsi5dsl4OO. South Texas prairie my. so'Soa
{. 10: North Texas. 10000. &C..
CcTnoN SEED PRopucTs,,Meai ana
cake. $500 per ton; hulls. $+hoca'w per
ton. -. "a ..h,
RYE SEED--o5c par bushe'.
FRUITS
APPLEs-Fancy Ben Davis S'.5gAco;
winesaps and other varieties si.ssgf'oo. ~ =,
BANANAS .50g175 per bunch. packed
&C cEANbERRIEs-ca Cod. s2,75Ga-eo per
crate; SSO0llS.50 per Dbl.
IFMONS-M essna and Palermo common
SO Is; choice. So .25Gl3. So extra fancy; $50.
"CRApES--Almeria. s5.50@6,0O per barrel
oRANGEs-California seedings, $s25g2.t 1i
nayeis, s2.75ds25.
HIDES. wOoI. AND BsEsWAH.
iF'''' Per pounh.
~, mint hides. selected. ...,.........n 4ll
Tory salted hides. ..,--..t......-...... efsH