The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15
Bucncs Ayrcs iaitff2o Wool steady: pis
iron quiet. Copper quiet Lead steady.

Bucnos Ayrcs isisff2o Wool steady: pis
iron quiet Copper quiet Lead steady.
Liverpool, May whca,--spot No. rcd
Western winter stocks exhausted: No. ! req
Northern spring dull, lis. Corn--Sput easy.
American mixed, new rs 1o,sd futures quiet,
May Ss Nd; July SIS e'ad; September SIS as.d.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Commodities.
rhcec quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon. The prices arc
those ruling In Houston Wholesale markets.
HEAVY STABLES.
AMMUN1TION--Pow per key S4 O0if
ds5 blasting powder s.. Is per kog. drop sho,.
per sack, N.ss; buck. Sl.5l.
BACoN--Extra short clear, In sacks. fAsr
.sc; resulsrs, ,'sGisse:, bcSea isc higher,
Hes. Sc, breakfast bacon. 9,4499Ao,
RIGGING AND TiEs--Lsss tt,sn car lots
rem Houston; Baseing. 2-ie, e.se;. -A-lb.
're, Ties. Arrow, +o-lb, zoe; Delta, 81.
CANDf-Stiok. wrapped, basis ~. 6A1Ic
per 10; special siaes, NC higher.
CuFFEE-Rio ard Cotdova l2tyl3Ao. fair
ssaa $.ss prime ioqioAc: choice iv'suue
cd conces. Arhuckle'a Ar,oSS, basis lpo..b
eases. II Soc delivered. s0-lb cases, i2,oec de.
cases. II roc. In roasted colcoa freight IS to
be deducted from the prscra quoted,
FLOUR Empire Mills, Houston. naviscn's
high patent, $500 White Ribbon. second pat,
ont. $3.50 Texas star mills quote Tidal
Wave, $3.50. Sea Fairy. second rolltr patent,
$780, Sea Pearl, si.Sl. rye -four. S. 40 slgcial
rates for shipments TO interior points. hour
In barrels l5c above sacks. IN half barrels soc
above barrels
FARiNACEous GooDs-Grlts, hominy and
cream meal, In barrels $40; pearl moal in
Scotch and Friends oats, $3.50; Columbian
cats. se.aS.
HAMs-standard DC; picnic hams. nc.
HoNEi-in GO-ib cans, extracted. ]fsg5isc;
In comb. S9i0c; IN l2-lb cans. extracted. Gisc
LARD-Rehned tierces, compound i'sc; leaf
&c; 5p-lb cans i4c higher than icrces;
lob cans NC higher; b-lb cans ;se higher 3
ssES-Reboilcd fair. l69iSc; prime.
:o42lc; choice. 2s326e; fancy ne~~sop syrup.
RlcE--Extfa fancy head, 6d6Mc: choice.
bGi5isc: fair 4ia6l5c; fancy imported, 616i4c.
RoPE-l,ass for 7-l6 ssal, ~ manila.
sALT-Liverpooi. coarse. codp,5n: fine. ESQ
soc; Louisiana, coarse Coo; fine. Sae; barrels.
sS-l0s. ss.25; 6o-5s. $780, 100-Ss. $3.50: 7o-is.
SALT TISH--Mackerel. No. !. In 10Th kits.
s5cGssl 90. half barrels S60Od650.
sARDlNBs-American quarters, $50; mus,
i9rd s,o laS o fancy mnS r,
sTARCfi-standard goods Pearl. IN .o-lb
boxes, SHc; Royal Glogs bulk, Sisi Nickel 100
ID, % and i0-,h boxes.
SUGARS Quotations are for small lots; spe.
ciai prices, given on carload orders standard
graduated, l5-l5c; cuncs and powdered,
6 5-16c; Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy.
5bc; choice, sc.
PRODUCE
DEANs-Whlte, 3hG9lkc; Bayou; 4hdtMc;
pinks, 4G4'ao, Linus. A2bGi.'5i black eyes
BUTTER-nIue Star, I7Mc; dairy. isQiic;
fancy Egin creamery, zoe; Texas country
butter. choice, l6alSc; common. SSploc; olen-
margarine. solids, ice; prints. lie; Elsir dairy
bricks, i61ac Cynosurc fancy creamery IN )
CABBAGE-Texas, S115Gl2.25.
EkY-Texas, soc per dozen ,,1,,..
Wisconsin full cream, ilisqSl2e Young Amer
lea, l2kc; Western skim, l0c.
EGGS-Per dozen, &c.
ONIONS Fancy rcd. 2%G3c per ID
PEPPER-Chile. l7Q20c per ID. black. ?&T
loo.
PoTAToEs--california and Colorado. $50
zoe: sweet potatoes 35m50c per hushel.
POULTRY Hens. sa.50n2.75 flyers s2.b0g
400: broilcrs, 81 50d200 Turkeys hens, 81 50
a750; gobblers $sOoIi0.0O. Ducks s2.75a
S25 Geese. ssooGrs5o
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
APpLEs-Fnncy evaporated. b0-lb boxes,
| SIC; lib cartons, 9e choice evaporated In
| 6Iac.
ApRIcoTs-slsc per III loose; ioAc in lib
ea r,mson - - ;, ,a,o. ~
CrRRANTs--,n bills. &c; a5-ib boxes.
ciesLed. bulk. Sc; In lib cartons. sHe
| PEACHES Exaggerated. unpceied. 7AIsr.
Observation-Disclosures 3-crown Il. J. boxea.
| s.45q .5O u box l., l.. raisns. 599sG9e; Z
Crown l.. NJ raisins, bo.b boxes. 4A15c; j.
| crown l., NJ. SOIL boxes hisc.
| PRIMES California, 5o-GOs 6hdGAc; 6o-70s
| CSC; 7o-s0s GAc. go-l00s 4AIac:
| Nuts Brazil, Zoe per III. lilberts. Sicily,
IL; Naples, i2kc; walnlts. l2ss:fc. peanuts.
| <h@5c; almonds, California. laal4c per Id In
sacks, E,ecans, 2AU4hs, Italian Gh.stnuts'
cocoANuTs- 80 per ioo $50 90 per 1000,
GRAIN AND HAY.
| Carload lots job cars. from mills: dealers
charge from stofs tGlOc mere per 100 lbs az
| BRAN 2U3c per bushel on oats anu corn, ahd
| iodl5c Ter 100 lhs on hay.
BRAMns7asoe: corn bran, 50e per 100 lbs.
| CoRN-No 2 Sucked ~ Use.
! OATS--Tcxas. 3tu5so per bu. Kansas, 4Od
| WHEAT sHoRTs-sio 90 per 100 lbs.
WHEAT SCREENINGS 75GsOc per bushcl.
| HAY--Alfalfa, sli.b0ui2.00 per ton timothy,
sls i5M40O; South Texas prairie hay. s5.50U
$50; Nopth TeSss ss.oegiSoo; u,,, ~,
| cake. $3.50 per ton: hulis, S4.50d6.o0 per ton.
MlLLEr sEED-IoM DOC per bushci.
| RYE SEED-s5c per bushel.
KAFfit CORN~65c per bpshel.
| FRUITS.
| APPLES-Fancy Ben Davis, H.75; other va
| rieties $500.
BaNANAs--sl7 5@2.oo per bunch. packed
| for shipment.
| LEMoNs--Choice $3.50; fancy, $500; extrs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s3.5oa375; seedlings
STRAWBERRIES si,25ai.75 per crate, ac-
ccFeing to quality.
| WIRE AND NAILS.
| Quotations ere for less than carload lots.
| Special price on carloads
BARBED wIRE--Glidden. gal. $40 per lot
| lbs Waukegnn. 81 IS.
| WIRE NAiLS-Rate. $500 per keg; ad'
| varccs, f0d, 121 and i6d. &c; Sd and ID, 10c:
Cd and I'd, 20c: Sd and I'd, zoe; 3D. i5c; I'd, zoe.
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COFFEE.
New York, May 4.-Cohce--options oponet
s,eudy points lower. closed quiet points
hlgher 10 lower: sales 1850 bags. Spot quiet
No. :. invoice 6fs, jobbing steady mild guiet
1ordova sIkGIl5ls. Total warehouse deliv-
egies from the United States 22,022, lneludiD'
2oon from New York; New York stock todal