The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-29

~ ladet 70 tie Condition, Of Trade
Generally.
COSTLY MOVE FOR THE GOVERNMENT
houston Can Furnish snbsistencs
for the military cheaper Than
Any other Place.
ofncc Of Thc Post.
Houston, Thursday. April 3.

u,,.,.n .,.,,r,s ~ p,nre ,hnn dlsap
PORTED over the proposal 10 concentrate ths
State troops at Austin Instead OF Houston
A. the Federal government pays the nilis
their selection should have stood.
Aside from the fact that Houston Is tn'
railway center OF TIE STATE mas severa' sou sou
camp grounds ana abundance Oh wa'er u ,'e
best quality, there are otnet ieAsons "ns
tnis CITY snouiu DC tne po'ns u '."'u '. ,o.''
Houston is the best market In which TO
purchase such commodities as are necessary
ior inc troops auu 'he "
opect II Is safo to say that " would DC a
s.x,re ~ from ia IN eJ ner cent to have To-
.s.s -. nar.
csten the uoos" neie'
Tho city has a packing mouse ana stock
yarts Il ia the point of concentration for
-, ,,s..o. :, tru,,s yseetab,es poultry.
81 '. y, -.
eggs. beef etc. ana with merchants carry
ing full stocks OF groceries. canned goods
30 v.., SIM would no saved by rondez-
e.o.' 'sss sum "'N'
vousing mere,
For some time past Houston has been sup
riv,y West Tc.ns with hny and forage and
b''ns VS. ,.,.,,., H.
IN tnls respect "iohc 'he ha'i"b "'u'n w
worth cons derlng. When all these facts are
,a,t h.,o,,, Tho unr depnrtnlent thoy will
$50 ,,.,,. II H. ,,,,,
rrooatiy receive CLASSIFICATION as Tue puoi""
who must foot these big bills want to save
an Tint can be saved
- $500 - -
co,,on O,t
rno ,viu,,m. 4 tiash Co Of New York
.,,, d, ,h.ir Inc, circular.
Mon ,h,, no ,,,c,,,,t,,tv NJ tho mast Two
,,,x !, 49,. , ,.,,,,, ,oa,u,,,,s bnv,
.., u. a, - ho econ uho, tho
- - - ,,,o.o,,ndio,
e"''' 'i.' 0o ~, n,a,,,,. M, d, ,bts
nh 's''h'se1 w - i''
matter one man guess rs 40 soou US aii
other. us we have no past oatR OF experience
10 &c by.
The foreign markets nave "Nanoeu shalp
~, and shipments ai'oat, q, npo , ~ ~
have been sold at eons"traple advance
over prices obtainable week ago; nut 70
far the markets mere nave OILY been benehsed
20 q slight extent by the ioieisn enhhn6e-
ment of values. most of 1t being lost by
tho sharp advance In ocean treights ms
advance In some Instances BEING HhiiiihSB
per barrel; In fact. to inc ports that nave
been our principal buyers this season. there Is
little OF no room obta'nablc even at these
higher rates, and unless moro steamers Are
attracted by present prices the lack Of room
: viii interfere greatly with business, no mat
ter how attractive prices may be-
statistieally. oil Is in very strong posi-
per barrel moro than II Is, In parity With
any radical change Will be In the nature OF
ao lnp prove. tent, .,,a. :. -, @ MIL. 80,
,o,,,, so,t. ,. Iu nruSo q, ~ ,ar.o, oo,.
iooe,. nj mill IL In 15i.c
Canned Goods Review.
Thos. j. Mcchan & Co. of Baltimore, write
under date Of April q as follows: During
tho INST wcek Tho upacrtone, m tho canned
NV '1'' Wv" wv "".'' ''"o ~ '"o N""nsu
k'o"s market mas uo'eiop'u s',ehB'n ~ sof.
ral directions, both as regards spot ana
future goods, and the outlook lns improved
In the face OF adverse conditions Jobbers,
:. rp,o h.yo ,i,syoa ,h.,c s,,crs a, az,
soods to run down much below the aver
aev, and any attempt to buy more than the
with a resistance which menus higher pricrs
hy and by, except in the case OF few ar
tie;c,. Ihe steady lobbing demnnd since last
HE 90 that tbo bo,ac,s =, rnnncd cn me,n
are in fairly oomfortnbe position Toma-
toes. both spots and futures are held very
me eve OF mn improvement In prices MI
alont tho inc Peaches, pears, plncappcs
ana small fruits OF all sorts are In demand,
ana may be relied upon TO show fair nd
ready, In the line of vegetables, corn, peas
bet string beans nre quite strong, We look
~ s'"'u"i Improvements ~ 'hv n''No''
Tr,,r xn,
Refined sugar has been advanced l6c and
10 firm.
and he undertone is stronr. % "'s"s'
A reduction OF sc has been made in barbed
wire quotations.
While there is not much movement In
mn mad IA IL