The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-27
HOUSTON wmoLEsALE PRICES.

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Quotations Are for Round Lots o
ri staple Commodities.
These quotations arc revised daily. nnt
their correctness can be rolled upon. Th'
prices arc those ruling in Houston wholesale
markets.
Fl HEAVY STAPLES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, per kes A.ocaf,2o
blasting powder sl,65 per key; drop shot. pei
sack. $50; buck, SIS.
EACoN--Extra short clear. in sacks. 6M
regulars. 6,s; boxed, 40 higher; smoked bel
Hes, 1AdSc; New York salt bellies. 7s.c
breakfast bacon, sIsGohc.
BAGGING AND TfEs-Less than car lots
from Houston: Begging, 2-lb. nc 2N-lb
y SIC. Ties, Arrow. 4b-lb. soc.
CANDY-stick. wrapped. basis "a. 6Ad7c
per ID; special sizes. &c higher.
ss.al9e;. prime. aasGsAr; choice, Toe; fancy
lllsMl2,sc; peaberry. lllAc, Roasted coflees
Arbucltle's Artosa, basis 1oo-lb cases, 1886
delivered del S6-lb cases il;7oc delivered; Apex
| lo0-lb cases, IL. 400, In S6-lb cases. IL Coo
FLouR-Empire Mills. Houston: Davis
patent. new wheat. ss,s5. Texas Star Mills
Sea Nymph, 1875: Sea Jewel, $40; Sea
Pearl. s2.7o; rye flour $50; pumpernckai
$500. Special rates for shipments to interior
nall barrels Soc above barrels. Old wheat
Tidal Wave is quoted at s445.
FARlNACEoUs GooDs-Grits. homny and
cream meal. in barrels. s2.35: pearl meal. In
4o-lb sacks $160a1.56 per Dbl of four sacks;
Scotch oats, s245; Friends oats, $685. Column
,HAMs-standara 7AasAc: picnic hams,
61sc.
/ HoNEY-ln 60-lb cans extracted slba5c;
IN comb, salOc; in lib cans. extracted. 5lsGl
| LARD-Refined tierces. compound, DC: leaf.
! 6A@6lac; 5o-b cans, 4c higher than tierces
l0.ib cans, NC higher; 5-lb cans, &c higher:
| Bib cans, lie higher
! MoLASSES-Rebo fair. 1sa1sc. n,i,ne
SagSa; choice. 2og26' fancy new crop syrup.
RIcE-Extra fancy head SagAc; choice. so
otac; tair, A1a4oc; fancy imported, 6ial6Ac.
RoPE-Basis for 7-16; ssal. SAC: Manila.
y -sALT--,Iiverpool coarse. 7oa75e: fine. 500
s2.45 80 s-'''' -
sALT-FIsH -AIscRerel. No. i. in lo-lb kits.
/ ~. O0M 10; half barrels, SO .50fI7.O0
| RDiNES-Amesicnn quarters, 81 SOdo, IS:
mustard. three quarters. 1885; imported GU
letto grade quarters, sll.5oi fancy sprsts.
STARCH STANDARD goods: Pearl. in 4o-lb
boxes SIC; Royal Gloss, bulk. 3isc; Nickel.
| 100 packages, per box. $3.50; corn starch sac
per lb, 20 and 40-lb boxes.
| SlGAR-Quotations are FOR small lots: spe-
| sial rIices siver on carload orders, Standard
( New York granulated. 5iS: cubes and pow.
d as '7s; Louisiana yellow. clarified. fancy.
and 5-lb packages, . 9-16.
PRODUCE
hEANs-Nssyy, 21sa9ac: Bayou a1Ac; Eng
llsh cried, 27.c; pinks, S'sc; Limas. Aisc
BUTTER Blue Star, 2ac; dairy. lsai5c: Ell.
gin creamery, 2SiaaAiac: EIeiu dairy bricks.
lblsc; oleomargarine. solids. ioc prints, lie !:
special Blue Star. 6c.
CABBAGE-.ss.0 per crats.
CELER -i51aoc pnr bunch
CHEESE New York full cream. lsc Wis
oonFin full cream, l2iSnlsc: Young America.
, lS.sIh !; Western skim, Toe: fancy rolls full
cream, t3ts071lc
EGGS Texas 2nc per dozen.
ONIONS California, SOms5c per busbel
PEPPEE-Chilc. 1Hn17c per ID
POTATOES Colorado aud California sod
POULTRY Hens. 81 sea-. *; frysrs q ,oa1
100, broilers 81. 96di 30. Turkeys hens rs co
Ileo o' gobblers, sill 0o@l5.oo per dozen. nc
cording to size and quality Ducks. 81 son
$50 Geese, 81 sod6.OO fun feathercd
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS
APPLEs--fancy eyaporated. 6o-lb boxes.
bulk. 5c-lb slhc; fancy sliced. in So-ib boxes.
APRicoTs-i2c per Id loose. l2,sc in lib
cITRoN--In io-lb boxes, 13c.
.cURRANTs--In .bbls. &c: 25-ib boxes. clean
ed M bulk TX , ..ae; lib cartons. ~.
p !, 1S SIiH,sss,,Eyaporated, unpeeled. 1Oallc.
RAlSlNS-Californa 3-crown L. L. boxes.
90: Y Il. l.; ra,isins. 6oae5c 2.crown l..
Nj rals'n aS so,lb boxes, DC: s-crown l.. NJ.
PRUNES- California 80 sos. DC: 60. los III.
'oss9s sac; so-sos. &c: 90-l0os 4a,G5lac
NuTs,Brazil, loc per lb; hlberts. Sicily,
liS; Naples, ia,ss; walnuts. il@i2c; p anuss,
bWoc. almonds. Taragona, 16c per ID in sacks
pecans. 497c; Italian chestnuts. e1oc per Id.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CANNED FRUITs-Apples s-lb. soas5c:
l.eo; 2,lb extra grated 81 so0l IS; lib stand
ara sliced, sl,2o; pears. 2-lb standard. sOc.
ns,ae assn1,ed lo standard Sc pic fruit .
lb. s5c. .
CANNED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s.,b
ookra and tomatoes, 2-b SOC: lima beans, s-Ib
iull weight. SOC: string beans 2-lb, full
we, ~e,ght, Soc 4 No stnngess beans. lib.
weight, sce; marrowfat peas, e-lb, full weight
s.e: early June peas fancy, 2.ib. full weight
sLto; American petit polls peas. 2-b Iuli
lb, SEQ: corn, Auburn Cream, 2,ib. full
weight sl.ln1l IS: A No /, s-b. full we,eSt
sl SAq1E l9 s SIs -R b 2;lb s5@soc.
lib peaahes lemon cling ioa standard
Crawford sesGi 81 Slack cher Cherries e ysIl SS
spr1sess 4 s, % Bartlett
40. S'se". S'sfpHi.ov. StAnuHTu SAs-lb
yellow Crawford. sl.50Ii.55. apricots &, AZ
lfb; Bartlett pears. sLl5di.55.
FRUITS.
APPLES-Per barrel s5C0a5.5o; ca,iforn,,
$l.t0 per box: fancy Oregons. ST. Is ner bax asa
"a bAN 4, sa bunch, sl75as 90; packed:
C0CoANuTS--Per hundred. $500
LEMONS-s3 .50dI4 so wv
kANGES-Louisiana $500: c,i;,o.,,
naveis' 800; California seedlings. ss'co
WIRE AND NAILS.
special rates IN carloads. 'ots-
BARBED WlRE-Gllddep paI 20 an
lbs; Waukegan. Sass Wv per ioO
WIRE NAIl.S--Rate. $3.50 per ksy. :.
vsances. lod, I'D and led. SCI Sd and III "a, "a.
30 ana "a US: I'd and Sd, soc; I'd, 45c; ID 7sc.'
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots. job cars from ,nlers.
charge from store 5di0c mere psr ,na I,rsiels
bran n pose per bushel on oats and Corn. an" M
lvM lsc per 100 lbs on hay "uu
BRAN--loc. corn bran, G7isc nar ,no
CHOrPEp cORN--7Sc per 100 n ~" ips-
COhN-No, : sacked. 40li4lc mar H.,
OAIS--Texas. 3lGS6c per on, w.
WHEAT--SHORTS,-T.r mar 1ao !,