The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-23

n pnckcrs on nearly ali kinds OF canned
goods are very much reduced. and prices. as
/ rule. show a very healthy tone"
HoUyroN WHOLESALE PRICES.
3 uotations for Round Iots OF staple
Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily. and their
thoss ruling In Houston Wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNlTloN--Pow per keg, s4o0a4.25i
blasting powder, I.65 per key: drop shot. per
sack. 81. 80; buck. si.b5.
lies. 7a.dso; New York salt bellies sNc.
aacns sae and TaGsLe.. than car lots
sHs Ties. Arrow. 45.ib soc,
coSFEE,-Rio ara cordoya; ioH@iic; fair.
iey ysg Hrbncsies Aifiiosa. basis Io9-iS cases.
lts0c delivered; %. lb cases, 1i.7Oc delivered:
Flour. Empire Mills. Houston. DAVIS.
son's high patent new wheat. Sab; second
pnss Sw y Wsys 'sS gssa; a stsr NH.
Sea Nymph, x3.s5; Sea Jewel. 1920; Sea Pearl.
s2sO; rye flour. 1910; pumpernckei. $50
flour in barrels 15c above sncks: IN half bar
rels soe above barrels. Old wheat Tidal Wave
y T9HSS S5isSS Z. eoopsort. hominy and
cream meal. In barrels. S2.35; pearl meal. IN
40-ib sacks. 81. 5odI1. 80 per Dbl OF four sacks:
s;s eas oat ,soc ffienas oats' s4S''
HkMs-stsndard. 7NasAc; picnic hams.
HoNEY--In Go-lb cans. extracted. a1sapbc:
In comb. saloc; lii 12-lb cans. extracted. 5nO
SLARD--Rcaned tierces. compound, &c;
leaf, 6A16h; 5o-lb cans hc higher than
tlerccs; i0.lb cans. Nc higher. 5-lb cans. &c
hsnsI s sas s shf far ,sa1se prime
20Gai choice. 25I2G. fancy lew crop syrup.
= RycE-Extra fancy head. casXe; choice. 80
Jibc; fair 4li6l5c; fancy imported, 6Aa6ssc.
ROPE Basis for T-16; Sisai. SIC; Manila.
exc.
Liverpool coarse. Io@75c: fine. 500
S5c; Louisiana, coarse s5c; fine. 9oc: barrels'
e los. ss.s5; GODS. $3.50. ioo-as 12.5o 7o-4s.
SALT FISH Mackerei. No. J, In 1c-lb kits.
H.o0M1 10; half barrels. Sc 5J97.00.
s5 parssd III
leite grade: quarters. $l1.0; fancy sprats,
boxes. 5isc Royal Gloss. bulk. SIZE: Nickel.
100 paekakes. Per boz. 100; corn starch o'-e
SUGAR. Quotations arc for small lots: spe--
cinl prices given on car load orders. Standard
Maw YORK granllatsd S SnSss ana car, np%
fancy 4;sG6c; ohoice. 4%aiM Arouckles In
2-lb and 5-lb packages 9-1e.
PRODUCE.
| BEANs-- Navy. 2Aa29.c. Bayou. sac; Eng
lsh dried, 294c: rinks. a,se; Lirnas. 4'ao;
BUTTER Bae s.ar. Is; dairy; 1922 E,,s Fl
1sise, oleomarEarine, solids. ioc; prints. lie;
| CABBAGE 90 per crate.
CELERY 5aeoc per bunch 800.
wisconsin full cream. i21aalsc; Young Amer
len. iS't@il Western skim. loc; fancy rolls
| ful cream. laisul4c.
| EGGS-Texaa. a0I22c per dozen.
| oNlONs~Californ;a. S0GS5e per bushel.
PEPPER.Chile, l5ml7c per - eo,
! POTATOES Colorado and California. so1
s5r per hnshel; sweet potatoes, Zoe.
! POULTRY Hens, 81 .so@s@6; tryers. si3oo
oording to size md quality Ducks. 81 SOD
3to. Geese. si,soG6oo full feathcred,
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
APPLES Fancy evaporated 50-lb boxes.
DC; lib cartons. a1ac choice ovnporateu, IN
bulk. bO-ib. size. fancy sliced. In 5o-lb boxes
ApRlcoTs-l2o per ID loose; INC in LIB
SuRRhNTsf H'S Sb HN &c: 5s Isl boxes clean
, ed bulk, ilac: lib cartons, Sc.
PEACH ES--EvaporRted unpeeled. 1O9llc.
RAlslNS-C California S-crown l.. l.. boxes.
SLIGO; y box l.. l. raisins. 6oQ6oc; Grown y.
NJ. raisns. 50-lb boxes &C. s-crown L. M
"PiRuNEsM caiifoinio. So-sOs. DC; eo-7os. 70;
10-S0s. 6Ee s0-9os, &c; 80, zoos. ,tAG5lsc,
Ne. Naples. lsIae; wanuts, uIl2c; peanuts
5QtGc, almonds. Taragona. l6c per lh In sacks;
pecans. age. Italian cnestnuts. loc per ID
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CANNED FRulrs-Apples. s-lo. Soqsse
s s esss aa iS5eesi ssS
ard sliced, sl.so; pears, 40 standard. ooss
Ilaekhsrrss. 2,le standard. sSf pie trat :
, Sis: Alb light weight, 81. 90; pie peaches, D.
CANNED yEGETABLEs-Tom alb
full weight s5di9Oc; Glib. fun weight, 6547oc
okra and tomatoes, 2-lb. soc; lima beans. 2-lb
full weight aoc; string beaus. alb. ful
f nis Weight go; red Kidney beans. lib, fnl
Msisns Soc marrowfat peas s-le f fal wsigh,
early ,drs peas ss iaS Ss 2,D iu M
Weight as5'as; ps apparatus n California ~
, lib, s2.oo; corn. Auburn Cream s,lb. fni
Cal GiAIiFoRSiA FRUiTi-Ex,ra standard as
era SssSsss ls@Sn sI Hack CHERRIES ys's
assorted silSsii q. standard s,slS pesca rs
/. iis: Bartlett pears. sl.45ai.sS
K FRUITS.
4 APPLES-Per barrel S5oOlps 90: California
. $1.GO per box, fancy orcgons.- Sis per box.
) BANANAs.Por bunch, sl.7Sdps.o0. packed
L 'CocioANUTsIPc hundred. sioo.
Is LEMONS 81. 50Ui, 80,
8 ORANGES-Louisiana, 81 90, Californi
nayels, 81. 90; California seedlings. 800.
WIRE AND NAILs
% Quotations are for less than carload lots
Sptcial rates on carloads.
- BAkBEp WIRE--0lidden. gal. $40 per 10
Z" lbs, Waukegan. $40
WIRE NKILS--Rate. 400 per key. ad
q vances, 10d. I'D and l6i SO: Sd md o., loo
I'd ana I'd. zoe; "a and I'd. zoe: Sd. ACC; I'd. 7Sc
n | A
= Carload lots, lob cars. from rillers: dealer
charge from sto.e 5ll0c more per 100 lbs O
10 brap, case per bushe on oats and corn, an
y lv1llau per 100 lbs on has.
"a BRAN-1bc. corn bran, blisc per 100 lbs.
CHOPPED CoRN--1sc per 100 lbs
"a CORN--.so. . sacked, 400 lie per bu.
!. OATS Texas. 3i@Stc per bu.
n WHEAT-SHORTS--f6 rer 100 lbs.
~ WHEAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per bu.
II HAY--Aifaifa. $12.00u1S 80 per ton. timothy
$i3 o0Gll3. 80; South Texas prairie hay. S., 00i
!. $40: North Texas. - .0odpl0.oo.
\ MARINE INTELIIGENCh.
Z Port OF Galveston. December %.
Is Vessels in Port.
STEAMSHIPS.
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