The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-10
BAROMETER Of BUSINESS.
Al Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
THE MASON AMENDMENT IS FAVORED
Dealers Want 10 Have Adulterated
Flour Branded as such--Canncd
Goods Review.
Once of Tho Post.

Houston, THURSDAY, June y.
All honest dealers are pleased with The
prospective passage by congress OF a law re-
gnrding the adnlteraton OF flour. While II
may be truc that the mixture is not dectori-
Gus to health, there lie papablc fraud. When
the consumer pays fer wheat -four he wan.s
his nioncys worth ard IL entitled to it.
The same law which applies to olcomar-
garIne Will relatively apply to iiour. Dealers
handling adulterated -four must take out spo-
cal license and the -four must be branded as
being adulterated--iust us oleo Is now branded
as such. While the majority Of the restau-
rants use cleo, they buy II as such and pay
the oleo and not the Elgin creamery price.
In this connection the New York Journal OF
Commerce says The Mason amendment to
tho senate revenue bill as completed by the
senate provides for system OF taxing and
marking mixed -four. Mixed flour. or adul-
tcraled -four. as understood by the amend
meat. means the hour product made from
wheat and mixed blended or compounded with
ground corn or other foreign substances. or
with the manufactured product Of any other
grain than whent Special taxes are imposed
on such Hour and provision made for the
stamping OF all packages containing such
-four, and marking II distinctly mixed
-four" giving ingredients. etc. The Western
millers, u Is Aaid, are responsible tor tho in
ccntion OF this measure which han been under
consideration fof atout two months. Ii Is not
designed 20 much as revenue measure nS n
measure to prevent adult eraii0n OF flour. Re.
covers hero are not particularly interested In
tue measure. as they clnin hot to adutcrate
-four, hut II Is said that the habit OF rcpuck-
Tug aud hduterating Hour has been practiced
to a considerable extent In other cities.
Canned Goods.
Under date OF June 1 Thomas !. Mcchan
Co. write from Baltimore ms follows. "rh.
tomato market closed today Mt the same prices
that prevailed at the close of the previous
week. Everybody eeenls to be waiting, MI
cawber like, Tor something 10 turn up. Tho
fact IL. tho market has had n good. biz ad-
vance. without any reaction whatever. aud a
breathing spell 10 III order. The developments
during tht next week or two may be OF un-
usual interest. New pens pnoapplcs and
STRAWBERRIES were the most active articles dur
Ing me past week. Tho packing OF them s
nov at It's height, and low prices are being
made 10 move the goods promptly. other new
fruits and vegetables Will follow IN rapid or.
DER, so that the packing season OF 1898 IL fairly
on, Second peaches. pie peaches. string beams
baked beans, corn and apples were again nc.
tive at fun prices. The outlook ~ favorable
all along tho line and we again say keep your
stock OF canned goods In good share this sum
mer Perhaps the quality OF the new pack OF
cary juno peas WAS never better than 1t 10
at1. hthcq The activity In new toas this week
We quote tohay's prires IN the now pack Of
cary Juhes, no prices have yet beon made on
ntN WhiruWihtf SECONDS. ectly JunoR, hiihfI
QUO. STANDARD early Junas, HhiD7Oc. medium
sit,cd early Junas. s0T9oe; extra sfted carly
Junes 81 ooall0, extra ilnc 'poit Pots flnos:,
sl.3odi.i0."
Advance In Tens
The New York Commercial Of the 18th saws:
There were interesting Developments in the
grocery uude yesterday The most important
OF thoTe was an advance OF at least &c per
peunn IN the price of teas. owing to the prob
aniiity OF the war tax OF 10 cents per mound
rms changed the entire complexion of the ton
market and turned feeling OF dependency
On tno port or sellers to one OF eiation and
conhoence In the future. Tho leading holders
We're willing to receive bids. hut they woro
no! no. ANXIOUS to name selling prices. aud every
thinH was held AWAY up and NIL quoted nriccs
were more or less nominal. Another feature
OF great interest to the grocery trade wae
tho atoltshnent OF the rebate system Inv mo
leldlng Glucose Sugar Refinery COMPANY An
othar point OF Interest was tho announcement,
by sugar rtiiners that they would r,larnntoo
.uyers OF rehned sugar against u reduction
arf,ng Juno from prices ruling Yesterday
brokers said that they thought this would
pr'ng In better trade today
Trnde Notes
HOG products arc higher at primary no,ntN
ana an advance may he expected locally
Thtre is no feature to any market nj nro,
en', as everything seems TO be in n waiiinv
mood. " ""''"b
Poultry Is very cheap on account NJ bc,vv
Tecepts' broilers arc down to 81 a dozen.
leAas cSge are In bad odor on account n,
tnsT odor ana are slow sale at any prico "