The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-18

Average OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S,93bDsO
Prizes reached their highest point in lSoa.
when 95cdsl.t5 was quoted during the scar.
The lowest was Site. in 1896 The range ~
years has been ISIS, aoeilsiUs; 1852 723suSOc;
1899. iIiscdsl0 %. 1891. S0ffajc. 1892, Se1ac@
Gi5c, 1896, 5ilsn SOC. 1897. GOcH$l00 VIVA,
prices will be quoted later Is uncertain, but
the PIT seat prospect does not Indicate
terial variation from what has gone before
according to welI-nformcd dealers.
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WIN sugar Advance.
Sugar people were given something 10 talk
about yesterday. says the New York Commor-
cial OF the l3th in the guarantee BY the re-
nners that they wonlt not protect buyers
against any advance while sugars were 10
transit. a, the same time they protected
buyers nEalnst a decline. agreeing to give
them the benefit of amy cut In prices before
hugaie arrived 1T their destination But this
does not bring IN very many new orders aud
the market was ouly fairly active. Prices
were unchanged on refined, but thnre was Il
sale OF cargo OF centrifugal sugnr. The
price was not made publlr but II was SUP
postd to be Ne Tor a6 test. M advance OF
1-l6c from the last previous sale Ia a dis
cusson among brokers vest rday the idea was
bltught out that prlcts tor refined sugar
would advance before thov declined Prices
Tor .ounA lots 81 soft grades were shaded a
trilie Tho actual cost of rclniuE ia, OF course
rot known BY outsiders, bur it Is supposed -
be sc TO the American Sugar Rehninr com .
phny and a little less TO outside rehners ur,
say to 55c to sc The Doscher refinery will
not start M this month. II Is said that tho
Sugar Trust Is negotiating With the planters
OF Hawaii for their sugar crop for the mex,
threo years. II failed 10 secure the crop for
this wear.
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Rig Crnncd Purchase.
Fort Worth. Texas, October t7,--Probnbl,
ono of the largest single purchases OF canned
goods over made In Texas has Just been clnset
by the McCord- Collins Commerce company
who bought from Baltimore nrr sixty car
loads OF these goods to he shipped AZ once q
ToXes. This shinmcnt is also said 10 be tn
LARGEST that any Baltimore firm ever made L
single Arm
Trade Notes.
The markets for buttor are all very Hrm ant
an advance in prices Is expected,
Kansas eggs are higher az primary market
nnd next arrivals Will probably be quote
higher.
reduction OF > cents has hc,n made 4
tho price Of Arrow ties.
Hog products ON tho speculative board ugal
showed weakness. though frost In the SCOUT
would cause an advance,
The directors OF the California Rnlsi
Growers, association have liked prices to TAX
cffcrt on and after October lG, lSoS. but suit
joct to advance without notice AS follow.
Twos, throes and tours. sac, iac and so
ditto Pacific brand, s9,c. 3Nc and M III
inded loose Muscatrls s'?c, Pacific brand vi
graded Musca,cls, SO, All other talstns
previous list The above prices are { %,
common shipment points Terms; Cash; y,
cent on on oresontat oG of documents.
The prize OF California soft shcll walnut
WIS advanced on october 10 OF the const
The e. O. b. for No, , and ilho I. o. b. for ~
2. these prices to hold until further notice.
Advices by mail from San Francisco to Il
sih Instant state that outside OF Alaska ns
there liz no salmon to offer there. L,it
business was doing, however. Tho fall pa,
was not expected to fill tho shortage TO
opprsciable extent.
It Is reported that the coming CAiiforn
orange crop viii run from $4,000 to $50
cars. The output this year was nearly
quite l5,0ee ears, All over the state the CT,
is said TO he doing Well and the outlook 4
prosperous season encouraging Tor grower
1t IL reported that considerable quaint
OF genuine frcsh mackcre Is belng pack
on tho coast OF Maine. more. Il Is stated, thu
at any time In the past twelve years. II
quality Is hne and consumption large al
HOUSTON Wholesale PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots Of stan
Commodities.
These quotations arc revised daily. and the
correctness can be relied upon. The prices a
those rulirg in Houston Wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNITION Powder. per keg, N0N;r+.
biehting powder, $i.65 per Reg: drop snot u
sslk. Sl.35. buck, $l.61.
BACoN--Extra short clear. In sacks. g.:
sac: regulars. 6A9'cl boxed hc highe
smoked bellies. ISaQse: New York salt bell,
skc: breakfast bacon, Sis6IsNc
BAGGiS., AND TlEs-Less than cor 10
srcn. Houston; nassing. s.lb, '7s0se; M
Sh16irc. Ties. Arrow i5-lb. S3c
cASnf-suck, wrapped basis "a. 797,
per u; special Sizes. isc higher.
cOFFEE.-Rio and cordoya. lois@ioNe; Il
lih0uhc; peaberry. llQuAc. Roasted g,
fees; Arbuckle's Ariosa. hans ioo.lb cas-,
Apex. l00-lb cases. 10000; IN ss-lb cas-,
sl.1Qc
tLoUR-Empirs Mills. Houston: Dayissor
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