The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-14
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= (: Houston. Tuesday. December 10.
~ Df3ducc niArkct Is IN better condIticn
~ holidays than Il has been for some
~ ~ h4nk All surplus egi;s have been sent
4 x M Yofk and today several commission
- Slii1 ma no eggs. although demand was
fi,fkrys ana chicEcns we're also cleaned up
nd The market Is bare OF poultry.
Fnrfies were in tho city bvsirg up all the
y 'tustssss chickens and eggs thcy could get for
shipt466& 10 Cuba ON a cattle ship which is
4 nhott.x6 s1ii for Havana and other Cuban
ports Tho nrst shspincr, Of produce from
Ifonston to Cuba turned out well. the ship
psiH making good profits.
fits tho disposal OF all this surplus stock
and tie scarcity Of Texass eggs which has
4 etvti1 strength to the market and the commits
aion houses expect good prices from now on.
Good Texas country butter is In the market
land is selling slowly. though the quality is
txlelltnt and tho price cheap enough. The
trouble With Texas country butter 10 that the
few VINO make a good quality ship very ir-
regularly and no steady trade can be built
np for this class OF butter.
Fancy piMcapplcs.
\ tew years ago land owners In the South
western part of Texas discussed tho idea OF
, experimenting with plneapples. but no reports
! have been received as to whether the enter.
prise was successful. The extreme southwest
ern part OF tho State is not subject TO freezes
and should do rs we'll as Florida in this limo.
In an article on this subject the New York
Commercial says: It'll
While Florida Is not tic natural home CT
the pineapple Its culture there has been
brought to the greatest DEVELOPMENT. 1t Is
one q me sw ras Mne nsys sseR Mich
usnily incrtases fize at tho expense OIL
favor.
npnes Il 10 shed tho fields, that Is. convert
ths pineriss into immepse green houses. which
prevent the temperature falling below given
point. 1urge corporations are doing this sue
cessfllly, and producing fancy fruit which sell
Mt extremely high prices. The plneres at Or
lanuo are The best known to Northern mar
kc;s and from them comes the finest fruit
groyn. There are come plantations IN the
Bahamas which produce nearly as satisfactory
pines, but they are not rs larSe and the flavor
IL hardly as good.
The principal varieties are the red. the Alb
baka and the smooth Cayenne All are excel
lent fruit. but the latter is the bsst repre-
have been sent to this city Is to l6 Inches
high, not counting the tuft OF leaves Ut the
tcp. aud fully inshzs ln diameter The
finest and ripest bring MS high as 81 so eac
sometimes. and 75c6is1 by the case of II or L.
They ara Il Arm end very highly favored
fruit.
baltimore Cnnnrd Goods.
Thos. j. Meehan & Co. of Baltimore say In
their circular OF December 10:
Increased activity In apples. string beans
and tomatoes was the feature In the market
hero this week. Tho light stocks OF apples.
S.upied with u larger demand. caused an ad.
,surs III Tie prices. There is no scarcity OF
eariiis beans, but the stocks have been con-
.esStrated. in few hands, and the prices will
DC forced up. probably. There was a good
dsniand for tomatoes during tha week. mostly
for 2-lbs which show an Improvement In
pilce. and there was more inquiry for 3-ihs,
scsi ecially of extra quality. Reports are being
circulated that the pack Of tomatoes In 1898.
throughout the country. was larger than it
Sas thought TO be, hut such information has
been already discounted. The tomato market
IL worth close attention, and we believe tu-
dicious purchases made now VIII make no
loss,
OF every day jobbiug orders received during
the week. an unusual thing for the month OF
Lsesmeer. and they emhraesd creator va.
for canned goods throughout the winter is en-
couragins.
Trade Notes.
Arrivals of fresh Mexican chile pepper are
Grain and feedstuffs are higher with good
demand.
Texas eggs are scarce and firm at ,s12sc
per dozen In case lots.
Staples are In rut with no fluctuations
worthy Of note and demand slack.
Lemons are weak on account OF the cold
weather and a decline In New York.
Orders for raisins. nuts. fruits and holiday
day.
Prices OF all kinds OF poultry have beet,
advanced. but only really fat, healthy birds
bring tho TOP quotations.. Too. much scrub
stock has been keeping prices down.
Advlces from, San Francisco report con-
unued good demand for Alaska canned sal
mon, with renewed interest on the Dart OF
Enginh buyers. Puge! Sound Cohocs werv
also reported TO be selling well.
& 1t was reported in New York on Saturday
that sales " American .sardinos to Southern
buyers We're made at se.s6 for quarter oils
and AZ. Sc c'is for three-quartcr mustards, though
nirr md s.. 10 for the latter.
The San Francisco Grocer says that Quite
= n'iplrer o. carloads of unptted plunis have
market, 4, abcut &c per pound. Last year
they. went 20 the Klondike, but this year they
are believed TO have been shipped East.
Tho jo5bing trade i still hampered by the
unsatisfactory condition or the freight rate
situ8tion- Very little is doing In such COM
lnudHies as are generally sold In carload lots.
Ssou ots susn subest s so Are Spa y
txtgbt tatce.
H0usTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
oaptatfons for Ronnd Lots or staple
COSnnaQdittcs.
Is LAeee euctations are revised daily. and their
s aou usss ass PssTss
HEAVY STAPLES.
g per kss, $1,000 :ss