The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

INTO renewed prominence BY reason a, =
temporarily shortened supply ia ,hs how
sorts ana shipments are being rr,aa ~
nearly every direction, even TO son,h,,,.
ponts Just over the fence" from tho rics
sleius' The past week brought bad new
i l,oi louisiana; yellow fever IN New Or.
ieShs and terrific ruin and wind s,or.r
IN Arcadia, st. Landry aud Vermilii,n
parishes, which washed away much of ~.
e.vp cut and lying on stubble; whining
out or beating down that which was stana,
'ns Inc direct and resultant loss has haon
variously estimated at from 25o. 900 "a
ooV,VoO sacks, but 1t Is hoped with Tho f,,s
weather immed- ately following the stsrm
ana now prevailing, thai more q, inc go,
VIII be saved than at flrst anticlpatsd NJ
the moment, Louisiana planters are hesi.
tatlng TO ship into New Orleans. and as I'M
30 last week receipts had been taken ~
last as they could be miiied, there Is hui
MINATED spot supply, which Is firmly be,d
at l-4QS-Sc above the figures OF the nrs-
vious week Fortunately for those who
prefer home sorts, Carolina is beginning IN
come forward in fair volume. planters
along the Atlantic coast, however. will
probably make the most OF present oppor-
UNITY by insisting on full values. Tele-
grams OF the day rep3rt enlarging activity
at advanced figures. Markets cleaned I'M
daily. Cables and correspondence from
abroad note steady demand at full receot
figures. Advices from Japan note severe
ana destructive storm in southern districts.
damaging its crop most seriously; upper
sections thus far prospecting, and If there be
no untoward experiences the comlrN few
weeks the outcome will be handsome In
both quantity and quality.
Talmage New Orleans telegraphs LOU
isiana crop movement to date: Reeeipts
rough, 1S3,l95 sacks; last year (lnclusiys
q
sales, cleaned (estima,ed), 42.g15 barrels.
last year, 26,s00 barrels; steady demand at
an advance OF 1-4@3-S. general grocery
grades.
Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs Caro-
lima crop movement to date: Receipts.
cleaned, 1855 barrels; sales. 1920 barrels;
steady demand; market strong.
Trade Notes.
Were 1t not for tis, Kansas eggs, Texas
eggs, which are now fresher, would be sell
ing at zoe in case lots.
Poultry declined 25c a dozen on heavy
receipts and slack demand.
The market is well supplied with cab
hage and potatoes.
An advance in butter is looked for next
week. The same may be said of cheese.
There is no really genuine pure molasses
on the market these days.
Staples are all unchanged IN price and
tone.
Cables from Sicily quote 756D7es for Sicily
sheled almonds, equal to about 2ic in New
York,
Southern California cured apricots, II is
reported, are of better quality this year
than for some years past.
According TO cables from Smyrna, high
grade figs cost 26c laid dowr here. They
are reported to be very scarce.
"A letter advises that some CT the grow
ers of lima beans In California are dod-
ing their beans at 4c per pound there. This.
however, is a price made by those who en-
tertan extreme views, the average quota
tion being ia coast
Advces received from Spain are to the
effect that the crop OF large size olives will
be 10 per cent less than last year, and that
the output OF the medium sizes will be 20
to 30 per cent less than a year ago, while
the shortage IN the very small fruit will
amount to fully go per cent.
kilograms from Fresno, Cal, state that
heavy rains there are interfering with the
rasn drying and will probably result in
curtailing September shipments.
A letter from California states that from
the writer's knowledge and observations he
did not believe that the prune crop would
average higher than sos.