The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-05
I0IlEIER Of BUSINESS.
i lx6ex to TIE Condition Of Trade
(ieseraily.
sPOT DEMAND FOR STAPLES GOOD
i peunIative Markets FluctunfinE
Rapsdly md 20 Estremcs-Thc
Canned Goods situation.
oihcc ot Tho poat,
Houston. Friday. March 4.


spot demsnd for staples continues good, but
succulntIyo markets are huctuating ZIP and
> down ii extreme ranges and With unusual
rapidly.
The commercial world Is closely keeping
track 81 tho Cuban and Spanish situation ana
some ittlu unoasiness is felt as TO the out
come aud probable effect on The market
4 values.
business men. on second Thought, place
little teliancc in the many Wild reports ~
constant circulation. and realize tii.tt no az
tiLn ean be taken until the official report oil
the naval board OF inquiry is made And here
comes speculation as 10 what immediate
4 effect declaration OF war would have on
values, whether commodities would 10 up or
down.
The activity going on In the ordnance ana
naval departments has naturally made buri@
ness good on the seaboard aud viii place
m.iiony Of dollars in circulation few OF
Which, however. iind their way 70 acctions
where little besides cotton ii raised
ono bad feature is the Whispering about
freight ratca agaiu goipg 10 pieces Some
OF the linee nto dolnS their best 70 avert
any fatc war. but tht4a are oln Or two roads
witch are noted for THEN guerrilla warfare.
Johhers are anxious to zee s,rblcHpl uni
form rates strictly nialntahpd, With no re-
bates 10 n favored Tow. aud dcplteatc any
ratc wars.
canned Goods rtfuation.
Under datc Of February q Thomas J. Nice
hi,ii & Go. wii;o from baltimore: "Outsido of
srot and 'lltnte tomatoes tisa eauicd goods |
nsaiaer was dun and uninteruAtins dnring |
siiu rstHt week. Prices arc iirIn, ats tIIN. l
be. .lrsr the stocks held by the nat kots .tfs !
mllSs below The quantities held mere. usn-
ais, III this line oil tnn yfay Speaking OF !
tomatoes. the nlnrket for spot goods Is pus-
siing Everyone Agrees that thc price should /
advance, but every day or tN1 Il weak holder
depoIrph who Is iblpuiicnt and his offerings 1
cause Z plVmcniaty wsHkor ferling. Ihat mas !
been TIM rtsr recently, bit tho week closes |
witha better feeling. iii 'futnfp tDiitat0ps the |
johpets rave snown ittIo disposition, u,itil 10
.ccigly, 10 meet tho parkste' viowA ~ 10 |
price, DURING the past week large business |
hos been done In S-lh standards On the basis |
Of G.iac cash, less X per cent. 4 q. b. Bal |
tfnore, ana the buyers aud sellers are gct-
ting ciusrr together. Srota '-f@fhcre Nis an |
increase iti the 0rdars foI spot tomatoes idr |
pislapt shipment, and 4 iirnicr iGtilng IN /
the;ii ii Tire Close OF the week. riin iowesl |
price tudny Ter STANDARD titalty 3-lb tpt1a
LOGS is aVu faSh. irsiS It's per cont, (. b. |
baltimore and e-lb ditto are 61c strictly |
standard qiiality at these prices lonh like a !
sAin purchase. There arr scyeral large cnu- |
kuinitne months fof iofaatces coming. pu
lures rho buyers and sellers arc getting |
closer together, aud some good-HiSel ordeis |
for s-iu eiRntlAtds were placed this week ON |
the basis OF os,ac, less ~ per cont, (. @. b. |
Baltimore, freight rate guhrantced There |
fre lois of orders III the market 10 buy ut |
sun nct cash, hut they cant be placed at that
piirt excepting at rouniry points tnhing much
tlghtt Insight than from Baltimore Which
NAY ihe market ID going remains TO DO seen.
baA Just nov The feeling is better, and pack
tfs are more hopeful.