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

I u N COTTON IS BENEFICIAL


" y &. 0fnce Of The Post
Houston. Wednssday, February ,.
- ftesnt bulge IN cotton speculation "a
efntifyine 10 merchants and cotton factors.
WINE the present advance has come after :
8 eonliredshic portion Of tho crop has been
p Ia Il n ncverthcIess welcome, because there
y 4 stlll xfcat deal Of cotton In tho hands
II ptautcrs who are not In debt or Il con-
fsolfsa ~ facsofs who have made advances
8 uppa n
Compared with 1905. tho big crop year, spot
e0ttoo. on basis or middline, is 9-i6c higher
nv thsn then and this means considerable
\ 10 TexnR
with wool soaring skywnrd and big short
~ claimed II IL natural to expect better
y hemsnd for cotton. The spectators arc In
\ vestin9 In cotton again. which Is a good
omen.
In Tia speculative markets there Is great
artivity In meats as we'll ns grain and prices
havs an advancing tendency.
Preparations for the next crop are going
= 81, an extensive scale and as result or
dsrs from tho country are highly satisfac-
tory city trade Is beginning to pick up
somewhat and viii improve more whom the
pcddlers Of fruits and produce get straight
snsd out on tho license and tax, on which
they are now at sea.
Frozen Mineral water.
A rather peculiar case Involving some. or
thc iptricares OF the tariff laws hus been
Attracting attention up Boston way recent
~, The DINGHY tariff puts an almost prot
hibiiiso duty on imported mineral waters,
but mono on Ice. So some Boston men en-
gagged IN importing mineral water propose
to freeze II ID Canada and bring II into the
States az Ice, thereby not only oyading the
duty. hut obtaining cheaper freish. I, ana sagt
ing the expense OF cagks, etc. Tho prac-
b ticahility OF the plan depended upon whether
3 the water was injured by Freezing, anu en-
perinents wero made, the unnlysis before
and after freezing, showing, II " claimed.
!, that IL WAS unchanged by tho process.3 Dn.
fore making arrangements TO ship the water
/, In the form of Ice, q Representatives or tho
I, Importing firm called on the collector md M
formed him what tho company was proposing
TO do aud added that II MAS done With the
deliberate purpose Of dcfrauding the revenue
Tho collector, after u careful consideration
Of tho matter, agreed that tho government
J could do nothing. and there Il Mt least one
Instance an record whero8wth tho full lInuwl-
edge Of tho authorities the government &
\ falling to collect revenue from importntions.
The Is0S Puck.
Tho New York journal Of Commerce. says;
Opening prices for 1893 pack of Soma vcge-
4 tables hayn been out for II week or more on
! number OF brands and ii fairly liberal
! amount Of bueiness has been done though
X chiefly IN huyrrs' labels ~ ii iiudcrstood'
\ Inquiries for prices on Ups packing have
/, becn numerous and have been made aofie.
y what onrier than usual, but 1t IN intnnted
|, that they were sent Ia with The ihcn OF tcste
iDg tho Views of packers rather thalt with
/. the object OF securing stock carly This ~
|, said to he not only true OF tomatoes aud
4 corn. but alao applies TO nras.
4 IN the tomato market there W rrnortcd to
/ have been Q very satisfactory business dono
4 for forward delivery, Most Of the Balos We're
Ii II lis reported. Tor huyers' labels. Only n
few OF the packers, II IS stated. have made
!, pricca fot forward and those are said 10 be
u 6ef1ttr above last years opening prices. Spot
+ stocks are reported to he more clpaely cleaned
i ,ip than for, several years past OF this sea-
4 spn. aud this lclpa forward business. Every
y thing. II 80 asserted depcnda upon tho com
. stunning demand between now md The time
Of marketing new stock. but thnro Is ut pres
q ept very little inquiry from the consuming
i, trade,
Chi"aro Packer Hides.
x Shoe and Leather Reporter SAYS: There
have been good sales nf both NATIVE aud
branded hides since our Inst report We
: note February natives sold al ll4c. There
z is 4 considerable difference between the prea-
u atNt uHfhftNi anu INC tnUultlDnn tnHi pre-
Y waited n year ago. one Of the packers ear
hned his February and March natives into
HJuly last year; today the snmo packer sold
J, abrnd into bla February Kill
It would seem that hide prleos have about
e reached the top, The quotations are abnormal >
y ~ high and added 10 this III the decline IN
I quality. Tho tanners aro operating with
great caution and nre contributing TO tho
= ndvanoc movement in hIdcs as little rs pos
siblc. Many Of tho tanners by skillul man
contriycd 10 mako q little money last
year, but they lost heavily In 1896 because
/ Of tho high rost OF hides II, 1875 and have
i, no desire TO repeat this experience In 1905
,is Trndc Notes, q
XII Staples Of every class are very steady and
are moving freely.
{, Tho market for sugar aud noIasscs In very
strong particularly for the latter.
hotter demand FOR eggs by the city trade
A p noted All surplus stock Il being shipped
% un New York market, tho Western mar.
iikcts being weak.
X y. Rercipts Of chickens are heavy Hens mr.,
lin good dennnd and steady. while springers
faro slow aalc and weak at quotations.
Tho glucose market Is firm aud holders
sltAy higher prices MIL prevail,
Apples are selling more freely than sine,
the holiday season despite the high pftccs
land the small aixe OF the stock Bananas anr
orangcs are also In good demand.
y There IL no change to note In tho price Of
any article ana tho general tone Is steady
\ az Lumber and wire are both moving fiaol,
] do interior points. Demand for ci,ueuelor
\ sun from Kansas. Colorado and other point
4 HOUSTON wH0LIcyALE PRICES.
I |setastoss Tor Ronad Lots Of stapi.
Y h RI ConlmOdftien,
4 al fheee Quotationa are revised daily and their
Il 53o<tsctueea can be relied upon. TIE prices
\ $I9 tpcBe ruting " the Houston wholesale