The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06
HEAVY STAPLES.

AMMuNlTloN--Powde per kog, 81 O0dr
80; blasting powder, 81 % per key; drop shot.
bhNoN-Extra short clear, In sacks. 65s6,
Sac, regulars 6sI6fc; boxed isc higher;
smoked bellies. 7Ss@7A; New York salt bel
| lies 7l.c; breakfast bacon Ss.Q9Ac.
RAGING AND TIES-Iess than car lots
from Houston: BaggipG. 2-lb, 6&c: 2h-lb.
re. Ties, Arrow. 45-lb, 9oc; Delta 81.
CANDY-Stick, wrapped, basis "a 6&a7c
per ib special sizes. lac higher.
COFFEE--Rio and Cordoya 1Oihmi1c; fair
SQShc; prime Sasqsc; choice 9iaHy%c: fancy
l041olsc; peaberry 1igl4hc, Roasted eoffces;
Apex, sl0.16
FLoUR-Empire Mills Houston: Dawson s
High patent, $3.50; White Ribbon, second pat
ent, 81 10. Texas Star Mills quote: Tidal
Wave, $3.50; Sea Fairy, second roller patent.
$500; Sea Pearl $3.50; rye flour $40. Special
rates for shipments to interior points; -four
IN barrels. loo above sacks; in half barrels,
zoe above barrels.
FARINACEoUs GooDs--Grlts, hominy and
cream meal, In barrels, $3.50; pearl meal In
4O-lb sacks, SLIGO per Dbl of four sacks Scotch
and Friends oats, $3.50; Columbian oats. So Ia,
HAMS-Standard, slaG9c; picnic hams. 7c.
HONEY--ln 60-lb cans. extracted. iRn5lac;
in comb, S@l0c; In lib cans. extracted, 6i3o.
LARD-Refined tierces, compound, iAc; leaf
SIC; 50-lb cans &c higher than tierces; 10-lb
cans, &c higher; 5-lb cSus. ;sc higher; BIB
cans. 1c higher.
MoLASSES -Roboiled. fair, 16gIsc; prime.
soW2lc; choice, 25q26c; fancy new crop syrup,
32@S3c,
RICE-Extra fancy head. 5Isd5Nc; choice
4hNbe; fair, 1I4Isc; fancy imported. 5ia45&c.
RoPE-Basis for 7-l6; Sisal, &c; MANILA.
SIZE; cotton, 10k@ilc.
SALT-Liverpool. coarse, 601T5c; fine, 65Gn
soc; Louisiana, coarse, Soc: hne, SIC: barrels.
2S-los, SEQ: COOS. $3.50; lo0-3s, $3.50; 7o-4s,
SALT FlsH--Mackcrel. No. /, in 1o-lb kits,
S5cWSl. 90. half barrels, sj50I5.75.
ARlolNES-American quarters S325m3.35:
mustard three-quarters 81. 40d2 so; imported
Gillette grade, quarters sll 20; fancy sprats.
quarters $3.50.
sTARCH--standard goods: Pearl. in 4O-lb
boxes, &c; Royal Gloss, bulk age Nickel
loo packages, per box S275; corn starch SIC
per lb 20 and i0-lb boxes
suGAR-Quotatious are for small lots; spe-
cial prices given on carload orders Standard
graduated 5,ac; cubes and powdered ) lS-lec !
Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy 4A@Sc,
PRODUCE.
BEANS California small white 2ssc per %;
Bayou &c: pink &c. Lima beans 3hqSisc;
blMct eyed peas 3s4 637sc
BU4'TER-Bu Star, 19c; dairy, 1i1l5c;
faEty Elgin creamery 22T2sc; Texas country
butter, choice l5p1Sc; common, smlDc; cleo
margarine. solids. lie; prints. lie; Eigin dairy
bricks. 17i5c Cynosure fancy creamery. in 5
and i0-lb pals. DC.
CABBAGE--Colorado s3.0og3.25; Texas $17a
a.. rs.
CHEESE Now York fun cream, 1lai2c;
Wisconsin full cream, l1j5Nl2ci Young Amer
lea. I2i.c Western skim loc
ECGS--Per dozen, &C.
oNioNS--Fancy red 24i use per III.
fEPPER-Chile, 17@20c per III; black, 9&9
Zoe
oTAToEs--Californa and Colorado soI
soc: sweet potatoes. 35G50c per hushel' gen
uine New York seed potatoes, 11-peck bDls,
at S9,9Oa3.oO 10-peck bbls, al STD; Tennes-
see Triumph. 10-reck bbls, s3.7Sai0O In
sacks, 81 i0nf 80 per bushei
POULTRY-Iiens 81. 75d3. %; springs 81 90
a. 80; broilers s1.75n2 90. Turkeys hens,
ss.CON900: gobblers sl0.00qi2.o0. Ducks S2.75
@3.2j. Geese, s4.00Gi.5o.