The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-07
BAROMETER Of BUSINESS
a Iodex to the Condition Of ifsa'
C;eaersily.
4 STRONG uSpERToSE Is APPARENT
~, rood Com odities Are AdvsA
ang-Revicw Of e
war Tax ana Tobacco
Once Of The Post
Houston. Friday. May 8.

H0nSfOus 1
rh.,~ are no changes Of importance
,.,.,, markets. bu. there is s'fo"s ,u,
,an,encv in all food commodities ." ooc
:, tho war. Flour yesterday Jump. T.,..
b.rre, ON the bulge In cash NheA'
mill. not having large stocks ,.. nv
n few days the advanced ffe's". -
ali viii be in effect and as a eonsea ~
snme slight advances may pc eNp'
eq,sjizc the cost 80, :, conservatism
The war has caused spirit OF oo''s =,
IN M directions and no new unoe''
large scales arc entered upon .,...o "a
Hanks report money easy ou' a"e'N
cnIv limited demand for loaus' ny -
=, interest remain the same anu All ''""D
.,a ~ excellent condition 20 lar US ""'"e
plspty OF money Is concerned
Mexican cattle scnrer.
~, ro,, worth Live Stock Reporter s"Sn'
The astonishing snooanocment 'S nv" No.,
40, Ncyieo ia almost without catue' i"''
surnr,sng state Of AFFAIRS IS due 10 INC ny
,,'ar1o,s demand fer Mexican beef that BEGAN
alr,ost exactly two years ago ana mas Io'"''-
cd IN cutting down to very small nun.ners .nn
scrminriy ine-Shaustible herds OF Hofth''"
McAico, 1910. ...,,d so,oro nInnc
-, ~ lem ahiuuing 10 Cuba from 5000 20 Vl~
snttIe month. That 10 Why the ,u W. .,n
bolion has lin.i re pneks u W indeed,
stoc4mon WIN epiu' !. 40 1Sat Mexico,
yiIch 40 cruelty felt the iron hand OF sbs as
sentrrios ago. should in these mode, ~, '" A.
furnish food In vast dnah''usS '''
n",,ns he last twelve months. niso. me me
movement Of live stock from Mexico MA w. de- de-
United States has becono u"" "na .tu, exists.
mand has gone on nmnun'Vt tbn "h' the Mcxlcan
II is apparent, thero"tV, A., frou, this
cattlemcn have realReh nahus,un,'' ,naiorjty
product Of their ianont.s,," n"hsus,od their
OF them have pr"ou'"''S
holds.
yt.,x
canned "n"ns uoeb,u
~ pa,,I,,o-c write as follows regarding
!. .ar,oa gooda situation in that market
.,,a ~ market letter Of last Saturday 2ad
:" .,o1 mo market ~ follows: 'Durne
,os ' mai week the underlonc to the cannca
xouds marke, has DEVELOPED married. sis's 40,
IN several G naoss ana tho outooE has i'm
"n" 80 In mo fnre Of adverse conditions. An,
sttnn,nt Ia buv more than the usual size o
cvr, Nav iobbng lots Ia met with resist
,neo which means higher prices by ana U,
axccn, tor few articles. Tomatoes bot
snot and futures, are held very Arm, an
,bcy arc mon the eve OF an improvement !
nrites all along tho line, 1t begins 10 100
i've many Of the taclors have already over
n,c,rs Ia 10 true the htslory OF last yeas
nnavnnco may he repeated buy fey iu,hi
ton,atofs Of reliable packers ut todays prize
ana watch the result What was tho result
pnih snnt md future tonntoes corn, strii
hcnns baked beans pncbpplcs, sccon'
nestLes md ME reaches hGve advancod az
Inv Iho u,.ck and other articles are aho
"a follow tbcir lead We look Tor a gradu
iu,,,,ov,mont In tho market. and with tn
hcitef we recommend tho purchase OF all I
s,sntr limos OF canned goods. The prices
80. snsrs IT,, mates solder and other ur
cI1s witch rnter into the cost of cam
goods hive advanced materially this week.
80 No connitiona prevailing n, month n
have b.en reversed, and unlcss something |
Sntns,at menus Tho market will continue
inirroys and may be bought confidently
'roburco
!, revising tho tobacco market the ST. 10
-, na,,,n,sa, .a.e.
800, norsrn,,ort revenue from
'He ""ius' 'an, nAn ~, AT. ! Il.
hAcfo is prophoiy s-S,VVu'VV'' y. we As
& Myers pay one.twelith ana other ~ ~
manufacturers about 90 per cent OF the
tir, amount In case the &c raise bccon,'
iae-and " will pass al &c u not a
rn,se, me ,eS hala = ,no iooe' m'''"''''''
VIII DC noupi.u ~ ,rn'S ,a o,so 4,
IN NSw .. s.'s III, ~ w '' ,ohacr " ,cnsumer
Seperal, a few op,nions expressed by the !
c,pni tobacco manufactnr,rs OF ST Louis
gai ding the proposed hill and its effect
the trade Will not be quite oppo'tune:
Glete Democrat reporter Nude tour OF
principal concerns Of The city yesterday.
Nsnst,' are 's sem a smgs soy ,hs; p mo
M,u,'s ANY NV, NV" e ,rhe ,,oncsed n
w wre nm !. becomes s'i law as i, now stands
,,so,c a vsst amount ~ extra labor.
,,nsle ,ystrm OF moldng aud packing
AVE- IN h, r"adms,ed. Kew stamps wiil
10 be ob,aincd. and. IL the Law beoomes
iatlye Immediately co,nplcto blocsa
. ""srnSn rsn mint ana issue the now 81