The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-26
! ! : ! | ] | ! BUSINESS.
!! M Il tts Condition Of Trade
Generally.
1IIt MOVEMENT IS NOT VERY BRISK,
0evaevw % the Canned Goods situn-
a tlsN--tross IN t'asiScrnsa-Priccs
81 Coz - edttses ynchanKcd.

nsxkNsx hooked urtp as \ gauge OF business
Int thsrs figures. like igarcs often do. seen
70 Mir On eccsntrso occasionally.
TWO weeks ego the decrease In bank clear
Inss vas over yl.ooo.oc, yet the volume Of
tuslntrs was fairly COOL This weeks bank
bearings show J. fnir increase. yet, with thu
{ sticet Tar strike, un election md the lack oi
map OIL account Of the general suspense over
& the Cuban situation, the volume OF business
a u small The trade movement is the opposite
to the movement ut the clearing house. In
short. bu.iness Is rather dull
Canned Goods.
Under date OF March ~ Thomas ]. Mcehan
8 Co --ritc from Baltimore as follows "a
fair demand for spot tomatoes. corn, string
beans and peas was 10 evidence all during tina
past week. but the remainder OF the list was
quiet enough. The pineapple situation is liz
y teiestinE because OF the present complication
Of Cuban AFFAIRS In case of war with Spain
the shipment Of plncapples to lais country
from the Bahamas would be very small, II
any shipments at all could be made from
there and the packers would have to depend
\ entirely upon the Florida crop for their su:,-
ply, aud that is nm uncertain quantity. Not
only pinenpples. but all other staple lines, OF
canhtu goods are sure To be advanced shuuli
upbtBltees ne commenced. Tue orders Tor tu-
tutc tomatoes and corn continue iarge-iargsr
then during the same period last year There
have been no changcs In the prices this week
AID certainly Y would not be reasonable TO
anticipate lower prices for future delivery in
the face OF so large n demand. There Is II
good. fair demand for spot tomatoes, but there
Is 10 snap to the market and the quotations
OF LIST week are unchanged namely, 3 pound
standards, S1hc net cash To zoe regular. 9
pound standards, bhc nut cash to 60c regular,
T. Q. +. Baltimore or Hartford county. Gallon
standards range from 81 30 II 100 rs to rual-
ity. so-cailnd off standard 8 pounds arc Of
fefsd a, $50, they IRE simply seconds"
California Fruit OutIopls
The New Yortt Commercial says: Advlres
received from California during Tho past wesls
indicate . Considerable amount Of damage
Gone BY frcsts and snow. in ilr southern ,mrt
OF the State particularly. SO FAR the damage
has bcen confined chiefly 10 apricotH and
almonds, which are IN bloom aud therefore
particularly susceptible to untavorablc weatn-
or. The reach sfop of California is also UNI
certain, as weather conditions to the prcsaut
time are generally reported TO be unusually
Detrimental TO tho Interests Of growers. II IL
700 curly vel Tor tbe prunc or crane GROWING
3interests3to be affected by frosts but liz, con.
nnned Absence OF raius IN the producing dis
trigts Tor These fruits Il, said 10 nuke the
OUTLOOK for n crop very uncertain.
The situation OF aprieots Is said to he mar
lttNisfIy strong FOR the reason that there Re n
gooI consuming demand and that nj present
stocks nre light, Some sellers who have here
'tpiofe Been forcing stocks on the market have
wthufwh their onerings OF apriCuts 10 Is
urInrstocd. IN view OF the dubious ottIonh
fi'uey apricotH are said 10 be very scarce, and
the ordinary qualities are held ARMY IN 10
the quotations, The prune market Is sume-
what tnbetilod so far as spot supplies nre
ccneerred, owing TO competition. The sta
tis'l,ai position, however, Is said To favor tia
WON Of better prices IN tho unnr future. Tho
do'nauJ at present vs. Hight and cou7,neh chief
ly To- the EizeS which are IN small SUNNY a. a
winch IN consequence are held firmly SO fA-
the freeze In California does not seem TO hays
anerted the market for green fruits hecauac
OF the fact THAI /. viii he some time vet he
fore shipments OF the 1925 crop enr ho inu6C
II is expected. however, that apricota cher
ries md peaches will be sem forward In much
smaller quantities than usual at tho beginping
OF The season. but M yet there is nothing don
ni'e upon which 10 base such n combustion
outside OF the reporta of frosts. witch many
cnrsifer blusod. The cry % wolf said ono
handler Of California fruits "hps been 80
often raised that DO one Is disposed To take II
IN euipest Another snlil pRcpi~-:s from
eaiiiorhiF of frost damage to crops are brtoni-
l,ls Hs frequent as the 1dyiccs of a total tan.
uru OF the Delaware peach output and n. |
are now inclined 10 await absolute coHnrins
HAM, i,ol q these sfpor's before making con
Trade NDtes |