The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14

L chicago auviceS say tnnt inc picnic ctVP "
the United States for 1897 does not come ~
to within a third Of the usual average.
} Imports Of coffee from Brazil last year wor'
as follows: New York, i,i'e;se1 bags; baiti,
more. 2oi SIS: New Orleans. sos.
There is no change In tho price OF any sta
pie commodity and the tone OF the market Is
steady. @4
4 Hay is Arm. with tendency toward higher
values for South Texas prairie.
HOUSTON MHOLEsALE PRICES.
Quotntions for RoGnd Lots Of staple
1 C0ms ODDITIES.
| Theso quotations arc revised daily. and their
l correctness can be relied upon. Tho prices
! are those ruling In tho Houston wholesale
i markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
/ AMMUNITION Powder. per kcg. $4,000
1 i.25, blasting powder, sI.65 per kcg, drop shot
/ per sack. 1885, buck. si.50.
BNCcN-Extra short clear In sacks, w;
| regulars. az hoNed. isu higher, smoked bel
lies Ihi7Nc. New York salt bellies. 7c;
from, Houston; Bagslug, 2-lb, se.c; 2,s-ib. IA.
! Ties. Arrow, i-ib, aoc, Delta. 81.
4 CANDY+Stick, wrapped. basis "A, 5Mgl7c
per ib. special sizes, lsc higher.
FLEE Rio and Cordova: Fair. sisngc;
prime. i0nilc; choice. II,sUi2sac; fancy. lSM
buckles Ariosa. bosis 1oo.lb cases. 5000;
Apex 5000.
FLOUR Empire Mills, Houston: Dav'sons
High Patent. $50 White Ribbon second
patent, sigN Texas Star Mills quote: ,dal
Wave, $50 Sea Fairy, second roller patent,
tSo. Sea Pearl. $50 rye flour, $40 Spe
cinl rates for shipments to interior points;
flour " barrels, i5c above sacks. In half bar
rels, zoe above barrels.
FARiNACEous GooDs-Grlts. hominy aud
cream meal y barrels. $3.50; pearl meal. in
io-lb sacks. Sl60 per Dbl of sacks: Scotrn
s2t5
HAMS standard. sAdsc; picnic hams. &c.
IloNEY--fn 6o-lb cans, extracted AtsfihIac;
Ji5e
1.ARD-RefIned ,ierees. compound. 44c:
leaf. 5irMjA.c. 50-lb cans, Ne higher than
tiertes io.lb cans. Ne higher; b-lb cans. Tsc
higher; s-lb ems, le higher.
MoLASsEs- Reboed. fair. i6nisc; prime.
SSMslc choice, 25a26c' fancy new crop syrup.
RICE Extra fancy head. 5,has.c: choice.
i'3n2c, fair fniisc fancy imported, bism59lc.
hoPE- Basis for 7-is' sisal, 5isc MANILA.
oMe' cotton. l0al0lsr
"a Liverpool. coarse. 60ST75c: fine, sra
s0r; Louisiana. coarse. G0c: fine S5c barrels.
. Z. f2'2e Coos se.5o, loo-3s. s25o; 1o-is.
SALT FISH Maokercl. No 1, In 1o-Ib kits.
sNmsloo; hnlf barrels s5,5oa5.75.
~, =, standard goods Pearl. IN 4o-lb
boNes. di2c; Poyal Gloss, bulk 3Ssc; Nickel.
100 packages, per box. t2ss, corn starch, sac
pcr 10. ~ aud 4d-lh boxes.
SuGAR-Q Quotations are for small lots: spe-
granulatod. 5ssc; cubcs and powdered l5-Isc.
Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy, i9sc; choice.
4iac.
PRODUCE.
BEANS-California small white 2t4c pcr III:
Bayou. aAM3Mc; pink, 2isIac. Lima beans.
m5hr; hlack-cyed peas 3lan3%c.
buIIER~-Biuc Star. i1n20c: dairy, 1iHi5c:
butter, choice t61lsc common smioc oleo-
marsarine, solids, Toe. prints. lic Elgin dg.-y
;. c /, colorado. ss.aqa@; common.
cHEEsE--New York FIN cream, he: Wis
, ,s11 tull cream, l2l4c; Young America.
l2iso Western. lie
EGGS-pcr dozen 2ar
nn w5s ,s,;o 2aa2lse per pound. req
pilPPER Chile. i9m2nc per h.
PorAToEs-California and Colorado. s54p
~ sweet potatoes 36fib0c per bushel gem
pine New York seed potatoes li-peck bills,
at $500; lo,pcck hbls. ~ ss,7J Tennessee Tri-
n,nph. lp.peek bills, S76u4,Qo in sacks.
PoulrRY-Chioke per dozen, good hens,
~ S young ns,- chiekens 81 log9 5q tur-
ducks, sS,oo@S5ci geese. si,50g55 80
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
APPLES Fancy eyaporaied. 5o-lb boxes. Sc;
6isc.
AfRlcoTs-ec per ID loose. ioc In lib car
c!rRoN.-In lo-lb boxes. lie.
cuRRANTs-ln bbls. Co. aSlh boxes.
cisansd, bulk, SCI IN Lib cartons. oisc,
pEAUiiEs- Evnpora,ed, unpeclod, s&aSc
:, hAlsiNs-,Californin S-orown H. l. boxes
N.opmi 40 ,i-bos l.. l., reisins 5sff6oc; 3
crown l. ~ raisins So,lb boxes, iAa5c s.
crown l.. NJ, b0-lb boxes, d.
PRuNES--tialifornu. b0-GOe. 74c, 6O-70y
dAe; %. Sls, shc. so-ioos. 5ds;.c
NUTS Brazil, ipc per ID; hhcrts. Sicily
~; Naples. is'se; walnn,s, i2gil,c; peanuts
s sacks pecnns. sls@i'sc; Italian chestnuts.
oocoANurs a,oc per 100; $500 per 1900
GRAIN AND HAY
Carload lots, job cars. from mills, dealers
charge from store hfiioc moro per 100 lbs on
nrai,; use per bushei on oats and corn. and
lus,lce per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN -lSWIio. corn bran, Toe ncr 100 lbs
CHOPPED CoRN--5smsoo per loo lbs.
TORN No sacked, 4idiiia; Oft corn 49,
.,,a,i,S Texas 2s'tai2er per bushel Kansas.
MnEAT SHORTS sl.oo per 100 lbs.
MaeAr scREEN,NGs--'eo per b,ish.i
SiS.IsW ii,9; South Texas prairie hay. s5,soff
go; North Texas. ss.@sflom
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS, Meal aud
cake, Nacc per ton hulis NAocb.@ per
SORGHUM SEED s5msoc per bushei.
RYE sEED-s5c per bushe'
WIRE AND NAILS
Quotations are for less than carload lots.
Special prices on carloads.
BARpEp WIRE tilidden, gal., ss25 per 100
ihs; Waukegan, 5c higher taan tilidden.
WIRE NAIi.S--Rate, 500 per krg, ad-
varces. Tod. nd aud led. &C. sd ana "a, iuc;
ID and I'd. zoe; III and I'd, Joe; sd. sSc, I'd.
Toe,
FRUITS.
APPLES, Fancy ben Davis. si.OVaao
Wincsaps and othes varieties. st.0out.sO.
. BANANAS--xi,bofii.f 20 per bunch, packed |
for shipment.
+ ckANbERRIEs--cnpc Cod. ss.5sel3uo per
crate; ss.00fiS5 80 per bbl
LEMoNS--Mossina and Palermo, common. |
" ~; choice. $a,oQ9iS %; extra fancy, $3.50
Almeria. <s.Sn05.0c per barrel
oisANSEs--Caifcrnia seedlings. $3.50; ma
yels, E,2afiS.5A.
nuTrER AND EGGS.
o. 81 Louis. January i2..-Butter dull: dairy
9stlt; creamery it4f15. Egess steady rs
Chicago January i3.--nutter steady: dairy |
~ srsSssy ,aas,s Cheese quiet s1sss
Fnnsas City. January a. Butter barely |