The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-03
BAROMETER OF BUSINESS.
~ ladex to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
in INCREASE IN The RAIL RATES.
slightly-War Will Not Disturb
Coffee Prices.
oftice OF The Post.
Houston. Monday, May 2

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No. ~.
oiuce OF INC ros''
Houston, Monday. May 2.
~. vo,uns NJ hs,sjness "a still somewhat
49,, u.,u,
fsstr.cted. but tho sood h'"s rom h"""'
causes merchants to expect quick ending to
-. - conaccuent resu,nption OF
'"s va 49,
tra6o on ola lines
The Increase In freight rates to Now YORK.
as announced BY the railroads to soon take
effect. viii naturally IN .he future 1 ,nss
some bearing on prices. How*or' u they
b .,,,.,, 80 arr aIuaus beneficial.
wi,o the steamship trade is not In opera
tioa st. Louis iobbers expect to reap har-
veN. nu''ns NV t,a :, Nc, yort,s
LOUIS captured eonsiuefao'e oi N'"
truGe. aud now that the ships are lying III
endeasor to extend their tnrritory.
Houston jobbers. however,. nre not alarmed.
They generally are well stocked on staples
and eau supply all dcman'e inuuo upon ,"p'l'
A: tine being, though, inferior merchants
are purchasing very spn1nxly ana no squirt
IL looked foi In tho near future.
cn,r r,.bnnuc Co,,m,,,ce.
pren,dent Carroa has announced the fol.
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io"ihh bthiui"s 'o'"'h's" 'V' w
Flnance-M. v X. watson, William NJ.
Read. W y, Chew
Classficatlons and quotetiUls-W. V. H.
Watson, A. l.. Nelns, William Howard. {, H.
Lucy, William Christian.
Transportation and terminal racllitcB-W
u. Cleveland. i. y Baer 5. Is. McilhennN
James Butte, ". X. Robertson.
Trrde-E W. Sewall BRYAN Heard, G.
Lcintardi, W NJ. Mitchell G. q. Pilot
ship channel-~G. w. Kidd. 7. W House.
Charles Dillingham;, A. r. Saucr, 5, Il. Nc
Abhhn
Cftd.ts--E. W. Taylor, G.. G.. Pilot s, L.
Gchiman.
Information and statis,lcs-W. NJ Read. C.
s. Wieg +. +. NcRropontc, r. II. Richard
sou r. Noteworthy.
Board Of appealR-E. W, Scwall, n. Brcyer.
C. c Maingay A. r. Root
Membership william Christian. H. k.
Richardson, A. L. helms, Joseph b. Bowlcs
San, McNiel.
Flonr--E. ". Taylor, c. II, Lucy, 4. Car
gill
Arbi,ration--,; W. Neville Phillip Carson,
NJ E. Andrews. e ". Robinson, j. II.
Aiatr Nj e. DuqucSnay, Il a. Ioscy.
Coffee aud War.
" II crossman e. BRO. of New York. in
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eeT ofrui"r Oh Npr" ~ 'N"'uS'N'E ''
View the coffee markets Among other things
tho. say:
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Is ~ NO lkut Wha'sfcg tpll'c taI' n' ,on-
o. "1 I'M " ,, ~, WI, ' IL u'II',nh
a. 49,, -, v,t' r. $50, ~, 49,, ~ wv ~.
my '.i'u VIII W many E,ure ptSt W.
i,f , - v"fn',I ~ w na"t 'u'i .np
,lalo Inv psen hii'sn or u'ihan' anu w
iih,I ',''.l..' w W" IleNN Oh Hu.u '1'ty IN
n'urn' pot.ums ~ euNiF NH"trhtouu VIM
.,la' ,,aa' .nnI',d Hu,sn,.s 'unp"nais %,
"'"lihh sa.,e rlsnt nl2hs a. Oh" tik'lun 70
NV ~ a. ", ~. 10 uI.''' wy W
w ~ y'!s'"nu Nhai p'H'' uhtlurht' FtpN'
~ ~ WY ", 'n. pte,' ~ VT NV no eNsIte" on
stn rn,lce marcus, 'u,srWilnE turi nlt
pppu'ul'o,t 10 ~ rh,tha " WN'U,y nHlluls
~, H""mE w r0,.o' a''1 n'". uS ,,rlVt',,u IVY,
sEhll'h'l, unu pcs'utf, tnc ta.t"H "u' l"'u
si,n,rra ~ cot,oc nrevton.i, Wo nr. aa,are
~, W. ,uuv l p'"n,o s"Hy ~, r W. a" n
IT, 49, 49,, $500. 80, -. ", -
w ,,at ~' 's ", m"n, w" nut"u ny
nn,ta. ~ ,a,,,n, ,,i,, 49,. rrnns ~, ,,
ees VI Nv,un I WY ''n'e as'ua' w. lush
,n lii ~ ~, ,n' p ,S -" L. WV "u. ' az
y, ", :" ,n'', ~ '',sa ,y ""' -" ' i
y. Wv. ", 'P"' 1870. P,SS'uS l"h ,pn'','rN
III, vi a., i'a'l w ~ i,t' apu, wv, ~, va"
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w ~ ~ " 'h""' M" w iu'Nyv, wv
.'Nn uuuuie .nht uuIlool' VI ,leu it"l,l n''Vns
~ 'nnmu.aV'u,,ms Hnu 'las1rS ~
~ ni,nd ' aorea '' a,rn, ,bo W
WI the same was uusety uue 70 thv n'aNS
se,pc, ~ cinaed n, ,bis ti,c 10 49,
war can have any influence ON coffee. now
that the duty question is eliminated land
tnnt the government an raise any REQUIRED
"mpr"'s V rn,.N :, po,us, ar, hsr,y ,as
49,, . pus c,Nt ,'n' aH su'n tn'y WN
now appearing Interested in higher prices,
AMI satisfied 70 hcl,cyo maj ,h,nvs viii ro
su.t IN way TO suit their interests, hut