The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-05
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u lS1ea ID III couditioas 81 Trade
(;eserslly.
|Cawned Go0ds situation IN Dniti-
t1ore ~ The CoHce Market ~ Adj
vance in Meats--Tradc Notes.

uface Of The Post.
Houston Friday. February 4.
All stapie commodities are IN fair demand.
with good undcrtonc and a feeling appar-
ent that speculation at initial markets WIN
Z cause prices to advance Canned goods are
moving freely for this season Of the year
f In writing 81 the canned goods situation, ~
recent circular TO the trade, Thomns v.
Mcchan 4 60. say: Frequently during the
mast three or four months we have called
attention TO corn and pointed out why an
K Improvement In prices should be anticipated
4 and could be safely acted upon. The stua.
& tion grows stronger on this article. and u
higher range OF values may be looked for
before very Ions. The Increased demand
y during the past week shows that corn Ia
gaiuIng more friends Tomatoes arc dull.
though Arm. IN this market. Tho prices are
somewhat easier than they were last week,
hut there are enough orders In the market
evury day to encourage the holders very
much. TErie Is no reason for a decline In
the price or tomatoes, but, or the contrary.
nh along the line. Rather contrary 10 the
rntcirntions. tho month Of January haS
proved to be one OF the most aeflve midwutor
months for many years In the canned goods
market hero. The demand for goods emf
bracud almost every article In the HIST. and
tho orders came from nearly all sectous,
principally In assorted carload lots, which
shows that the goods are wanted for imlnr~
have been fewer canned goods sold for sner.
Native ncnounts during tho past fall and win
ter than during any allnilat roriod In Il very
long while, and that, too, fnyors ii gradual
Improvement until vel toward next sum
mer''
Conec.
In reviewing tic coffee nIumtion CONNER
-, ,s,,.a go. ,r,.s s.i..s,s y s,'3...,'..
~. ~ 2. ''Nis'" ~ ."'tpt s.'f
that tue market SHOWS remarkable stcvfi-
ness and they maintain that It's course dtirlnr.
the past week has fully substnntatcd thcir
claims thet prieea would hold M ana that
there would be steady, eynn y snlali buying
Tor inyestmen, account; fiie statement made
~ THIS column Saturday that certain wirc- |
henw iiSa M Inn s,o wessr ifon1 WIZ
,ssrtsin mon Who ia 10 ,alas a., ya,ll an ~
~ innn VIZ nNr ,'rtlii ui WI t"sf, "
Tor argument from the bulls, They say that
thuBc who hold very large lincs of coffee know !
money coffee cnn bc aarrfcd along ,,,ti,oi,t
difheuliy or trouble, Agalp they say that
show Il largs decrease, say from h0.0D0 10
,t.Sav taine nv Nv th t nse,nas MI snow
80 - ~ ~ p'''''sp ~ '"'s svusoh'
Gaia prod,ctIou.
,ttst,, r...;.,.S !. - 81 -,
dunlion n m Irntted gtsiea Il, is47 boaj
,,n,,, ,,,,,.,,is., ,. -, ,.l,ss. I. .., 80
o.SA iu'i'S'ieu, ahu y n,uiV'i.f W. increase
81 sio0oo.ooo The Chronicle combines these
ngptes Win IN INC mint REPORTS and other
s y. % Information and shows an ineicnse
!, III st oar nnn so, OF the WORTH
~ so"Wr,o'o over ip''l rms W The ihrEeAt
nnnnnl Increase aimee tie iraiis simultaneous
q Australia and California; the
Ibn estimated Tar IsrT arc cnsrSs, sna H., ~
Of gold yas M erraicr ,ai',n IN,
year than the production or both gold pn5 {
'iiyer in 1890 taking siiypr at It's commercial
ind not at lis rolnIng value. Il
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The market Tor errs has stc,dled mn J
,rcor the. influence Of Hight receipts some :
uics in single case lots xare made today M L
] csnis
pou,irv mov.s s,o,e,y .r,,t,,... l.. 49,, n
,ed and any real choice slr9s I hrlnn ,fp , 4
~. IN auyancc o. ~ has been made IN meats.
o on sHyoia naya tna silecllgtlye markets have
\. zen n forcing M prices and the tone ia de- II
taooly strong
sa l,, sld %olassss are IN good demand g
cry a,sl urn. q a
D nne ad ~ no aaanss IN hour since the re- G.
An feodstuffs are 6rm. vim y rood mae n
cnt. @,
Lumber d,nIors any NM h,,si,a
arknbiy good Tor this sesson Of Tho ~ yc rg
nod ,raJn i, ,i,s spy,"ufasihs outlook for
~, N"-s :" tue spring q,
steras Is attcrags yS nased a Sy N Guiding
WINS. -
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These quotations are revised daily. ana their IL,
nsso n in Inc Houston pSa rns rsss
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