The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-09

TEXAS FARMERS NOT BUYING MUCH MEAT
Csttuu l'Iantcts Arc Living nj Home
e anA Not scns)ang Money Abroad.
Crude Cottunsced Osl.

Houston. trhursday, December $.

Offics of Tho Post,
Houston, Thursday, December s.
When Il Is taken Into consideration that
The average price at which tie Texas cotton
crop VIII DO sold means from sih.oco.ooo t.
Sco.vaU0J less In circulation than should be
the ease the quintude in trade is accounted
Tor. THIS vast sum IN circulation p,eang no~c
than would appear ON the surface aud lis ab-
scnce Ia seriously felt
Another feature, aud which is In reality a
good omen. is the fact that hog products are
selling slowly. This means that the farmers
ara raising their own meat For the time
being It means loss TO the jobber, who
In years past has sold thousands of pounds
OF meat to planters. At the snine timo II
means that the money thus saved Will soon
find its way into circulation ut home. vi
From talks with merchants Ia the interior
WHO arc visiting Houston It is learned that
while tho farmers have not made any profit
tey have about liquidated all debts and are
Giving ut home."
This is an Indication that next year should
be prosperous ono. Farmers without debts
will Increase their holdings. cultivate moro
1snd. employ moro help aud consequently
snei.d more money at iouic
Taken oil III all the outlook IS not so very
da,t after all.
Crude Cotton Seed on.
Tho OH. Paint and Drug Reporter says;
beyond the current demand OF rcftners, and
tins hus not bocn urgent, tho demand for tIiis
class oil oil has not been UP TO the demand
for the refined product. Mills generally write
that their receipts of seed so far arc very
much III excess of previous years, and that
the quality Is very much improved, Az
previously stated, Western buyers. having Sc
cured stocks for December and January. ar:
81 present pursuing an indifferent attitude.
There has, however, within the past few days,
spfl;nR up better inquiry for choice grades
OF Texas oil, and 1879 "a freely bid, with mills
rels have been taken for late January and
February. Valley mills ara quoting lilfiJ
according 10 quality, aud in tho Atlantis al
t4Witi2. with sales off quality nj i2Gtl3. There
has been inore inquiry for soap stock and
bids OF 10 fob Memphis have been turned
down for 500 barrels The roeeipts at this
port continue light, and find ready sule ut
14Fiisz. according TO quality. The sales re-
ported consist of coo barrels primo crude al
y Y, 10 tanks Valley at IL, Z tanks off At
LAME at i2Mi3, 1. tanks prime at II. aud 5g
baireis at liai7is as to quality.
Facts About ApnIes
Says The New York Journal of Commerce:
Coalitions in the general apple business have
changed In the past few years. Previous 10
1856 the eastern par, of the country prac-
tienIly controlled the apple market and gem
oleliy dictated prices. IL depended largely
uron the exports for an outlet for surplus
stock, and could make It's own price upon
sucb supplies as IL sent forward.
Two years ago the middle West came Into
the market with nm unprecedented yield ana
all these conditions were changed The east
no longer controls the market Mt homo or
abroad. and must be content to secure such
fruit Speaking generally. there is u small
class OF consumers who Will never be salts.
iieu with anything but Northern or East
ern grown apple, and they are wiling to pay
fancy prices tor their favorite varieties But
The majority of buyers do not feel that way
anu should there be another bumper crop IN
lSv or the year following. ii is 10 he feared
taas tne older sections Of tho country Will
find their market seriously curtailed
o.. rpiargen Yields nave created the necessity
canning for dIsposlng OF The crop. Among
ne most important new methods are those
OF the Jelly factories. OF these there are in
the neighborhood OF $50 In the country. ana
their annual output ranges up TO 100000 ono
p 20, Ihey are really producers OF tho
demand for Jelly increases each year and its
m, ~ eeah'e1 al neople TO he consumers
ustceailg mtrnsa'uturias u rupnn syrup have
r.. ~ ~ .ve.sla,,, ana Considerable guam
iucs OF all varieties of fruit syrups nave
a aH syrup as 9 basis. favored with pine
SHED. Tho syrup loses nothing in quality ana
The price Is much less
Trade Notes.
at 70. CIV :" 's'''''''
l'Sutrs is in good demand for the season
bit ieceipts are rather hclvy.
Refined sugar has beon advanced l-lS and
IN toftr OF The niaiket IL strong.
trsin dealers rerort that good oats are In
slecim request Mt iull quotatons.l stained ana
staice. ' "
lpa Quantity Of shore n,actcrcl sailed dur
INK the season lts, ended wns 1f,SAS barrels ,
.pinl,ated with n,5iS barrels to the core.
pcne!nE date last year
.l2rproing to mail reports from san Fran.
s'Ie9 fh.re are very lew stamford oailAed fruits
ss .' sherries and Crawford peaches ieit
=, also closely cleaned up. Second HANDS ara
also said TO be carrying unusually small