The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-19
BUSINESS
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n n Il (, 4 osfce 81 The Post,
I MI IS IL 4, Houtton, Friday, March is.
A b ~ ~ y Il lSalx within the past few days In
i II MI III wholesale sfpccrs Of this city
q = ! n l6a6b IN lInlns up for . fight With
Il 5SS1f 4rsai, says the 81. Louis Re-
81 = v! s. I)ie price Of sugar has been reduced
s 3 II . 6i6t Whsre the jobbers hive to handle
8 ~ x 66fs fost, and as every grocery 1obbing
\. tn n I'D city, save one. is bound BY what
II = Iinown Ii the equality plum, several OF
II Ill ~ becoming restlve and threaten to go
" ~ sNar.
9F N3F peyeral months r. II. Krenning a
4 &6hS, u large johhing house on North Third
II gtre(k has refused TO bow to tho mandate OF
4 fn6l euesr combine, and for that reason the
u frust and It's allies have placed the firm un-
& 1eI tho ban. and refuse to sell II pound OF
h their product. AS a result. the firm has been
SSciilng only foreign sugars. and the war has
4 COMO Hcrrily on.
Monday W. NJ Iioyt & CO., one OF the
largest Wholesale houses in Chicago, served
noticeyof withdrawal from the equality plan.
and that henceforth quotations would be
& Hnfed Upon the market price of sugar on
board III Chicago. Hoyt Withdrew ~ 1922
4 bur Vas forced back INTO linc In this weeks
\ isalc of the Grucers Critsrion the him makes
4 tl,a following announcement:
eve have Withdrawn from the equality plan
az selling sugar, and in future our prices VIII
be made free on board, chicago we
aipried the plan beeause we were iors 81,
into ii, and we withdrew from u because thc
opportunity presents Itself for doing So what
effect our withdrawal will have on the sugar
plan a few days will determine, but we nope
TINT It Is the beginning OF the end OF
1--WE hope TINT tho breaking IN OF the
equality plan Of selling sugar VIII be dow
4 that will wipe out Of existence every contract
selling price on tho list. Honest men arc
tired OF truHts and combines, aud sooner or
later manufacturers will he compelled to
abandon their dIctutotial methods,
Canned Goods Review.
( In their review OF tho canned goods market
4 IA baltimore. Thomas & Mechan 6 Co. says
under date Of the 18th instant: "The activity
ID the canned goods market here, which We
mentioned last week, has not abated; Ms q
matter Of fact 1T has increased, and this week
The demand has extended TO other articles.
Usually the month Of Marsh Is a quiet ono
= IN ehis market but the present month bidg
fair to prove the exception to the rule. II Is
not an advancing market, but the present
4 month bids fair to prove the exception TO fisa
rule. II Is not an advancing market, on tho
contrary, the market Is In buyers favor, but
there are so many buyers on thu alert fbr
almost any class Of goods that may
be offered at concession from the going
pricee that the market Ia we'll sustained, OK
cspt in few instances: The demand for
spot goods IL principally for tomatoes. corn.
string beans, peas, pneappiee. berries and
peaches, sonic at full quotations. others at q
~. kt,n yl,xx ,t.sae M.
mand for tomatoes and corn for future de-
livery Is excellent and seems to be increas-
Ing, al least that's our experience since tho
season opened. Tho packers md growers OF
theae two articles have evidently gotten to-
gother mud agreed upon prices for the raw
natcrial which arc apparently satisfactory
% both interests. Hence the freer offerings
OF futures by packers who have up TO this
for mn active, healthy market for canned
goods generally during the spring months.
f .Srot' tomatoes are again active Mt n slightly
lower range of prices, say s7isc to aoc for alb
standards. and 51kc to zoe for s7lbs, It is
moro u question of good quality than of low
prices, hnwever and closeainRpeotion is rec
cnincnded
The Rico Marker.
Talmage Of New York In his latest circular
says
Good Inquiry prevails In all styles OF for
eign, as heretofore choice lava commanding
the larger patronage, Full prices are exacted
Is receipts nre light and no enlargement az
pected until the Burmah new crop arrives.
April-May. Adyincs from the South note
slackencd movement at nil points along the
Atlantic coast, In New Orleans aud gener-
ally throughout Southwest Louisiana, In
spite of this prices are Arm, as the remnant
Of crop is limited and In the hDnda % those
who know and propose to get It's full value
~ II takes all summer Cablep from Eng
fslish and continental markets report quick
movement In al spot and nearby parcels.
latter being ls0Co bags short of equal dnto
last year. New crop IL booming, ana mill
era who held alocf, refusing to sell last week,
ere the gamers by 10 70 20 cents per hum
drad Sales made are against future delivery
and subject usual market conditions of safe
arrival Of steamers aud provided outturn br
1of standard quality, otherwise contracts to
To Clarity Sugar.
The Jacksonville Timeg-ualou and Citizen
says: Professor stockbridee. the chemist at
tina State Agricultural College. has made a
discovery which viii repay to olr people nil
the cost Of that Institution. The following
faefD have been thoroughly tested by cx-
psnsncs. admitted BY experts. md viii carry
seluAbie lesson 70. every homestead In the
STATE, i the sugar cane Juice az ii < tiows
from the min Be uttered through comm,on
spanish moss. green from the trees on which
i - grows. ana then boiled even lii an omen
ircn sszlel I'LL capitalization occurs fhr
suKM Will drip white In beautiful crystnis,
@as need only Y BE- crushed 10 make the
.iiss s ssssd s g commerce the color Is
: sMee3er than need ~, hut these come only
I &rem 4heT ahseuce % terfo alba w n Y
SHey. " these tActs. rightly used, there lies
a. Sfmsr M W. cssnsi Lor evesy Flor