The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13

& o1SSsasive shprsnents Of EsEs, Poal-
~, Kecans. Etc, 10 New York.
Eruiss Are scarce.
ONCE Of The Post.



sSS AZ Z produce market Houston has long been
he leader III the Southwest. md is constantly
arcwing in Importance. With the superb
fs,jroad facilities when the local market Is
cyefstocked the surplus Is frequently ehlpped
8 10 other points as the commission houses are
v ii telegraph communication With NIL North
crr: and Esstcrn cities.
Mr.. Charles A. Lilienthal q Lilienthal s
Grant raid today:
lswtil Ie<,vc tho latter pnrt of this week for
New York with two-carload shipment Of
produce consisting of cggg dressed poultry.
lec.ns and bcoswax and viii give my per-
sonai attention to tho disposition OF the ship
inent. Being OH the ground can save money
N carriage aud other expenses and secure
higher prices While In New. York expect to
make arrangements for our house to open up
~ cxtensi ga business next spring In eggs. III
he present venture proves profitable | may
remain in New York for some months
Last February and March wo made several
very large shipments OF eggs to New York
ana met with success. This is only one item
.ut OF many and shows the Importance of
Houston as a produce center and Its future
outlook. . 49,,
with an outlet for shploads OF our IcSa9
products such rs cotton, grain, hay, etc, we
mud vastly extend our business In al parts
Of tho world. 80. a,....,aar a.,
the South which shows gryat advancement
Curing the past decade. While other rival
cIties have iallen backward or are ~ q stanu,
still Houston has forged steadily ahead AUG
continues to grow not only in population but
in business Importance
sAs said before. We need q cheaper EXPORT
water rate on all our Texas products. 10 Sc
cure this deep water is necessary ana no mat
ter what the cost and hard work necessary 10
accomplish the result We should all combine
aud york together and ~ harmony Tor the
common good
4 Louisinna Salt Field.
The salt producing territories OF the United
states have their limits quite clearly fixed
III The popular mind. but there arc some out
81 the way corners Of the country which
afe faatois In this production and one of
them Il referred TO by Henry G. Piffard. in
Dersw !. One Hundred Years OF American
Commerce as follows:
.iTha DEVELOPMENT OF tho salt industry N
Lcuisiana reads almost like romance. About
elenty years ago. a MI. Marsh, desiring to
obtain n well or fresh water on an isiand OF
HIS known MS Petite Anse, after digging q lew
rect. found instead y well Of prime, By ovap,
Grating this he Obtained considerable salt, and
tlpon expo rtng his possessions further no dis
covered a bed of rock salt about hftcen ieet
beneath the surface. The salt was mined Ia
tho usual way, md MS the surface OF the rock
w:.s further exposed. various aboriginal
reiics. such as etono axes and other nipple
Incnts were brought TO light showing that tho
same mines had been worried, perhaps thous-
ands OF years ago. During the past ten years
thu usiunl output OF tho Petite Ansc nino has
satied from 1900 to $1,000 tons"
Ialiforn.n Oranges.
Ihe shipping season for oranges In South
rrn. Northern and Central California is adj
sancing ana packing houses on the coast are
busy. The California Fruit Grower says that
favorable reports are being received regard
Ing the growing crop and adds Eor extra
fancy nassls prices are $3.50 10 $3.50 per box
1 O, b. cars as TO locality. Tho season Is
solp.lwhat later than last year mud the grand
faih 70 buy mud ship yreen. sour orang &c, Il
nu- nearly so great this season rs last There
w.I be a large number of cars moved proi
10 january I. but from the South shipments
VII q lighter than lS''t season fne crop y,
larger than last season, which
Will assist in swelling tho number OF carloads
Inoveu prior TO january ! With fine ripe
aIaAlcau oranges in the Western markets and
rtDa Fluridc and Jamaica oranges In the East
AMI Atlantic seahoard markets, green. sour
oranges f,om this State stand n poor show
Trade Notes.
Stsples arc. without feature in any line.
Texas eggs are firm and scarce at eggs per
oczen
Butter Is weak, but prices remained I'M
CiiaEcd
Eritts of Ill machine twist and sewing silks
have been advanced 10 per cent.
Buyers are IN town purchasing all tho sur
plus poultry available for ahipment to Cuba.
The market is almost bare of apples and
cynnses and really first-clasa apples ure un-
htainab1c.
Last week's business pretty well cleaned UP
the poultry In towa.. Today's receipts arc
light and demand good.
Lgst Thuysday lemons IN New York de-
ciined a5 to 80 coprs a box, reaching the low
est point since the season opened.
AcviceS from San Francisco by mall state
that there are Gully 4 few cars OF honey len
there and IL practically all held In that city
The walnut growers of Anaheiln, Cali, arc
reported 10 be agitating the subject OF forming
. central association 10 handle their product
next year.
this season is estimated at 100000 to 376,O0t
caSes. Some Gamers at last mail advices were
still Ut work.
sar Francisco mail adyices report a scarcity
sxed PRIMES and state TIKI the demand ,d's is
exceptionally good.
Mall adyices just received from san Fran.
Cisco are 70 tho effect that that market is al
14oey bare Of standard or seconds canned fruits
1nd that tho feeling there Is very strong,
thcyGh the demand Il moderate.
AZ Gording 70 the San francisco Trade Jour
stsse. sopss. prisaie letters have made The The
4nrrlv theQA not 10 exceed COO cars and Others
.s,,j pst sAs available stock as a. even iowei
Rseardipg Tie situstion Ia canned salmon
g. - oo4ee. the San Francisco Trade Journal
l43x9s IT'S market Ii exceptionally strong
lsH o1ppiiss itKht Not In the history OF the
l2aorsSy nss tbs nnrkst bssi' so well cleaned
A4e41 ~ only kind available Is Alaska
III 4g1oclntion. Althpii8h tho ParIfic Stcam
W. Se9pAnv, through it, agents, haI
| mHoxqM wnI0aEsALE saICns.
oQg - 1oupd Lets % staple
y4e4eocns ~ revived daily. ana their
~ ~ - N1)ed upon, This prices are
~ aloustop Nholesale markets.
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