The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08

N I01sx 70 ne Conditions Of Trsde
~ (seaeralIy.
TBe TREND Of PRICES IS UPWARD.
All staple Markets Are Firm AZ Full
0uotations-Loca1 Mills Advance
feour-.laOpe ana Wire Higher.
Onice Of Tho Post,
Houston. Monday. rcbruaray I.

Oifice Of Tho Post,
s Houston. Monday, February Z.
1ysle ala not open up as lively as was es
pectel today. though orders from the countr
< were fairly good. City trade. for some I'm
accountable reason. sceniB to be drnggins
and dealers seems TO be In waiting mood
Tho trend Of prices is generally toward
higher range Of vaItics. In the North an
Eas. there il considerable speculation gcinl
Oh. and this influence almost invariabl,
causes prices to advance.
Fer week past Tho meat markets at IN
itiai markets have been gradually goine
higher. and the undcrourrcpt is one Of ex-
trenis ffrmness.
Wheat Is holding up at the recent advance,
and as consequence flour and bran arc
showing strength, with holders contonding
that the top prices are stlll considerable dis
tanct on.
Interior merchants and planters have taken
advantage of the expected advance In wire
and wire raiIs, and bought literally all last
month.
California cured Fruits.
Regarding the market for cured fruits on
the coast. the California Emit Grover no.
ports. There IS good dcDiatd for pearhcs
npiirotf and prnncs for export and Interstate
trade Several carloads have gone forward
on European account during the week.
Prices arc firm at present quotations, which
are about the same, ms one week ago4s. The
round lots are We'll cleaned III and IN strong
Hands. while the anlall lots niN being grad
uaily picked aup by spectators who have
fsi;, In the future pf the cured fruit mar
bel There Is GOOD demand for ovaporated
vegetables potatorg, ononR,s etc. Aside from
peaches md aprieois. straight carload ship
nae,lfs arc practically out of the question,
rhp uigcnt Inquiries are for assorted c;trs,
which Indicates ii good cofsSnnptlvU ylomnnI
at this time. Our mail alvices from the East
AMI West report II good demand MA well .s
movement for stllc entire limo OF California
cur frnitss Eastern spot prlccs ara said To
he below the present laydown coat. The
characterization companies nfe milking il pos
sihc Tor coast honsrs To ship direct to En-.
roi,c on through hills Of lading This Is n
.hsc' OF water competition which admits OF IA
slexihle ratei
Competition In syr0p Mixing
TIC New York Journal Of Commerce says |
considerable Interest has been aroused
amopK local syrup mixers ovcr reports that |
the Glucose Sugar Refining company Of CHI.
eagn Is TO enter more extensively into the
mixing business. This branch OF the CON
pani's busiifcss bas been the source Of con
siacraolc dissatisfaction erong TIE Western
syrup rCfinrrs, who are large purchasers of
glucose. and who Warp DESTROYS that the tr,ist |
feetic competing with them on tho mixed |
product Efforts We're made by these West
ern mixers 10 induce tho Glucose Sugar gc-
ihiits roinpnny to stop mixing syraps at tho
"a !. cfport refinery, but instend OF doing this.
|, Is now reported that tho company will
ny ny us Ghicngo plant as n syrup mixing
'stf hpsbment- The company is said to have
nn,ls several large purchases OF cane syrup
y Eastern markets recently
~ haa been claimed BY some that tnr
,iunese company could, BY reason If ita great ,
niItn,, no INTO 'he misns business on such /
scale as to severely iujure the smaller
mixers, OF whom there is Il considerable mum.
'er. pcth In the East and West, Local mix
ta however. do not appear 10 he ALARMED
alton Of the Glucose Sugar Refining com,
ANY several Of tho glucose factories engaged
y per rnr M, MIXING hasl''css, AMI az Eastern mixers
sert MOI hnrt ny the competition then il is !
rgueo thet thcg VIII he able 10 hold their
wn now. ' c
Trnde Votes.
An advance of x cent has been made IN
ore. Wv" ''''''V '"
= hefo IS free moycVont In butter and
ueittions are steady
Ioe demand for chickens is light, while |
rscipis have been liberal
!, ,sarhsa wire aud wro nails are up 10 cents
y around. the trust having reduced oxpenses | 4
nd advanced pricea N'N"'''
J, aia a 4 ,Lilienthal report big demand
Z south Texas bny. Particularly from tho
'fssp's tVnuSupus 10 san Antonio
Esgs are selling at Il cents dozen In
scn secured. hut all recnip,s have bee,,
Fo'nrtiy disposed OF ut II cents.
AZ. NAH advises from California report very
aaa nSna,.on q trade In canned goods, Tho
nail and neither buyers nor sclIers snc,nn ~ I,
sii.efy 'V' future
Inc, me Empire mills Of Houston have nd. :
!, q corresponding advance has becn w.. Il
nvea from other mills. bui thoy aro ~. Il,
!, NJ. 70 Iuoie higher prices OH account Of i
One Of thr features o. The demand ~. n
I' srowlng out nt the Kondkc rxoI,n. Il
eEt WAS the arrival N San Fr,u,c,s,,o =, !,
frsnsa Train from Chicago made IN q acv d
'sstsat'pS half n million pounds "s'''' Il
the fact thai The Glucose ernst has AZ r,
NV ~ the socnl aud PHILADELPHIA mar >.
" s1 ~ psscr Of esrps las been matter :,
asinuch as II shows conolusivelx I'm, Ky II
Y w intends entering into direct commit. >,
~ with them. 'ou'psu' !. Z,
Hous1ON WHOLESALE PRICES. !,
uosMhonn for Round Lots az stanl. i,
. Commodities. q,
Inesc quotations are revised daily. ana thc,r 81
these ruling IN the Houston whofcssIs y
HEAVY STAPLES. y.
asek. 81 .r6; hlnk $40 wy shot ~
sssNvNsTHxtra short clear III sacks s,1s, "
oked SssIss ';ss' a sisd oox e. ~ higher 4
lAGciNG AMI Tins ss GiIssn' ms sssc' e
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