The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-30
|FER OF BUSINESS.
\ the Conditions Of Trsde
Generally.
rs BY COTTON FACTORS
10 Get Better Prices for
,,on-wirc Trust Agree
Famed Goods Situation.
Office OF The Post.

office OF The Post,
ouston. saturday. January %.
,,ors are beginning to agitate
:, handling cotton for the
rhey argue. and with good
4 when the factors handle the
ran get better prices for the
!, =, commission Is something
~ when the farmer sells a
I'm in the interior to a buyer
house he has in the first place
one whose sole interest is to
as possible and who must also
4 commission. Beside. the
the mercy OF the buyer as to
%.
,,her hand. when the factor
cotton his first interest is to
Il classification and the very
ee. He is in position to know
n OF the market and when buy
N and must have the tIo,n he
IL 10 do little saeezing, and
pat accrues to the producer.
cbable that the factors before
.aosons roll around will COM
aotiye campaign of education in
lon with a view to holding up
ii the actual cotton regardless
ions in futures.
The Wire Trust.
kster, Maes.. dispatch of recent
crican Steel and Wire company
an agreement with the executive
the Washburn x Moen Manufac-
pmpany, and the agreement has
lad by majority of the stock
al the managers of the trust will
thp stock of the local corporation
not exceeding $500 a share.
bagenlent Of the trust have agreed
that G. 7. Oliver shall be presi-
W. Moen, yoce president and
manager. and e. j. Burlington,
1t is thought probably that one
sholms OF Cleveland will be treas
E. Rice. president of the Wash
[oen Manufacturing company, will
the directors. The other dlrec-
be: n. w. Oliver. William
W. B. Chisholm. w. Edenborn
Paterson.
hnned Goods Situa ton.
]. Meehan e. Co. of Baltimore
ler receht date with reference to
y goods situation: "a quiet mar
in CANNED goods characterized the
i, due to the falling off of buying
tomatoes, and yet the volume of
done for the middle of the month
b was entirely satisfactory. Gen
reports agree that business is
fywhere In canned goods, and the
: quite encouraging.- An advance
Is a dozen in gallon apples during
ten days is an illustration of the
lcky Of fruits carried here. and
1 be similar large advances by
pot only in fruits but perhaps in
lher articles. The demand during
week has been chiefly for toma-
p. apples. string beans and pine
Pll OF which show strong ten
ward higher prices. Corn Is in
position for an Improvement in
Rnd will bear watching. String
another article which is worth |
at the present prices. There is
market for cove oysters. because
|cNy Of the raw material"
Sugar Beet seed.
naha Trade Exhibit says:
cars Of sugar beet seed. or an
asgregatiag l,O00.OOO pounds. has
VIII be received and passed
Inc custom house at Omaha this
|W that amount 100000 pounds
Pgned to Nebraska. the remainder
callfornia, Utah. Oregon and New
The entire amount is imported
ES Raapke of this city, 80 per
ping from Germany and 10 per
y france and Russia. +, So through
na custom house passes this en-
Uni, or Is per cont OF all the sugar
used In the United States. The
sM nj 10 cents per pound. and
Y all that is used is imported.
,.an well informed in the beet
Justly says that 1t has this year.
Ouhly. Increased from 25 to so per
Towth that is indeed phenomenal.
r II. me unfayorable factors In its
~, etc. 1t is now considered
4'aole and Nebraska is adding a
q new factories this year. AT
..ew Victories are being built at
M n, lie Grand. Ore: Santa Maria.
Il, ni'nshampton and Buffalo, N. Y.
" upon the completion of these
~ I'll, isctories in the United States.
sM%liornia has seven. Oregon one.
~" Mexico one. Nebraska two. |
W vae, Wisconsin one. New York
,.'caEo Packer Hides.
"'aso Shoe and Leather Review
almost ended and there isn't
.a4aow of shade OF weakness in
Z Hides will soon be at their
aspect OF intrinsic quality. but
slEuments and precedents all go
~ tne cold, interchangeable facts
mat hides are in active de-
suort supply. This is the time
a inc hide markets are usually
snd there are large accumula-
y Seiiars. AS a rule at this sea-
'ssker Is anxious and troubled.
i It!ner is Indifferent and COM
~ valortunately these conditions
ms year and the tanners are
~ ~ tneir necessities To compete
r.aer and thus run up the prices
Nv material. The continued
y NOES Is having the effect OF