The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29
{jsINESS BAROMETER
4 rommodities and an Index to
,diIisns Existing in the Markets.
\ SHIPPERS IEJURlNG THEMSELVES
.,o.rcut Grades Should ne As-
nasore shipment--Tnlmnsc 's
,.v,ev of Rice-NOtcs.
Office OF Tho Post.

Office Of Tho Post.
uous,on, Saturday, January q.
~ poultry shippers are standing 4
=, ,irht and frequently. in fact. Il
,.r,,v of cases. get less for their chick
,hev would II they would take til
!, mo commission men.
IN The shipment Of poultry is neces
81 rs IN everything else care meant
thor TO the shipper.
,,,,s time back the market has beer
4 In, hare Of chickens Cool fowls brough
( 4 ,hoys quotations On account of scarcity
~ .,,pm grades brought the bottom prica.
,gnt Of the carelessRess Of shippers.
"a good birds commanded good prices
Nh al OF the coops were a few hens
,,,,oually few friers or brotler5. ThC
{. 4 he coop would be loaded up with old
y The result was that the purchaser
ms only on the basis of tough roos tera
,ra upsalsable even TO the cheap meal
irrts,
hs shipper assorted his chickens he
have gotten top prices for his hens
s.l.rs and the ROSTERS would have sold
zane price as the whole coop went.
In shippers should give this matter
jop II they expect TO get full prices.
The Rice Market.
uass says in the last review: The de-
Il the past week was scarcely so ac-
Y hitherto: the falling away was frac-
vt record is made thereof as possibly
vmatic OF the long expected halt and
reaction in prices. Holders say the
but temporary: that the trade Is sim
htirg rest" after season of pro-
activity. Another reason given for
w dullness. the next few weeks. is that
buyers are getting supplies under con-
sofed during the last and curly the
mouth. Prices are unchanged as
ne Hight and nearly all arriving par
png forward to destination us above
Advices from the South note steady
b 1t all points with prices firmly main
Reports from Louisiana are more
1sing under clearing skies 1t is now
v thai a considerable per cent of the
NJ stacked In the fields may be saved
pod shape. If so, the forward sup
~ provo much larger than figured
leets ago, when practically total de-
1cn was threatened. Even II the homes
most optimistic be fully realized the
hg are still patent facts: "a the guam
Inadequate to meet known require
~ prevailing prices are far below
ING cost OF equal grades in foreign.
Nea circumstances IT. is not surprising
lnefe should be strong undertone 10
nEfet especially In ordinary to fair
" and correspondence from England
|ns continent note lively current of
n u both cleaned and uncleaned. The
naye seemingly dropped expectations
~ pnces and are now purchasing free
alnG probable needs OF the next few
The siraitened condition OF stocks
"a direction is readily accounted for by
mat the north of Europe received
NY about 6+9, 600 bags e cwt. EACH
aAn l&I when the supply was by no
Up 70 requirements). Now on ths ton
comes the serious reduction of crop
- 10 Burmah and Siam. These may
nsaSure Offset by the enlarged crops
~ and Japan. but it is said that cx-
~ 1ddes In both of the latter countries
3 " and nigh average range of values
pevall at least through the cur
1asc OF New Orleans teiesraphs Louis
w increment to date: Receipts, rough.
aeKs; last year dnclusive OF amount
overl 4sS.S40 sacks. Sales, cleaned
49,, lio2O5 barrels; last year 72,320
~ tendency WV
Fasse q Charleston telegraphs: Caro-
{s NJ movement to date Receipts. clean
~ barrels. Sales 1850 barrels. Fair
EI former range.
snicago Country Hides.
aa0s ana Leather Review says: The
y sleady and unchanged. Buyers
wy Of the market during the early part
YEA Apart from the sales oS-TSo
/ oals at loc there has been no trading.
ane's are securing the market to
a. sans AZ ssc, but the holders are firm
n demands for l0c.
nv WIS 10 to 20 pounds free of brands
I'M III ~ are steady, Two car lots sold az
~ tne seconds al 9I.c.
\ b ussseaie light hides % to 40 pounds |
81 sr,,ra uhea ana are quotable at 10Ac. |
n brs,es Steer hides 60 pounds and over |
~ Y for seconds. ~
Nv 10y sns COWS SO pounds and over. free
q ~ sau sfuhs. are steady at loo, with
Y sae second selection.
:, sss,teefs and branded COW hides ara |
4 eo out OF pack and sac out of |
,l sniain steady at SIC fat
lrcrr c, 40 y pounds arc wanted and
ountrv s stty skins are held at I3HI3hc
afe Mia sAins at iS7sc. The seconds OF |
EN- u',u ~ the usual DC less.
ar;sss aaef pounds are still quota
heaYy deacons Z to pounds
'p'ec each, slunks rule at s5ms0c
~ seconds at 9ibc. D'i''a' az ~
LUIS rule strong at 81. 40
n ~, lnA packer and coun+rv nsJt
IA nrm, with steady trading. Re- |
MN y ne packer market aggregated
d sre Psls at 81 ,12sQl.15. Some late
y hirb uelu az sl.20 and some choice
" consia q %. The country market
Soma ' Wpie trading at T5G SOC TO-
he Voc, s.srn packer pelts sold at
IeeI uanssctions, Wool sales nj ms
keen Saresatad about .. 9os. 900 pounds.
uarie,sa nm and steady. The Euro9eaa
'ie stronger on all fine wools.
~. Trade Notes,
sgly N poultry were moderate. but the
lcts Of IN ysters In the coops affected
M ~ are worth from 3 to 6 cents.
j d c.v vs lhis low price is that a large
'eu over from the last enormous
rsef a. me coast Indicate that oranges
s Wa me ,ae crop will not turn out as
Il, o'sinally thought.
,ol is rsne. Of lie per gallon in crude
r5sr ei 1,ss Of cotton oil products. ~
q for ~ inc price Of wire goods
IA. apples arc strong and tsud-
Iln,ore ~. ~ l-nound standard tomatoes
,tes have s,epoited to b. very light,
\ sales ~ an upward Tendency. Last
= we're at 55c, Balfimore