The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-22

New York, August 1.-The Commercial A
u vertisers London financial cablegram say
The markets here were Irregular today. Par
q riote. the Transvaal news and the appearsn
of the plague in Portugal we're disturbing ia
tors. Americans closed near the best.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations Are for Round Lots Z
. staple Commodities.
! These quotations are revised daily and the
4 correctness can he relied upon. The prices ar
those ruling in Houston Wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
. AMMUN1TIoN-Powder per key, $500
{ LIS. blaetirg powder 81 Go per key; drop shot
, per sack sl.55 buck $3.50.
BAC0N-Extra short clear in sacks 6Ad
: cstc; regulars fI5d6%c: boxed Ac higher
smoked bellies 7q4c; New York sal; bellies u
BAGGING AND TIEs-Less than carlot'
!! from Houston: Bagging. 2-lb GS.d7c: 2A-l
7km5iic;. Arrow ties SIPS in mixed lots
II CANDY-Etick, wrapped basis a. 6b@6%
per Id special sizes iSc higher.
coFFEE-Rio, fair 7iaGSc; prime S6@oc
choice 9lsc; peaberry 10An1lc Cordova l0i5c
Roasted aoifees Arbuckls's Ariosa bas
lO0.lb cases, lie delivered: 36-lb cases 1i.2J
! delivered; ApeX, 100-lb cases 10.90c delivered
S6-lb cases, n.lOc delivered; Lions. 1OO-l
cases 1850.
$500; Sea Fairy, $40 Sea Nyinph, $50
Sea Jewel. $3.50; rye flour. so; pumper
nickel So 40. Special rates for shipments t.
interior points. Quarter sacks are l0c higher
Than half sacks and wood zoe higher thar
half sacks.
FARINACEous GooDs-Grits. hominy and
cream meal. In barrels So 100; pearl meal, In
4O-lb sacks 81 65dl 40 per Dbl of four sacks
Scotch oats So 80: Columbia oats 81. o5.
HAMs-Standard nkdll&c; picnic hams
7SId Csc.
HoNEY--1n 6O-Ib cans, extracted, Slkd5c;
in comb sGloc; in l2-lb cans. extracted 5Ag
LARD Refined fierce, compound SIC: leaf
SIC; 50-lb cans &c higher than tierces: 10
Id cans alc higher; 5-lb cans &c higher; 3-lb
MoLAssEs- Reboiled. fair 16&Glsc; prime
2o42lc; choice 25d26c; fancy new crop syrup
S24SSc.
RiCE-Extra fancy head 6d6ilc: choice 50
5t2c; fair i59II5c fancy imported 62q6&c.
BoPE-sisal. basis 7-l6. l0ise; Manila l2c;
cotton rope 9%c
SALT--Liverpool. coarse S5a90c: fire s5c1
s. 60. Louisiana. coarse S5c, fine soc bills
2S-lOs, $685. 6o-5s, $3.50; lOo-Ss $3.50; 7O-4s,
SALT FTsH-Mockerel No. /. in 1o-lb kits
81 0OG1 IN: falf bbls Sc 5Od7 90: tubs S. %.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quarters s}35GS3 80;
mustard 81 35n3 50: imported GilleTe grade
quarters 81 90; fancy sprats, quarters. 81. 90,
STARCH-Standard goods: Pearl. in 40-lb
boxes 3lkc; Royal Gloss bulk sac: Nickel.
100 packages per box 50 so; corn starch 5isc
per b., % and io-lb boxes.
Standardization are for small lots.
Standard graduated 55sc: cubes and DOW
dered sac; Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy
5ssa6isc; choice 5hd59sc; Arbuckles. 2-lb
and 5-lb packages SIC.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CANNED FRUITS-Pineapples 2-lb eye
less and coreless 81. 50a1 so; 2-lb extra grated
81 SOal So: 2-lb standard sliced $40; pears
81 Is; 2-lb light weight $500.
CANNED vEGETABLES-Tomat BIB
full weight S5G9oc; 2-lb full weight 650pI0e,;
full weight soc; string beans 2-lb full weight
l5c A. No. ] strngless beans, 2-lb full weight
!; 70. red kidney beans, 22-lb full weight Sie:
June peas. fancy, 2-lb weight $40; American
olit pos peas fancy, 2-lb full weight 81 65I
20; asparagus. California. 2h-lh $500: corn
Auburn cream 2-lb full weight $i.10I1 10; Il
No ! 2-lb full weight 81 .o5dilo' Blue Ridge |
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard 2,s-
b peaches, lemon cling s2.l0@2. 20; yellow |
eoss 6s G9sk C pears
'ellow, Crawford $l.50d1.55; apIicots 81 $50 |
80; Bartlett pears sl.75al.so.
BEANS Navy 29.G3c; Bayou ahc; English
Tried 22sc pinks Sac; Lima sc; blackeyes
BuTTER-Blue Star 1sc: dairy 15c: eIgi,
reamery 2Sa24c Elgin dairy bricks l6c: ol.so-
margarine solids 10c: prints lie; special Blue
tar lSs; Texas country butter butts sal5c'
CHEESE-Hew York full cream, 1Sg13hc;
full crnam, l2i%UlSc; Young Amer-
a. 14Gltis; Western skim. lie; fancy rolls
ull cream, he; Longfellows, 1Slac
.EGGS-TeNas, Sa9c per dozen; candled,
gl2c Kansas, lac,
oNlONs-Por lb, &c.
rEPPER-chile, 15a17c per lb; black Sim
POTATOES Kansas. soa05c per bu.
PouLTRY-Hers, 225@2 50; fryers. l.75a
90: broilers. 1.Q0dl,25. Turkeys. hens, 4.751
ooi gohblers. 6ooa7Oo per dozen, according
SIZE and quality. Ducks. 3,oOg3.25. Geese.
ceaS,5o; full feathered.
ToMAToEs-Per bushel Si.ooa125.
FRUITS.
APPLEs--Texas, 4oc per one-third bushel ,
askets Missouri stock, bbls, choice $3.50; |
GRAPEs-Texas. 4oasoc for 4-basket crates. :
exas Delaware. lib baskets, 2oaSOc Cali I
LEMoN !; Fam California. 1925; fancy !
PEACHES-Per peck and one-third bushei, r
nI5c; California, per crate, s1.25. I
$3.50 per box; Texas. 40 n
5lc per bushe. s
III
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS. +
evaporated 5o-lb boxes, z
5o-lb boxet SIC.
APRICoTs-Per ID. loose, 121sc
slTRoN--1n 1o-lb boxes, l3c.
luRRANTs-In bbls, &c; 25-lb boxes, clean 6.
bulk 6hc. Q
pEAcHEs-choice new stock Toe; standard c.
sAIsINs-Calfornia s-crown l.. L. boxes, c,
SO: Z box I. l.. rasins. so965c; 2-crown L. q
raisins; oc-io boxes. &c; S-orown l.. NJ
5o-6os. nc; Go -7Os. &c a,
sos &c; so-sos. tlsc; eO-1oos, 4tic r
SuTs-Brazil. Zoe per Id; flberts. Sicily, 8.
I: naples l2hc; walnuts, 12c; peanuts Isl
icy hand picked. 6Isc; No. 2s 4Xdi5c: al,
nos; Isragona lsc per ID, In sncks: pecans n:
oc' Italian chestnuts. 1oc per Id. 81
GRAIN AND HAY. II
charge from Il o. STOP o, cars from mliers deal ~