The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12
IINESS BAROMETER
fSnmoditles and an Index to
rs Existing in The Markets.
/. sJtptsrS SUFFERING SEVERELY
v,eesius and starving to
r~x receipts Light but
.,,r~s Free-T'radc Notes.
office Of The Post.
houston. saturday. February ii.

office OF The Post.
s{oustcn. Saturday. February II.
I'D, betors was such miserable weathe
~ IN this section. II Is true thu
,,.nou,eter has registered lower TEN
~ tu, the duration OF the present eel
n broken all records.
4. country tho roads are in many place
..,ae and besides hegarmers have no
m 10 break up ground fer tho rox
While tho freeze may kill insects w1ic
4 roton. Il is disastrous TO stock Fey
"A nIs,rs cut hay or provide shelter an
~ d cattle this year would nay 10
Int shelters let alone the cutting o
ma prairies arc covered with waite
4. tattle are in bad shape. Tho gras'
Named over in the fall and thousand.
IN have starved to death. as they car
9 mass and can get no comfort. Th,
rl, which survive are In poor flesh and
- % stockmen will be heavy.
H b,ainess 1t at virtual standstill In
.ouence 81 the bad weather.
q, New York and Chicago exchanges will
dwd on Monday.
chicago Country Hides.
~ shoe and Leather Reporter says:
81 market remains steady Mt UNCHANGED
;rs. There Is not much trading. Outside
riting UP shipments of previous sales
,sis not much doing. Tho continued cold
ksnsr is beginning to affect the receipts.
" are frozen and can not be collected
2yntage
n ibufis 80 to 60 pounds free of brands
fdbs continue steady. On car lot sold
nsay az Exc. with the second selection AT
foHe dealers have refused offers Of
i'd are holding for 97sc.
ISN / extreme light hides 20 to 40 pounds
kk wkt and in light request. They are
taable at 10d l0lsc.
Ist native steers 60 pounds and over free
|Ars1ls and gruhs remain nominal at 1Oc
Eh Tie No. selection at &c.
|xa j heavy native cows 60 pounds and over
kol brands and grubs are held at CSC, at
klrA figure one car lot was taken TUESDAY
AnOnd selection was Sold at 9Kc. Some
tyn coDfne their bids to 9&c. but this
|rN vas not accepted.
Hnnied steers and cows nre stronger. Ona
u 90 sold at SIC fat.
CsAtkins to IL pounds are slightly strong
One lot OF 1850 country skins sold at
|ss City. skins are held at 13Ac. The Sec
VI Of both selections are held at He
btaccns under pounds are taken at Csc.
4 be to pounds selections at 75c each.
Bore hides SS.35d3. 40.
Rlts-The packer pelt market 4, easier.
y February take-off is accommodating as
Ql5 have not yet taken hold. February
l5H oelts are held at s1d1 10. and lambs at
s9ec. Thefe is little trading in the coun-
nit market. Prices remain unchanged.
California Raisins.
J ID Issue OF February the California
Ut Grower says of raisins: There is
dsmand for cheap raisins. The next In
y b pucafc 2-crown at 3hc. Pacific brand |
y he lowest In price has the call and the |
\ claim, and justly so, that Pacifics rep |
at GOOD value and for general use answer |
purposes. No doubt many of the stand
\ mllled and packed last fall. will be |
lFded and sold rs Pacifics later on. they |
lfiorating in quality by being boxed SO
These raisins should have been car
~ the sweatbox, milled and packed as
- sold and not otherwise. The rules and
hOds OF the association required that
: fs,sins be millsd and packed. but 1t was
lhtake Just the same
Trade Notes.
p today sold for Is cents. as shipments
M not arrive. However. when the
~ moterates the market will resume its
y condition, as the interior merchants
hrEe stocks.
laloee are in moderate supply. There are
Thirty cars to arrive. Should large
wv De frozen prices may advance slight
AZ present nrires nre from TX ~ IN cenfs |
shel.
grain market. particularly corn. Is
HNh q good demand
too seed products are firm. with oil
atry receipts are light. as farmers can
q 70 the stations TO ship.
ehers have advanced meat prices and
.oday Is relatively higher in Houston
IN any other market in the United
especially when the quality is consid
arctic weather has knocked the fruit 1
! all to pieces so far as demand is
'aed. but prices are steady.
= vas an unconfrmed report in the
iorK conee trade that advances have
'ssssiyed via London from Willie Schmil-
z To-. Rio. estimating the present RIO ]
! e, \ az 5000, 600 bags and the next Rio
100000 bags.
lors Of a shortage In the supply OF ,
vanilla beans have been confirmed.
pound OF the best beans now remain
uands OF curcrs. either Of the 'ss or
we Bros. issued the following notice.:
20 neayy oversales on package sugar, !,
VIII be received for straight car lots !,
70 DELAYED shipment. II would be al !,
10 INFORM your buyers that IL they !,
ny make their orders half package aud
" sugar when placing car lots the
tior prompt shipment would be Ia
very materially" b
sysias crop of pepper Is said 10 be I,
~ snort OF tho annual consumption, "
y naying been but 10000 tons ali told. g
~ ~, Supply on hand at present IL less
W. this season. the reason given being
55i,.ha buyers have been purchasing
~ IN small lots. This repeated buy :,
hept the market very active. and X
- peeh a steady upward trend In !,
ZION WHOLESALE PRICES. :
suns Tor Round Lots of staple -
Commodities.
~ sssuatons are revised daily. and their
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