The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22

- The stock Oh. h""'
u = ~ farmers are unable to get INTO
~ ~. nroduce on account OF the
~ ~. leather, shipments during the
J, Two will be small. II TINS proves
and all indications point very
" eass, AL aa,rection, It Is probable that
. thn u higher and that dealers
WI g d,faculty in supplying the
Gfiea'e, rouph them, the consumers.
~ III, " mourning in and many oil the
IL orersOld.
AM very weak and prices
~, loxer today, Notwithstanding tue
'. ...sints. like those of turkeys,
=, small as result of the pau
v. demand for chickens has fallen
ne .i,y nothing and the trade is
fie..,,nv MS attention on the larger
y. r,eetinr with such ready sales.
5tSp :, ,ha, they have never known tue
~ 'nSiekens to be as light at TINS
~ ysnr ms II is at present. Inere
sa..ss Az quantity of surplus STOCK
].
I, ,,v,nces have been made in the
!. nine star and Dairy oleomargarine'
y y. INV quoted at 25c and logzVc re-
Il, Other grades remain unchangeu'
.,o,,tions show oats to he shade
n they have been during the past rev
yssy are now quoted at IontZc.
,o,tIuue TO be very weak, and, al
,.,,ipts are light, the supply is still
j. o, the demand. Practically all OF
stps a, presen, is done at Use, the low
~, nrce A considerable amount OF
sock is being shipped and inns iea,-
"a, IN The general depression. Some
heal dealers have eggs on consisn
.hIrh in pursuance to Instructions,
!, solins for zoe. and In some quarters
ss,iwei that the market Will become
M, armer In the near fUture In view
nr.ssnt weather conditions. Kansas
~ .tIll sold at zoe by the majority OF
al,,s. although one house, the stock of
i, kent In cold storage. Is selling at
,dysnce of lie over the quotation of a
bis ago.
coffee market is very firm with a ten
toward higher prices, although up 10
d. loral situation has not been affected.
Ecuston ]obber today offered ls@Ac off
rgy large lot, but the offer was re-
b.. T. H. Thompson & Co. today re
another car OF fancy Oregon apples,
y 10 boxes. The stock is said to be very
California Crane season Is closed.
b no deciduous fruit coming forward
California now except apples. The
rains have closed the grape business
rear.
movement of fruit was IA little SLOW
country orders having slumped some
ma result, probably, of the bad
Ia, One house alone reported the can
lon Of nearly 200 boxes OF oranges. but
yss due mainly to the fact that the fail
new stock to arrive prevented immedi-
spnent. The city trade is only fairly
I'D is not as active as 1t has been dur
y past few days
meat market is very stiff with an up
mndency in evidence. Local prices,
NJ. are not quotably higher.
irsnce Of about sc per bushel has been
mad on seed potatoes, the price on Bliss
~ In carload lots now being sl.159l.2D
les than carloads, s1.25.
sr' are very firm and the advices OF a
Nthlrg house from very conservative
sru the trade in California are to the
ha! lhere are not more than forty car
ID me entire State. Local stocks are
sal Inc house just spoken of is now
.as iee arrival Of a car which has been
'N tne Nh Instant, The present indi-
loln' 70 season of great scarcity,
~ mol altogether improbable that the
~ be compelled to look to foreign
M for Its supply.
Nsn crop In the Sacramento and San
y Valleys, II is stated, has been injured
A. considerable proportion has been
slo much Of the remainder will con-
~ ram damaged beans. The loss Is
wa At 5000 sacks.
socks OF fireworks are very much
aaa at present there are no firecrack-
~ KIND in jobbers' hands. Sky rock
,-.l candles, torpedoes and toy pistols
i iiI s The only things to be had. The
m. BUSINESS ss In this line done by Hous-
NM, NV 'as year is probably larger than
~ Al. ana In many cases orders have
a'.a on account OF the shortness of
M, representative of one house said
!, Is, y mad sold FIVE cars of fireworks
a,I,v 'sys and that twice that number
u, ms, nsve been disposed OF had deals
b. -uuiacturers' agents been arranged
Il Mn exas pecan crop this year will
ksrysr ,r "a, ssfs. as compared with sixty
Il d. d Ian ana 400 cars in 1897. The condi-
fAls shsu, On the local market Is not
klyMnew York Baldwan apples was re-
'c'aay today. e anu 'o'n
Mn. ere reported to be quite strong
M y markets and an advance here
10 be altogether unlikely.
III Taa Tor cranberries continues TO
'A' local market is firm at quoted
M NJ, s'op OF Washington is said to be
,s,.n quality than usual and runs
m. 10 large sizes. Heretofore the
n so'iS,p has run to 40-50s; this year
n irsss ~ is said that the average
nsays bss, iruit to make one OF dried
!Hr n sn three and one-half pounds.
he - placed at two and one half
tae su,a reason Il that the prunes con-
ARsIors ar and less water than usual,
~ 'os' less In drying.
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