The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19
HEAVY STAPLES


HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNITIoNS--Pow per keg, $4,000
i.25; bosdng powder 81 .e5 per keg; drop shot
per sack. sl.55: buck, s1sO.
BACoN--lsxtra short clear. in sacks. 6tc
regulars, csc; boxed. NC higher; smoked bel
les 7&c; Now York salt bellies 7hc; break
fast bacon 1oh@loAc.
BAGGING AND TIEs-Less than car lots
from Houston: Bagging Glib. 6%@7c; az III
~ @7Mc: Arrow ties ST. IS in mixed lots
CANDY-Stick. wrapped. bass "a. 6hG6Nc
per lb special sizes, nc higher
C0FFEE-Rio. fair 7iaGSc: prime Skmoc
choice sac. peaberry iO&ml1c: Cordova lohc.
Roasted conees: Arbuckle's Ariosa. basis
lo0-lb cases. lie delivered; 36-lb cases. 1l.2vc
delivered; Apex. 10U-lb cases, 10000 delivered
SG-lb cases 1l.1oc delivered; Lions. 1oo-lb
TLouR-Texas Star. Mills; Tidal Wave.
Sea Jewel, 1920; rye flour. 1850; pumper
nickel. 50. 40. Special rates for shipments to
interior points. Quarter sacks are To- higher
than half sacks and wood zoe higher than
half sacks.
cream meal. in barrels, 500; pearl meal, In
d0-b sacks 81 65@1. 10 per Dbl Of four sacks;
Scotch oats $3.50: Columbia oats. s2.25.
lIAMS-Standard i1AGll%c; picnic hams
HoNEY-1n 6o-lb cans, extracted. Sisuec.
In comb. S@loc: in 19-lb cans. extracted. So
Mbtac.
LARD--Renned fierce compound SIC; leaf
6hc: 50-lb cans NC higher than tierces; 10
Id cans Ac higher: 5-lb cans Mc higher, BID
cans lie higher.
eOG2lc; choice ?5m26c; fancy new crop syrup
32GD33c.
RICE--Extra fancy head 6a6hc; choice 30
5isc; fair ikG5c; fancy imported 6h@6&c
RoPE-Sisal, basis ZIG. exc Manila lOlec;
cotton rope 9Ac.
sALT-Liverpool. coarse s5@soc fine 95ca
2s-iOs, s225; COOS, 81 80; 1oO-ss $3.50; 7o-4s,
81 45.
SALT FISH Mackerel. No. 1. in 10-lb kits,
si;oog1 10; half bbls 6.5oa7oo: tubs s5.2s:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quarters sS.35d3 50,
mustard ", 35MS 80 Imported Gillette grade
quarters. 81 80; fancy sprats, quarters, Sc az.
STARCH-Stnndnrd goods; Pearl In io-ib
boxes, Skc; Royal Gloss. bulk, 3hc' Nickel
100 packages per box $3.50; corn starch 5lsc
per Id, 20 and iO-lb boxes
suGAR-Quotations are for small lots
Standard graduated sac; cubes and pow
dered SIC: Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy.
h7ed6kc; choice 56d53sc; Arbuckle's. 2-lb and
5-lb packages. 5hsc.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CANNED FRUlTs-pineapples, 2-lb. eye
less and coreless sl.50Gl 60: 2-lb extra grated
81 SOd1 SIS; 2-lb standard sliced $40; pears,
2lb standard 9oc; peaches. 2-lb full weight
81 Is; 2-lb light weight 81 90.
CANNED yEGETABLES-Tom Tomatoes. 5-lp
lull weight oo0i5uct S-lD Iuu WelSnt oou iuC'
okra and tomatoes 2-lb soc Lima beans, 2-b
full weight 90c; string beans. 2-ih fun weight
loc; A. No. strinsless beans, 2-lb full weight
u 30; red kidney beans, 2-lb full weight Soc;
nnrrowfat peas, lib full weight 9uc; early
June peas fancy, 2-lh weight Sl.+0 Amercau
/ etit pois pens, fancy, 2-lb fun weight sl.hou
! 70; asparagus, California 2la-lb 81 90; corn,
Auburn cream, 2-b full weight 81. 1001.l5; a
No. l. 2-lb full weight 81 05Gl 10; Blue Ridge,
2-lb s0IS5c.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard ltr-
III peaches. lemon cling 81 1002. 20; yellow
Crawford 81 .s5G1 81; black cherries siS5; APP
rieots $i.75Gl.SO Bartlett pears s1s5Gi3V,
assorted 81 60dl 65; standard 2la-lb peaches,
yellow Crawford 81 b06l1 80; apricots 81 .o5ep
leo; Bartlett pears 81 75ml.s0.