The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-08
BUTTER IS ON A BOOM.
Advance Of One Cent on Elgin and Other
Grades Announced Yesterday
PRICES ON CAMPHOR TAKE ANOTHER JUMP
Advance on Canned Mcnts Expected.
supply of Texas eggs short.
Poultry Market.
Office OF Tho Post,
Houston. TUESDAY, November I

Houston Tuesday, November 7.
| Tho butter market is on a boom as a re-
suit of an increased demand and tho In
ability Of tho Northern factories to All their
orders. An advance of ic WIS announced
on Elgn and all other grades on tho local
market today and If the situation remains
unchanged 1t ia possible lha; prices may go
logon higher Local dealers report that the
Kansas factories are away short and that
those in Illinois arc far behind ON their
orders Tho quotations on the Texas coun-
try product remain unchanged. hut there ia
very little of 1t on the market.
| The Textile Manufacturers Journal says
OF wool. The sales OF wool in the principal
markets Of the country for the week ending
November amount to 23,5i0.900 pounds do
nestle and 3,1Si,oOo pounds foreign, aggre-
eating 2s.6ii900 pounds, rs compared with
sales for the previous week OF l5,96l000
pounds domestic and 2.5570oo pounds for
egn, total Of lg5lS,000 pounds. The sales
reported since January amount 10 $50. 500 $50
pounds domestic and S5,706.0d0 pounds for
cfn. aggrcgating AS. ,9o0 pounds as com
pared with sales for the corresponding period
| last year Of l2s SIS. 100 pounds domestic and
81 .i1l goo pounds foreign total of 100. 1900
pounds.
An advance OF ioc on tho price of Hawkeye
cats was announced today and that staple
| Is now quoted at $40 Frlends' oats, bat
ter qualify which is manufactured by tho
same people remains unchanged at S2.75.
Eastern advices are TO the effect that re-
nclts from the coast crediting the driers
with having distributed % yer cent of tho
total production of dried pelches are not b.
llored IN the trade Inc Tac Kew York mar
kct 81 ows a decided weakness on lower
Grades, and 1t is ANTICIPATED that drop OF
from 40 20 hc pc. pound will be made
within the neN' few days
The camphor market continues to soar. An.
other tdvNnce OF 70 has lust been nm
noupced and the drug IS now quoted by the
Houston Drug comrany at SOC. II Is not
ALTOGETHER unlikely that further advances
VIII no made.
The last price list on varns issued by the
Southern Cotton Spinners' association rep
resents an advance Of isdlc over the former
list.
Todays canned meat market was strong and
an advance ia expected in the immediate
future
There ara not enough Texas eggs on the
market to supply the demand They are
row quoted at TIC with the Kansas product
al lSqi9c
Today's poultry receipts were fair aud tne
demand about as usual.
Thomas J. Meehan & Co. of Baltimore raw
In their weekly letter: During the INST
CURED. Pens plneapples, peaches and corn
will prove to he very scarce between now
and the next packing season. and we repeat
our recommendation TO keep your stocks in
a comfortable position for your wants durine
the next FIVE or six months, There are Soy
eral articles in the list which show sIEns
OF advancing, and the end is not vet To-
matnes are tagging behind the list. but IN,
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