The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-16

Hs VIII DC from to cents per dozen NOR
tnan last year. because of the Increased cos
} OF the materials used
he total number of bales OF new cotton re
oeived in Houston to date is 1878, the receipts
; To-Day being 27sC.
/ Messrs. T. II. Thompson & Co. received {
car each of Illinois and Missouri fancy apples
today.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of Staple
II Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and thelr
correctness can be relied upon. The prices are
troso ruling in Houston wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNITIoNs--Powd per keg, $4,000
40; blosting powder 81 to per keg drop shot,
pei sack, Sl.55; buck, $3.50.
BACoN-Extra short clear, in sacks, 6Bc;
foguiars, e%c: boxed. Ac higher; smoked bel
fast bacon l0i2MlO34c
BAGGING AND TIES-Less than car lots
from m Houston Bagging, 2;lb 81 a7c; 2h-lb
CANDY-stiek. wrapped, basis "a. 6lkas%c
per lb special sizes. &c higher.
,coFFEE-Rio, fair 7jAasc; prime s'a@9c;
Roasted eofrecs; Arbuckle's Ariosa. basis
! lOO-lb cases. lie delivered; S6-lb cases, ll2uc
delivered. Apex lOD-lb cases, 10000 delivered:
Se-lb cases. ll.lOc delivered; Lions. 1Oo-lb
.FLouR-Texas Star Mills: Tidal Wave
Zoo sea Fairy, $50, Sea Nynph, s3.5k
nickel, $40. Special rates for shipments to
interior points. Quarter sacks are iOc higher
than half sacks and wood zoe higher than
FARINACEoUs GooDs-Grits. hom,ny and
cream meal. in barrels, 50 90: pearl meal, in
ao-ib sacks. 81 65dl'0 per Dbl of four sacks;
scotch oats. s.. 80: Columbia oats, So. %.
/ 7aidSc.
HoNEY-In 6o-lb cans, extracted. sIsu5c,
IN IN comb. Sa1Oc: In 1a-lb cans. extracted. 5ls
LARD-Renned. tierce. compound SIC; leaf
ne oO-lb cans &c higher than tierces; 10
10 cans &c higher: 5-lb cans &c higher; 3-lb
MoLAssEs-- Reboilcd. fair 16Ma1sc; prime
ssogg2dc: choice 25Gp26c: fancy new crop syrup
,RlcE-Extra fancy head 6d6lic; choice btp
'12c; fair ii9g5c; fancy imported 6ikd6s4c
o R,opE-sisai, basis 7-16, sAc; Manila io3sc;
sALT-Liverpool coarse s5d9Oc; fine SEQ
81 %; Louisiana. coarse s5c, fine 9Oc bbIs.
2S-l9s, 9.25; 6O-5s. $50; 1OO-Ss, 50 so; 7O-is,
SALT FISH Maekerel. No. /. in lo.lb kits,
ADMINISTRATION quarters 50 S5NS so
mustard 80 .35m3 5O imported Gillette grade.
qunrters, $ll 90; fancy sprats, quarters, $3.50
STARCH-Standard goods: Pearl in 4U-ib
h iSn S1sc; Royal Gloss, bulk. Shc; Nickel,
per lib. 20 and 4o-lb boxes.
neutrality-suspicious. are for small lots
Special prices given on carload order
5a.@6hc; choice 5iaGl57sc: Arbuckle's. lib ana
oh packages, 5ssc.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CANNED FRUITS ineappes. 2-lb. eye
less ana coreless Sl50Gl so; 2-lb extra grated
: soal SIS 2,lb standard sliced sl.20; pears.
2lb standard s0c peaches 2-lb full weight
81 Is 2-lb light weight loo
CANNED YEGETABLEs--Tom s-lp
full weight s5d9Oc; 2-lb fun weight 65a5Oc:
okra and tomatoes, 2-lh 90c Lima beans, lib
fun weight Doc string beans, 2-lb full weight
zoe; A. No. strngless beans, 2-lb full weight
81 30; red kidney beans. 2-lb full weigh, SJc
narrowfat pens, 2-b full weight SOC; early
june peas, fancy, 2-lb weight 40 American
iett pos peas fancy. Glib full weight 81 bog
10; asparagus. California, 2Ik-lb 81 90: cora,
Auburn cream, lib full weight 81 .10d1.15: A |
No. !, 2-lb full weight 81 O5@1 10; Blue Ridge, |
2-lb S0dS5c
cAI.iFoRNlA Fruit Extra standard ~.
Crawford 81 .656il S. black cherries 81 S.; ap-
ricots $l75g1So; Bartlett pears Sl.S5Gti ~;
assorted 81 6o@1 65; standard 2ia,.lb peaches,
i.6O; Bartlett pears 81 754l so.
PRODUCE.
. BEANs-Navy 22.a9c: Bayou SIC; Eng
az t,iNH 49, i'-'i''' oFf'' luna ~ li9Ah-
nlrTTERaRlao star 1sc; dairy Zoe; Elgln
margarine. Solids ioc: prints lie; special Blue
CABBAGE-Crate 50. 50G275
Wisconsin fu cream 0rE S 1Fs YoanE ASeT
ca liGl4i5c: Western skim lie. fancy rolls
fun cream, isc: Lonsfell9ws 1850.
EGGs--Texas Sc per dozen; candled 121sc;
Kansas lie.
oNIoNs-Per lb. &c.
PEPPER-chilc 15GSl7c per lb: black singa.
sSs's '' i9 ss
2 90: broilers 81 .OoGl q. TURKEYS, hens A.7S
roldng to size and quality Ducks. So COO
3 %. Geese 81 0063 So full feathered.
ToMAT0ES-Per bushel. s1.00a1 rs.
APPLEs-Texas iOc per one-third bushel
baskets
ie per T f9ss &c. Gates
Texas Delaware lib baskets. 2OaS0c.
LEN oNs-Fancy California 1925; fancy
Nlossina 81. 75d4. 90.
PEACHES-Per peck and one third bushel s
iJI75c. California. per crate Sl.75,
PEI CHES-Per neck and one-thrd bushels
boxes S0a6oc 4-basket crates 6odS5c; Cali !
P '5f $3.50 per box Texas 40 !
p50c per brshel
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
APPLIls--Fancy evnporated, JO-lb boxes. !
nc: LIB cartons 10c; S0-lb Zoe; fancy sliced 4
In 50-lb boxes, SIZE
APRlCOTS-Per H. loose 12iAc.
CITRON-In 10-lb boxes. lSc,
CURRANTs-In bbls, &c: 25-lb boxes, clean 4
en bulk. 6lsc.
TEACHEs-Eyapora:ed unpeeled sGaloc
RAISINS--California, s-crown l., l.. boxes 4
81 60; u box /. L, raisins 60165c; 2-crown l.. Z
H. raisins, 50-ib boxes. SC. S-crown L. NJ. r
als1ns 50-lb boxes, &c. q
PRIMES california. 5o:sos 7isc; so-7os lie. p
10 sos &C., s0-90s 5isc 90-100s 4isc. p
NUTs-Brazil 10c per lb; ilberts, Sicily, lie; 8
Naples l2,sc: wanuts l2c; peanuts fancy 6
hand picked sac; No IS, 4%a5c; almonds s.
raragona I6c per Id, in sacks; pecans 3Gsc, n
italian chestnuts l0c per ID. Il
GRAIN AND HAY. I,
Carload lots. (. o, b. cars from mllers; deal U
FRS charge from store 5Gll0c more per 100 his "
On bran case per bushel on oats and corn
aud l0Gl5c per 100 lbs on hay
BRAN--Per 100 lbs CSC.
CHOPPED cORN-Per 100 lbs 75c.
CORNING. 2, sacked, 3Thc.
OATS-Texas per bushel 2TGSlc b
MILLET SEED--76c sp
s0RGHUM--Per bushel Hl0 ci
WHEAT SHORTS Per 100 lbs. s5r
HAY-Alfalfa SsooGl40 90 per ton; timothy NJ