The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
Holiday RUSH is OVER
Volume Of Trade Heavier Than for Years
Past.
RETAILERS DID THE BUSINESS YESTERDAY
The Wholesale md Jobbing Circles
Quiet--Turkeys Firm-Cbickens
Somewhat Better.
RETAILERS DID THE BUSINESS YFSTERDl



This. 'the day before Christmas IN the
business world was a very active one among
the retailers hut the volume OF trade with
the wholesalers aud jobbors as We'll, es-
pecially in the afternoon The interior mer-
chants. of course. had supplied their wants
during the early days OF the week and as
result most of the days business was doue
with local retailers whose stocks were not
sufficiently large to fill the demand. A week
or two of dullness is expected now, but this
is always the case at this time of the year and,
in view of the very large amount OF holiday
business done, everyone concerned seems to
be we'll satisfied Practically all of the local
houses report that their holiday business in
all lines has been larger than for years past
Conditions affecting country produce were
not greatly changed today, Receipts OF tnr-
KEYS we're moderately large and all arrivals
met with ready sales at about yestefuuy
nrices some fancy turkeys going as nign as
$500 The market Is entirely cleaned up
and II receipts next week are as hght as
expected there is a prospect OF prices peins
kept I'm fairly we'll. There viii be very niue
demand, of coursre. aud heayy shipments
would at once have the effect OF lowering
prices.
rbo derand for chickens was little bet
ter today, although prices were not qnotaniy
higher. Receipts were little lighter tnun
usual and as a result Of the more iavorapie
conditions practically all of the surplus STOCK
carried over during the past, few days was
disposed of, together with today's arrivals
Mail advices from Philadelphia state that
the demand for canned goods is small largely
because jobbers have not yet begun TO re-.
! plenlsb stocks, Corn has declined nc, que
to Tie absence OF demand and the Anxiety o'
CHANGED with demand light Inquiry ter teas
is light. but prices are unchanged. fehcnoe
I are weak, but prices remain stehay'
The local market is flooded with Texas
eess and is very weak at lSc to lsc, practlo !.
! alIy all Of the sales being made at the loves,
ouotation. Kansas eggs are stlll hrm at 1Vc
and are having the effect Of Keeping prices
on the Texas product DOWN
! Practically ali OF the broom corn In the
country has passed out of first hands ana ~
appears that the only persons VINO WIN prom
by the Inflated prices existing at present WIZ
be the members OF the combine wnich MAJ
control Of 95 per cent or more OF tns Ioe .,
output While there was gfeat uea' ss 0n
talk of putting values up 70 s ss,ch snnounee
ments were made for effect more lnan ~ ~
anything else. and that prices YIN feaha' M NJ
while at least, at about slS. Wien sd 20 NJ NJ
| present quotation The price OF proonls has
already Increased about 70 per cent ana }.
would appear that further advances WIN Nv
| necessary II manufacturers are 20 maze hn y,
PROFITS. AS result Of th ne The uo Post Il Is
likely that many OF the smaller iaetoI,ea
will be compelled TO close down, PHI ~
at least and that the consumption WIN D'
greatly curtalled.
Fruit moved fairly well during the cary
part OF the day and there was some pusines
In nuts, dates. fgs and other onr .t ,a'r
goods OF a like nature. out 20, hus MS class
of goods.
Curors Of herring al wick, Scotland, accord
ing to New York advices, are hoiqlns .I m,
oniniou nreyaile that when buyers TOT ine
Lerten trade come into the. held mucn hlghe'
prices will obtain than those now rui'hs'
nan ra,m.re,s sons Co., New York say OF
the rice market:
"cor,,pp sgents cast their shadow before
already holiday dullnesE is quite apparent
with little probability OF any mending dur
ing the current month, Depression at thi'
period is not unusual and long since cpl
Which WHICH, ordinarily hnds tie fitting eorSllary l.
the January Jump 4 is rare sr waep pri e's
Sumstanees 90 St 10. toe' eiosns month Of IN
year; = n s. The average trader Is more IN
terested in speciaites than staples ana taei
again indisposed TO take on sny.nIns WY ~
II Ia the time of the largest aesumulation, 2
CROP at al milling centers. mills ana wsss
houses niied 10 repletion. tsl May plsnws
49, .essnss ~ new season. Advices iron
ths south nate greatly iessened movement
still cop6dencs. is manifest, In that sup
eoncessionS are refused wnen s"en m'S'