The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
BROOM CORN is HIGHER.
Still Further Advance In Price OF Brooms
viii Be the Result.
ADVANCE ON BANANAS NOT UNLIKELY
We.t Indian storms Damaged the
Crop-Rolled Oats Up-Pouitry net
ter-Canncd Meats.
Office of The Post,


Houston, Saturday, November Is.
Broom corn has now gone as high as s2Oo
per ton and further advance in brooms
NAV he expected soon. Practically all of the
corn in the country is in the hands OF the
Chicago concern which has efectually cor
nered the market
Columbia and Hawkeye oats have advanced
SC each. The announcement was made to-
day.
1t is claimed that New York State packers
have formed a trust and that they will die
tate terms on canned vegetables next year.
The Houston Produce and Commission com
rany's receipts of North Texas tomatoes were
quite heavy today. The stock, part OF when
was overripe aud of only d fair average qual'
ity, went at low figures.
Receipts of eggs continue to be light. The
demand is fair and were it not for the pres
ence of Kansas eggs on the market the home
product would likely advance in price.
The largest cargo of sugar ever landed at
New Orleans was comprised oil .o2S, uass,
or S109 tons. and was brought from iiainpurs
few DAYS ago. 1t is not likely tnat such
heavy importing will be relished by the sugar
planters of Louisiana.
wheelwright Eldrdge & Co. have advanced
Masonville IA bleached cottons TO &C, ana
have marked UP Crow Indians Ac per YARD
If the demand for bananas increases ma
terially it is not unlikely that an advance III
price will be recorded The recent storms IN
the West Indies destroyed many plantations
and thousands of trees belonging to the trust
were ruined. The fruit is quoted on the local
market at a maximum price OF S2uu.
The New York Commercial is of the opinion
that the late successes of American arms IA
the Philippines are not entirely disconnected
with the fact that prices In Manila SHOW a
disposition to get easier, IT. Is believed that
reduction in the price of Manila rope may
soon be announced
The advance on canned meats, announced
in The Post several DAYS ago. amounted to
from Toe 10 Csc per dozen. Local q9otattiio,nns
2-lb $255; potted ham. quarters. soc; halves,
sac, lunch tongue, lilo, $780, Vienna sausage
halves, a6c
The poultry market showed some, impro ye-
mont today and practically all of the weeks
surplus stock, together with today s receipts
which were light. was closed out. inc mar
ket was in bad shape during the week, put
the situation has eased considerably.
Minot. Hooper & Co have advanced Dwight
Anchor "A bleached and half-bleached cot
tons to TAG
Todays fruit market was practiceliy uh"
changed
The Houston Produce and Commission COM
pany today received a car of Colorado pota-
toes.
Lilienthal & Grant had an unique consign-
ment today in the shape of straight coop of
pure white turkeys which sold at good
price after attracting considerable attention
from the trade II is said that this the
FIRST large shipment of the kind ever received
here.
Bliss, Fabyan 6 Co have advanced Andres
coggin l. A bleached cottons iac per yard.
The results OF the Transvaal are becom-
ing manifest in the diamond trade. Advces
from Amsterdam are to The effect that prices
have been marked up twice during the past
week