The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
4 COAL REPORTED
..,r y PRICES aulrh
LIKELY.
-.,c.cated supplies.
w. rally Equal to
a. pemnnd.
otfre of The !, Post sst
vs.y neCember


st'is' 81 Of the Houston Gas
Sihe ..,sa that coal is very
- ..' rsyv q the country and that
f''l''s . T. Is quite likely. 10
y ample to supply needs Of
NJ ,, ~, the country may
n 'nlv. ...,ciw even in Texas
s's. Y. recently coniiscated sup
D.. use. including quite a
~ ~ ,o,, destined for Houston.
W. =. ~ from pennsylvania ana
s no has just been notihed
n ~ 10 ocean freight rates
:. \ Shipping. This VIII nave
i'd. very soon
e.. 10 report in the poultry
es', ,.ee,pts we're not large but
H ,ot sufficiently heavy 10
q isr the better
\, !, unchanged but that sa,,i Prev, =.
s,uuess prevails. Salmon is
Al better. and stocks o.,l, are ns-d we',
I. All likely to advance. Mao ea,,
= s,,s oaerlnss unusually small.
S.,sln Growers association
/. annual circular announc,ne
! 81, IL drying season and estimating r,l,s
! 40 cars of ten tons each rms
I'M less than last year.
,,on 4 Co. today received one
.s,. one of onions and one OF
apples
!. ar market continues to remain
,r,ta prices. Receipts are very.
4 there is any increase in the dc
m prIces will not be unlikely
considerable supply of Kansas
ssrd-
=, ant, are In very good demand
I, d The approach of the holiday
a d,,lers report unusually good
n III lines. Local stocks are very
A tho quality OF all goods is de-
J, u,,ke, Is somewhat dull Just at
"A Il view Of existing conditions
~, no, seem altogether unlikely.
|. lines Of produce are still moving
Elthca.h some little Improvement is
potatoes,
NJ, grocery dealers all report good
prepsratlons are being made to
,sltrrs number OF buyers from the
+ dining the coming week. and 1t is
hlt y,ry extensive purchases will
! IN all lines. The higher prices
hy cotton has placed the country
II IN unusually good shape and it
,hat the Nolume of business tram
y iail iobbcrs this season will be
|sA,r for some time past.
baltimore Canned Goods.
N Meehar & Co., Baltimore. say
y gods under date Of December .:
lnf I holiday occurs in the middle
Ski Il seems to have the effect of
ktall market in Baltimore canned
Rthlng has occurred in this market
" past week OF special interest, and,
|iittr Of fact, the market has been
compared with the previous weeks in
\. Outside OF the regular run of
Y jobbing orders the selling was
iiy decided character. There are
!rtlsatlons, however, OF growing
is'ofabe to tomatoes, which are
iiiyely the cheapest article in the
iarsd goods everywhere. We pointed
" market letter three of four weeks
Z lhe tomato market was passing
4 ftry severe test OF its strength,
'sis. The result has not been entirely
~, Because the developments in
sheclion have been of convincing
!, unless one figures that the fact
liFes remaining stationary, rather
'slfilg, Is sufficient Argument that
~ prices have been touched, and
iisuing from that point OF view.
! increment must be toward a higher
Z are firmly Of the belief that the
mIa'oes can take only one direc-
y, .ele some little fluctuations IN a
ats 10 Tue list during the past week.
~ tnsm Of sufficient importance TO
!. w sHention TO. The articles most
y curing the week were tomatoes
\ Lima beans, baked beans, small
\ cove oysters. The packing of
49,, 49, sauer kraut, apples. spinach,
sy'ins very rapidly in Baltimore,
VIZ VIZ must be satisfactory to the
''ss'as oy the increased demand.