The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-07
LOCAL MARKETS BRISK,
Satisfactory Conditions Exist In All Lines
Of Trade.
HARD MATTER TO KEEP THE STOCKS W
in Paper BOX Trnde-Receipts
by Local Houses.
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ofhce Of The Post.
Houston, Monday, November 6.
The local market situation is in an ex.
tremeiy satisfactory condition, brisk trade
being reported by all of the Wholesale houses.
Top prices prevail, the demand is good IN
nearly all lines and some OF the jobbers are
finding it ffcult to keep up with thor ord r.
Travellers report good conditions in the coun-
try except, perhaps, in the district affected
by the Brazos overflow of last summer, and
even in that territory affairs are not in such
a bad shape as the extent OF the damage done
by the food would lead one TO expect. The
high price of cotton is. of course, very graft
flying to the farmer, and the prospects for
prosperous winter are extremely bright.
! In discussing the situation with a represent
ativo of the commercial department OF The
Post today, Mr.. W. b. Jones Of II. d. Taylor
d Co. said that there was healthy demand
for all kinds OF goods handled by. his house
and that he found it difficult to keep up his
stocks properly.
Those who are In any way connected with
the paper box trade will be interested in
knowing that that industry is in an ex-
tremely satisfactory condition, as. for that
| matter, 1t has been for some time past. The
big manufacturers report that they are up to
celVlns Just about twice as many orders as
tney can nanaie properly. Notwithstanding
all TINS, prices have not yet materially adj
Tanceu anu II is the opinion of those who are
IN position TO know that there Will be no
decided Increase unless raw products show an
Inclination TO go sKywaid. Nearly every ar
teie winch is used IN the Manufacture oil
paper boxes costs little more than formerly,
put SO far the makers have sAouldered thus
increase ana been content TO make their
prohts from the big gain in the volume OF
business they handle.
Arbuckie Bros. have announced a cut OIL
l-loc less than the old price list on all grades
of soft sugar from Nos. ! to Is inclusive. A |
similar reduction oil the part OF other re-
hneries is expected.
Notwithstanding the recent heavy exporta- |
tions of apples the foreign markets are hold |
ing up remarkably we'll, Hamburg cables are
prevailing there Baldwins, s2.S5GSl5 per
barrel; Ben Davis, 275a2.s5; greetings, Log |
l,s5; York imperials. 3.o0qS,25; Newtown pip
pins. 2,25Q25O; kings S.soGl4.00: Canada reds. |
l.s1q2.00 Northern Spys, l,s1@2.O0. Winesaps, |
2.s7dS.0o, and Pelicans, 2lo92.iO.
Poultry was in good demand today. Texas
eggs We're stiff at l7q1sc. 80
Tho broom corn combine has been incor-
porated in Indiana under the name OF the |
Union Broom Supply company. The object
OF the members OF the association is said to
have been to corner the broom corn market. I
anu ~ 10 Cldiiutu ludt NubS udNt huCrSeut'A
in doing So having more than s2,o0o.0oO in /
vested In a quantity estimated at between
1000 and 1000 tons. or seven-eighths OF the
total crop of 1899. Prices of broom corn have I
been advanced over 100 per cept already. This
has already brought about heavy advance I
in the price of brooms. but the latter article
does not yet represent In its price the present
price of broom corn or the price promised OF
the future.
A car OF New York apples including Bald
wins, Spys and greetings. was received today
and distributed among local dealers The
stock is said to be Of an unusually good quail
ity.
The local stock of pears is being rapidly re-
duced aud prices are going up. The California
product is now quoted at s2.504275
Three Eastern brokers made quiet coup
last week by buying up all the wool In pull
tons and shipping so or co per cent of 1t to
that city. In all some $500 bales of wool were
taken. in this way. a. total of about 7.50o.0e1t
pounds Certain dealers who regularly look
to these pullers for supplies are forced to
wait.
close. Fancy Italian are now quoted at sl,5O
per crate.
Most of the Eastport. Me-, sardine factories
have closed down owing to the scarcity Of
raw fish. The season ends, according to
law. at the end of this month. but 1t is not
than the 10th instant.
The prospects for profitable olive market
In this country are very encouraging. owing
to the shortage abroad. The California crop
will be large and the quality OF tho product
good.
Four carloads of fancy Virginia apples, in
Guiding Winesaps and other desirable yari-
cites, were received today by r. Fl. Thompson
e. Co. They are quoted at 81 per barrel.
The trade Is of the opinion that the salts
factory condition of the corn market not
the fact that the Texas crop this
year is much larger than last, Is attributable
to tho shortage in the cotton crop. Corn is
now being largely used in fattening cattle as
a result of the scarcity of cotton seed hulis
and meal.
Conservative growers estimate the Cali
fornia orange crop at 1900 cars.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port OF Galveston. November 6.
The new North German Lloyd steamer KoIn
arrived at this port at 1916 today and berthed
AZ pier 10. 1t has been planned by the
local agents OF the company to meet her with
a tug and a number of prominent Galveston
lans al quarantine. but an accident befeli
the tug before the start AMI the gre ting
had to be changed to pier 10, where she Is
berthed crowd of several hundred PEP
Pile gathered there and watched the dig