The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-17

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good hens sold nj s2f5 to SO, Shippers wi
do well 10 make their shipments to ou
market from now on as prices VIII he good
HOUSTON wBOLEsALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of Stnpl
Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily ana thel
correctness can be relied upon. The prices al
II ose ruling In Houston wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNITIoNs-P Powder, per key. $4,000
4.25 boosting powder 81 .65 per key: drop shot
per sack, si.55; buck, $3.50.
BACoN--EXtra short clear In sacks 6bc
regulars, 69sc: boxed. Ac higher, smoked bel
os 7&c; New York salt bellies 7lac; break
fast bacon 10hIlO%c
BAGGING AND TlEs-Less than car lots
from Houston: Baggng. lib. 80 G7c; ga III
1MaIlAc: Arrow ties Sl.25 in mixed lots.
CANDY-Stick wrapped, basis "a, 6isn6Nt
Dcr ID special sizes, 1ac higher ,
COFFEE--Rio. fair llRnSc; prime sh3M9c
choice 9ISc. peaborry lo%@lic; Cordova lOHc
Roasted colfees. Arbuckle,s Ariosn. basil
l00-lb cases. lie delivered: 36-lb cases, nv,
delivered; Apex. lO0-lb cases lO,sOc delivered
36-lb cases loo delivered; Lions loo-it
FLouR~Tcxas star Mills: Tidal Wave
"a 90; Sea Fairy, $40: Sea Nynph, Ssh
Sea Jewel. 81 ~: rye flour. 50 60. pumper-
interior points. Quarter sacks are Zoe higher
than half sacks and wood zoe higher than
half sacks.
cream meal. in barrels, $500; pearl meal. In
4O-lb sacks 81 65Gt1. 20 per bbl of four sacks
Scotch cats. 81 30: Columbia oats 81 20.
HAMS-Standard ll9lll%c; picnic hams
~. use.
HoNEY-In 6O-lb cans. extracted. Sikntc,
in comb, snlOc: in le-lb cans. extracted. ~
LARD-Renned. tlerce, compound SIC; leaf
6hc 5o-lb cans hc higher than terees; 10
Id cans nc higher; 5-lb cans 7sc higher: 3-lh
cans lie higher.
MoLASSE s-Reboiled. fair 1914 else prime
2O@2lc; choice 25Gt26c: fancy new crop syrup
32dI3Sc.
RlCE-Extra fancy head 6a6Ac; choice 50
Size; fair 41sG5c fancy imported 6lal694c.
RoPE-sisal, basis 1-16, 9Ac; Manila lO1se
cotton rope CSC.
sALT-Liverpooi coarse $4,000; fine s5ca
81 90: Louisiana coarse S5c, fine 9Oc; bbls
$2.45.
SALT FISH ackerel. No. l, in 1O-lb kits
si.0Od1,l 10; half bbls Ss.5OG70O; tubs S5.25.
ADMINISTRATORS quarters s3.3jdf3 so
mustard 50. 35l3 so: imported Gillette grade
quarters, s11 80; fancy sprats, quarters, IS. 80
STARCH-Standard goods: Pearl In iO-lt
boxes 31sc Royal Gloss, bulk, sac; Nickel
100 packages. per box. $3.50; corn starch 5sC
per III % and i0-lb boxes.
SUGAR-Quotations are for small lots
Special prices given on carload order
standard gfanulated 59sC, CuDeS anu pow
dered 57sc:. Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy.
5as@6lsc: choice 5AG52sc; Arbuckle's, 2-lb and
5-lb packages, 5Ssc.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CANNED FRUITS-Pineapples 2-lb, eye
less and coreless. $150ll 60: 2-lb extra grated
81 SOql So: 2-lb standard sliced 81 20; pears,
2-lb standard 90c; peaches. lib full weight
CANNED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bin
full weight S5dy0c; 2-lb full weight d5qiOc;
okra and tomatoes. 2-lb 90c Lima beans, lib
full weight SOC; string beans, lib full weight
zoe; A. No. stringless beans, 2-lb fun weight
II So red kidney beans, 2-lb full weight SGT
biarrowfat peas. 2-lb full weight 9oc; early
etit polls peas. fancy, 2-lb full weight 81. DO %
rs; asparagus, California, 21a-lb 81 90; cora,
Auburn cream, 2-lb full weight 81 l0I1 Is; a
No. l. 2-lb full weight 81 05G1 10; Blue Ridge,
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard AZ
Id peaches, lemon cling s2.10d2 20: yellow
Crawford 81 65Gl SIS; black cherries 1885, ap-
ricots $l.7561sO; Bartlett pears s1.S5@l 30;
yellow Crawford 81 5Od1 SO; apricots sl.o5u
j GO; Bartlett pears 81 .75a1.So.
PRODUCE.
BEANS--Navy 2&G3c. Bayou SIC: Eng
lish dried 2gsc; pnks, SIC; Lima &C. black
DUTTER-Blno star lsc; dairy 15e Elg,a
Star ldc; Texas country butter sd15c.
CABBAGE-Crate 81. 50a2.15.
CHEEsE--New York full cream 1Sdl3hc,
"a 1iGlil5c: Western skim lie; fancy rolls
= i5GGS"ro%as Sc per dozen; candled l2Ac;
kpusao lie.
PEPPER-chile i5al7c per lb; black sinsa.
P9TT1FHsns ssSs5s oeF 9 sa 7s
80 90; gobblers ss.oOa7. 90 per dozen. 40
odng TO size e o S9s 9na im DHSss $1,000
TOMATOES bushel si.oodl1.25.
FRUITS
APPLEs-Texas iOe per one-th!rd bushel
baskets
Ssoc per fEats 81 So
Texas Delaware lib baskets. 2oa$oc.
LEMoNS--Fancy California S.2o; fancy
aessina 81. 75dl4 90.
PEACHES-Per peck and one-third bushel
5G71c; California. per crate 81 r.,
PEhCHES-Per. peck ana one, Id bushels
,oxes 3OdGOc: 4-basket crates 6OGS5c Cali
PEA PEARs.california $3.50 per box; Texas 40
D5Oc per brshcl
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
&c: lib cartons Toe; 5O-ib 1oc fancy sliced.
n 50-lb boxes, sac:
APRICOTS-Per h. loose. l2ihc
CITRON--In l0-lb boxes. lSc.
CURRANTS--In bbls, &c; 25-lb boxes. clean
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; unpeeled edlOc
RAISINS--california, 3-crown l.. L. boxes
Il 60: u box l.. L. raisins s0GG5c; 2-crown L.
II. raIsins, 50-lb boxes. SC: S-crown L. NJ I
aisins 50-lb boxes, &c.
PRIjNES--California h0-60s 7isc; 60-70s 7c 4
o. sos Sc, so 9os SIC; 9O-lo0s iiac,
NUTS Brazil 10c per lb; flberts, Sicily. lie;
Naples i2lsci walnuts l2c: peanuts, fancy
and picked csc; No, Is. t%W5c; almonds,
ruragona Ice per Id, In sacks; pecans 3a6c:
Italian ohestnuts Toe per ID
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots. I. o. b. cars from mllers, deal,
RS charge from store 5Gl0c more per 100 lbs
M bran, 26i3c per bushei on oats and corn
md i0dii5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN-per 100 lbs G3c
CHOPPED CORN-Per 100 lbs, 75c.
CORN-No. 2, sacked. Gisc.
oATS--Texas. per bushel 27G3lc.
MILLET SEED--75c
SORtiHuM--Per bushel si.i0.
WHEAT SHORTS Per 100 lbs, SIC
HAY--Alfalfa iS.00dli. 90 per ton; timotb,
Is o0I13 so; South Texas prairie hay 81 M,
90: North Texas 50 00al0 90 '''S"
WIRE AND NAILS.
,an 50 .o5.
NAILs-s 20 base. Advances for common
70.