The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
TEXAS WOOL IN DEMAND
Prices Are Q Little Above the Level Of TIL
New York Market, However.
SILL ANOTHER ADVANCE ON ELGlN BUTTER
Eggs Arc Firm mt Higher Prices
Imported Grapes on the Market.
Trade Notes.
ofhce Of Tho Post.
Houston. Monday, November IL

Houston, Monday, November u.
Prices on fall wool in this State are bsinc
held somewhat higher than the level Of the
New York market and Eastern buyers are
lhesItsting in consequence Advices from the
motropolis are to the effect that the avail
able stock of Texas wool there is gradually
decreasing and is now in the hands OF very
few. The general condition OF the new wool
lis claimed TO be poor, as compared with last
year.
Az a result Of the recent advances. the New
York Commercial states. suits have been hlcd
against some Texas and New Mexico growers
who are claimed TO have sold their stocks 4
second time when the higher prices came.
The original purchasers naturally demand the
delivery Of their wool hence the suits. Moth
II ing is known of the matter among the local
trade
An English buyer, who has been sent sam
pies OF Texas wool. SAYS that he MAY be able
! to use the product of this state instead Of
the Cape product.
| Today's receipts of poultry and eggs were
| light and new arrivals and some small left
over stocks we're cleaned up Eggs are very
firm at 17is61sc and some local dealers re-
port sales of small lots as high as l9c. II is
20c before the end of the week. Poultry Us
in good shape. partly as result of the ap-
proach OF Thanksgiving Day, and conditions
will warrant people in the country SHIPPING
now instead OF waiting until the last moment.
Some complaints of poor quality are sun TO
be heard.
Domestic manufacturers OF Nottingham lace
curtains have issued a circular advancing
prices 10 per cent. Higher cost of material is
given as q reason.
Fruit of all kinds moved fairly well today
and brought good prices. Bananas are now
quoted at 80 oo@2. rs per bunch, packed.
New York advices are to The effect that the
Table OIlcloth Manufacturers association has
advanced woods. mosaics. marbles and whites
about soc each. The primary market is now
practically bare.
The sugar market is strong and an advance
in the near future does not seem to be alto
gether unlikely. New Orleans adviceS to a
local house are to the effect that SPECTATORS
are buying everything in sight thus giving
the impression that prices have now struck
bottom and will soon begin to advance.
New York advices say that the demand for
iewelry Just at present is in excess OF the
supply. Diamonds continue to advance as
result of the Trausvaal war and the fact that
Germany has established market for tho
stone which nearly equals that of the United
States.
1t is rumored in trade circles that the
sardine combines except to announce an ad-
vance on canned fish within few days.
T. H. Thompson & Co. today received a
car OF California cabbage. one OF California
Seeding oranges. five cars of Virginia APP
pies. one car of bananas, two cars OF Colorado
potatoes and one car of Almeria grapes in
barrels. These grapes are the only ones on
the market. They are quoted ct s650GiS.Uo
per barrel.
Still another advance of lie per pound on
Elgin creamery butter was announced today
and the quotations are now 29iaI30c. An
advance of iaGlc has been made on these
goods every week for some time past.
Today's produce market. aside from eggs
and poultry was little slow n condition
that is usually to be expected on Mondays.
Lilientha Bros. had one of the largest
single shipments of produce ever received
here on Saturday in the shape of an express
wagonoad OF poultry and eggs.
Prices on pickles show tendency to fol.
low nearly every other staple and go higher.
The first California navel oranges of the
season are expected to arrive next week