The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-25
A BUSINESS BAROMETER
Prices Of Commodities and an Iudex to the
Conditions Existing In the Markets
wHolEsALTGRocERs AND THE JoBBfRs.
The Former want 20 Eliminate the
Latter-Packcrr Charge Extra for
Burlaps and sscks--Trade Notes.

Houston. Monday. AVN ~

office OF The Post
Houston Monday. April a..
Some Of the large wholesale grocers In the
East are striving to find some way 10 ellmin-
ate the jobher from the trade. So far they
have been unable TO SEE their way clear TO
bring about such radical change. They
realize that thew would have to increase their
exncpsee enormously in all directions, and are
cautiously feeling their way,
One cause OF COMPLAINT has been the In
creased cost OF canned goods. II is laid at
the door OF the ohber vet the iobher Is In
no manner responsible The packers are the
ones who have advanced prices aud they
claim the enhancement is caused by the hsh
price Of tin In short, the trusts and not
the iobbers hx the prices,
The tendency Is rushing to consolidation
in such way as to cause apprehension. but
there is hardly any likelihood of the wholesale
Frocers heiug able to wine the iohbors out "
existence If they do they vii, find lnde-
pendent concerns in strong opposition and
all travelling statesmen will become itinsrant
advocates OF war or trusts which will be
waged in everv State IN the Union peace
full revolution is going on against the giant
monopolies which have cut down wages
thrown hundreds Of thousands pn, a. employ
ment and doubled the price "a tho consumer
except oil and sugar and the present proft in
oil rs over in0 rer cent -surav enough
with the ichher eliminated the convenient
corner groceries would be driven out Of bnsi-
ness and the entire trade concentrated In the
hands OF two cr three hrms who could Ak
prices to suit themselves
The jobhers viii be heard from and as they
reach the peonle which the wholesalers do
not, they viii naturally advocate restrictive
legislation against trus,s aud monupclcs,
something they heretofore did not dsr DO
COFFEE.
The New York Journal Of Commerce IN its
weekly review Of the coffee market save
Brsine7s IN the market for Brasil grades
OF coffee has been quiet The demand for the
low grades. both here and az Brazil. has been
apparently satisfied and that the close OF the
week under slightly free offerings prices have
weakened slightly. closing with sellers cf Rio
No on the spot az bitc Cntir also have
been inuIceuons tnat the Brazil marNrts have
shown more OF a disnosition - MAKE sales
Firm oifers have been more uumtreus mad at
slightly lower nricae. but they are II about
isc too high % admit Of business u Waf
learned last week that some eHporiers ~
santos who evidently believe that the com
Ing crop will be large one scld about b1.0l
bhgs Of co1ee 10 the United states Tor July
September shipment ana the prices naid, II
was stated were 6saC and esse bAsls for No
5, cost aud freight As near as could ~
learned few GALES have been made for tuiur'
shipment TO this market this week as En-
rope has been wilhuA. II was stated. to pay
better prices than our buyers. Business IN TN
market for West India grOwths has boei
fairly active prominent operator ha
taken several thousand bags OF Contra
American ard Marncaibo coffee and this hR
bad tendency to stimulate a demand from
lobbers. they being quick to take AL ofter
inEs of good roasting cofees and have pat'
steady prices, closing al 1SAGac tLr iair Cucut;
and SlsdtSlsc Tor good Cucuta. East lndli
Erowths have had only small iobbing sale
but desirable grades have been spaTugy OF
fered and values have been well held.
The Rice Market.
Dan TalmaEo's Sons company OF New Yor
say OF the rice market:
An uneyeutful week and shrunken de
mand; not that there is amy abatement OF con
ndonce but simply too mucl weather
this reason and AGAIN waiting the cpe ing o
water routes purchases are only being mad
TO meet immediate needs the call nom th
south aud extreme West continues on LIBERIA
scale. Including several ears OF tancy sore
10 the Pachc coast Advres trOm the Soutl
note light demand along the Atlantic coast
but with meagtr SUNNY prices are htmll
maintained In New ORLEANS there Is ony fat
INJURY, but with small receipts scarce cqna
SO the daily call, the market rules hlM WIZ
advancing tendency Work on the new erol
is going forward slowly planting later tnol
usual on account OF cold spring; Gsorgia vii
Undertake less than last year South Carllin;
and Louisiana more. In the latter State thu
freeze-out OF sugar cane and difficulty encouu
tered by planters In securing advances where
with 10 start anew may compel many Of then
TO turn 20 the next best and cheapest crop
rice, aud as a result there may be a radtoa
extension of the culture Gables aud CORE
spondence from abroGd note steady movement
and market features unchanged,
The Cane Crop.
The Louisiana Planter says,
The past week is universally reported b,
our correspondents as having been the mos
favorable. from weather standpoint thai
We have experienced In the sugar belt thi
spring The temperature rose to something
like seasonable point, there were welcome
and highly beneficial rainlalis, and the ger
ersl information sent In 10 US IS TO the odec
that the appearance. not ouly of plant cant
but stubbe we'll, Is everywhere bettej