The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-13
'0iMETER OF BUSINESS
u h Coffee Markets Result IN
n Higher Prices Here.
III N 4 VERY HEALTHY CONDITION
.rd Turkeys Are Higher.
y. slightly Better-No Apple.
on Band-Notes.
Office OF The Post,


Office OF The Post,
uouston, Friday, January ~.
-. market has been making steady
surlug the past few days and local
again affected today. announce
s.slne been made OF rise OF from
!, all grades, both green and roasted.
.orditicns as they are at present still
-r,ees are not at all improbable. The
markets are higher, the Rio and
.roos are now estimated 100000 bags
l...n formerly and tho reports of the
IN, n the plague at the first named
[.. also having a very decided effect.
.r,ous stories now in circulation re-
1 J, mo dreaded disease are confirmed it
1 yery reasonable to suppose that values
LIN 10 soar at an alarming rate. The
4 I'm, regulations will, of course, pre-
En- landing of the product at ports in this
~ except under certain circumstances,
|, view of the short crop reports. In addi-
f. Tho trouble that would result ii the
u -s,liv exists in Rio, some members OF
|,sas look for a period oil considerable
|s, and advanced values.
/. with considerable degree of salts
Il that the local dealers announce a con-
a betterment OF the egg market. This
bct has advanced but lc from the top. be-
buoted now at l3mi5c, but the demand
Her than before for a long time past and
continued light receipts are having the
III allowing the houses which have
sooded Tor three oil four weeks to get
|, some of their surplus stock. II the
al. of the next week or so are not too
il is not unlikely that prices may be
need nearly, IL not quite, to the scale
n prevailed before the recent slump.
material increase in the receipts, how
will undoubtedly have the effect of
lns the market down.
view Of the fact that several shipments
rgs have been made from this market
sw York the following from the Produce
Pnce Current Of that city. dated January
m BE- Of interest to the heal trade:
ere is some increase in the receipts of
stock, chiefly consisting OF shipments
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
and from adjacent country points which
iy market their stock in those cities,
market is feeling the effects of this in
d In supply and shows a decline of fully
,est Western closing barely steady at 2ic
bern eggs are generally dull and while
occasional lot OF very, closely selected
NAV bring within lc Ok Western, sales
Z 29c arc very rare; under grades Of both
hsrn and Western contin1e very dull and
with a material cut in prce necessary to
sales. Refrigerators, though very freely
3D. seem TO be meeting With a fair de-
d on actual current want.
ads smoug the local jobling and com
ion houses ves quite active during the
AS was expected in view Of the incle-
/ weather which prevailed all during the
Ter part Of the week the receipts of couu-
produce have been curtaile considerably
prices on those lines are Am and higher
The arrivals olpoultry were
! light this morning and everything that
: in sold readily at prices considerably
dysnee OF those OF yesterday. The market
ractically bare at present nd all kinds
!, too. are showing some Improvement
ough they are not advancingin the same
: as are chickens. However prices went
'nday IN view OF the light receipts and a
fThat better demand, and be big bird
ow quoted higher than at AM time since
holidays. The poultry markt. in shor,,
u very healthy condition indeed and
iar 10 remain so for some tine to come.
llliams & Flash, New York, So of cotton
products under date OF Januay g.
no the opening of tho new car cotton
oil mas advanced quite rapid Tallow,
and greases have also followd. so that
along the line there has been material
royement in prices
the foreign markets espond to
aayanclng tendency here, ant will, we
no doubt be forced to buy heavily in
MOI distant future, as supplies IN all the
Z european ports are comparatively low
must be enlarged as the season advances.
loVlde for the summer demand.
= warn that number of mills will close
month, and that by the middlepf March
majority Will be closed for tn season.
~. Nv .nls De the case, and the goo demand
u ~ continue, we must have an advance
', .uat VIII check consumption ad equal
supply and demand.
DIS market has advanced To s5c for snot
x !. sumner yellow and 35i2c for Iebruary-
"a crude to ale; loose at the nils 27Ibcf6
aecofdins to location.
~ II; thompson & Co. today unloaed a car
-anornia navel oranges and oneof Ore.
sppies In boxes. These apples are the
onss IN the hands OF jobbers atoresent
i, I'aiket being entirely bare Of the ,arreled
= u all stocks, shipments hae been
'sd by cold weather in the North and no
muN viii arrive here before III early
" . next week. Prices are uaturaly quite
: usnnough there has been no adyaces in
houston quotations.
an !, ,sepoIted that new price list vii soon
nan, 'us oy the American Writing Paper
,pany which will show advances In ertain
s,a ~ paper. II is intimated that tie bet
&c essues VIII be affected more thu the
, sas INES, and book papers, which ook a
- Inward turn several months ap.
y meal market advanced about 5 Joints
,sea nu ms fact, together with theother
4 ~ OF TIE past few days, has hi the
D. raising prices in the Houston mar
n. oh Is quoted about lsc higherthan
orns qua slightly higher prices have been
'O oh other products.
tbs. a. advanced as a result of the bad
he farr, .Nortn Texas, making II impossible
'ns's 70 get their grain to markt
~ s'y sood demand for harden seeds r.
q ana the market is very firm al outed
a. New York Cotton.
y. ,orK January l2.-The cotton maket
~. urn at an advance of gas points:but
! N was was not active. as there were ru-
X, ccI's noon Wall street concerns and N I've
IT'S ~, esentatives connected with Ical
time ana me demand was not active at
. sysa most OF the Improvement had i he.
iide sunr liquidatioh III, the, absenc, at
4 insIa,DDpoort but the local contingnt.
he outsISou 10 be bearish on the anshy
Iiew =, traders. were not all coniitnt
sua,, me strong statistical moyernnt
the srm movement Of cotton at the pr,s
more Illness In.s Of holders OF spot cottoain
i jus .ae afternoon business was neeieded
ARP ran, ore the close. when there As
ldy. WIN On covering. The final tone as
prices 2n7 points net highe