The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-03
The BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
bsiness for Past Year Good and Prospects
sre Encouraging.
VERY ARTICLE OF TRADE HAS GONE UP
krtces Have Advanced All Along
1.-The LINE, from spool of Thread
to Four-Horse Wagon.
ofooe 4 rbe Posi-,

WTbls the first business day Of the new
lar, gave every Indication of prosperous,
~ "a busy season. While johbers and commits
IN merchants hardly expected trade TO re
hne It's normal condition much before tine
n instant. they did expect some Improve
nt today over last week and they we're
81 disappointed. Some of the Wholesale
Misses reported that the amount OF business
|{knsacted during the day MAS even larger
IN Was looked for while all OF them seemed
VEG satisfied With the beginning Of the last
kHr OF the Nineteenth century.
5Epuntry produce, with the exception OF
rs. Is in very good shape. Now that the
~ ideys are over dealers say that they OK
I'D TO see a falling on IN the general de-
md for turkeys with corresponding in
4 8sse in the demand for chickens. As natu-
M result prices ON the former will probably
<6 lower and on the latter will so higher.
f&tays arrivals we're extremely light in both
llffs and the new arrivals met with ready
I'm .. at satisfactory prices, some fancy ngures
o4ps received for small lots OF chickens.
WHO California Fruit Grower says that the
9ftsent crop OF oranges in southern California
VA not exceed 1850 cars.
TIC egg market is very weak indeed. Quota
(fors have now descended to l4N lJc and there
8*4bui little doing at those figures. Some
bouses are even selling eggs us they CONG,
lE1Snl4c. some Of the stock being shipped
M Dust now Is IN the worst possible condition.
annYthis feature OF course adds to the general
upsai siactory state OF affairs. At present
kheif seems to be no prospect for any better
meut in the near future.
yndop sdf,ees say that prunes are in good
sup0ly, with the principal demand for Cali
lnr1ia and Bosnia goods. French pruues are
sca<fe and available only for select trade.
ne butter markets are unchanged. Elgin,
hu4F Is selling lie higher than last week IN
II<kh but so lar the local market has not
bcD affected, the price remaining at 29lsIS0c.
IL unusually strong pressure is being
hrVneht to bear on the war department jusC
neF to influence II to open Philippine ports.
Otherwise II Is stated there will be an enor-
znc-:a scarcity OF binding twlnc and the
lnfmers OF this country are becoming very
much interested in the situation in conse-
1rence. The government. according TO Wash
!nxton reports, states that everything possible
Is being done to relieve the situation and that
K the ports are opened by March the threat
eped famine will be avoided
( Texas wool is in very limited supply IN
New York and dealers there will part with
nSsiiine Tor which top prices are not obtained.
Same 42.50O pounds went under order last
week. Most OF this is for delivery in January.
according TO metropolitan adyices dealers
mud Il impossible 70 obtain cousignments OF
stock from Texas and difficult 10 buy outright
In spch way as to insure reasonable ptont
when landed in this market
. Fruit moved fairly we'll today and dealers
look for satisfactory business during the
ren>hinder of the week There have been no
ovQtable changes in prices.
4 Nursery stock in oregon and Washington is
running short and growers of prunes and
vAsAnces in their orchards from state nur-
A advance Of SOC per case has been made
on al grades OF Arbuckle's coffee. thus max
leg the prices 81 and $3.50.
IFadns Boston wool men, it is said. nave
REPRESENTATIVE in Washington. Montapa, Utah
ans. Western States buying wool on the back
AZ 10 to 2oc.
IA carload Of buttcrihc was received by II, r..
Jppes today
1rsngcs from Cuba were not success ia
a. New York market this season Tho first
cons snment came IN crates in which cggs mad
pf3x iously been shipped. Tho crates were
uMsiting IN appearance and the oranges
SON at low figures.
y tn New York Commercial 10 ITS review or
but8 ess for 1879. says OF cotton goods.
tn year In cotton goods was one of IN
ex0mpled prosperity. The upward movement
of Prices and the Increased movement OF
Gocds commenced before tho year opened, but
~ FEW lines only were affected before that
Tine. The real development and the estab-
liabment Of the advanced basis took place
6{1rir the year Price advances vary from
- ~ Is per cent, rolored goods being least
e4eeted and wide nrint cloths file most. II is
t4u<rally conceded that the present SCARCITY
ox gput goods must force values still higher.
euq hat there is possibility OF a reaction
tor tome time to come.