The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-04
VERY WEAK
fare Unable 10 Satisfactorily tx-
Main the Unusual Situation.
land FOR CHICKENS IS VERY GOOD
stiner--Decline on Crackers.
|nces on Canned Meats and
|on--Wire and Nails Higher.
ofhce Of The post.

"A 3}# Office OF The Post,
t}z7H Houston, Wednesday. January 2.
1reseut condition Of the egg market
y 6cedented and even the Oldest OF the
Ssre unable to satisfactorily explain
Ii unusual features of the situation.
during the past two or three weeks
ri IA been large and yet stocks have been
11H3ly increasing and At present every
~ the city has more or less eggs on
&1 These stocks are not so enormously
M Ether. but the demand for the goods
w. 6xtremely light and so far under the
loic19 that the market seems to be growing
&&&f band weaker every day. The unsats-
I(t14 Situation presents even more undo
nt11 aspect from the fact that some OF the
~ low being shipped in from points In
i {nk<rior lie very bad indeed. Some of the
1ets2 NJ hen opened. present an appearance
Ift1 Would indicate that their contents have
IS thdsturbed for many weeks, and. of
txoeSf this sort of stun is absolutely uh-
RI Year has been a very bad ono for egg
kI<ra In all parts of the country and at
esett3 prices In all Of the larger Eastern
,sk<ta are away below what they usually are
tbis season. Spectators have lost heavily
a itwould be indeed difficult TO find any
. who is really friend OF the product.
rexasxeggs are quoted on the local market
3ay at yesterdays prices-IiGl5 Is but they
esyers weak at those figures aud most OF
al - I'D he sat
citation and below Some sales as far down
,i21ho we're made and the market is realty
tlrTesular that II is difficult TO properly
ctc ~ One bouse. in order TO get rld of
me of its surplus stock, sent a consignment
eKG4 60 New York today.
kall&as eggs. which were held firmly at 2oc
ring The first few days Of the decline on
e Texas product. were unable TO stand the
esFurs and are now going at lsc.
Cotton seed oil products have shown q
ati{yihg amount OF strength and firmnsss
nee the beginning of the new year Oil is
~ quoted &c higher than the former prices
biIe az advance of 81 per ton has been made
cake and meal. Houston mills are paying
pm $50 to $40 per ton for seed fob. IN in
rfor owns.
Tbe Williams Flash Co says of the cotton
20 product market in New York under date
pecember 80:
Cotton seed oil during Christmas week usu-
" rules exceedingly dull, but the week just
leeed has been quite an exception aud trade
Is been exceedingly brisk. with the market
ntinually hardening, until at the close 3ie
Is been paid for February prime SUMMER
'liowfend 33isc for January. This demand
lsE come almost entirely from the home
ade. and prices have advanced in spite OF the
& that the European markets are absolutely
,athetic, showing no interest whatever III
Ie article. Should the advance here b,
A'nta3ned or even go further. there is nc
,estion that, after the turn of the year,
urope will be forced TO buy certain amour,
IRE and pay for the same prices asked, OF
'urses present values will curtail the con
lmpt1on there, to certain extent, but TINS
Irtsflment in demand will probably be off
4 by, the shortage in the production. Both
e lard and tallow markets have also showr
|uBiderable strength, the former having al
lnced under very good demand for both
1FHS* and. European consumption, and ths
t0Attcn on both, at the moment, looks ex-
'edtnely strong. Crude oil has also beer
good demand and has advanced to 25IsG26c
'cQrdlng to location. In barrels here IL has
Al was noted in yesterdays Post chicken.
e commencing to manifest some strength
1w that the holidays are over and the dc.
ana for turkeys is falling on Todsy's re-
pts OF the first named fowl were llgh
"a all arrivals met with ready sales at price,
ON Use to SOC per dozen higher than those
!, II. probably will. very satisfactory stat,
q affairs may be looked for
The demand for turkeys Is quite light, hui
! receipts are correspondingly small, prices
e not materially affected, although they
r shade lower, the ton quotations bcins
Irkeys " 'N''
The total sales OF coffee on the New YORK
NEE exchange during the year we're 4 1870
<A ..a.L
~ md 4.o2S $50 bags, an increase over asst
'arxnf 10000 bags. The highest quotation
apot Rio No. was &c In November. the
vest being 7-16c in September The high
y price for futures was reached ia Decem
|r, when October deliveries for 1900 sold at
&c. and the lowest in September, when oc-
Der deliveries for 1900 sold at 4.1Oc. The
~ epd Santos crop for the year ending June
\ lEs, was s,IIl,ooo bags, against 1900
~ IN the year, previous: a decrease OF
*l,Oo0 bags for the year 1889
Anaterial advance on wire and nails has
1E been announced by the local trade as a
sult Of the higher prices placed on those
|lnmodities by the combine which controls
emarket The advance on wire amounts
Aot and the same amount Is added 10 the
'sc7on nails, the Differences remaining the
The Houston Produce aud Commission com
my today received shipment OF tomatoes
ON Tampieo, Mexico. The vegetable is
Icked in carriers OF seven baskets each and
quoted at 50 per carrier. The stock is said
be of very good quality
Another article on which an advance WAS
today was canned meats the price
iQbbers on which Is now above the selling
ice heretofore quoted. Corned beef ~ now
'ldSst Sl.65 and s270. potted ham at soc and
and lunch tongue at si.1o.
A letter from a prominent Fresno raisin
srker, dated December %. says that there
nothing but Oriental and Paciics left there
ID comparatively little OF these. He adds
AT be expects to be entirely closed out OF
ock In couple OF weeks.
Apples are In unusually good demand Jus,
present and all OF the local dealers are
,'rE gratifying amount OF business Or
'ges are still somewhat quiet, but reaction
expected within the next week or ten days
The local trade today announced a decline
NC on all grades OF soda. butter and oyster
'79Fers. Creams. ginger snaps and stage
nnks. all Of which were advanced only a few
'ys|ago. are not affected by the change.
csuihower raised In the Texas coast co,in,
Y fs plentiful on the local marker and there
. very good demand for n. The stock
hicb is Of a superior quality is quoted al
to si.5o per dozen.
III " Thompson e. Co. today unloaded .
~ han flree