The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-18
[pOMETER OF BUSINESS
|els Of Bad Weather Continue 10 Be In
Evidence.
larry PRODUCE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER
y. Arc Down to Isdf4-Fruit sit
,stion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the Trade.
Office Of The Post

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Office Of The Post.
houston, Wednesday, January II.
!. local wholesale and jobbing sit
!, Is somewhat dull just at present,
result OF the bad weather % she
roek the effects Of which, accord
j reports. are still in evidence all
that portion of the state visited by
,ssry rains. The roads are said 10
!, /. very bad condition indeed, maxi
!, impossible for the farmers TO get
oun 10 purchase supplies or to dispose
[teir uroduce However, the situation
improving now that better weather
,,itiors are prevailing aud the jobbers
commission houses look for revival
{rsde during the next few days.
h. Pacific Coast Fruit World says OF
,sss. under date OF January IL. The
md week 10 January has Witnessed
reather and shown total shipment
4s, cars. which is practically just 100
IN excess OF the shipments same date
yesr all of which is not too much
N for the markets, providing this
,her conditions at the distributing
lars are favorable TO general business
yrests. There is naturally a dull de-
"A that follows after the holiday, but
has been fairly bridged over by the
|, supplies shipped from California dur
December is and IS.
H. 4 o. b. market during the early
Of the week was Arm, but closed at
end with slight weakness in evidence.
hiring the week the Eastern auction
Skets have shown considerable decline
n Que cause and another. In the first
shippers have used the auction mar
literally because N the generally
sfactory prices that have prevailed at
e points. This has to some extent
b oyerdonr.
the line Of seedlings. we note some
bit trade On the basis of S1,25 for
ty Riverside seedlings. This variety OF
has not attained its full size: there
not much inclined to force the stock.
erring tn give 1t an opportunity to
|np TO good size.
kreiul Investigation IN all districts
e during the past week shows de-
"a opinion prevailing that the total OF
orange crop this year Will not exceed
10 cars, II It runs TO that. The fruit
many districts is not attaining the
per size, and while il yet has not ap-
red TO do so, with favorable rains,
Eh we have been having and still fur
expect, It Is most possible for the
will yet show up in As large volume
anticipated. This is particularly true
riverside.
anager Johnson OF the seed depart
Of 7, H. Thompson G. Co. said yes
az: AT this time OF the year many
chants are laying in stocks OF that,
hem, precarious article. onion sets, for
ting. We find that invariably COM
pts arise from the fact that they seem
p TO be able to get more than cost
Of the sets and in numbers of cases
Z are actual losses. Now, II they
q follow the example of dealers who
lie hundreds and thousands of bushels
year they would find no difficulty
ever In keeping their sets free from
us and soft sets. Trays should be
OF ordinary lath, about three inches
nfteep inches wide and the full
IN OF the lath. Nail the lath to cross
Is about quarter of an inch apart,
nat the air can come from top, sides
bottom. Pour the sets out OF the
or barrels Immediately on arrival,
them no chance to sweat or be-
heated In the center of the package.
put the filled trays in a cool, dry
BY doing this merchants will ex-
fnce no more trouble contending with
unng, soft onion sets and other losses
bat direction"
uay's receipts Of eggs were somewhat
Y tnan usual and the demand showing
Increase prices eased off, the market
quoted at 13014c. Dealers, who
Or so ago, when the glut in the local
Eet was even worse than it is now.
so eggs to New York, are in receipt
vices TO the affect that the market
IS In an unsatisfactory condition and
! has been found impossible to main
prices.
meat market declined another
today II seems that something
reaction has set in. following the ad
VI last week, and as result Il
possible that the local scale OF
may De lowered somewhat il the de-
a. me primary markets continues
Gay or two.
ssrload OF New York apples was re-
oy ). " Strickland & CO. today
snlpment, which Is the only one IN
ssnket lust at present. is quoted at
f'V The same firm unloaded car
'e' oranges, large size, during the
siph OF chickens for the day we're
Uus and prices went off somewhat
Turkeys, on the other
snoW some Improvement. gobblers
's'as quoted at 5000.
'ocal fruit situation is practically
l quo, the movement being light
Ssiy all lines.
View York Cotton.
!. w, january l7.-Price fluctuations
,oSSsume OF business on the cotton ex-
..aay was insignificant. Though room
entertained more or less decided IDEAS
to,s course prices should take. few
4, bn sIoNed the least inclination to
ana Ts ,s The outside public, the
europe, were content 10 trade in a
sriy cas, on both sides OF the account.
r ,a9ies from London we're quite sat
b bnrS1 IN conjunction with the light
III orders sent prices 10 points
I'm, az The market was bsreiy
ksnisvV nsatance. however. and soon after
hpansass' ices slowly settled back to last
~. A report gained currency near
s,inls,s sni was about to reduce his
itian ,tact under a fiat denial by that
ton .asa such was his Intention Every
but in smen 70 small receipts for the
Arthur we afternoon Sabine Pass aud
making announced clearances OF 1920
tlmost a. . Total for the day OF 1925
,sa.sdins the increases nrices sSysnced
WITH pr Iss. hour and the market closed