The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-24
'0NETER OF BUSINESS
L., stl-2 TO 81 Cents on Cali
isrnla Navy Beans.
EVEN WEAKER THAN BEFORE
..banged--Apples I'm Hands
..., Jobbers-Notcs of
the Trade.
Office Of The Post.

Houston. Tuesday. January %.
ressrding material advances in
i'I hsan markets. mention Of which
~. ~. ,.be Post Of this morning, proved
Is. founded on fact, and as result
!. me local markets have been ad-
.snc California navy beans are
4 fat, the former prices having
se'iic
-.,orments Of today showed no I'M
n the egg market, and there is
n. situation to indicate. that any
!. 10 be looked for anything like
y..,srday's quotations Of 1lGi2c pre-
~, practically all of the sales re-
made at lie, Notwithstanding the
:, ,bs receipts for the day were eyen
,,,n usual. The prediction is now
"a. that the product will go to s or
- ne next few days, although repre-
a,sIsrs are doing all in their power
Iuiain prices.
market Is bare OF apples, there being
~, kind in the hands OF iobbers.
rton,nson & Co. expect to receive to-
ar which has been looked for ever
uoptay, and the Houston Produce and
s.jen company will have car in by
usuday Both shipments we're delayed
lI5oIus points Orders are coming in
RELY. and the APPLES will not last long
they DO arrive
hi Thompson & co. today received a
a Of old.iashioned molasses in cases
Iuins three szes-gsllons, halves and
1 The former being packed 6 to the case,
k,lyes one dozen 10 the case and the
,so dozen to tho case. The gallons
se,cd at 50 per case, the halves at So so
'hs quarts at S3.15.
same firm unloaded car of bananas
* the day
ilry receipts we're about the same as
and ali OF the fresh arrivals met with
sales at about yesterdays quotations,
ush 10 some instances prices were some
lover The demand continues 10 he
rooi and dealers experience no trouble
opposing Of good stock.
! movement Of oranges is rather light
Just at present. hut prices are heing
islned fairly we'll, notwithstanding,
\ meat market is steady at the larger
Dry packing points. and there are no
hes 70 report in the local situation
Eanas, while there are no large stocks on
are plentiful and are moving fairly
at quoted prices,
|uuba and Hawkeye oats are now quoted
el0 each.
|tsn seed oil products are firm at quoted
|anis J. Meehsn & Co. OF Baltimore say
|suned goods under date of January 20;
|nued activity characterized the marke,
curing the past week, in empty cans
uses for the coming season. and in to-
Pa Tor both spot and future deliveries.
'.pcurd tomatoes advanced 2Ikc per
h during the week. while futures are un-
Fsn, though the feeling is decidedly
Fs'r all around, The action of the West
hnslo packers at their convention held
Fasnapolls this week, in fixing their price
Pound standard tomatoes on the basis Of
III aoten delivered at points within Ger.
boundaries, SAME as last season, has
9s'nened the Eastern section very much
y eHect was immediately shown by tht
|ssrnent IN spot goods. 1t costs, say. 81
uVten for storage and insurance to carry
epplnd tomatoes eight months in Balti,
4 making goods bought now at COT cos
wv september, against 75c, the presen'
lor futures for delivery in August, Sep.
pef Or october. More often the difference
y prices Is the other way. aud it look:
spot goods must advance. Outside of tn,
" mentioned above. theH market wa.
qulet curing the week, only the usua
. raves; Bremen was raised from iSt
are no changes to note.