The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-23
|lQOMETER OF BUSINESS
|. Vent Still Lower, Being Quoted at u
A 10 II Cents.
|atss SUGGEST 4 PRODUCE EXCHANGE
..st such an Organization
He OF Mutual Benefit.
r,~.t strawberry shipment.
Office Of The Post


n. ,,r situation continues 10 be one Of
|ss,.r,hts interest to the local commission
IN. On account Of the many peculiar
..,... n presents Today's receipts were
.a survey Of the situation devel-
I, - sooa and sufficient reason why prices
,a,a have gone lower than l29i3c. which
A. Sundays quotation Notwithstanding
80, the market did go lower as re.
d. .ccordins to reports made by the heads
| ,o,,s of the houses, Of cuts made by some
~ smaller dealers. Some of these,
.,,a,Dr TO reports, sold their fresh arrivals
n Old stock as well at lie, thus breaking
market and causing numerous orders
S...s :, the higher prices TO be cancelled
!. e,imed that i2c could easily have been
[.e,.d Sy everyone today and that the deal
|. .rotsn OF are responsible 10 some ex-
n, ~ the present condition OF affairs,
s.mueb as they always make It point to
| h laic under the market. On the other
ID TIE dealers in question claim that their
Lsrsss 10 Of interest only TO themselves
Ia their customers and that II they can
|oasrssll the market they have a legitimate
Eght 10 do so,
As fesu' OIL lne turn ana'rs nave taken
~ has been a great deal OF dis tusstou
The premises among members of the trade
Ina several Of the commission men are again
kiiu,ps the matter OF a produce eSehange,
|atuinr that the establishment OF such an
Eet.tuon would be of mutual beneRt. The
Ia In a general way, is TO have a rntn-
kttes selected for the purpose. set the
IL. a, the various lines of nroduca d,ti,,
~ -. ~ N"''s
pa lH every HeulUtr Oh the eNehanse 70
|rs 10 to those prices. or course such an
.,r.n,sment could be made effective only
80
y INDUCING all members Oh the rade 10 JON
he exchange. An organization along thes
Ins was In evistence. in uousto, son,c
Pres Years ago and FOR about six months
has conducted successfully. 1t was finally
|hGrdoned. however. as a result it is said.
the fact that complete concert of action
|culd not be secured The matter is being
Discussed quite freely now aud it is no.
Piossther improbable that movement to-
Il made in the near future.
H
Concerning the advance on sugar mention
n which was made in The Post last sat
lrdar the New York Commercial of that
lie says.
Sugar, refined and soft, was again ad-
linced yesterday. the increase this time be-
fr 70 points All the reflners followed the
bad Of the American Sugar Refining Co.
Fllhcugh the Arbuckle refinery made sales az
~ prices. This was done. however. III
)nal lots only, and its influence was not
parsed
The advance was due to the ract that raws
nrna rlg,.hi CT 4 ~ L..
|rease In prices having been made Wednes-
|aY. As was announced in the Commercial
ItEerdav. all the reiners were willing to
|hqS concessions oil certain grades of softs.
ny when the market opened Yesterday con
IsHons were Withdrawn. with the announce
felt tnit all grades OF refined and soft su CARS
tald be advanced 10 points This advance
a dnsed BY large cargo OF Hawaiian
usar being held up at San Francisco yt.
[rday because Of the bubonic plague IN
l,aoiulu'
Itasalian sugars ON account OF the plague
IA hrS shipments have Just been MADE
Esn Honolulu to this country. and among
'sn vas the cargo held in quarantine.
% hrst shinment of Strawberries for the
Ilason was received by the Houston Produce
|pa Commission company yesterday morning.
iNng been sent in by ralsers at League
IVY and Alvin. The consignment COMPRISED
|Ne and a half crates OF twenty four boxes
/ Y recent cold and wet weather. it found
soy purchasers at IS. 5014.00 per cret?.
le berries were not we'll colored or favored
were muddy and discolored BY the In q
, ,,ns, II The present good weather continues
|,.ef ana better shipments may be expected
Ihe Textile Manufacturers Journal says:
n sales Of wool In the principal markets
N me country for the week ending January
4, amount .ln to 5.0SS,OO0 pounds domestic.
,rss foreign: segregating 61i4,5Oo, as COM
~ !. total sales since January / amount to
||.eeNv pounds domestic, Ass, 500 foreign
|,f61 si l5,o5l 500. as compared with l5,-
,'s,y y. domestic, i.754 900 foreign total Of
a,s"o Tor the corresponding period last
accepts OF poultry were about as usual
|naf but prices. while not auotabiy lower.
FpOaslNle for this condition of afrairs more
rs y bad shape and was not easy, to dis
|ierkst was fairlv wa s'' cIeon i1WsTeF' n
isos say that they expect the old time
|pry bean marLsis w s, "nnsmSe IN anu PIT
l,s, srsae today Confirmation. however. is
|nouo,ss ms advance was said to have
III NV % about 10 noints. which II true,
srss ssne me effect OF making local prices
|''aoV higher
r..
ne. Material decline has been made in tho
|scss y Elsin butter as a result of lower
|sjfb primary points. This product,
Inv ma 10 iasl week quoted at 30i9NSlc IL
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