The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06

METER OF BUSINESS
k,rcs Of IL Gent On Roasted
a, announced Yesterday.
|np Ill LINES OF FRUIT IS GOOD
80 OIL L. Hisher-Butter 4
|s.rer--country Produce sit-
,ation UNCHANGED.

.stion unchanged.
Office OF The Post,
uopston, Monday, February ),
81. n the day in local jobb.ug |
.rorded by the announcement Of
4 another nc on all brands OF
~. This staple has been CON
~Mnr upward for some time past
!, the existence OF the plague IN
',.x countries and the reports OF
4 n practically all Of these SEC
.sl.t,on. too, has been quite active
~ had considerable to do with
IA As it exists at present. Green
4. ,euofted as being very Arm with
4 ,srdency In evidence.
,.,,Il. Manufacturers Journal says
!. I, xool in the principal markets Of
III ,or the week ending February Y
I. s0sooo pounds domestic, 1885, |
,s,,,su, sgsregating 7,59s,oOo pounds,
Ia with 7,5s5,ooO pounds domestic.
.,urds foreign, a total of 10,5sei0O1l
4. Tho preceding week. The total
~. January amount TO 26,156,Oo
asmsstlc. s,o74,5oo pounds foreign, ag-
I, ssso.coo pounds, as compared with
r.unds domestic 100000 pounds
,total Of 3s,s94,OOO pounds for the
|oudng period last year.
.,u,s situation is practically in statu
IN, market is still bare of the fruit
"A are as persistent as usual. Ad-
,aesiyed by jobbers from New York
!. aurIuy the day were to the effect
,,ther conditions in that section were
I'd and that shipments would be made
| this week,
kr,s md lemons are in good demand at
prIces. Bushes among the local
!, x.s somewhat demoralized today by |
\. Al car OF oranges at considerably
| he market thus causing orders placed
houses other than that which made the |
t-S~~~~
hfutioned to be Cancelled.
Lon seed products continue to be very |
Another advance of l9c was announced
HI grades Of oil today. Cake and meal
|hthanged.
Houston Produce and Commission com
to-day received another shipment OF
M beans and tomatoes in seven basket |
us. These goods have been in good de- !
ever since they were put on the local
It.
Allen received today shipment of fancy |
I'd oranges and fancy Messina lemons
,y's receipts of poultry we're practically |
! Is usual on Monday, but the demand
10 proportion TO the supply, and, al
b The market was we'll cleaned up, there
% advances over Saturdays prices.
receipts we're very light indeed, but the
Monday conditions prevailed and there
y improvement in prices. The quota
! now lie Hat and the market appears TO
fairly good condition at that price.
I special brands of butter and the |
sgiades Of oleomargarine are quoted IL
than heretofore
plague in Honolulu has prevented the
alton Of plnespples, and not one is TO
I on the Pacific coast, where they are
very plentiful at this season.
View York Cotton.
York, February 5.-The cotton market
steady with prices steady, unchanged |
'irts higher The later prices advanced !
points on active buying. a considerable |
whleh was for foreign account DESPITE |
ehne OF Liverpool Later the market |
en realizing and by noon prices showed |
less Of to points The decline was
~ indications of new crop selling by |
WIN southern connections, which was !
SIGNIFY satisfaction with previous |
'or me new crop with the natural in
~ raal planting w.ll proceed on large |
mere were several private dispatches |
II {nss Dig acreage was contemplated |
~ me movement of cotton was large |
no particular impression on the mar
\, ~. sfplnnation being that recent heavy |
~ exporters Wore now on the way |
we country. In the afternoon trading
'lsshsi.atlve, partly owing to the cables |
sss' mere was growing disposition |
'.1Aa 70 await the outcome of General |
turner movement. The market closed |
IT, ~ s0he with prices net points lower
NEW York Dry Goods.
iV'h' FEBRUARY 5.--There has been no
~ any moment in the demand for
W'i p, and prices are without quoteble
!. 'acned eotlons in better request |
!. some lines OF Southern denims |
:. ~ per yard. Other coarse colored
saons Prints steady with medium
,a staples, Print cloths quiet with no |
i. ~ prces, Ginghama strong; Lancas-
" slnshams advanced Hc. other ad-
ns r. Dress style ginghsms |
/ D ws, comet fabrics in good demand
srs whte goods scarce in both stapie
-4 iancies and very firm.
HIDES AND WOOL.
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