The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
METER OF BUSINESS
| ,,,t,t for Apples Is Very Active
Just at Present.
|.,vf SHOWN no MORE IMPROVEMENT
...y than on saturday-PouI-
s.mewhat Hishsr-Notes of
the Trade.
Office o. The Poet.

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office OF The Post.
uouston, Monday, February u.
r,rket is in a particularly heal
~ - ,us, at present. For some wseks
-. heen unable to keen their stocks
=, As is usually done at this time
N, and during the last ten days or
"a veather which has prevented
.s,,pers from filling orders prompt
NJ NJ result OF causing a considera-
III here. In the meantime the de-
=. ,ev. an excellent one, although
...n,slly large as TO warrant any ma.
go. IN prices, which are. however.
M !, quoted. The FIRST car of apples
81. hesn received here in a week or
u, n TODAY TO the Houston Produce
.,--,ssion Co. The prevailing activity
AVN By the fact that only very few
vsrs lsft unsold at the close Of bust
..,,ht The CONSIGNMENT came from
~ and was made up of Baldwins and
II. Thompson q Co. expect two
! ,onles--one OF New York Baldwins
(. o,her OF Missouri Ben Davises--to-
= morning. orders for oyer carload
INIT have already been booked.
v,fs somewhat weaker than on Sat
The arrivals OF the last two days of
~ week were quite light. as result
rnther conditions earlier in the week
.oue frmness was shown consequently.
NAV prices dropped back TO the old
md some of the dealers arc predicting
,hll lower quotations will be In EVIL
within the next few days. Most OF
mi there were some sales at 10lsc and
"A y,rv few cases Of good stock went
IN A. 1Sc, The New York market, to
ailments OF some size have been made
here Is still very weak and some OF the
y fhers are wiring their connections
N ,hIp nothing for which anything above
n 10 be paid. However. unless some
features calculated TO further weaken
riees APPEAR IN the situation, there
pct seem to be any strong reason why
4 should descend TO that level.
usual Monday conditions prevailed to-
T. 50 ar as the poultry market was con-
I. Rscepts were very light indeed. and
Tie new arrivals were disposed of at
n Ii ADVANCE OF those quoted Saturday.
market appears TO be in a very satistac-
condition.
L. 4 Theo. Bering have secured the con-
I for furnishing the hardware for the But
bats, row being erected on the corner
Iinain street and Rusk avenue.
me 10 an unusually good demand for seed
tots at present. Prices continue to tend
)id aud are now about SC per bushel
krttan heretofore quoted.
! Houston Produce and Commission com
today received shipment OF Mexican
|ssars The consignment is said to be of
|sood quality
Phcns,s oranges ana bananas. which arc
fs5 fruIts on the market in addition 20
4 ~ moving fairly well at quoted
|rirEham (Ala) furnacemen predict thu,
P,ons on DIE iron will advance from Doc
|wps'Oo per ton in the near future.
u. Thompson & Co. today received
n each OF yellow globe onions. bananas
tercanuts
h.. =, 49,.
" u'Sh continue 10 tenu inward
NJ .. auVanee on that product having been
touay'
Z market Is bare Of Almerla cranes and
hui, IL mn Ioroar ,,,o4oa h., ,oAA
tNoeeu Wy '0poe's'
ro,s,,s
durinr ~ h n2M quoted " per sack lower
WV "o''uays'
a.,
a, ,or, .OaaY received shipment OF
y "'la'oss'
49,
IalmaEs's Sons company, New York,
q rice: Tn. don,ard for tho n,oel, ya>
u.,,,r W nv WV" "''
.uHsc'er 10 the previous opc~-ii
y snd far from iuspiriting. as tho ex-
. still falls to msta-Ia,,ze nh. ra.lt,
wing feature is the anathnt,c stt,,,d,, n,
.nde, Al this. the nsturai time Tar 81,
tot only here, bur abroad Sn az ne uI IN,
= states Is concerned--and ovoi, conced,
bat there a an ,,,,na5,aia . u,en eores
'nasy Proportions in The hnme nroauc,
z no rational basis for distrnst ,nd
! Tho amount may annear sorynIdahIn
!. matter Of fact II is scarcely rs mucn
! ordinarily REQUIRED for eSibis ana nd man nam
81 nepths aud hitherto supplied in lsTg.
he Son ,tbbpOrtations OF toriign Acvices
asonsbIe stii, 'e s, StyauH movement; hsro-
. sOOd heart u anS nsr 10 NED the ,h ne
n . If f. ss ne ssP 1 1 & S ss, e,