The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-18
METER OF BUSINESS
" LARGE Strawberry Receipts
Cause Prices to Ease OIL.
] DECLINE IN tlGlN BUTTER
seed Products Are Higher.
nuItry in Demand--Notes
of ocai Trade.
onice Of The Post.

Office Of The Post.
Hou,hon, Tuesday, April II.
.Uberry market continues to attract
Ma attention from the houses which
~ specially of dealing in that
! fact that 1t is impossible to fore
any degree of accuracy the size OF
the condition Of the fruit from
Az makes the matter of prices ex-
hroblematical and the deslers are, of
rable 10 furnish anything like sta
,,otatluns on account of the fluctua-
oh are brought about as result of
pr conditions The amount OF fruit
hight i'm is very large indeed and for
mart the berries are in good shape,
in sone instances the growers. in
! 10 get on the market, ship in stuff
so green as to make 1t impossible for
secure the best prices.
receipts were unusually large and
n prices eased off considerably, moth
$500 being reported and but few
hat price. most of the business being
bout s1,2561,50 per crate, Practical
the strawberry producing sections
bipg considerable quantities of the
kansas City and st. Louis markets !
ything considered, it is probable that
OF the season will show larger |
I than has ever been known in the |
asst country
ne is noticeable in several of the
AIDES Of butter. Blue Star, dairy and
smery are ali from 1 to &c lower than
and the advices which came in from
6,erday evening told of another de-
the market there, as a result of
gin butter will 20 some &c lower next |
tices have been unusually high up to
krt time, the decline having com
Two OF three weeks ago.
Is a better demand for poultry on !
bf the increased consumption result |
be- presence of large crowds in the |
in consequence prices are somewhat |
Dealers are urging their customers !
BIN their stock as early as possible |
bredieting a good market all during |
Young chickens are in especially |
band and but few of them are re-
in the cotton seed product markets
n all around, oil being quoted from
Dove last weeks prices while cake |
are about soc per ton higher. There
d. on the market as result of the |
farmers everywhere are reserving !
Is they have for planting.
what hrmer tone is manifested in the
ket, although prices generally still
pm 7iaGshc. Sales as high as &c, !
are reported by some OF the com
ouses and some OF the dealers are
rices up to 91ac.
uston Produce and Commission com
y received $50 crates of strawberries.
aid to be the largest shipment ever
p one day by single firm.
bin list is generally higher, corn,
rs. some grades of oats and some
81 hay all being advanced.
are in excellent demand and are
ed as high as at any time during
BY season.
! & Morrow today received car
tab potatoes,
!. Meehan & Co., Baltimore, say
goods under date of April H.
natoes was easily the leader In point
y In this market during the past
mere was fair demand, also, for
Tor both spot and future deliv-
$ lima beans, corn, peaches and
Frs The volume Of business done
past week was far more salts
ian IN any week during the past
wv anu, perhaps, from now on bust
i NY goods Will continue to improve,
enshges will be noted in our quota |
week as compared with last week.
,s.s an over the country are taking
interest IN future goods OF all kinds,
.neappies, peas, string beans, corn
g. we have covered the ground in
ieuefs on each of these articles
no developments at this time.
an,cipate any immediate activity |
sooIs OF any. kind, excepting pine
saies Of which have already ex-
An'iclpation of the packers.
Franks OF New York say of fruit
OF April IA: The sales OF lemons
were very light, consisting of only
me first sale was held Monday,
usE with sales OF California
when product local dealers were
bs,ad a tnan in lemons. A moderate
~ prices ruling about l0115c
W., IMAM az the last sale last week.
tva. tale the. market hardened, vir-
MS Tue losses suffered the pre-
yaa se reaction Monday can not fall |
N eheet, 1t plainly admonished
~ 70 De careful and effectually
mpuency to materially increase
mav ns winch the high prices late
~ nave created. The increase in
4 no week, as compared with last |.
.,, ~i Increase, The quantity |
~ M. much lighter than usual and
ba u stock in dealers hands accentu-
ss, asS! week will consist of three
a,, ss.ing 5O.25O boxes-more than
vanity offered this week. But
nn.ss. sred this week was smaller
mn w offered during any week
u al q April in any previous year,
Tt s acquired title to commercial
III nr ssere Is, therefore, no reason 10
ent Ses VIII decline. There is in
advance. Ne assumption that
unchanged. '
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'oN CAME no LATE.
ief ~ was Turned to Bitter
a. ~ Her Sons Death.
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