The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-20
MJSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

ers. as rule. are not anvtors . -.
the future corn question. man, lolSe
rather walt Instead OF being eo,,;,o,, ~9ula
make a price at this time, but tho sctidt, 10
York state In putting ont nridas IN New
hhcA st season pack may open tho hail foS
noth packers and jobbers even ,h,,i ~
Y or Jiun not De learned whether the Nav
contracts Win I iaSoi Ss yet entered Into any
M tsarts MIN local buyers or not aithonrb
me iact that there is difficulty In oht"fs,h
Inc information would seem ~ I.d, 'u,i'
~ l,s sales SO far have been very iigbt
IL lnaeed' any have been made. su''
A san Francisco trade journal states.
mere Is good demand for all lines Of dr,ed
fruits at firm prices. Aprcots are nos.
siniy the lowest thing on the list brt
lew apricots are going out IN assorted
cars. Eyaporated apples are closely bouebt
up and the stock held here is for Tho rost
part In the hands Of dealers: pr1rcs Arm,
trade In cured fruits has surprised evSo
we most conservative dealers The lie.
mhhd mas not been particularly heavy M
any any the' out a continuous healthy de,
lhand mas ruled throuchout the entire seo
SON hence dealers were able 10 reno,t
most satisfactory volume Of business which
continues into December We can NOT re
,oer the season when December bust.
ness amounted to more than n lpbt ioc,l
lobbing demand, Eastern buyers ciaini IA
nave falled In the past Ia make money Inv
purchasing heavily early In the season and
inW are trying the other plan that of
taking their chances of a higher ar iovvor
market at the time the goods are needed
Czarnkow, MacDougall & Co. OF New
York report on sugar Holders OF centrit.
ugals, In store, have been disappointed in
the course of the market and there has
peen some selling Of sugar, which had
Detn held for months. In the hope that a
higher range OF prices would result from
the reduced supplies Of cane sugar In the
closing months Of the year. At the end
OF last week, after a very long interval.
American refncrs entered the European
markets IL Is believed that the total pur
chase OF beetroot sugar for American ac-
count nave been -, 800 tons. all Of which
are understood 10 have been secured ut
prices not exceeding the parity Of about
s, &c Tor 96.dcgrce ccntrifugals BY thus
tortltying themselves by purchases OF beet
root sugar renners have become more in.
uepenueht Of sugars Ia importers hands,
most of which are held for 37sc. basis 9B
degrees There Is yet. however every
prospect that cane sugars will he compare
uYely scarce next month, as the expected
legislation Ia. admit Cuban sugars at
lower rate Of duty is not likely 10 pass
before the end Of January or some time in
FEBRUARY. The prospects Of such legsla-
ton in favor Of Cuba are so great as TO
give producers. there strong inducemeut
70 hold back their sugars until preferen-
tial duty becomes law. Next crop Jayas
for June-July shipment could be had at
Us Sd c. and f., but rehners are not buying
sO far in advance Of their wants. Cuba
The weather continues favorable for the
canes, aud rains are reported In some dis
tricts which were suffering from drouth
grinding has begun on eleven estates
Lcuisiana.-Good progress Is being made
Xgifb tho of oil ola