The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
JSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

desired, says recent Issue Of the Astoria
Budget. Megler's Brookfeli cannery Is
getting all that 1t can handle at &c each
and the traps could catch enough to keep
another cannery running.
Poultry and turkey receipts were rather
light and found an easy demand for the
supply,
The present estimates are for crop of
oranges for the season OF i90l-0i about
the size Of last years, says the California
Fruit Grower Latest reports from ali the
orange producing districts OF California
report fine quality of Fruit, Redlnnds dis
trlct is going to get off some early ship
ments this year; in fact, the season ls
early all over the State for oranges.
A late cable to the Commercial from
Honolulu contains the following concern.
ing a 100000 cargo Of sugar: "1he Ameri.
can steamship Californian will sail In n
few days from Kahuu with the largest
aud most valuable cargo Of sugar that
has ever left the islands She took $3.50
tons of sugar from here and will add 1900
az kahului; the cargo being valued at
SG0c, coo. The steamer viii go to New
York by way Of the Straits Of Magellan.
This steamer Is one OF the Hawaiian
American oompanys fleet which has taken
am the sugar this year from Hawaii 10
New York. This new line hns knocked ont
clipper ships which formerly carried the
sugar, The company Is building here a
big warehouse that win hold more than
steamshipload of sugar.
Mr.. Malcolm Graham of Austin says that
the reports of an abundant crop of pecans
in this State are unfounded, He Is In
receipt OF daily reports from every pecan
shipping point In Texas, and they all go
to show that the crop of nuts this year
Is not more than two-thirds Of an average
yield
The region around Eagle Lake, which in
former years was the greatest pecan, nro-
dpcing section i'm the South viii not fur.
nlsh pecan for shipment this season The
failure Of the crop there Is due to the in
1ury done the trees by the grent storm OF
September S, 1900, which devastated Gal
weston and MANY coast points. Many
points from which he shipped ten to twer-
ty-hve cars of petans last season viii not
furnish more than one fourth that num-
Der OF cars this season.
Referring to the closing OF the maclcrel
fishing season letter from Boston states:
Landings for the fieer continue to come
forward in small scattering lots, and the
medium fish are quickly taken care of by
the trade The number Of vessels now
sening Is being reduced by Withdrawals
for the codhshing 1ect, and this leaves The
main source OF supply the shore fisheries.
| The latter has not yielded large results
on account Of the scarcity of hsh along
the coast and the rough weather The
total catch To date from all sources tg-
urcs up to 81 600 barrels. against $1,000
barrels TO the same date last year, showing
shortage Of about 10000 barrels 1t is
stated here by dealers thoroughly familiar
with tho trade thar stock held Is light,
there having been good distribution to
interior points for the most part OF the
! season. 4 complaint Is made that stocks
Of medium count are very small The
catch Ia 1899 Was 21T42 barrels. 1924 bar
rels in 1888 and about 10000 barrels in
| 1897