The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27


plentiful supply OF pccaus is said to
exist In Brown county, aud Is probably
typical Of the outlook in the pecan growing
section, recent dispatch from Brown
wood, Texas, to Colman's Rural World,
says "While the corn and grain crops
were almost failure. those living along
the bayou win harvest large quantity
Of pecnns. The Pecan bayou well deserves
us name this year, and thousands Of bush
els of pecans Will be marketed here and
the reports from ucighborng counties which
market pecans are even better than around
Brownwood. Brown county boasts Of hav~
ing the largest pecan orchard in the world.
what Is known as the Swlnben pecan farm
IS within one mile Of Brentwood, and
while the trees are yet small the quality
OF the pecans is known far and wide. Al
the pecans planted were of a very rare
quality, and the shells are almost as thin
as paper"
Explaining why hogs are valuable, tha
Live Stock Reporter says: I'm other drouth
years the spectators who nave made tina
money In provisions have been those who
have taken the short side and held TO It.
With these presidents In mind, the tai
emit took the short side this year. 1t was
assumed the hogs would come so fast from
the drOuth districts. AMI manufacturers
would he surfeiied, that stocks would pis
up aud that there would he declining prices
untll well into the winter. This view was
strengthened by the comparatively high
prices OF product when the drouth de-
yedoped the whole provision list a good
deal over last year. There was one Interest
which did not adopt the popular views
Ignored the precedents and took the long
side Of the market for January II bought
the lard and kept at II while the hogs
| were coming 10 market at a rate 10 upset
the equanimlty Of any ordinary bull. The
hog liquidation lasted about eight weeks
and It made trying period for holders OF
provisions The arrivals during that sixty
days averaged each week about lOo,Oso
| hogs above last year. The selling slda
I continued the popular one through the Pc
| rod. Even most Of the manufacturers We're
sellers OF January. change ia sentiments
began about a fortnight ago, when It be-
came apparent there had been no increasa
Of stocks IN spite Of the marketing OF 750,-
600 extra hogs by the West. Since Sep
tember the provision short has been more
and more regretfuI Of the Importance he
1 mad attached to precedent and Increasingly
| anxious as to HIS contracts.
Last week regrets were abandoned and
|
| on them that lard was advanced oidS0c
| hundred, equnl to s2.O0ef2. 50 flercei RIBS
/ advanced $4,000 a nundreu, ana pork Sog
COO q barrel. The difference TO the people
who have been right and those who, have
| been wrong on provisions since the drouth
| problem presented itself is shown BY
comparison of the. prices now with the
/ figures OF August l. In this period less
! than eight weeks lard has advanced A8
| j i3c per pound equal 70 $50 g oyer
! $500 per fierce; ribs are UP n4flc pen
! Mound, and pork up 40e4S2 10 per barrel;
IAN advance IKE This Is not likely 70 Pc
| brought about by the over popularity OF
the selling side, Hogs have advanced as
| me hogs has been partly 70 make ths
product sold short By the packers hoss
/ an Extraordinary level. IL Is eight years
Since they sold as high and IN lseS y was
! make nroduct 70 meet cornered conditions.
Twice only IN sixteen years have the hnogs
/ sold NJ such a price as the present Ihe4
are higher THAI cattle and cost abeui
! double a. much a. sheep.