The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-19
LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.

Axle grease has been marked up 25d5Oc a
gross.
Sugar declined 10 points yesterday. but re-
covered points, closing net points lower.
The present cool weather is stimulating
trade in produce and dealers generally re-.
port good business
The market is bare OF good apples, Il being
very hard for dealers TO procure this kind
CT stock. Fancy apples would bring $1,000
$50 per barrel.
With the exception of small Huctuatio rs
IN sugar prices of staple groceries have
been unchanged this week.
San Francisco advlces by mail say Of the
bean market Whites and pinks continue
to meet with good shipping inquiry, and
as available supplies are light, ,arse hold
ers anticipate quite an improvement in
values. Dried peas are extremely scarce,
and the prevailing figures are largely nom
inal.
On salmon the San Francisco Trade Iour-
nal says There can be no doubt of the
stocks In second hands being cleaned IN
both here and at the East before the be-
ginning of another season The Liza and
advancing prices for meats will turn cor.
sumers more TO canned salmon. owing to
Its relative cheapness.'
reanuts have advanced another nc. The
proportion Of hand picked in this vear.s
crop is very small. Sale of car was 70.
ported yesterday at il2c. f. o. b. Virginia.
me market for glucose Is hrm. and tbore
is renewed talk among the trade ta1t u an
uiacturers contemplate an advance Of :
points to $3.50 for AZ degrees.
The Rice Market
OF rice: s"'
The opening was sluggish but midweek tbo
Neniand quickened and the total move
uien'' inclusive of deliveries under cn,,tracts
OF december, was large quite up 10 r,,v
pi a period the current season. There
70 no item OF Importance viii N cr.ld ~
any new phase on the question ~ W. w Lut
presaent or prospective, but condtnn W. o.
u uaHl ,nlshed and shown by continnpi 10
ara tnilo,s ol STICK for delive:y u the next
o. lollowng month 'O "NN'
advlces from along the -,,..,
o oote only moderate demand an mn r Cv,Ss'
! S3PetutoIs are generally short OF gtotls D.
| scpp,,u 70 hoiu on, expecting or m Ia a..
w. lor some modifcl 9ps a. ',.'s.
| In w unellnss shall become nor. Iih,roI
! h1,stnosN vIleahs and the Southwest ,y,oS
| tnS,uiss ~ Ieported-eggregate lars,. ~
,irr uusI orders small. .ns,rirsions out
a., Sn'p quick and are taFcn AZ ~
stoels 4, Svlaeace heretofore received ~.
uah1s throughout the country AZ. - " tIat
sffh. ana that the anticipated dan, ,',Aerally
lalled 10 materlalse in tho ee eSiira.u "nich
Simply q deferred blessing @t,r, Actin Is
nna au'iu eaIiy date. Milling is ro,, "ii.lEo
! IN ~ WY ana none too soon a, ~. Iully
and na 49, we're becoming limited n go,
| "uu marrow ms To variety qtahuty
| Sn,,A,S insurer OF combinld,ry l., -.
,,snonsSMvsl; y is announces thaS tno
| w,iioVl richmond in the heIJ" N' 5
ganiya,, uuu Growers associa;inn ~: ~, hte
| nominai ~ y not new one. ha virs y pr
herefoforo ns'eilce Tor mora than I, vna,. = I.
were ne ,o, pound only by agreements ,,, ~
now incorasss as "a rope II spnJ p, ~ ~ q, ~
lii is M, pwraieu ytalized nv cnnitaI 49,, y
most ,mno unlikely, ultimately IN 49,, ehu
over the market. N'huo''lnE, influence
| n Sas'es and correspondence So
80 49, continuance OF oulet .,9 In abroad
iiys,iSe remains strong-whiIo II, vsNouS -fIot
| Tsipa piaVceally nothing Il dniscs ''a ue-
LAVA 49, New Orleaas teIasr,s'
| roach ~ movement 10 .,s3s '.nh's-
| s.Ies' ,l',slp sacks last wear a., ''elpis,
iss, cleaned (estimatedl a. hI.ts, sstks.
Tai ieal iSs.l1S barrels. Den.os tarrels;
crop rnSsE, Charleston. teleyranhs NV,
res: $50 ne ~ TO date: Reeeiats .. Sdioilna
| xere-.s Hi rs -s,9& barrels ,is s""o har-
s'"e"' inquiry increased. rset STEADY;