The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
huston WHOLESALE MARKET

the 1900 crop OF rnislns on Julv % en-.
amount being about COCO tons, '"e
Regarding estimates OF cane ana hno,
sugar crops for 1901-0g willett q cror
or New York, In a recent circular ,sy
The grand total OF cane and beet sugar
crops OF the world for campaign veor
lOol-o2 Is now estimated 10. 72OO0o tons
against s,455,95l tons for campaign OF
lsg9-i9oo, showing an increase of . o6l .oin
tons IN two years. ~
Win such enormous supplies In tho
world IL is evident to every one thar IL vIli
ny necessary TO carry an exceedingly heavy
sb. o g.. Iqr long time TO come, which viii
bcr very Duruensome, especially In Germany
where financial conditions are unfn vorahia
at present. This overDroductlon is the cans,
of the depression IN the sugar markets OF
r rue WIZ" .t, ana as no decrease In the total
Prouuctlon Is probable, there is not only M
Improvement III sight but rather the indI.
cations are that the situation will become
acute"
Figures just at hand, under date q,
November 30, show the total shipments
of currants from Greece for the season to
he about $1,000 tons, as against abou, &c.
0D tons last year, and about $4,000 tons
the year previous, say Hills Bros. OF New
York. Since November 30 it appears that
about 5000 tons have been loaded for Eng
land and the continent, and further
lv,oOo tons has been booked for export for
shipment during December Even with
these large engagements 1t is estimated
that the carry-over In Greece on January /
available for export will he abont p50no
tons. ~ Is quite certain, therefore ina
tue croU has turned out consderubiv In
excess Of estimates at time of gathering
Inc present range of values apparently
appears moderate to continental buyers
rs they purchase largely when prices are
low and the present season they have
taken so far about 10000 tons as against
about 1000 tons last year and about iG,OOO
tons tine year previous Reports from Eng
laud nUs6 sor,ewhat better demand with
prices somewhat less thnn the parity Of
the Greek market owing to holders ankle
" TO realize profits. The steamer MANN
has not as yet sailed from Greece and can
ngardlg be expected here therefore, before
steamer is expected In Greece during fine
present month TO load for the States say,
steamer Pontiac or Piqua."
A Portland Oregon, correspondent writes
as follows on potatoes. ~. c. Groner. a
Washington county farmer, who cleared Sos
an acre from n eght-acre tract of beaver
lam land planted to potatoes this year. be.
lieyes the price of potatoes will double
before the new crop can be utilized next
summer. Mr. Groner has fust returned to
PORTLAND from the East While absent he
look occasion 10 visit the potato fields OF
Wisconsin. Iowa, Northern illinois, Nebras.
ka and Kansas and considers the crops
On those States total failure on account
Of the unusually dry summer 4 spent
several weeks travelling about among the
farms and dairies on my wheel he said
yesterday. and | frequently alighted as
/ passed potato patches for the purpose of
examining the condition of the crop. In all
my travels ] saw no potatoes larger than
buckshot and the vines had all died from
tack of moisture
when he wns in New York state poto.
toes We're selling wholesale ut S1,50 per 100
pounds and many were being shipped III
from Germany. the West having failed 10
thinks 1t quite probable tnat potatoes will
he shipped East in large quantities l,J re-
frigerator cars this winter nns this viii
Geplete the supply here, which is none Of
,4e heaviest.
In Portland potatoes are now selling at
re rate of soc to DOC sack. Large guam.
titles are being shipped to California"