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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-06
HOUSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

last y,ar These figures cuehi 10 lend
sucnsts TO the raisiu markets In the East
The Portland JMcl correspondent Of the
Chicago Gamer aud Dried Fruit Packer
writes 81 canned JPplcs Apples are got
tog low 30 quantity / estimate tho total
stock OF hand ami uusold at from 500 to
400 cases ot gallons and no three pound.
Prices are s,rong az - - net cash 10 - ~
per d,zcu FLrthcr and more significant
stiil as tc futGre prospects Is tie fact umt
MANY bakers are cat aud but few gruCcrs
have any stock whatever tt Is manifest
that the So ~ price VIII get hcie' bcfu.e
next GUNNER is over
According 80 Tie tax In the raw sugar
trade much depends on the outcome OF ties
pusent agitation t,t reciprocity trcafv
with cuba as 10 Jle Immediate future course
ot prices Tor raw sugars. says the New
York Journal OF Ccumefce. II cuba Bc
comes hubued with the belief that She VIII
bc able TO obtain concessions from TINS
country on the import duty Tor hcr sugar
1t is naturally expected thaJ she vii be- In-
Cuuru SO hplu her sugar 10 receive Tue heue
90 81 TINS advantage instead Of beginning
60 narket IL freely, as is usually tur casrr
10y January. RCnuers, 81 is clumrd VIII
Toe largely dependent upon Guba iur their
supplies ot came sugar Following toe turn
Of the year. aid should they nnd that cuba
has Sufficient confidence iu this government
making iuen concessions % sugar from
their island they Will hold sugul aHu no
hucrs Wilt h1A IL necessary to turu cise-
where fui tLCir wants, presumably 10 In
rope for beet sugar, which IL such should
De -nc case 81 is ~ uIcd VIII have an i'm
mediate Strengthening influence upon the
htt' pran Marketi, some II the best iu'
formed Tccple 10 The local sugar market
ATE tlcincd 10 The opinion that Cunn
tEl oLgh a reciprocity treaty win receive
concessions from the regular Import duty
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Snots Wore Ven Ouiet

New ORIGINS. December 5.-The spot
cotton market was very quiet today Buy
ers demanded concessions which factors, rs
rule, declined 10 make, thereby restricting
sales to 300 bales Of spots and 1850 bal
20 arrive. Quotations Lice lower on al
grades.
Future contracts opened points high
than Yesterday for December while HE
other months were unchanged 10 3 polnts
lower. This condition was changed In the
first hour OF trading when prices W. re
sent to an advance Of s for March and 6
for May, the particularly active months
Al this level some realizing and proht
taking was attracted aud values duiered
down and nj the close ~ tho day tle
hoard showed not losses Of points on a /
positions compared with yesterdays clos
ing.
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AVERAGE DAYS TRADE
BUT VERY SATISFACTORY.
sscs Meats, Lard, Corn and Oats Went
hi1hsA Large Supplies OF Home
Raised Cabbage.

The wholesale market yesterday was mod,
erately active and the transactions IN zen
eral were highly satisfactory. The hcisn,
OF the temperature restricted the trade To
some extent on several articles OF fruit,
and produce, but otherwise The movement,
was very free.
Hog meats advanced isc.
Leaf lard went lsc higher.
Corn and oats each gained another cent
The sweet potato market remains at tine
low prices which the recent heavy receipts
have occasioned.
The supplies OF home raised cabbage M.
pearcd more abuudautly than heretofore.
but quotations on the foreign article we've
not altered.
California celery IS meeting with a sat
isfactory demand aud the stocks Of same
and also California caulhowcr have been
considerably icssened.
a carload each OF California potatoes.
navel oranges, old crop Jumbo peanuts
Kansas wlncsap and Missouri pirplu APP.
pies were noted among the days arrivals.
liz l'+de tL- situation -tNNi nEltLitlls
iy without variance. The receipts OF chick
ems and turkeys were enlarged. Dut a cor.
responding Increase In demand caused The
same prices 10 be maintained
Some very choice varieties are expected
Icy the dealers Tor the Christmas trade. pur.
ticularly in the line OF fruit and coufrc.
tionaries and a large trade is anticipated
Tor the two weeks prior to Christmas.
The New York cotawba grapes recon- ly
received in the market have met with a
good reception. Malaga IN twenty -nyc-
pound kegs have also been large sellers.
Tho season for the California variety has
ended.
Deliveries Of all grades II coffee in the
United states thus far this crop year are
close 20 lOo0,ooO togs in excess Of the
same period last year Deliveries OF all
kinds IN the United states during Novem-
Ter it is ngured amounted 10 about IuoUO
bHss. II rs estimated that the world 5
visible supply Increased during tho mouth
OF November about 10000 TO 10000 bags.
According to private mall adyices from
California, estimates on the total shin.
ments Of ralsins from the const 50 far this
season put the amount at poo carloads.
The adyices state; Shipments OF seeded
ralslns compare favoraply with those Of for
mcr years. 4 careful estimate made here
puts the total quantity stlil held mt fully
100 carloads less than stocks at this time
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Heavy Damages Wn's

san Antonio Texas, Deceiy q, slrls I
slits were 6led in the di7rle' 'e
tice today as follows; ca, E1pfsls 81 =.
paaN' .S SUR for SiO, $50, on f Gov " pasl
simon De La Pena vs.. inn tTlnay sE 4
Great Northern Railway t sSiS y psr:oss.. Z
SAL 600 damages on accom- Martha NJ
juries sustained at crossl mpany, sall Z
VS.. San Antonio Tractioi .s.ossi iniallss
10000 on account OF Pr----.-----s
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SPIRITED COMPETITION FoR wool.
Offerings at the London Auction Sales
Numbered t4,447 Bales.

London, December 5.--The offerings Mt
the wool auction sales today numbered
i44iT bales. The attendance was good
aud competition spirited Merinos and
cross 'breds were in strong demand Tor
home ana continental buyers. SuitabIa
lots 81 merlnos were taken for America
Inferior grades continued weak. Cane ~
Good Hope and Natal grades were IN rs-
quest. Sales In detail:
New South Wales, 300 bales, scour.6
0ladGJis 7lad; greasy 3isdIi1lbd
Queensland, 5000 bales secured 4d6ts
Gid; greasy 5ei9nd.
Victoria, 200 bales; secured 2dQls Cd
West Australia. 400 bales; greasy 4,sqf
New Zealand. 5000 bales; secured 93a,s
3i9d; greasy 24Qoikd. 20
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal. 2&Oo halls.
secured 6dGls SID; greasy Shd7sd.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS,
BUTTER AND EGGS.

chicago, December -Butter-FIrm.
SSfte aa5,r q lta92il5; dairy 1890 Cheese
SIEya ars o3EGlo+ EgEr-Flrm; fresh "a
fresh p. Hsss-S leauE )
,cSSseW York, December 5.-Eggs-R eceints
at mark 20d25. southern
-, Louis December 5-PopItrv--sto,a,..
chickens 81; springs L turkeys ipb. 5nui
va geese Slsd5. Butter-Steadvs cream
cry 2"a2515; dairy 1592O Eggs~Steady' %
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-AILLlVE STOCK WENT HIGHER

node OK. .lockors and feeders ; g5dL5O;
1ny,s 55d4.I5: hcifers 2.50li5 80; Gamers
95a2 40; bulls 20d4.75; calves 2.3O1
2.75; Texas fed. steers 5;lo Hogs H..
celrts 10000; market excited, higher snow
go: GOOD to choice heavy 5.9Jd63o' rough
heavy 5.5J@5.9O; High @-2'n1 ~; .l.6 D -
m6'i5. Sheep-Rece 14,OO0; sheep ac'
rive. steady; lambs strong 10 40, h.s4t! ,
scod 10 choicd wcthcrs 3.AOMi.lO iaiS
to choice mixed 2.7od3.3o: Western sheep
SOOG4OO: native lambs 2.5O@3.25; western
limbs 3.O0d421.
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BRENNAN BUDGET.
\ Negro Woman Who Is = walLin,
Barometer

hfenham' Texas, December 5.-oue Of the
characters OF BRENNAN lie old AUNT Ion ;,
crazy, but harmless negro woman VIII
.oahs the streets from one year, END
S az aaSSS 0nSrr. most OF the time thinly clad
sue has the wonderful facnltr H. 50
, m mind, OF remembering names and
VII call every man, woman and chilli sha
81 S5ss ws, curing the day BY name. She is
~ soinethsng 20 eat whenever she h. nnsns
70 stop at meal times. .'Ae happens
Heeeaty she has developed into a wealth.
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Dn1GS Am CHEMICALS.

Quininc 40d42c per ounce bottle; NOR.
phine, S2258Z.50 per ounce cocaine SdOp
per ounce bora <, size per pound IN luO.
castor oil. 81 20 per gallon in 5-galion
packages; eps6m salts St.IA per 100 in
barrels alcohol, 81. IO073,O0 per gallon sui
b peu' Mound m barrels oI saitpetSru 70 1 nsS
pound In barrels; camphor, zoe wood aico
hol, 500; gum opium, S3S powdered
opium, S4S5; carbolle acid 4Mlt2c per
pound In bottles; calcium carbide $3.50
per 100, delivered Texas common railway
points.
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Better Inoulry for Rrown cottons.

New York, December 5.-Therc has been
more inquiry today for brown cottons. spot
goods are available at old prices, but sell.
efs are more reserved over contracts. No
change Is noted in beached or coarse col
ored cottonS, both firm with moderate bust
ness. Print cloths unchanged for regulars
but Wide odds are advancing Prints quiet
hut nrm. silks In fair request aud arm
Raw SILKS strong and Advancing.
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Caraill & Riehardson's Letter.

Honston. Texas. December 5.--Llyerpool
was a little Disappointing this mornlng.
ineir early markets being nearly ga
lower which encouraged considerable sell.
lug 10 our markets, hut after an easier
opening prices advanced on good specuia-
tive buying. easing during the Afternoon
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STOCK IN PALo PINTO COUNTY.

Mineral Wells. Texas, December Pine
the winter la palo Pinto county Is very
good. rs they are in very good shape ana
Tho continued dry weather preserves the
grass and other forage, ana Dut u very
nrchcuded by the stock men OF this county.
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coon PRICES FOR CALVES.

Dnnton. Texns, Deccmbcr J..TnumaSnn
Bros. Swarord Bros. and j. Baker this
,mv'd ~ snrinr calves at So 80 each. The
nesIi arc getting anxious for stock
Wafer, except those who nave artesian
wells.
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HARDWARE.

WIRE NAILS S2.95 base per key.
BARBED WIRE ~ Galvanized Glldden,
$50 ntr 100 lbs; galvanized Baker. per.
feet, Sass per 100 lbs.
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FRUITS.

APPLES-Fancy Ben Davis, 81. T5Gl5. 90;
fancy VINE gaps, SO, 500. 30; New Mexico,
uer AO-ih hoNvs, 81 Sjd2 10. Belle Eleurs.
per hox. Sl75; fancy oregon, boxed, lJe
red, 81 so
BANANAs-Loose. sl,5oal.75: packed,
$500.
CRANBERRIFs- So 90 per hushel crate,
barrels. IS 60.
Florida jamaica, SO OOd3 25
California uaFels. So %aQiS 10; Texas. Man
d6l ius IS. 305IO. 40,
.COCoANUTS- Per sack OF 100, 81. Goa
4 %, loss quantities. 81 so.
lEMONS- Mcsslnas, new crop, 81 ,God
so: CALIFORNIA;, So a5d3 so,
I ;. PEARS FAN varieties California Winter
Nj H. SO 10. rttsss .t
PINEAPPLE S-ACrated, per dozen, $500;
per crate, $4,2BNf4 30.
GRAPES New. York, Catawba, 5elb pony
baskets, 23c;s CarFer crates. lOS.lh baskets.
s. %; Malaga crsAmcria, 25,lb Kegs, 10000
zoo.
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Liverpool is due s.6i lower tomorrow.
Cargih & Richardson.
Cooke, Moskolvltz 4, Coz h tter


lioastcn Texas, December 5.-our New
York correspondents say: 'Alr. Nelll came
cut today with = federation Of his former
rgnreS' eleven and a quarter million bales
as tho probable size of the cotton crop OF
me United states and this had the effect
~ sending cables on to points on call
rus morning. On the decline, however.
thcfe was recovery OF portlon OF Inc
loss on the attitude OF the American trade
WIN regard 70 the report which was one
OF marked indihereacC the close showing
2 l2ss 81 only 2ls 70 3 points. Spo IN
lJ.tF active dcnWpd, sales reaching 10
vH bales, but prices settled hack / La
Lte"lSe OF iha larger advance In that quar-
Yer Yesterday than that experienced in
ne american markets.
NeW York opened steady al 10 ; points
lover on the nearby futures IA sympathy
WIN The weakness abroad, though the
noe distant months were higher by /
70 : points on active demand from shorts
ana commi sslOn house buying Immedl-
siely after the call general having set lp
On The unfayorahlc weather news from the
souih, the comparative lighmess Of the
morement both at the port and at the
interior, the Armef views Of southern spot
holders and the willingness Of late Liver.
pool cables 10 Improve In conformity with
The advance on this side business was
fairly active, but orders were about as
numerous on the realizing side as they
were on the buying, ard the fluctuations
Continued within a narrow range during
the greater part Of the day. Toward che
close the market developed some weakness
@nd closed about 10 points below last
March T84-e5; May 1854 Port receipts
were i2,64l against 46,ll4 last year; In
terrier 23,5SS against 89.4so Estimates for
3 yainst II. i6s. for Houston $500 10 10. zoo
1Se movement Is being more closely watched
than any other feature II the amount In
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style, 81 80, I5-gnllon 50 10 lsgallou Amer
lean style $500; 1-gallon hexagon. ST, 80
RICE Extra fancy head, GAGrGl2c; choice,
6u5hc; fair. aMu4l5c; fnncy Imported. I'D
'E6PE sisai, basis 7l6. 1oc; Manila.
i3ci untaIred lath yarn Sc; tarrdd, fAC,
Loulslnua, coarse, SIC; nnc Soc;
hbls, 2s-l0s, S2.c0; COOS, 81 10; tOO3s,
81 - TO.4s, s. 70. ...-
SALT FISH Mackerel, No. l, in lob
kits, D0H$l.O0, half bbls 70-lb No. l..
So OOUb 50; tubs IS 10Q5,75
SALMON--FnnCy IiHar Rock. Columbia
River, none; Castle Rock, Columbia RIVER
Sl.T5 Spear Alaska, Sll5: Toy CO.
lumbla River, 81 y; Blue Bell, Columoia
River. 81 10; Violet brand, 81 50; Cnrua-
ton brand, Fancy Red Alaska, $l.35ltL 90,
= SARpiNEs- American quarters IS 05t
3 10 mustard, s. 400.3 80 imported GIL
lctte grade, quarters, So 20; fnpcy sprUtS,
quortCra SO ONilO co. according 60 grade
STARCH STANDARD goods Pearl In 4U-lb
boxes ikMiLc, Royal Gloss 0r Archer
bulk. 4ts@4A,c, Nickel TOO packages, per
box, $500; corn starch, 52c per III, ~ and
% ID boxes
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots
special rates are given ON carload orders
STANDARD graduated, 5lsc; cubes and pow
dcred. lAc, Louisiana yellow; . clarified
fancy. 4Ac, choice, ilac, refined sugar ad
VanCcd 10 points.
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COFFEE.

New York. December 5.--Cortee--Snot M,
barely steady; No. Invoice CO. NnS
steady cOrdova JhGll. Futures closed
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reported for The Houston Post by

steady in tone with prices net unchanged
to 10 points lower. Total sales were 80,
300 bags, including January :45llG; 90;
February $50; NJrch G.Glq6. 10; Nay
4 50; July 7,05, September 30; October
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81. Louis, December 5.-Woo,-Steadv
with light demand; medium grades i2s,
llsa; light me l2lgdl5; heavy hue lO6l2i5,
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MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.

Am Brewing Assn. AUTHORIZATIONS $40 60
Commercial National Bank 225 90 253 %
Houston Land and Tr. Co i07 % i........
Houston Drug Co. ........ 100 % 40 90
Houston Drilling and Sup
ply Co. .-..............I... 6J 90
Merchants National Bank fi0J % ........
Magnolia Park Co .....c..I...!... 10 10
Mutual Building and Loan ........I7OO 90
Planters and Mechanics
National Bank ......... ltO1 90 liOj 90
Uockdale Oil MIN Co............ilIO 90
South Texas National Rank t2J 90 leo 90
Sour Lake Springs Co,..l........ 30 90
Southwestern Dry Plate Co|.......,i1O5 90
Texas Savings, Real Estate
ana Investment Co...5..+ SO % - 30
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cral ralnts In barrel lots. per cwt, soc;
Venetian reds, pe- .cwt, 81 1o' yellow ochre,
per cwt, 81 90. Linseed oil best, boiled.
GAGU8c Ready mixeG house paints 81 0otg
81 ~ per gallon, according 10 brand: min.
eral paints, roc per gallon. Window glass.
80 70 per cent on January list
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on largo selling by a New York manlpula.
Sur, WAo recently has been food ne tho
S"uiA with ban literature, and Who YES
teidaF sent thousands Of messages over rim
cotton belt advising people to bnv, say.
,mG inc advance has just started. There
MaS some selling against spot co ton, ex-
pottels complaining ihat their purcha ses
largely exceed their sales The movement
otuaI was lighter, port receipts being
apoGt NV bales less than last year. Es,
mates al Houston and New Orleans $500
ieSs thgn In 1900. The amount to come
INTO sleht tomorrow is estimated AT 4S0
90 bales against $4,000 last wear. New YORK.,
closed TO D points down, New Orleans S
points down. Liverpool 2ts-64 down.
Spots LILO down In New orleans. unchang.
ed elsewhere. a this season of the year
considerable spot cotton Is, msrketed FOR
SnrlsImaS money, and from Indications We
peueNe we VIII see a rather free move.
ment Tor the present, hut receipts Will
..NNe TO increase materially. to causc prices
70 seek much lower level as the south
Is convinced thar this crop can not ne
large one, and win refuse 10 sell ON de-.
clincs should we see any further weak
ness tomorrow believe purchases will be
Liverpool is due AGA lower tomorrow.
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PAINTS. on AND GLASS.

PAINTS, UIL AND ULAHS,
White lead }per, ewt stEisstiy pure 81 20 s9'
Turpentinc. her case, tNo o-gallon Gems,
50. Isl barrel hots, 4ilse per gallon Min
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Beaumont Quotations.
Beaumont Texas. December 5--Followug
are the quotations for oil stocks on the
Beaumont exchange:
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GALNESTON GRAIN M0YENlrNr

Receipts today Of wheat. Cars
Gult, Colorado and SaIta Fe...... 4
Missouri, Kansas and 1eXas........ \
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pROnuCE.

REEswAX-P Texas. 22d23c per
pound.
BEANs-Imported navy beans. 4}sd4Sc;
lack eyes, 4A05c; Michigan navy, &c;
California navy 44@4ac. snaps, Sl.OO per
hushel; wax $50 per hushel; California
LmNs ilaAdc.
BUTTER Blue Star. olW22c: dairy $50
l5dluc Ole0margarme Lincoln solids,
lie, Lincoln prints l8c Daisy solids, lie;
prints, lSc; Monkeys special Use. CRYSTAL
Gem aud country rolls Ice; Empire state
dairy bricks, Nc; IDEAL lie, Purity Cream.
ery % and Solh tubs. 22u;. Lib prints, dc
CABBAGE-2C.
CHEESE Wisconsin, full crenm rolf.
Wisconsin hult cream. l2i2alSc.
EGGS-kansas, nc; Texas cold storage.
pc: Texas 2iN26c, 't
-kRAGT-Now.. in half barrels So, 0tsl
3. 20.
ONIONS Per pound, safsbc.
PEPPER Chile, new, i5@i6c per 10:
black Singapore l5c
POTATOES 81 GOAT 70. according 10
quality: colorado, 81 l5di so
PEANUTS JumhoS, per pound 64i6l5c /;
fancy henpecked No l. b4@5isc,
lEGANS New Texas, per ID, 1l@1Sc.
POUIFkNs-Nhickcns, hens. good, 81, 2S11
Z; g; tryers, large 81 2S@3 ;0o;- .hrotlelrs
large old, $50; ducks large 50 S0,fS -;
geese full feqthered SO 75fi4.50; turkeys
hens, 50 ocd6 so; turkeys, gohhicrs. SO son
10 40; Young turkeys, So, 25di3 rs.
SWEET PorATOES-Pum aud vel
i,Sow vans, orGaoc bushel; white vans,
TOMATOES New Mexico. l5hushel has.
kets. 81 GOAL so; Texas, 3G hushel basket
81 %.
CELERY - Colorado white. per bunch
G0175c; fancy California. 8OG7Ss.
CAIIIFlOWER-F Fancy California nor
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| Nature'scuraF1,'
Constipation,
Bilious Liver,
impure Blood,
GRANDMA |7I|
Purely vegetable, therefor. ~
y harmless. None genuine p pj,s
Grandma's picture. ascat d1 s',saa
'-'-sH>s---s.-uI'ussz-rasa..a-.. et~sI

Ben Davis Apples in bbE
Winesap Apples in bbl,.
MO- Pippin Apples in bbl,
Oregon Apples in boye,
Navel Oranges.
New crop Missina Lemon,
Bananas, Cocoanuts.
Full line all Fruits and prodDu
houston Produce & Comma /,
BALDWIN d oAaeILl.
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DRIED FRUITS AND Nurs

l. APPLES Fancy evaporated. 5Olh boxes
| qibe; lib cartons, fancy. 1Gisc; cartons
! choice, nAr; choice evipcrated, S%c, sun
dried, OH.
APR { OTS-Per H. loose iOi5Ilic
CITRON-ln 10Th boxes. l4c.
GUARANTEES. ID boxes, cleaned, bulk.
. SIMgc: 1-lh cartons, 9lic,
DATES-l-lb packages, 7AdSiRc; Fard
dates, Sc; HallOWel bulk 60-lb boxes, DC.
FlGS Imported l2lsdl5c.
PEACHES-Choice new stock. SNsf0c.
RAISINS-- Caiifor Tia, S-crOwn, L. l..
boxes 81 05; Z boxes. /. L. rnlsns. 6Jd
Tac; 2-crovn l.. NJ, :aislns. 50lb boxes,
5.iefec; S.trown, l.. NJ, 6tserIc
Dos, Sc; T0-s0s, Dl4ci Go-70s. &c; 80 COS, 6iac;
4O-5Os 7I5c
NUTS BIazil, 16fi1Tc per lb llberts, Sic
lily 1906 California wRinuts i3aiic; pea.
nuts fnncy hand picked. a&Wdc; No .,
4w0ac Jumbo Ba6iEc; almords Taragona.
lGlflTa per 10 I \ sacks Callfornia almonds,
i5c;~pecans. new crop, li@l3e.
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Hog meats advanced isc.
Leaf lard went lsc higher.
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The sweet potato market remains az tine
low prices WHICH the recent heavy receipts
have occasiOued.
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The supplies OF home raised cabbage ap.
pearcd more abundautly than heretofore.
but quotations on the foreign article were
not altered.
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Corn ana oats each gained nnoihcr cent.
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comparison of these quotations show
many advantages In favor OF Houston US a
wholesale market. When the buyer con.
siders the benefits TO be derived from
Houstons freight rates be Will md that
even when the QuOtahle figures at othog
markets are lower the price finally paid
Is generally greater The prices are those
ruling among Houston Wholesale merchants
and are revised daily.
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California celery is meeting with sat
isfactory dcuaud aud the stocks Of same
and also California caullaowcr have been
considerably icssened.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-06
GALNEsTON SrOck.

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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-17
The VERY LATEST.
The News of the Afternoon as
Told by Telegraph.

Rome, Oct. licking Victor Eman-
mel today announced to his cabinet
that in all probability there would be
an heir to the Italian crown about
next May.
shadysid e, n. j., Oct. 16.-An ex-
plosion in the works of the Bulls
Ferry Chemical Company, covering
three blocks, burned down. the entire
plant this morning. The loss will be
between 5000, 900 and $500, 900.
Providence, RI, Oct. ia trunk
containing s14, 900 worth of jewelry,
the property of Copeland & Co. OF
this city, was lost between this city
and Boston. Detectives have no
clew.
Sofa, Oct. 16.--Mme. Tsilka, who
was kidnapped with Mics Stone, has
written a letter to her parents noti-
fying them that she has given birth
to a child since her abduction and
that both are doing well.
San Francisco, Oct. 16.-ReV. L. A.
Hazelet sails for Manila today for
the purpose of investigating, with
the sane ton of the war department,
the charges of immortality in the mil
itary camps in the Philippines.
Moodus, Conn, Oct. 16.-The post
office at this place was entered by
burglars last night and $4,000 in
stamps taken.