The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-28
Who'll ES,1ALs E MARKET

sfoioy Sacramento, Suffer. so,or,
ssa!s 6s8d tss6o / IPa y I. 81, souP
trsss In the entire snte is about y o. almond IN
The Williams & Flash comoapv =, y,
YORK says of cotton seed products. ~
/ Inc duilness in cotton oil which ,,,,,,-
-preHaus around the Christmas bolIa,r. -
now set In. and as buyers bopght $50
nSey on the late \lvance. ssnsolst,n
eruqe' lower prices have been s,rsn,tass.. y.
low os Wn ps, lots were forced for ssIe as
stances. 4 S Noptb accepted sSe ed, IN some ia
ersITes s5 sad Alabama, howeYsr, mills ses
6 6Snve anu now at-tns decifne tffev sta
h6Idns To- pi Rspi u S5e and Are ssqegaliy
trat me moment Is dull with bft, ItsIe
.rade passing, buyers bidding ssisc' wiz wiz
tiihe VIII VIZ 20 ssi fatt a. saS Whether the de-
On how much oilsis pressed for saIe
qpp IpIg;, tse ,next Two Or three weekAs ~
M, nI nus, refined has also shown considers.
February and March and s0isS ,o ~ a aVG TOT
s only fair 10 say, however. thar n,ast
q hose sales have been resales by barfVss
Ices money go9 snS % eahrfef y the season At
Nevertheless. there is not mpch dapp,S Y,
even at s4oesfor prime sellbw tie IL ronsan
,1.. cS,ss showing no interest in buying Al
the moment Lard Is also about AZ = ner
pound lower and the packers seem desifbIs
OF giving the public all they want Al nras
emit prices, doubtless believing thar nc
usual holiday dullpess win force the price
rested! els re N'He Is ar
We quote the market at the close a.
steady, but dull, with prime summer vel
t9r 5a smsy S yeonl fSsaECy and March
crude held at s5c, ssSc bid; sales possible
Thomas ]. Meehsn & Co. of Baltimore
report ON canned goodst ~ =
Another active ana advancing week in
the tomato market The prices of all
grades Of tomatoes closed today stronger
and higher Than they We're at the Opening
of the week, and the outlook is strongly
In favor of still higher prices during the
balance Of the month. AS we remarked be
fore. 50 many buyers are waiting until
after Inventory time, before buying any
more tomatoes that some Of them are sure
to anticipate their competitors by making
their purchases during December, and the
enect OF same ts now being felt To II.
lustrate the following advances on each
namely BIB standards from sTlbc Ia $50;
BIB standards from 81 o1ts TO $f. f5Ts gaE
IONS from s3s2b 70 $3.50 dozen The orders
Ndtut HUH utditH Ill ttCtlO0S OF Inc sCOuQ-
try east of the Rockies, and especially
from the hearth OF the WegteB bnato
packing sections. Ohio, Indiana ana me
nois, There has been a great cleaning UP Of
old stocks. and the Aoors Of the warehouses;
throughout this section are bare. very
bare of tomatoes. Those who are waiting
for a reaction IN the prices OF tomatoes,
Will have to wait awhile longer. There
7 win be no reaction In them until the next
packing season Is in sight! go B
The Selling Of tomatoes for future" de-
livery has commenced. Some OF the pack
ers are offering Bib standard tomatoes at
So cents, 2lbs Of IS cents, And gallons ct
81 dozen. regular terms, delivered I. o. b.
Baltlmcre All quota dons on tomatoes
these days are being made subject to be-
ing Bdyarded or withdrawp, at any time
without notice, The outlook Is for an aC-
tive market oil through thew1nter and next
spring
7 there was very little doing in the gem
eraI list Of Baltimore canned goods during
the past week Business was as Gsllet as
II usually Is during the last half OF De
ceniber in this market There was, Of
course, the regular run q, iobbing orders
for assorted lots, bot, outside or that. there
was nothing of Interest doing. AS a. rules
the n1afket ie In BUYERS favor and the
hackers are wiling to- entertain Offers az
this tine In the season. SO that some good
bargains in several lines can be picked W
just now. especially. Sauer krspt'r corn,
peas, etc. %