The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-16
HOUSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

will be ample for shipping however. by
the middle OF the week at least.
A shipment of cocoanuts came In and
added materially TO depleted stocks.
Regarding the outlook for tomatoes
Baltimore advice states: There has been
an enormous sale Of futures this season,
In spite Of the price and difficulty expe-
rienced in getting goods to OFFER Stocks
OF the 1901 pack in all sections are com
/ puratively smsl among the wholesale groe'
ers and naturally they have been anxious
10 place orders for a portion az least OF
| their probable requirements Of futures.
| The average annual pack OF the country
for the last ten years is over 1,cO0 900 cases
less than the average annual consumption
of the last three years. The consumption
Is increasing every year, and while the
output this sensOu Is entirely probemqu'
cal tho prospects favor normal PACK.
Concerning lemons New York jobber has
the following; "Jobbers In this market
appear to be buying sparIugly, and stocks
held here are light. Shipments from Sicily
are not excessive and probably VIII con,
tinue light during the coming month and
as long as de weather continues unset-
tied All things considered, our gresent
prices are not high for this season Of tue
year, aud little II any change may be looked
Tor during the present month.
Hills Bros, company Of New York shy Of
currants: Steamer Peconic is expected In
Greece to load on Thursday next. Il is
hardly probable she VIII secure much car-
60, as spot supplies are rather large; Ihe
Greek market Is slightly easier ana our
market is also lower. Demaud during the
week has been light, but AS supplies held
by Interior buyers are estimated as being
very small, an early resumption OF more
active business Is anticipated. Latest 90
vices from England note steady market
in that quarter with tair business doing
Tho Louisiana Planter reports. The
news from the cane fields is generally quite
satisfactory. The wluter season has been
so dry as 20 have been exceptionally b'uc.
hcal TO the cane crop in all It's pht SEES,
fan plant seed cane In wlndrow aud 'ahe
StuhblcB. The great freezes OF 1880 6nu
1879 came a week later than the dat OF
this whiting, hut they were exceptional aud
not llBely to be coon repeated Anyway
thus lar the conditions OF the 1902 coop are
very satisfactory. The exceptionally Inc
January weather was awaited Of Ivy many
planters to complete planting While L 10
Fuury rs considered the month PSF excel
leuce for spring planting, this season Jan
ugry has had the call and what uupleas-
ant, drizzly fogEv weather we have bad
has been IN February chiefly. Within ten
weeks N no bad weather iuteryeueS stub
bic shaving and machine digging VIII he In
order There Is some reason to helleve
that sugar prices next season VIII he no
lower than this season and. with the eA
tremest economy COu.t tent with good
work. prdcticed in every direction we be,
Nere the sugar planter OF Louisiana and
Texas can mako the crop of l9l92 pulte
profitable one. The favorable winter
weather. In ts effect upon tall plsnt. seed
cane aud stuhbies gives nlyeldy many
points 10 the credit OF the 1902 crop