The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
HOUSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

Napies received from Brazil .st,r,o.. a.
p-esent santos crop at $500 ooo IN 400
~ ~ bags, and the next santos 49,,
1000 600 bags. possible n,os, os crop at
100 bags. Must look for , sn,am OF 9oOo
ivv3oi owing to much veal s.aa crop In
ton OF trees. "euAeheu condi-
san Francisco advice s,,.... 80,
TORS In the dried fruit marLa, stu onu,,
~ a. anu AL offerings are Quotad strong
n',, sue appearing prices. Stocks are rum.
80 eA'lemeiy low, aud It is dlffeuit fo,
are hard :, MI orders. Primes are firm a ~
fguras MI ~ OBTAIN, even at the n1arin,,,n,
saIiies Inc disagreement AMONG M A'in nun
ma i OF ralslns IS stil unsSttieI Ia Va
ket IL 'e AZ , are 9btalnablc. wh!a the mar.
a.. disturbed At present IndIc,ttiot,a -
!nat higher prices Will be onnn,,1 oil f ate
oa az n 9rir future and a strong marker rsndrt
81 1 ne matter of advancing tbc nrInln ~ -
helms has Deen called on for tie tima
peing' Association men ora no., s AIN, tlIne
LINE 70, ascertain the quantity NJ raIsi,.
On hand' The quantity il not da6nitais,
,in,h " any one just at present. and ~,
@oniac, ne, heretofore given have been mere
SohJecture and not at all relIshle M
committee of fifteen is now ,vorlto ne
new pans by which they hone 70 hrif, ~
= mrser number Of growers. While ali
President 'n knnr things are being said about
rnae' ne seems to be holding his own. and
may win out In the long run" AAu
Thursdays New York Journal OF Com.
merce says of bananas:
It was learned today on good sutbor.
NY That an arrangement recently projected
by several Boston and local interests having
dor It's object the importation of bananas
din1, Tue coming season from West In.
u.an points has practically fallen through
en- account or the non-assurance Of SUNNY
LOT independent steamers There Is siiii
So1e tax OF outside boats for Boston. but
~ n ene banana trade generally the subject
Is nor taken seriously. 1t Is believed fiat
II independent cargoes are run they will
De irregular and no important factor in
t this market; On the spot the situation con-
tiules 20 snow improvement with n fur-
Their disposition to hrmness, and higher
values noted eN dock. The demand from
interior points-due. 1t is believed, to the
open weather conditIons-has improved ma
Ierlaily. with carload shipments noted
me imports at this port for the month to
uate tgure up to about 100000 lunches.
against about 10000 lunches for the same
P pc tt iast year. The lighter receipts. TO.
gtther with the better trading have had
their Influence on values from dock
Regarding a fancy method OF packing
San Jose. Cal, correspondent writes:
A few days ago a car of prunes was
sent to the Chicago market by II. d. Cur.
tts Of Los Gntes, put up in pound packages.
There were 10000 pounds In the shipment.
IEfs Is an experimental effort to meet the
trade demand for food products IN small
and cheap packages
'Ihe fruit was packed in cartons with
parahned paper to preserve II from driving
out. The success OF this stv'e NJ packing
VIII be watched with a great deal OF inter
est as 1t is the opinion d& many growers
of intelligence as wen as commercial men
OF experience, that through this means the
consumption Of prunes could be largely
Increased"