The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
|IJSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

beginning OF December was 10 ooo hes.
Inc receipts during December were 45no
poAes' ana the, distribution during the
on January ] himbcrcd $500 boxes. com.
pared with 10000 boxes on December
INST. The total receipts during the month
We're llOo boxes, and the distribution DIR
Ing December was 5000 boxes Tbe . uu,
market on Nalcncias is showing consider
able hrmuess, In sympathy with stronger
ndViccs from abroad and the comparative.
The Brazilian Review reports on coffce
since our notice Of October 90 informo.
ton supplied by several reliable eorrcspop.
dents has been so uniform in declaring serl.
GUS carnage caused by the prolonged drouth
anu unanimous In estimating very large
IeuucttOaa innt we are Obliged TO modifv
our opinion TO some extent. Although II
intpossillei Tor the present Mt least to
Sulcuihte 10 any degree OF accuracy the
damage caused by the dronth npJ tho DO
crease 10 be expected after two consecu.
i've bumper yields we are inclined 10 ac-
Sept ~ TO ~ per cent decrease for the
state or Sac Paulo as possible ana even
probable. As regards RIO Minns ana rs.
pGito Santo- opinions urc SO contrary some
DclieVlng IN smaller, others IN q similar
and finally others IN larger crop thar
we have decided in default OF better Infor.
NATION, to adopt the medium That u.s. A
crop equal TO the current one.
Rain has been abundant for the last
week over nll the coffee districts ana IL
said 10 be favoring late coverings These
coverings produce the Gunlity known MS
cafe das ngu1s. Along the Central Istatc)
railway landslips are reported, which are
likely to keep back arrivals for two or
three days. Some stations are stil piled
UP with coffee awaiting conduction."
Thos j. Mechan & Co. OF Baltimore say
OF canned goods:
Tomatoes continue to absorb nearly The
entire attention of the jobbers. The rapid
advance during the past ten days. was not
wholly unexpected 1t may take week
or two for the prices of tomatoes In local
markets throughout tho country TO he adj
Justed to a parity with the prices now rui-
'hS IN Baltimore and other primary pdin
though lac indications lust now are thar
luut process has been. nearly completed
ah6adN. Sales OF all grades and sizes of
tomatoes are being made daily at the prices
now prevailing In this market, and IL Is
/ believed that any increase in the demand
VIII cause Il further advance ali along the
line, because Of the light stocks and small
oneflngS everywhete Every producing
point In this country, as well as abroad
mas been fully covered by jobbers and pack-
erS who seem to be very anxious to sc.
qulre stocks either to I'LL outstanding con
tracts or in anticipation of their wants be
tween now and next July, and n looks like
tile whole stock in existence Is now in
sight, nothing held hack. 1t Is certainly a
most remarkable condition Of affairs the
like of which has not been witnessed In
many, many years.
The selling Of tomatoes for future de-
I livery has increased very much since they
were first offered. Sales have been made
during the past week on the basis Of CO
Tor lib Standards and so for Bib stand
ards, usual terms, for delivery (. n. b. Bal
tin1ore, and 81 per dozen Is the asking price
for gallons. The quantities offered Of each
size are hight comparatively, the packers
being unwilling to load themselves mp with
contracts for future delivery at the present
prices. The outlook is for active dealing
In future" tomatoes all through the win
ter. ".-.
There was no change during the week in
the balance of the list, aud the Baltimore
canned goods market was as quiet MS usual
around the turn of the year Outside Of
the regular run OF small jobhing orders for
assorted lots there was little or nothing
doing. As n rule the market Is in buyers
favor aud the packers are willing to eu'
terrain offers.