The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-15
HOUSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

INTO the United States after the exnected
reclproclty treaty with Cuba shall have be.
A recent Chicago special intimates cor.
ncr In the egg market and states In this
connection; Continued heavy buying OF
eggs and consequent high prices on the
produce exchange gave rise today to the
eelet that the egg market is being coruered.
Soutn water street merchants said that
,uTa. packing interests had practically
gained control over the local market aud
were pressing prices up. Today fresh eggs
were commanding SOC.
Indicating move towards valuable pro.
duction In Texas, a correspondent from
Phtshure states: over 10000 peach trees
have been received at this place 30 Gar this
season, largely Elbertas, and will he plant
ed around Pittsbure. The truck grt wers
nave placed advance orders for four cars
OF seed potatoes, and will also plant large
| acreage Of cantAloupes and tomatoes Elk.
perienced men have been employed t. grow
plants and Instruct the farmers In the latest
and most scientific methods Of farming"
On salmon, the Seattle Trade Register has
the following. Canned salmon is going
forward briskly 10 the European and Orien.
tai markets, and the foreign consumption,
as recently pointed out will probably care
for a great part of the largely increased
pack Of the past season. The total coast
pack Of over 100000 cases last year must
be considered with the greatest previous
consumption Of 3,5OO,000 cases ms well as
the hold over stocks and the increasing
population and extending foreign demand,
Thomas j. Meehan & Co. Of Baltimore re.
port on canned goods
Nothing seems TO stop the demand for
Increased activity, and the character Of the
buying during the past week the higher
prices cause more confidence in the stability
of he market throughout the winter. large.
ly hecause of the tact that there ale No
speculative lots held back, which might be
dumped on the market at any time II
| has been many years since the entire Coun-
| try. including California and Canada. has
been so thoroughly searched for cheap to.
matoes so that everything has been brought
to light. Attempts have been made 10 i'm
port tomatoes from other countries France
principally. without success. There Is real
| ~ nothing new that can he said on the sub
iect. II Is now simply a case of buy To-
matoes az the market prices, or 60 without
them. The goods don't 20 out Of fashion
| and the advanced prices do not stop the
consumption. so that no iohher can afford
| to 70 without them. The best consumptiyC
months for tomatoes. perhaps. have vet &c
come, and II will he nearly eight months hc
fore the. next packing season rolls around
| The outlook is. therefore, in the direction
of still higher prices
The demand for future tomatoes has in
creased, and is now on level with tho Of
| ferings In fact. 1t has not been Mt all easy
to place all of the orders for future tomn
toes received in baltimore during the past
| week on the basis of so. regular terms
f OBJ. shipping point. Every one has got
! the notion that there will be very large
! demand for tomatoes for quick shipment
| during the early part Of next season. and
the connection for them may cause higher
| prices. That seems to he reasonable prom
| osition. but. then, the pack Of tomatoes fl
| this country is large enough 10 meet al
requirements In any ordinary sc0son.
| No changes were made during the weel
| In any other articles in the list and the
nothing being receiy cd outside Of the usna
run Of small iobblng orders for assorted lot:
| at the current prices