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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
11
Wholesale market notes delayed shipments due to wire service disruptions and weaker demand for inferior fruit. Higher arrivals from California push prices down on low grades while better fruit sells in limited quantities. cabbage and celery shipments also discussed alongside coffee crop data and California apricot trade tensions with Germany.
A historical page lists broad Houston market quotations and prices for canned goods fruits meats and produce. It includes specific item prices such as apples oranges peaches grapes lettuce potatoes and various fish and canned items with unit costs and weight details.
The text outlines a chaotic assortment of dried fruits nuts and grains, with prices and packaging references. It includes California raisins almonds prunes and apricots, plus notes on graint and bran prices. A later section lists paints oils glass and various chemicals with per unit costs and packaging details.
Trading on the Ol and Stock Exchange shows continued decline with no major price shifts. Anglo-American heads the list, transfers touch 46, investors bid and offer around that level, while National O and related issues attract limited interest and overall turnover totals 11,800 shares.
A dense OCR of classifieds shows numerous want ads for used items, furniture, tools, coins, and clothing, plus contractor notices and public solicitations. It lists buyers seeking antique typewriters, furniture, and household goods, and mentions firms and addresses such as Litty Oye TWh and 201 Milam Street in Houston.
A deteriorated 1900s ad page lists business opportunities and notices including patents, sales of goods and stock, furnishing rooms for rent, contracts for windows, and subcontractor bids. It mentions Milo B. Stevens & Co of Washington, a sale of goods with navigation and cotton crop items, and other scattered items such as architectural plans and bids.
A bartered list of goods with prices appears including hardware items such as black sheet iron and solder, tin machine made ware, galvanized corrugated sheets, nails, and hardware hardware. fruits and produce items like apples, cantaloupes, peaches, lemons, prunes, plums, and pears with crate and box pricing. The list also notes trade names and regional sources, including Arkansas and California origins, with assorted unit prices and pack sizes.
The report outlines a volatile session with prices slipping as bears dominate and limited support. Weather concerns and high temperatures in Texas and the Midwest prompt profit taking. In New Orleans trading the market opens lower, then declines further before closing down 9 to 10 points amid weak demand and mixed commodity news.
Reports from the New York Journal of Commerce and agencies through August 2 describe a moderate improvement in July, with prices easing and a generally steady to firmer tone in futures. In New Orleans, cotton movement was moderate with quotations reduced across grades, while New York open markets show steady cash activity and muted gains in late trading.
The advertisement features B A Lakey of Auburn NS C recounting relief from rheumatism after using Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. It touts dissolving uric acid, curing rheumatism, and restoring vigor, with trial bottles and wholesale availability through Houston Drug Co. and Kennedy Corp.
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