This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1902
Page
11
A dispatch notes arrivals of potatoes and apples at grocer markets with prices and movement. Mentions shipments led by Elgin Butter Co and W. Wiley & Co. and references to dairy, oats, and fruit demand, with market dynamics in Kansas City and England and outlook for the season.
A long OCR of Houston wholesale quotations details prices for canned goods fruits and vegetables, staples, dairy, and produce. It lists items such as canned peaches and strawberries, quality grades, per dozen or per pound rates, and regional offerings including California apples and river product staples.
A fragment shows a price list for various chemicals and fuels with per unit costs. Items include morphine 225 per ounce, calcium carbide 5.20 per 100 pounds, epiphor and castor oil priced per gallon or barrel, and other chemicals with units in pounds barrels and gallons at Texas railway points.
A long wire service dispatch from New Orleans and Houston covers a controversial episode in the cotton trade. It notes accusations against a U S government crop bureau and quotes Houston firms led by H W Garrow and others praising the bureau while criticizing a London exchange cable. The report links the dispute to a federal court suit seeking damages and discusses market behavior influenced by reports, with analysts from Cargill Richardson and other Houston firms weighing future price moves and interior movements.
The report describes a busy day in oil stocks with Anglo-American and Lucky Dime advancing amid broad market demand. It cites price movements in Becky Sharp, the WTI market, and other oil listings, including gasoline and crude contracts, while noting mixed results across several firms and commodities.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.