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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
9
Readable fragments describe a fairly active market for apples eggs cheese and poultry with general price changes and arrivals noted. Butter prices drift lower while cheese and fruit movements reflect weather and harvest conditions. Reading mentions rain delays, cane planting, canned vegetables, and market reactions in Liverpool and New Orleans as futures and cash prices trend.
The page compiles a dense list of produce, canned goods, dairy, meats, and household items with prices. Items include tomatoes, potatoes, coffee, tea, milk products, eggs, canned goods, spices, and various nuts. Numerous brands and bulk quantities appear alongside unit prices and per pound or per barrel rates.
A dense catalog of drugs and chemicals lists per ounce and per gallon prices for borax copper salts oil and sal ammoniac among others. It includes packs of salts per 100 pounds and per gallon rates for camphor and calcium carbide. Paints oils and glass products appear with assorted prices and packaging.
Local page reports mixed weather with calm winds and light rain in the morning. Market letters highlight slight price shifts in agricultural goods and steady shipping schedules through the port.
A prairie fire west of La Porte burned for about two hours, threatening the town’s west end and prompting alarms along streets near 7th and Ulght streets. Wind shift averted disasters, with residents and volunteers aiding with water and containment efforts. Notable visitors included Prof. F M Schobemaher of Muscatine and W S Gedell of Beaumont discussing local land and investment opportunities.
Superintendent Caron of the Loulalena and Texas Lumber company arrives in Ratcht to push ongoing work at the big mill. Machinery and materials are being prepared as crews advance toward June with initial setups reported complete and operations nearing a first phase milestone.
Anglo American Independence and Becky Sharp rise in activity as Houston Beaumont improves. Traders note fluctuating prices with limited takers for Wye stock and stronger demand for Beattie and other issues. Banks and merchants monitor injections of capital amid uncertain market direction.
Trading in rice opened steady with cautious demand as planting nears. Prices for various grades were reported with activity in Honduras and New Orleans markets but overall volume remained light.
A flood of classified style notices seeks workers and services across Houston and Texas towns. Ads include positions for laborers gardeners drivers clerks and hospitality staff plus requests for property buyers and sellers and miscellaneous trades and equipment needs.
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