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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
No. 769
1838 July 21, G. FISHER & COMPANY. HOUSTON WHOLE- SALE PRICE LIST 87
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT, forwarded by Geo : Fisher & Co.
COl\[MISSION l\IERCHANTS,
Houston July 21st. 1838.
ARTICLES. I I $ cts. BAGGING, Kentucky, ....... per yard · -.36 BALE ROPE, ................. per lb. -.30 BREAD, Navy, ..............per cwt. 14.- " Pilot, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 16.- CRACKERS, W·ater, . . . . . . . . . . " 18.- " ·Butter, .. . . . . . . " I 20.- COFFEE, Havana Middling, ... per lb. -.28 CANDLES, Sperm, . . . . . . . . . . . . . '' -.65 CIDER, ..................... per doz. 10.- ,' ......................per bbl. 20.- 00RKS, ...............·...per 1000. 6.- FL0UR, S'uperfine, . . ....... per bbl. 20.- ,' Buckwheat, . . . . . . . . '' CORN MEAL, .............. . " FJSH, l\fackerel No. 1, . . . . . . " IIERRING, No. 2, . . . . . . . . . . . . ''
REMARKS. Quantity Demand scarce limited do do do fair do do none do do do scarce do do do do good none do scarce fair do do none none scarce limited do fair none none do do do fair scarce do none limited scarce fair do limited good fair scarce do do limited
25.- 10.- -.37 10.- 6.- 15.- 6.- 1.50 3_...:.. 10.- -.50 1.50
COD, ...................... per box. FRUIT, Almonds, soft shell, .... per lb. " Raisins, .............per box. I '' Prunes, .. . . . . . . . . . . . . '' '' Lemons, . . . . . . . . . . . . '' '' Figs, .............. per drum. GRAIN, Corn shelled, ..... per bushel. '' Oats, . . . . . . . . . . . '' " Beans, .... . ...... per barrel. GUNPOWDER, ............. . .. per lb. '' Common, . . ........keg. '' Rifle, .......... canister. GLASS, Window, 8 x 10, per box, 100 ft. " do. 10 x 12, " " IRON, Bar, .................per cwt. '' Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '' I " Castings, Hollow, " I B7Printed Circular.
large scarce
limited
fair
20.- 24.- 15.- =:is I
do do do
do do
limited
none
none good
scarce
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