The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume II

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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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