The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE OF THE DALLAS HERALD,
March 20, 1870. !
GENERAL, MARKET.

1t is understood that these prices are for
round lots; for smaller quantities higher
rates have to be paid.
BALING sTUFF-Bagging, domestic, Ice;
India, he; ties, Beard, SIlc; arrow, Sc.
BACON-Stocks light, but ample for the
demand. Clear sides, l3c; breakfast bacon,
l5c; no shoulders or clear ribs scarcely In
BRAN-None In the market.
CANDLES-Supply large. Full weight,
COFFEE-Falr, 23c; prime, 2lc; strictly
prime, &c Stocks light, but ample for pres
emf demand.
CoRN-Coming In freely from the sur
rounding country. buying at SO9Dc u
CORN MEAL-City mills only in market.
Selling at 81 O5@l % u bushel.
FLoUR-stocks large, and equally divided
between western and Texas production.
HAMS-Uncanvassed sugar cured loo; can
vassed sugar cured, lGc q ID. The sup
ply is falling Oh temporarily.
HAY-Country baied Sl2gl5 per ton; per
bale 81 80. No western In tine market rs the
supply of the former is sufficient ana of good
HiDES-Dry flint selected, ISc; as they run,
7@lSc; dry salted, li9ljc; green, GS7c; wet
sailed, 5@Sc. The quantity coming into
market is small.
LATHS-SI 50. The demand Tor them is
principally for city trade, though quite
large business is done in shipping TO the in
terlor.
-LARD,Market well supplied. Tierces,
l5c "a 10; kegs, l01Ic; cans, lie.
LINE AND CEMENT-Dailns lime is sell
ing at &c per bushel; northern, * 20 per
barrel. Cement, IS % per barrel.
SASH, DOORS AND BLlNDS-There IL
quite large business done In these articles, AS
tue interior merchants buy here what irreg-
lar sizes they may need, but cannot afford To
keep In stock. Prices re nominal.
SHINGLES-Cypress, fist quality, - 20
per 1000 second quality, IS 90; white pine,
first quality, - 50; second quality, ~ %.
ia
hand, large lots having been received from
southeast Texas, which they say must be
sold"
SALT--The market has been quite over
stocked, but has been much reduced by
large sales, and prices, IL is'thought, will i'm
prove. Selling at 81 10 per sack for coarse,
and 81 40 fol- fine.
SOAP Dallas Manufacturing Co. GLc per
ID; olive SC. That of home manufacture is
giving good satisfaction and being home
enterprise deserves enlarged patronage.
SrARCH-71Sc D n for corn, and ample
stock in store.
SUGAR-Stock large. Fair, S1lc, prime. Sc;
strictly prime, geSs; choice lO.<ci \. g., ll1sc;
A, 2c;,cofiee A, l2'lc: powdered' lS12c;erushed,
1RdN-Bar, &c . n; round, square and
band, 6a7l<c; horse shoe, ne; nail rod, &c;
H6IssE sffoEs-Burdans, s@s1<c en-, ac-
NAIHS-s5 90 keg for rates" uOd, 2od and
higherli smaller a sizes saen &c keg hlsn D,
@29c.
LUMBER-White pine, ceilir x inch, irst
quality, 50 q per 100 feet; second quality,
y rs; weatherboards, first quality, % 70
second quality, p .. Texas pine, rough,
- % ceiling, q 5892 IS; flooring, 81 Og2 70;
weatherbOards, dressed, q O0@2 Is. Stocks
are very large aud well assorted, in fact the
best in the interior OF the state.
MOLASSES-Fair G0c; prime, Csc; choice,
7Sc; all Louisiana product. Silver drips, 75c.
All grades in half barrels Sc per gallon
higher. Sufficient ON hand for large sales.
OATS-Dountry raised, supply quite fair
selling at 65a7Oo; seed Sc 4 bushei.
ONIONS-t8 IS per barrel, with sufficient
for present necessities, but shipment OF
stocks are delayed.
PLASTER AND HAIR-0nly n moderate
supply kept on hand. Selling at 50 30 per
barrel. Hair. Sc per pound
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. light, cold weather
preventing shipments from St Louis and
New York. Early rose, western, 81 % east
ern IS; % early Goodrich u 70; Peach blows
81 80 per barrel.
CAsTINGs-Heavy, s5lOc = n.