The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-01
COMMERCIAL.
HERALD OFFICE,


general market In groceries business
isreportcd steady and hcalthyia larger
proportion Of cash now accompanies
orders than lately. oar large houses
were busy yesterday with orders. The
area Of country doing jobbing bust
ness in this line with Dallas Is gradl-
ally extending
Tho rates Of exchange and discount
otthe banks are nomiuailyunchanged.
gue COTTON motNoi.
The market IL declining, the receipts
light Spectators only are operating
buyers for spinners holding oil. We
quote:
Ordinary. zoe; strict good ordinary, 1890
! lOgc; low mlddling, lWiWllci Iulddiihs neg
| he.
The Galveston News, OF the S0th,
says: The net receipts at the ontports
since Saturday were large, and foot up
3l,Sl5 bales, against 23,Ol0 last Mon
day, and 2G677 for the corresponding
period last yenr. The stock ut the out
ports this evening "a sos, 1856 bales,
against 9lS, 482 on the corresponding
DAY last season. I'm this market there
was next 10 nothing doing, and sales
of only 22S bales were reported. The
Exchange marked prices down 10. on
all grades, and 0ulletined the market
as closing "irrcgular and nominal"
The heavy receipts nt all porte thus far
this week have ind very demoralia-
ing effect IN all the leading markets.
Esidca.
The New York Shipping List of the
oath says: The demand from the trade
ia fair, aud the market closed steady.
The sales are 5575 California, twenty
three pounds, at ~ cents, thirty days :
SOB do, twenty.fOur and One-hait
pounds, - cents, aiEty days; 1000 DO,
kips, eleven and one half pounds, 10
cents, thirty days, all gold; 1898 Gal
weston, tWeuty-Cuur aud Oae-halt
pounds, twenty days, currency; 1867
dry sailed Matamoras, thiFty-three
pounds, 100 Texas, twenty.o pounds,
500 do. Kips, ten pounds, 1909 Calves
ton kips, ten pounds, 1900 west salted
do, twenty-lhree ponnds,aud 1900 city
slaughter seventy to eighIy.tlve
pounds, on private terms.
COdrc.
The same paper closes its annual
review of the coffee trade as follows
The average prioes for the past year in
this market shows decline as com.
pared with 1915, Of 81 o. on Brazil
So 81 ON MarRcaibO and LGguayra,
81 Is on st. Domingo, and IS IA on
Java and Sumatra, all gold. All des.
criptions TO lched their lowest points
in August, and all kinds excepting
Brazil were higher in January thar
at any other time during the
year, though tho closing days
of December witnessed an advance tC
very near the January figures. Brazil
coffee commanded higher prices in
December than at any other period in
1876, The year under review has been
: to considerable extent prolific in UNI
settled prices, ard though changes
upon the whole, were not 80 sharp non
no radical as We have recorded in
some former years, nevertheless the
figures bear witness that the variations
We're considerable. The business ofthC
year has not been entirely satisfactory
to either importers or dealers, the gains
in the closing months scarcely com.
pensating for the losses Of the earlier
months. AS far ~ statistics can ht
relied upon, 1t Is evident that the con
Sumption of the world still keeps wei
abreast of its production, and, If We
draw conclusions from the experience
of late years, 1t Is apparent that MOI
one large crop but succession of full
crops, are needed to cause prices to re-
turn to something nearer their norm
/ standard.
SUGGESTIONS TO SHIPPERS OF PRODUCE
Shippers Of produce should invaria,
bly, send to the receiver by mail de.
tailed invoice OF every shipment
Also duplicate invoice with the
goods, especially if there be any in
structions as to price or holding. a,
frequently goods arrive in advance o
the mails.
All packages should be labeled with
the name or shipping mark OF the
shipper
Such articles as are to be sold by
weight should have the gross weight
and tare marked on each package. |
to be sold 10y count the number shculC
be marked Oh each package.
II more than one kind of article be
packed in one package, the same
should be plainly designated on the
label, or 10y mark.
Care should he observed In packing
butter so as 10 have quality aud colol
as uniform as possible, and to use only
packages which are rs clean as pos.
siblc, and OF desirable form and siZo.
Shippers will generally find It advant.
ageous to forward butter to market
whenever ready, without delaying for
larger amounts, as the chances for
quick sale and desirable prices are less.
ened by holding back until the fresh
ness and flavor have been impaired ;
II but single package, forward with
out delay to your columission mer-
chant.
All articles should be packed with a
view to reaching market in the most
attractive and best condition.
IL does not follow that the choicest
quality OF produce from any particular
section which can be produced or pro-
cured in that section is equal to the
best coming into market from other