The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-08

for and expect heavy trade this fall. /
Heavy hardware, Including nails,
iron, steel, &c, he's picked up fiusly, (
Il being the season when THE class oi
goods is largely used. In the ifen Z
nails alone, hir. Bell states ne has ST !
more The past month than the pre-
vioas three months combined. he
learns from his customers and farmers
with whom he has talked, that the
cotton crop Ia Dallas county and IN
counties tributary To il, are better than
In any other portion of the state, so
far as they have learned. Money
matters are easier with his customers,
the wheat sales relieving them.
PLows.
Mr.. Sydney Smith, superintendent
of the Texas branch of the Avery pillow
manufacturing company, stated that
they now have an elegant trade in
treaking and sulky plows, the best
summer trade they have had in many
years 10 Texas. There lately has been
an eager interest manifested among
farmers In improved agricultural Inn
| piements, and great interest is taken
in riding turning plows. To show that
this is true, Mr.. Smith stated tina, a
carload of these plows were received
Friday evening, and every ODE WIZ
sold by Saturday night. Mr.. smith
has splendid opportunity To judge the
outlook, ss his company sells to one
handred aud ninety two towns in
Texas. With the exception OF the
extreme southern portion OF the state,
he has had very encouraging letters
| from leaders, who think the piow trade
this fall will be a great deal better
than it ever was.
Mr.. A Menier, manager of the
Texas branch of the South Bend Iroa
| Works chilled pillow. said: Business
| was opening up fair. From reports they
have from theft customers, they ex-
pect large fall trade, fully four times
as large rs last fall. The company are
making extensive arrangements TO
further Introduce their plows In Texas,
and by the first of October " III iarpeiy
add 70 their stock and capital here.
This they consider necessary on &C.
count OF the hopeful prospects ahead,
based on information received from
their customers. The company looks
for better showing from the branch
in Texas than in shy otter state, ans
thsy have branches in i've others"
WHEAT.
Mr.. LRngston, OF the Dallas Flour
ing Mills Company, said his co.npapy
was handling about eight HUNDRED
bushels per day. There was demapC
for every bushei that came to market
and 1t commanded a better price her.
than anywhere else in the state
Thought that three-fourths of tn,
wheat WAS yet in the hands of tn.
farmers. He considers this the yer,
best thing that could be done for Tia,
millers and holders. Heretofore il ha
been the custom for farmers to brin.
in their wheat es soon ss threshed
thus Cutting the market and lowerin,
the price, and giving the shippers
chance to buy it up. Now it is com
ing in gradually, aud the mills can us
every bushel that is brought To u At K ct
His company We're now paying within
six or seven cents for wheat tina
brought certain prices in st. Louis, NC
: eording to grade, with thirty-thre
cents freight added.
The z anager of the Todd Mills sal,
: he could get all the wheat he coul,
use, and sometimes had to turn
away. At the commencement of tn
season he had TO pay too much 70
. wheat, which brought their nou
in strong competition with ~
!, Louis. Now it was different whea
!, was coming in more gradually, an
!, the mills could get all they wanted an
could use. He was now paying Withji
six or seven cents per bushel for whes
that the same ella ~ sold for in s,
!, Louis, and it took thirty-three cent
: to carry it there.
Mr.. Stewart, OF the Dallas elevate
. company said: '1Our present trade !
good, and We think the future will b
better than the present. Our bushes
:. will compare favorably with that G
!, this time last year. Receipts averag
= thousand bushels per day. We shi
south and have orders from some south
:. ern states. Although We have mad
some large shipments this season Their
!. Is plenty Of wheat yet In the state
Only small portion has come to ma,
ket the farmers holding for highe
prices. Thought that the farmers wer
standing in their own light holdin
back their wheat. Ifthis countlnue'
some millers think OF sending else
where for their supply.
THE vLoUR MILLS.
. The Todd mills have added new ma
. chinery, and have increa ed their ca
paeity one-third, having put in thre
new runs, making seven. They repoI
an Improvement Of business over thi
time last year, and are now runnin
: To their full capacity. The -four SEES
: son commenced little late this yenl
owing to the feet thst the millers ha
= 70 pay high prices for their grain a
the start, giving st Louis chance I
ship in, throwing the Dallas mills i
strong competition with them. Bu
> now Is was more q, cd, and the DAlls
mills could meet the st. Louis mill
: on terms favorable to Dallas. Tbi
: min turns oat three hundred barrels d
!. -four per day and their sales are d
rect They will commence running g
night Ia q day or two. Ship east an
south, aud have . demand for oil tn
: tiour they can make.
The Dallas Touring mills have bee
running night and day ever since ne,
wheat came in to keep up with thei
: orders. They ship In every direction
and even half way to 81 Louis. thu
competing with the mills OF that cit,
). LIQUORS.
Al Caldwell & Co. reported their " trad
for the past two months has been on,
n third greater than corresponding re,