The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-08
MONEY AND TRADE.
YESTERDAYS MARKET SITUATION.
Meats Firm Smoked scarce-Hams
Gone Up-Wheat Actfve-Country ]
Produce Active-Business Ac.
tive GeneralIy-NOtes, Etc.
DALLAs, Saturday Afternoon.
August 7, 1850.


Business was very active to-day. Indeed
we have not seen more life IN town TINS sum
mer, unless II was upon political occasions;
and in addition 10 the regular trade, the ap-
preaching convention Is creating q great
deal Of bu'ness in one way and
another. City folks are putting in extra sup
plies ofprovisions and beds and other things
TO entertain their friends who are expected in
town tomorrow and Monday. The latch
strings are all on the outside for country
cousins, and down as low as fourth cousins
on the step-father's side, and the paIlor Will
be openeven for the man VINO caught the horse
running off with your mother. in-law and
saved her neck. 1t Is understood thst Dallas
will Iut her best boot in front, "kill chicken
and churn, +" snd have store tea 10 drink next
week.
Smoked meats We're dead ecerce TODAY. Fact
Is none were to be had fter 10 O'Clock. Kansas
dispatches spoke OF not being able 10 ship any
before next week; that they would have none
out of smoke before ednesday and had none
at all ON hand. This was rather unexpected
and caught us with none at all on hand. OH
er markets were being felt for stocks but with
what result has not traspired.
In dry salt we have plenty, and in this cool
weather 1t Is just MS good and great deal
cheaper.
Hams have again advanced. Sales were
made to-day at IA cents for sugar
cured canvassed OF the patent
brands 1t took l2h and 10 cents to buy my
sort; This advance ia in consequence Of high
markets west and scarcity OF stocks there
We are tolerably well supplied for short
tins
Wheat is active and coming in we'll, The
market is firm at the quotations prevailing
during the week, which are difficnt to give
except In general way. They are determined
altogether by the grade and condition Of the
lot offering, with special reference to oleanli-
ness.
Corn i, offering equal to the de-
mand. New is hardening quite fast,
and in few days 1t will be pushed
upon the market IN immense quantities. 1t
Ia hoped our merchants will be ready TO take
it freely and have made all their arrangements
to ship to NV orleans, and will blgin doing
go as soon ~ the Texas Il New Orleani ROAD
is opened They must make the Central a I'd
that road give them living rate and regular
through grain cars The farming and com.
this.
Oats are rather slow coming In, and oil Of
fered are readily bought at sn average of
"a cents.
We heard nothing new "A the hide market,
nor in wool.
Country produce is active. Butter 20 cents;
eggs. ljc. There is fair supply in the city,
but not enough - do us next week, and tbs
fruit we are we'll supplied with
peaches, at 75c to 81 per bucket,
and apples about the same. Watermelons
are going of at--well, call upon ye small boy
for the figures. Grapes, 3 to 10 cents, and good
enough lor the governorof Texas or any Of the
delegates.
That is about all we stumbled upon to-day, |
except dry goods stores, and in these they |
seemed TO he as busy as flies in one of these |
green, coffee pot shaped traps. Sales We're
excellent. Fall stocks are slow getting in,
with the weather cool enough to make peo-
pie suspect the keeper OF the calends has
dropped two months and is dealing out Octo
Der rationS.