The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-23


June q, 1850
1.-THE markets have auctuated more thar
usual during the week ending to-day, w'icf
is a sure sign Of more life and heavier
volume of business, for dull market dom
change often while an activ' one presents
new phases every hour. There is no queS
ton that trade has improved and that transac'
tions foot up larger than for any week for
month or more past. This is attributable tc
the sales of our summer crops OF wheat, oats
hsy, fru is and vegetables, which, in the
the aggregate, and especially this most favor
able year, bring great deal of money and al
yery opportune time. 81 short are the
winters in Texas, and so swift does new crop
follow upon the heels of an old one, failure
makes no serious difference if it is little in
convenient to reverse the order of things and
Egypt go to Assyria for corn.
The course OF meats has been upward. On
Thursday dispatches indicated an advance in
the west on Friday one was reported, which
was repeated on Saturday and again this
morning, Tuesday. This market stood firm
until Monday at "a for short clear bacon
!, sides, when they advanced to and to-day
went to 8 IA, at which price they close, with
other cuts in proportion. SO active is and
has been the demand during the week, it was
with difficulty it was met. The stock in the
j o;ty tonight is very moderate. Cut heavy
and urgent orders are out for more.
Hams have been active and firm and per-
haps shade higher. Lard has been in
steady request and firm.
Miscellaneous grocer's staple stocks have
ruled dull and without other changes than
canned goods either weak or actually
declining. Canned vegetables are refused
Salt and salt fish neglected.
Bagging and ties are not yet needed, and
have no quotable price. And 80 on through
the list.
Coffees have reacted and are rather mex.
pectedly shade higher. There is little
speculative demand, and only purchases
being made to meet the immediate demand.
The sugar and molasses quotations below
will be found revised, and several grades
placed higher. They close strong and with
an upward tendency.
Flour has been active In city manufacture
and would have so been in imported had
there been stocks of fancies in town to meet
the trade. But there has not. The local
mills have larger orders than they have been
able to I'LL, although running upon full time.
Prices have been uniform throughout-S2 90
for the lowest and So for the highest grade.
Wheat has been active, with receipts aver
aging 1000 bushels per day. 1t has ruled
firm at so cents for the best, and down tho
scale as it first started off when the market
first opened. 1t is not thought there will be
any very great changes from the present
rates for some time TO come.
Corn,meal has been in active demand and
moderate stock, the rates running at ST. 80
for wholesale and ST 40 for small lots.
The corn market has been active compared
with month ago, but more SO than last
week. 1t hiss declined cent upon the weeks
operation. Two cars were received this
morning. one Of which was sold upon track
and went to the country, and the other re-
tanned for the city trade.
Oats are freely offering and dull at 25 cents
per bushel for shelled and 20 cents per dozen
for sheaf.
The wool markets of Boston and New
York are IN the same unsatisfactory condi-
tion they have been for some months They
are still depressed, and if anything lower,
with manufacturers demanding concessions.
Money has been lost by spectators upon
every pound they have bought since the
opening of the season. They are now in a
state of such dsagreeable dumps and disgust
they don't want to buy at all. We have had
no market in Dallas for more than week,
for there has been none offering The last
sales were made upon the basis of 25 cents
for the best.
Hides remained firm at IA cents for dry
flint until Monday when they were reported
weaker, and to-day buyers were not anxious
TO pay over l39c.
Country produce has been very active and
is generally cheaper. Eggs are down to II
IL cents from first hands and fifteen from
store. Choice butter Is selling at shilling,
and inferior at bit. They are in good sup
ply, and freely bought.
Vegetables are active and irregular in
prices, so much so that newspaper quotations
are necr ssarily imperfect. Cabbages are as
low as so cents per dozen heads, squashes %
cents per dozen, tomatoes 81 per bushel, ard
green corn cents per dozen. Watermelons
retail at IS to rs cents.
Green teaches are 81 per box, and apples
So % cents per bushel. There are no old
apples in town and that quotation has bee
dropped from the roll.