The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-26
DALLAs, Friday Afternoon, !

june IbI lo0N'
After the political noise OF yesterday and
last night, the city wore quiet and serene
look to-day. Those who got out OF bed in
time to read the morning papers were con-
suited and deferred to In regard to the salient
points about the candidates by merchants ana
clerks not particularly engaged selling goods.
But no one who had anything TO do
neglected to do 1t, to his credit be
IL said, This Is commercial and
agricultural people with strong convictions 1t
is true, yet meddling little, as an aggregate,
in politics.
Trade moved along at regular pace me
orders were not quite so great In number ns
Yesterday, yet there was fine lot OF them
The retail market was dead slow, perhaps
held Off by the shadow of Saturday, when
store rooms and larders are generally nlled Tor
the week. There were few changes reported
in values. ,
Wheat is In active demand, the receipts
scarcely covering It, But the demand Is
purely for consumption by the city ana mills
OF Texas who have orders here TO be nlled.
The crop reports from other states ARE SO
favorable that they debar all speculative feel
ing. Our farmers are getting within lew
cents OF as much as Kansas city
and st. Louis ,rto, are ri Payi6H s Up and
1ncfS is no III III eHS CbisNt
States, out of Texas, that would bear shipping
a bushel from Dallas 10. In most cases the
freight would pull the price down TO % and 6O
cents, Kansas Is paying Tx to "a cents, Dal-
las is paying 50 70 soSents ior new ana " cents
TO ship wheat to Kansas or New Orleans, or
st. Louis. The reason such good prices are
being paid by millers Is, they are obliged TO
have 1t, and they can well Afford 70 pay 50
cents for wheat when they can.get e3for nun
drpd OOuudA0i fOur.
Meats are still as stilf % a poker, with the
demand very heavy. The people In the c9un-
try are buying all they are consuming west.
up to this hour have all sustain
ed the recent advance along the whole line.
In the city to-day smoked short clear sides
were firmly held at % cents. Other grades
are in proportion, and at the quotations. De-
low.
Flour is firm and In active demand forim-
ported fancles, but they are not In sui1ctent
stock to meet the trade II is q little singular
that the market should so long be depressed,
as an essential article, SO much inquired for
every day The city mills are getting more
orders than they can supply, and have not
yet secured sufficient stock OF wheat TO make
their best brands. quote the market strong
the Kansas City market was thus quoted
"Market weak and lower In sympathy with
wheat Prices are quoted nominully az fol-
lows: City manufacture-Patent, per sack,
sack, g. rs xxx, per sack, ss oSi Xxx,
per sack, 81 IS; Graham, per sack, 10 OO,'
iished brands, :" are quoted at g. IS
down to 81 So, and 1t is among these mer-
chants iind articles for shipment.
Oats are in good supply and dull at 22c92ic.
There is an abundant supply on the market
and would be more II there was better de.
mand.
Hay is quiet and unchanged.
General groceries were In moderate request
for shelf goods.
Sugars and syfnps are active and firm.
though not Quotably higher.
Cotfees are firm aud unchanged. Stock
heavy. e"f
The wool market still bears indications OF
permanent stagnation. We have heard OF no
sales during the week. Buyers are out OF the
market. and so are sellers. Perhaps they may
re-establish relations OF amity and commerce
bye and bye--in 1.-THE sweet bye and bye"
Hides are In active den and, though not as
strong in prices as they have been. The prices
areunchanged.
Country produce Is quiet, In abundant sup
ply. and with "abundant" prices to match.
Green peaches are quotable at 81 per box;
plums $l watermelons average 20 cents
apiece; onions 81 % per bushel; tomatoes
al so per bushel ana apples 81 %; green corn
8 to 7cents per dozen cabbages 80 cents; new
Irish potatoes 50 cents per bushel; eggs 10 l-2
cents per dozen, with many "od lots' Offer
Ing, and butter scarce in extra table at l6 l-2
TO 20 cents per pound.
The cattle market is quiet, with extra
butchers in good supply al = l-2 to cents per
pound. Kansas City quotes Texas steers at
80 50 to 81.