The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-10
MONEY AND TRADE.
YESTERDAYS MARKET SITUATION.
The City Full of PeOpIe-A Good Non.
days Trade Meats Scarce and
Very Firm Flour i'm Good Sup
ply and Demand-COuntry
Produce Active With
Plenty on Hand-NOtes
and Quotations.
DALLAS. Monday Afternoon.
August o, ESQ.

AuguBtv, 1851.
The city borea lively appearance to-day and
was gally decorated from center to outside.
II was well flled with people in attendants s
upon the Democratic onventl1n, and to-mor-
row they will BIO here by the thousand from
every division OF tho state But political
crowds differ from ordinary ones, In that aside
from few personal articles there is no trade in
them. They ere here upon affairs OF state"
not TO purchase plantation supplies. Still, 1t
Will be glorious week for business with many
merchants who always get asay at even the
delegates, while people from the country will
come In to see how they make governor, and
after that, buy something to take home.
Meats are firm and are very scarce. Indeed,
some dealers were entirely out this morning.
They can't help themselves. They have been
in the habit of buying two-thrds Of their
stock from Plankinton & Armour, In Kan sRA
City, and last week that packery suddenly
and Unexpectedly ran out of stock OF
dry salt snd smoked. They telegraphed
this morning they could not ship
smoked before Wednesday. 1t will
take it until at least Saturday to get here. We
do not know whether any lie out from 9th r
markets CT not, but hope so.
Hams are still on the boom, They we're
firmly held to-day at. Ordinary canyassei
l2lI2, nnesIablished brands l3Dl3A, and pat
ent brands Ia cents. stock OF either only
moderate.
Flour Is firm and in extraordinary demand.
We quote imported fancy IS SO Is and patent
50 IS per hundred The stock in the city is
fortunately for this busy week ample W meet
the trade In all probability The city mills
are full handed and have ample control
OF their trade In tho way OF stock.
Wheat came In quite lively to-day aud
brought full outside prices according TO the
several grader. These ran from 60, IS, 70, 80
and 80 cents per bushel, 10 cents being about
the average. The weather is excellent for
marketing, being cool and dry.
Hides and wool are quiet, the receipts being
quite small
Country produce isvery active, all offering
being taken as genera rule.
Butter readily commands ~ cents for s. ind,
and from Is to Ike for Interior.
Eggs We're taken ut Is cents There is "A mod
crate supply IN he city to-day, with an alpre-
hension they VI Ill run short, AZ several tnou-
kand extra people are Ia town to be fed this
week
There Is an urgent demand spring chick
ems, which are dead scarce, with fancy prices
ready to be paid for almost any numbsr that
may be brought in
Irish potatoes have advanced 10 81 per
bushel. and are In good supply
sweet potatoes 50 to IS cents for red and
white
Millethsy is now quotable at 81 and prairie |
Il sl0Itr ION.
In melons and fruit prices are running every |
way, and are too IN cttl6d toquote accurately |
IL II gr6tii wing TO see good stocks on hand Tor |
everybody would like to see what sort we
produce In north Texas
Morn. Eve are requested by many mer-
chants OF the city, speaking for the " hole, to |
lnYIe N delegates to the convention, and |
all others, Ia visit their places of business |
whether they with 70 trade or not. They can |
then get true inaGs< into the mercantile
pursuits CT Dallas.