The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
DALAI, Tuesday Afternoon.

August IL, ISSO.
We have had n satisfactory trade and
buoyant markets throughout. The political
gathering alluded to in the last weekly re-
view got out Of town by Friday, whereupon
regular business was resumed and it has been
going along at briIk and uninterrupted gait
ever stree.
The fall trade is upon us to n limit d ex-
tent though the purchases are us yet quite
limited for that season. The first bale" cpl.
demio has been travelling over the state for
ten or fifteen days past, and the second ones
may be confidently looked for in a few days
hence Then twill set in regularly and con-
tinue until the enormous crop now growing
and maturing is disposed e. Wei resill pos
sessed of confidence that this coming fall
will be the best business season since tho
war. Preparations are making or
have already been perfected by our
merchants to that end nearly all of whom are
either absent in person or by purchasing agents
in New York laying in fall stocks OF dry goods,
groceries, drugs and whisky
Meats have been rampant The market be-
gan with little or no stock, iretiul ana ieverish
1t ran flat out at one time, and up 10 Monday
stock could only be found in driblets If at all.
BY Saturday the price Of clear bacon sides haa
Tapped 10 cents, and an Monday another II was
lacked on for spot cash, = and 4 for time and
distant orders. l0M cash would. bring it to-day
perhaps 1t will not be Tomorrow, for 1t still
has an upward tendency. There l. plenty IN
town now 10 promp ly meet the probable de-
mana during the eek.
Hams have BEEN firm TT IS to IA cents, ac-
c0rding to brand.
Lard has not cheapened, but has main.
tanned great steadiness. The stock is ample
10 meet the trade.
Tho receipts Of wheat are beginning TO fall
on. Ii Is cotton-picking time In the country,
and after that farmers den like 10 haul IAl-
MIR crops to town. Prices have been
steady, indeed during the whole season
us unchangesb cas- the laws of the Modes and
those other fellows. The lowest Is about GO
cent and highest s5. with the average 79Il
cents.
Corn is not Offering snve In limited quanti-
ties for the demand is that way We have n
small m arke for 1t, in fact only the city to
feed. Wequote ltat IS cents per bushel.
Oats are lively. Receipts moderately
cents during the week, and now settling nj
about "a.
Flour is steady, with imported fancy selling
at IS, SS 05 and 50 10. iealers sre full stocked,
with shippers insisting uIon sending more.
Nothing remarkable has occurred In City
Mills. The demand for -four continues very
heavy.
General groceries are active, with many ar
ticles shade higher he New York market
Is very strong.
Conee has gained one half cent, and closes
firm.
Sugsrs have advanced one-fourth siNce
Monday, and are Cne-half bighe. In New
Orleans.
Sweet pot5 toes are in good supply, of
country, at 30 cents per bushel for rec
and 75c for yellow yams. Some remarkably
fine ones were on sale to- day.
Irish potatoes are plentiful at S2 % per bar
rel, with supply in excess OF the demand.
Native grapes have played out. Some
rough and tough customers Of the black AL
exander variety from The Red river valley
were onetihT .o-uas w Az cents per pounu.
In good supply. Eggs, Exc. Peaches 81 TO
81 per bushel. Apples do. Watermelons get
ting scarce and running Off at from to 10
cents apiece.