The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-21
p4LLAs, Tuesday Afternoon, I
LII. 4. On l.AA

The footings OF the week beginning
on Tuesday last and ending to-
day show balances very salts
tory tor the middle Of July. on "wednesday
and Thursday there were hundreds Of str2 g
ers in town to take in the Greenbsck jubilee,
and while here, they improved the occasion
by buying heavily OF such goods as they
needed.
WehAya for the first time IN more than
month held sufficient stocks of standard goods
Co fully merttbe trade OF the city and country.
Meats aud flour were run down pretty close,
but our merchEnts mans ged to get enough
shipments through TO satisfy every customer
they had. The scarcity Of Import "a fancy
ilour here lately has been on account ofthe ey-
haustion OF the better grades OF Cd aud the
new wheat crops Of Kansl and Missouri not
being ready 10 grind And In addition to this,
our dealers touched it cautiously until the
new wheat Of Texas proved OF too low grade
to make the drst quality OF -four. Then they
commenced ordering, to find they could only
get limited Quantities.
business, 50 far throughout the summer, has
been va Improvement upon that OF nye
each week, and although dull days can be re-
membered dull weeks cannot
Meats opened nrm aud feverish, md with
the paekeries either really or pretending
to be short of stock. They thus p.J-
crossed until Friday, when oirererings were
more liberal and quotstlors readily accepted
90 MI at once. They had failed to force
hi cher IN arGet and then had plenty for sale.
This market having advanced clear 81 les to
10 cents, securing margin OF a stood firm at
that figure, with all other grades In proper
ton until this morning. when I % quotations
stood as follows
Short clear bacon sides. ........... .07,6glO
Long clear bacon sides. .,.,.........,.9ss@t OK
Short clear dry salt sides .,,...,... % 50 9l4
Long clear dry salt sides ,..,,..,...e1sg 91
The stock in the city is ample TO meet the
demand and no further trouble ~ anticipated
during the summer season to get supply,
Flour during the week has lost-daG Hs i In:
10 80 lO@3 Is The city mills are max
ing concessions to their country
trade on account Of FIRE gifts, 1t is said There
are no low grades of importel in town. The
City mills hold their brands 10 the town trade
at the old quotations. They promise to have
some of tlIeir "split-silk" before long, and
have sent to Kansas to get the right kind of
wheat to make 1t. The mills are makiugan
ample amount Of the second and lower grades
che trade can use.
Wheat, in consequence of small
H EerG9ips offered has has been been n Tsdriy
accepted ut the old rates, when have stood in
one place lOHg enough TO get stiff and rus'y ~
the joints That Ia { ray the lowest fetches
70, sec md ella $ 70 to "a and tho beat we have
raised In North Texas 80 TO - cents per bushel
The latter class IL the Gcarcest and TIE mos
wanted. Iue wheaE growers Of his state uae
the poorest seed In plantln In the world, and
ifthey would use the best they would make as
good grnin az Kansa. and Missouri, only
enough OF this years crop Is being sold
TO raise money lmperatlyely nee led, and tho
bulk held back for home consumption and to
provide against possible failure of the crop
next season.
Coffee has advanced 4. and closes firm with
rather small stock In town. The yellow te-
yer appearing in the tropics strengthens the
views OF importers they. arguing that direct
shipments may be cut OF at any time,
Sugar Is hrm, but no higher. stock mod
erately heavy.
There has been cent advance In spices and
cent In pepper,
salt Is beginning TO sell pretty freely.
The bagging and tie markets have not
opened, aud altAough good deal Ia held here
not until there IN demand for baliug stuff
1t is predicted, however, that they Will begin
where they left or In the spring.
In the general grocery line all goods are
frmer ami indicate they will so rule during
the coming fall ana winter, The whole
country expects heavy trade in the immedi-
ate future, which will naturally stillen
prices, for when anything is sell
ing rapidly, II Is worth more tuan II is
selling for.
Country produce has been moderately
active during the week, ana prices mere set
tied. The demand of the city has been freely
supplied with all manner of fruits and vege-
tables
Eggs are In fair supply at 10 cents from
first hands and IL from cOuu'et.
Bntter Is hardly equal to thedemand and Is
purchased at Ii cents ard recalled at %,
Potatoes rule at 40 i5 aud 80 cents per bushel
loose from wagon.
Peaches are running NJ so, go and IS and 81
per box, determined hy the quality with the
major portion of the offerings small and
scarcely merchantable. Like wheat, there IL
vast room for improvement In this direction
Watermelons are in overstOck, aud sell AZ g.
s, 10 and 10 cents as they run You can secur,
one for - cents large enough TO founder n hog
The Lumber Trade