The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-28

Trade for the week ending to-day Tuesday
laaas upon the whole been quite satisfactory,
apd the best, perhaps, We have
:asd since the beginning OF the
p. & ummer. We think we nave experienced aud
celt the actual beginning of that extraordi-
nary business all so confidently predict In the
fall. In order to promptly meet II our mer-
chants are already In receipt of heavy stocks
and have everything there is or probably will
Gae any demand for at THIS or any time In the
near future, and country dealers are In turn
making their purchases TO the same END III
a fact hey ond further dispute or controversy
that the present are the finest crops That ever
grew out of Texas ground. IL mas now become
s ques tion AZ to where wa Will get snincient
labor to gather all that Will be raised, This,
OF course, will make money easy, not only
this winter, but all next year, which Is suf-
ficient guaranle e that trade viii be good for at
least twelve months TO come. Everything IL
based upon farming In this and all other
countries.
Meats opened early last week firm and
scarce, but they lost later and close to day a.
3 S-4 for clear smoked sides. stock have been
barely sufii lent to keep pace with the xtra-
ordinary demand, and to-day are rather
light The tone OF the western mar
is upon the average rather droopy, and 1t is
not likely higher prices will prevail TO- some
DAYS to come. But for all that there may be
here continues steady, enormous quantities
being required VI on Texas plantations.
Flour mas ruled downward, upon some
brands Of imported f.neieS Yesterday the
The price to s., but the agents Of Cyclone
report they made the last sales they had on
hand Of that brand at So l5 No reports
y aye been resolved rom other established
ibrands The City Mills are well stocked with
6our OF the sesond, third and fourth grade and
have maintained their old prices through
out.
Wheat has been fairly active with receipts
very heavy up to Monday At an early hour
! asst night furious rain came up which con-
Linued until = o'loJk this afternoon. OF
course this put an end to hauling wheat to
town for the time being, and none will he
N the old rates viz. 10 tosO cents for Texas new
determined by grace and order.
The crop as was Suspected, Is turning out
Fnuch larger than was thought, though the
iluality Ia as rulelow,
The trst new Texas corn came In this morn
ing IL was Justhard enough to pass muster
and that was all, II sold Tor 80 cents per
tpushel In the ear. In a few days there viii be
al oats OF Colonel Carter. Old corn il selling
at so cents per bu' hel Tor prime milling and
dniXed three cents cheaper. (NOte.-By
yranspositon of figures Yesterday corn on
track was ou oted at Is instead OF 81 cents.)
Oats have ruled steady ut y cents, with
trade active They are being shipped hence
Sosoth err markets, and thus ARE brngi ng back
a moiety of the | rye Gums OF money we have
paid out for grain during the past eight
months
New barley has been rec;ivei. 1t Is fo ca-
ing 80 cents per bushel
Rye Ia worth 90 cents per bushel
Coffee has been Ia heavy demand and adj
vanced fully one fourth Of a csnt upon all
grades There Ia n moderate stock in town, 4
Sugars have ruled very firm, though not
stlgher.
Syrups and molasses have been quiet and
Unchanged, with ample stock to meet the de
General grocer les have improved In trade
Enough canned goods are still slow In going
or
Hides have been dull at Is csnts for dry
siint. Receipts have amounted to little.
We have heard OF no transactions In wool
during the whole week, and of no market
s,rice fcr It. The quotations therefore are let
stand FOR what they are worth.
Iron declined "a cen', and IL now selling at
u cents rates. Dealers claim 1t Is steady at the
qprice, Nails alto Loot y cent and are now at
X cents rates.
Lumber Is active. aud unchanged Heavy
,draughts are being made upon II and building
material generally The saw mills Of east
Il tremendous energy, and to the astoniShment
of all have met every demand made upon
chem.
Country produce has been very active dur
ng the week and us 4 regular as militia drill
Wequ0te butter scarce at l5ia cents; peaches IS
scents per bucket tomatoes 30 to ~ cents per
Noushel; IRISH potatoes 10 to 30 cents; WATER
pound; young chickens 20 to Is cents y piece;
scantaloups 40 to 45 cen's per dozen; green
-1-orn q to cents per dozen ears. Garden
greens and such ruL every way.