The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-26
MONEY IND TRADE.
YESTERDAYS MARKET SITUATION.
Meats Upon the Eve OF Going Higher
BaIing ktuGs Active General Gro"
ceries Quiet-Trade Moderately
Actiye-NOtes and Quotations.
DALLAS, Wednesday Afternoon,
August o5, 1880,

-hNaNSs - AN|'' ,
The weather continues clear and hot. This
is the kind the CT tton planter wants, and
which he has bseu receiving since the first
week of this month. 1t will make
his cotton more rVpldly mature
and besides Kill of the worms devouring 1t
vegetation is showing the effects Off m any,
tender plants and flowers witheringanA going
to decay, Aud We may begin to look for
scarcity and higher prices in garden produc-
tions. Indeed nearly everything is much
higher now than week ago. We have had
long, prosperous and liberal run OF garden
products, beginning early in March and last.
ing until now, period Of six
months. They have been the finest ever
grown, and so chSap everybody could buy an
abundance.
Trade to-day was from moderate 10 fair. 1t
was not so active as yesterday for some rens-
on. Perhaps there Is too great 4 demaud for
hands in the Country Just now TO admit OF
much blowing pivements onf grocery fl or'
But TO the credit OF our country folks 1t must
be said city floor and side walk crops lave not
been actively cultivated This year
in Texas. And again, the near
approach OF the Grst Of September
admonishes many that they must get some
Cot'oh soiu ny then W Mee' 'Aeil O"lie"
lions.
Meats are as stiff as an iron post. Clear
smoked eldes weies ling at 1919, Dur dealers
say they are obhs ed to raise, and in oil proba-
bility viii demand l0A tomorrow. lhsy are
worth lOcents in It. Louis and "a In Kansas
City, and freight and charges are not MIL
less than ! cent per pound to Dallas, which
would make cost price lOA ana II laid down
In Dallas.
Hams have not advanced They are quota
BILE at l2h, 10. lS1s and lie, Tor plain plain SUI
ger cured, established and patent brands.
Lard Is strong, though not higher, with no
complaint Of want OF stocA SUFFICIENT 10 meet
the trade.
General groceries are more quiet than yes
terday, but everything is firm.
sugar Is very strong ana hlghef III new W.
leans.
The COTE market still shows great strength
and activity.
The demand fJr bagglng is very heavy. II Is
going to the country upon every wagon that
comes 10 town and upon every train THAT leaves
our depots. We quote /, at " TO lf1ic
Ties are in equally beavy demand The
Arrow Is quota ole at s. 40 To 81 40 per bundle,
Unestablshed brands are some cheaper.
Goa! oil has advanced. The price now is
So 80 IN all sized packages
Batter is shade hrner and high Y, fre.h
country being Rel9 at Il cents per pound ny
first hands.
We quote Cabbage 81 % to 81 40 per dc zen.
tomatoes, 60 10 20 tents per bushels sweet po-
tatoes, 80 for red and 40 f1c white; Irish, 81 20
Ter barrel; onions, 81 80, apples where
between 81 80 to SO 2) per barrel, and the town
crowded with stock spring chickens, g % to
81 so per dozen.
Al Joe Abozao's fish market, fresh gulf fish
are selling at from 81 ID o ceutS per pound,
showing chance forus TO quit onr mutton,
for fish Is as Cheapa MS sheep meat, beef 8nd
those old stand by's we have grown fat, puffy
and impairment upon