The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-12

A New York paper says; opium 10 uncertain
and Irregular III price, WIZ apparently more
sellers than buyers. Round l9te Ia bond 0uuld
be had az So, .Jobbing parcel, ut ~ lOG6 l5
duty paid, and powdered at S49 80. Mor-
phlne Without further change; eutaide lots Is
held at 81 10, while manufacturers still ask
1925. Qulnine remains very steady at 81 0O9
2 rs for Am rica1, ~ 259i2 0O for foreign Gin.
chOne |. quiet AZ 75c Tor bulk aAd SOC for
ounces.
The depressing effect Of the recent embarast-
msnts in thA Brazi Ian coffee trade In this
country has been quite marked ~ Rio Janei'u.
A Rio letter Of t8e 4lh Of January, published
in IL New \ ORR exchange, says; he coffee mar
ket hos been very Irregular during tho month
owing ca the iailur which took place In NbW
York For me tho market was comp etEly
paralyzsd, and then followed a perloC OF
feverlsn activity, during which some very lGrge
sales wero effected. At tue close of the month
avnist tone again prevails. Prices are q tIiha
higher on tue lower grades.
Regarding the wheat treds. the New York
Shipping l. st contains the following remarks:
The foreign advices from English aud CONT
mental ports do GOt permit shippers to pay tho
price, now current, and much OF The wheat
being shipped IL mixture tn represents no
leading BrIis, but must be sold on us merits.
II Is Yery questionable II the venture meets
with success, although it may he "dOctOTed"
80 SnreWdy as TO pressht q very satisfactory
appearance, There Il really 10 legit mate
trade passing, and ola houses do not count on
much change for some months to
come Spring growths have ruled eI-
tremsly quiet, and being well held
and In few bands, our former quotations
are retained We noilcs some reduction in the
vlslbls supply, but 1t il stiil large. II we add
the present floating bulk TO the visible supply,
we have an aggregate of about SOC 200,
which Is equal to tiv -seveuthS of the require
msnts Great Britain for the remainder Of the
present cereal year This csrtaiuly Is highly
important. The exports from thla coast for
the week ars $50 $50 buehes
The report OF the bureau Il statistics ON tho
forelgn trade of the United States In Deem
Der, ana In the lat calendar year,presentr iea
her exports ofmeTcuandiso amounted 60 sos,
SIS, $3.50, 032j IA aggregate never before equaled
in the hist ry of The country The exports in
the calandar year ara also unequaled, amour =
inBto Ssa0, g4S,4tO--au liner ase Of SlA 400 0lj
as compared with 1879. The imports
of merchandise in November and
December show shrinkngs OF
1875 but the imports ofthe entire year amount
ed TO $3.50, SOB, 49,, against S5S COZ i96 IN 1873.
The November and December exports exceed
the imports by $50, 600, 900 in round numbers.
The volume of mercantile trade reached the
unprecedented Rggregat OF 81 $50 4o3,2l3, an
Increase of $500, COZ, OgO in round hunters NJ
compared with 1873. Contrary to general an
ticlpations, the net imports of bullion and
specie exceeded the previously unequalel i'm.
ports of Is7a the total for lssO bulug 100 229s
md for 1919 s65. 315 SO. The net imports OF
bullion snd specie In 1880 added to the do.
nestle product, made a gam OF about Sli4 600,
COO In the groas domestic stock of precious
metals. Such az accumulation Of treasure aS
that Of theta two years has never been par.
alleled in modern history by any other coIn.
Try except as result of military conquest.