The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
COMMERCIAL.
HERALD 0rFicE,

HERALD OFtltE,
SATURDAY EVENING, October 10, 1881.
The Wholesale trade for the week closed
active and animated Never before, in the
history Of Dallas, have the shipments of
goods, in the same time, been so large and
varied as in the last six days. Our mer-
chants, however, are not making any great
exertions to extend their business, and trade
comes to them with little effort on their
part. In the last few weeks several of our
leading wholesale merchants, in response to
the question why they did not send out
more statesmen, said they had all the bust
ness they wanted, and in fact all they could
handle this season. Now, this is q bad con
dition of affairs, for whenever q mer-
chant is satisfied with the business he
is doing and ceases to solicit more, he may
depend upon one thing, that it is only o
question of time when other men, with
more life and activity, will pass HIM IN
business, and what Is once lost by tins salts
fled, complacent feelingwill never be regain
ed. II is often remarked that our leading
wholesale houses have travelling men, put
their circuit is 80 circumscribed that they
reach only those country dealers who natu-
rally come here to make purchases, and
their great effort seems to be to take Gus
tom from each other instead of extending
their trade and bringing new custom
ers here. Should our dry goods, grocery,
drug, furniture dealers and commission
men make proper efforts there is no reason
why their trade should not extend as iai
south as to Galveston itself Our saddlery
men sell goods all over the state aud only d
few DAYS ago large bill was shipped to San
Antonio, and another to Fulton, in Arkan
sas. What can be done in one
line can be done in another
but il requires pluck, energy and enter
prise. Our Wholesale dealers should walker
up to these facts and profit by the lessons
taught them by successful business men il
all great commercial cities, and we say
again. extend the distance you now senc
statesmen, take advantage of the great arte
res Of trade, sell to new men and
bring new business TO Dallas, and you
will not only prosper yourselves, but you
will contribute to the growth and prosper
ity of the city
There is an effort being made by some o
our live, active, iar-seeing business men t
establish a regular merchants exchange il
this city. Every business man, ifhe knows
anything about ibis calling, will readily
unite with others in bringing about this de
sirable end. 1t will not only facilitate bus
mess transactions, enable all to buy ant
sell at equitable prices, and give q satisiac
ton to shippers from abroad that canno
be reached as trade is conducted at present
We say let us have merchants ex
change by all means.
The retail trade was very active all day
yesterday, and our streets eyinced nm nc
tivity only to be seen in the great business
centres of the country. There are NJ
changes to note in produce The marle
generally is well supplied, and prices rang,
about as at last reports.
In hardware, nails have advanced, as wa
anticipated by the HERALD, twenty-fiv,
cents per keg, and are now worth 400 rates
Sheet iron may advance within few
days.
COTTON.
Tho receipts of cotton were about tw
hundred and fifty bales. Prices wer
steady, and the demand active. 1t is un
derstood that orders from spinners have no
been as large as usual and in consequence
the stock on hand is heavy for this time o
the year. We quote: