The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-13
COMMERCIAL.


while the wholesale trade has been as usual,
large SO long as Dallas maintains her
prestige of being the heaviest wholesale
point in North Texas there can be but lit
tie change in business only as it increases in
volume. We have no change to note in
prices, although they are far below the
standard figures in other western and
southern cities.
There is good demand for cattle, sheep
and hogs, and come Of our butchers have
gone to the country to get enough to sup
ply the wants of the city. The late rams
have caused the grass to grow and cattle
are doing well on the range and improving
in quality every day. All good butcherinlg
stock are bringing full quotatations. In
st. Louis and Chicago, Texas cattle are IN
demand and prices have advanced for all
in condition for killing or Shipping.
Our wool market is active, although the
receipts are light. Some good ileeces have
been offered on the market in the last week,
and have brought full prices, The amount
of wool shipped from Corpus Christi for the
wear ending July 3lst is 6,0OO0O0 pounds.
The total receipts in Chicago for
the week ending September 9th, were $685.
93l pounds against Si7 ,l35 pounds for the
corresponding week last year In Hum
boldt county California, there are many
sheep ranges of from 1000 to 6,0O acres
The county contains over 100000 acres Of
land and nearly 100000 sheep are owned
therein. Sheep husbandry in France Is de-
clining. At one time the number OF sheep
in that nation was i0,0OO,0O. II had de
clined to 100000 in 1870, and still later
there was decline of over 100000 in six
years.
The hide market here has been dull for
some time, but the market is beginning to
look up again. The demand is good and
prices unchanged, The market in Boston
is weak for foreign hides, but domestic
hides are trihe higher. About 1900 hides
week are shipped from Great Britain to
the United States There were "a 600 hides
reported on hand in Chicago on the first of
October.
The lumber market of the city con-
tinues active, and somo of tho heavier
grades are very scarce. In fact some build
ings In course of erection are delayed for
want of particular kinds to continue the
work.
Our dealers find it almost impossible to get
transportation from the mills, although
they are making every effort to keep their
lines full and complete. There Is also
a heavy and increasing demand for lumber
outside the city.
The following named gentlemen in Texas
have Been granted patents, as follows II,
A. HOLMAN, White Rock, burglar alarm
J. NJ. Norwood, Kcrville, bee hive; j.
Ward and X. ,Washbur IIandley, sullSy
carriage for plows,
The annual production of pins in the
United States now reaches 1000, 900. Ii
takes considerable pin money to pay for
them,
There is large speculative feeling that SUI
CARS will advance heavily during the sea-
son, There is a strong demand for good re-
filming sugars in New York, and few sellers
can be found at the advance of the last two
weeks. The new crop of Louisiana and
Texas sugars will not begin to reach the
markets until the 10Th or Goth of Novem-
Der, and the stocks in New Orleans are not
large enOugh,to cover the demand until
that time. A prominent sugar dealer in
that city bought up all the open kettle
sugar he could find and at extreme
figures. The estimate of the coming sugar
crop of the world is not ilattering. 1t is be-
iieved II Will fall over one thousand tons
short of last year The papers in the south
have predicted great falling Off in the
crops, but as the prospect of early frosts cx-
tending to the sugar plantations is not now
threatening, 1t is probable that their total
yield this yearwill be better than these esti-
mates would indicate.
During the year ending September 30,
there was sold in Danyillc, Virginia, alone,
1862, 50i pounds of tobacco, bringing 49,
326957 10, an average of $40 50 per 100
pounds. oo,u,o>,
The receipts to-day foot up about two
hundred and fifty bales. While prices are
steady ut quotations, we can not predict u
rise, much aswe desire it. We quote
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New York spots closed steady, middlings
IL DIG. Nett receipts were i2SO32. Ey.
ports to Great Britain 37,2l3, France H.
357 continent 1856, channel ports
none. Stock on hand 4a5 ,322.
New Orleans spots closed steady, mid
ding 10 rs, Sales $3.50 bales.
Galveston spots closed quiet, mid
ding 10 3-S. Sales $40 bales.
Liverpool spots closed very quiet mid,
ding ZIG, Orleans6 l-2. Sales American
10000 bales.
In New York futures were irregu.
lar lar ,,n They opened at o,,,I i 67@es
leans they opened at II eO627, 'and gradu-
ally advanced and closed at II 89CS4D for
January. We give the closing last night as
well rs the closing this evening;
NEW York, October 70 Futures closed firm
Sales To-, 600 bales.
TODAY Y'sT'RpAY
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