The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-19
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HERALD OFFICE,
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which commenced falling Il, an early hour
and continued 1T intervals during the
day.
Dallas has fully entered the arena oil the
wholesale trade and is competing success
fully for the business of northern, eastern
aud western Texas. In giving our reports
and quotations, they refer more Directly 10
the wholesale and jobblng business than 10
the retail trade OF our city, The Time
is past, and forever, when the re'ah
trade of Dallas will attract the same atten-
ton no formerly. and the jobbing and
yholesale trade absorbs nearly all the IN
terest of n great commercial paper IKE the
Urn,rn. and its readers all over the country.
Ioolr 10 II for correct reports oil the state Oh
,ho market and rely upon It's accuracy
And Wills the HERALD will do all in its
newer 10 foster and sustain the retail trade
nf orr CITY, our great aim VIII be TO en-
courage the establishment oil more whole
sale houses here until we nave sullcicncy
In every line to meet the growing wants
nf trode. with ample stocks commensurate
With the demands made upon us by country
Ne Yesterday spoke of the business
transacted by our grocery dealers, and to-
dov we take up dry goods. The trade in
this line, has been unprecedentedly large,
and os The season advances the sales IN
crease in volume. One OF our oldest ana
heaviest dealers says, speaking, WITHIN
hounds. his trade to country dealers has
;ncrnosod fnllv fifty per cent over the sales
snr IN" same time last year. Another re-
marked that his sales had more than
donbled And this, too, in the face OF the fact
thot number of new houses have opened
here who are doing q business far beyond
their expectations. One great reason ior
thsincreaso of trade is the low prices for all
woods in This line which have been mann
FAMED here. At other wholesaling points
dealers have taken advantage OF inc
rise in goods ut the factories ana nave
advanced their figures on nearly al
s'irrrn thcir customers the benefit of the low
SSr;ces mt which they made their purchases
aaarjv in the season. The same may be said
oftTe notion and millinery houses; AND
,,,o aoy again. as we have asserted before
thot Dallos is the lowest market iorall goods
in those lines west of the Mississippi river
These truths are beginning to be known an.
nnnreciated, as is verified by the eXtraordi
nary large trade done by our urV soou'
merchants. l,,io, ham c,ir
Wa hnvc no material change to motto,
IN nrices of groceries. Meats and lard have
daclined fully one-half cent. Coliees re
main firm with no indications OF change
irha market however, is weak in New iorR
ana other senboard cities owing to large
arrivals from Brazil. Teas are rather weak
and dealers in eastern clues are lorclilt
sales owing to continued heavy receipts
Sugars are very strong, WIN an ,upWarS
tendency. The crop in Louisiana u ll.uo'
below the average, ana Is est'i, SiS az o os
l25,0OO hogsheads, against 2lo''la HS
year. II, ror,o;r vcr,
Gr S,'p'' and although the stock'
arc-fair priccs must advance soon uhles
"ocds in first hands decline. In the east th'
SoInme If sales is much heavier than
wear ago. As n rule prices remain ilrIi q
a somewhat higher range than AZ tiils tlii'
last year, and cotton goods are hcpI lre,.S
still at the quotations. curlvnV, 49, "6 ~,
Inv the reduced supplies at all points an,
~ ~ 'dir,;nishcd crop of cotton. There is
GOOD trade in American and imported ores
goods. and cloths are more active, skirts
underwear. hosiery, etc, continue 10 SCI
freely and there is good trade in notions
fancy Foods and gloves, while blankets am
ilannols are in urgent request carpets Ut
still active ut full values ,,,u;,,, a,
The drug trade has been large aurlilS III
whole season, anu Is lllNiN"S''S -
almost daily. Our prices are revised, nld
will he seen that they compare iaNorapi
with any western market.
The li8our trade of the city has beenacllv
for some time past, and dealers SPEAK x,
large increase in sales. Our trade IN I'M
line extends to all parts of north, east an
west Texas, and our merchants. are gradl
olly pushing their business urther hh
further in every direction, The lager pee ,',,
trade of Dallas is assuming large prop!o,iI
Hons. and brewery here, il erected c Wit
sufficient capital to carry Il on successfully
would Weld u heavy profit. 1t is sa'u
brewery always pays. 40, ooo ,.,,,,rs
IL is said there are 5S,0o,Oo9 gallons {
whisky stored in Kentucky, IL should u
one of the most inhuestiol states IN IN
COTTON,
There were only about two hundred bal,
offered ON the market to-day, all having u
rived during the evening and night nr'
yious. The rain and bad roads preVehte
The usual daily receipts. Prices WEI
steady at our yesterdays quotations. as 10
lows:
Good Ordinary .,,.,.,.''''''''''''' a