The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-12
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, November 1.-THE establish.
ment of commercial exchange in this city
is want that has long been felt, and one
that should bepostponcd no longer than il
is practicable to put ii into active operation.
The business houses of Dallas now extend
from the Trinity river almost to the fair
grounds, and for several blocks north and
south of Elm street, and business require.
ments demand that there should be an cx-
change where business men can meet
and buy. and sell such products as
are offered in the market without expend-
ing the better part of the business hours
OF the day in hunting purchasers or buying
such articles as their wants require III
would soon become n great mart where
manufacturers, railroad men, and dealers
IN grain, country produce, and in fact all
business men, whether in the retail or
wholesale trade, would meet and transact
business in an hour or two which now rc-
quires the labor of a day. But the adyan.
tages of an exchange must be so apparent
to all that II would be supernuous TO
discuss them. We now have n
Board of Trade which has been of
service TO our city, but we want an OK
change where all our business men will con-
gregate daily and where matters of mo.
ment TO our city may be discussed and act.
cd upon, and where concert Of action and
harmony may always be obtained. The
room now occupied by tho Board of Trade
would answer the purpose of an exchange
unit better and larger one could be pro
cured On application no doubt sub
office of the telegraph would be opened in
the room for the convenience of business
and many other useful and attractive feat
ures would be added, as they suggest
themselves to the minds of the members
IL is understood that this matter has been
brought to the notice of the directors of the
Board Of Trade, but they have not shown
the usual enterprise in lis establishment
that charactcrizes them generally, and they
nave delayed taking action until now the
business men of the city begin
TO murmur at their course
The Board of Trade was estob.
lished to advances every material interest of
Dallas that might be suggested or inaugu-
rated. There is nothing that has vet been
offered which would benefit the city more
than such an exchange as is proposed
to he established, and we believe
the business men of our city, almost with.
out an exception, would freely endorse any
action the directors of the Board of Trade
would take to tho contamination of M
enterprise that would be of such vast bene
lit to our business men and to our city
generally.
Business to-day has been dull under the
influence OF bad weather and worse roads,
Our Wholesale merchants report good
orders by mail, but there are only few
country merchants In the city to-day buying
in person, The opening up of the country
west of this and tho establishment almost
daily of new business houses Is gradually
increasing the jobbing trade of Dallas, and
business instead Of sacking.up, as Is usually
the case at this season of the yenr. Il
steadily increasing. Prices have undorrone
no material change In any line, but nearly
all goods are firm at our quotations
Wool is still dun in our market, Int
prices remain steady. In Boston Texas and
territorial woods continue 10 move ouitc
largely, with sales aggrcgating 2t,0Oj lbs,
less than last week. '''
Inc Delaware Beet Sugar Company has
commenced the making of sugar nj the
sa,e 9f about 100 tons daily, Tho cron
raised the year for this company viii M,
exceed 5000 ions, the protraetcd drought