The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-17
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HERALD oSIsx, I

FRIDAY EVENING", septsmDo1io'
The pleasant weather OF the past two days
h.. revived buainess and our streets again OK
hibit their vented activity and animation.
The retail establishments were crowded anu
proprietors and employees were busy rom
morning til night. Our Wholesale dealers
were rejoicing over big orders and heavy
trade.
Itmay not be generally known that our sad
dlery houses do larger jobbing trade thsn
any other In the state, and, in truth, tbs very
doubtful II the heavlest houses In St.Louis cell
more goods ir the ssddlery, leather
and sho, makers nndings limo
than some of the firms here In Dallas. IL ~
also well established fact that goods In these
partlCulsr lines can be purchased here as low
or lower than any other city In the south or
west, to Gay nothing OF lreights.
Our furniture. dealers, too, can and do sell
lower than the same goods can be purchased
for In 1T. Louis or Cincinnati and laid down
here even In car load lots. Dallas Is iast ac-
quiripg reputation ~ one of the leading
wholesale points In the south, and which 10
mainly owing to the fact that goods are SOFA
hero at prices which defy competition IN any
Of the ssding wholesale cities in the south
or The west
Ths wool marx et In tails city Is quite active,
although the Offerings 2sro not hsavy.
The sales of Texas wool In III, Boston market
for the week ending September 9Th, welo
los, $50 pounds, at prices ranging from IL to ~
cent?. Wool continues In demand, both In
hlsoouutry and Edrope, particularly for
tho commoner grades.
The whisky tradeof K entucky Is very much
excited and spectators arc buying largely In
anticipstion OF an advance In prices, based
upon the short corn crop ana the hlgh prlcee
comm nnded by that staple. Tho stock of fall
whlskies now on hand In tho countIy
IL estimated ut overall |. 900 600 gallons.
III. rice crop In the south promibos heavy
Yield. III South Carolina the dry weather
threatened to damage the crop, but opportune
rains have given assurance .ofa heavy Yield,
except on some OF tho rivera whore The crop |
suffered materially from salt, caused by recent
gsles flooding the low lands with aca water.
The loss of crop in those ..dlstrlcts Will not be
less than 30 per cont,
The prolu,e Marie NJ Ibis city continues
nctiye. Butter 10 fra, with tho demand fer
good grades In exc, Of tho supply. Eggo aro
scarce ami nigh, ard "A klnds u country pIo'
duce very soG'ee
Our cattle market Ia almost bare OF coed
butcherlnE cattle, and tho present supply |
barely meus lhe.d;mand. Sheep, cslvss and
hogs are also scarce aud In demand. In IS.
Louis, on the l%.n, Texan cattle
brought good prices, and were active on all
grades. Good TO choice corn-fed Texan steers
brought from OIL 90 to S5 on; medium to fair
oorn-fsd % 20 to e3 75i common to fair grass
fed Texans 81 20 to % 90, and good to choice
grass-ied Texans from 81 80 to W TO- The sup.
ply there was limited and the demand active,
and lfty car loads sold readily TO butchers,
tanners and interior shippers. There was a
COOL supply OF Texas cattleEln Chi
oaso, and brough. from 81 10 to "a 60.
COTTON.
The market to-day was active, but receipts
were light, only about one hundred and nifty
k.t.. nRa,inn Drlna. warn Ia q, N oh ahuaA