The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-23
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TIIuRsDAY EVENING", september ~.

THURSDAY EvESIHs, september ~
Dallas may now justly be olassed among the
commercial centers and prominent wholesale
cities OF the south. In several lines her trade
10 eoertensive with the state, among which
may be named saddlery, leather, some articles
OF hardware, and not few goods manufacture
cd here. Our city Is already becoming noted
for low prices and liberal dealing. While dry
goods have advanced materially In the east,
aud Galveston, Houston, st. Louis and other
points have raised prices u correspond, cur
merchants. having purchased heavily before
the advance, have not marked up single artl-
Gle. This liberal dealing, giving country
merchants q the advantage OF thtr
early purchases, has Induced many
TO come he,e and bay and their futue
trade Ia assured TO this city. Our wholesale
dry goods aud notion dealers oner to the
country trade this great inducement-t they
viii duplicate any bill made In any other
western and southern city without adding
ANYTHING for frelghts. IL IL a well established
fact that merchants living In towns tributary
TO Dallas and who buy here, compete success'
fully and even are enabled to sell lower than
those who purchase in 81. louis or
Galveston, for the difference In expense OF
going TO and returning from those cities, and
the additional rates OF freight must be added
to the cost OF goods and reduces profits
lust so much II they sell at the same prices as
do those who purchase their supplies in Dali
las These truths are becoming kaown,
and 1t Ia not unfrequent we
hear country dealers say that
they have tried the st. Louis market and the
Dallas market, and they nnd many advan-
ages in recsiving their supplies earlier, and
realize greater profits by purchasing In the
latter city. This Ia not confined alone to dry
goods and notions, but nearly overy other
branch OF business offers the same facilities
and profits TO country dealers. The heavy
grocery trade OF the city demonstrates these
facts, ~ do our hardware, queensware, drugs
lIauor and other establishments. IL would not
be wild or extravagant to predict that the
wholesale trade OF Dallas for lssl.S2, will
double that of any other previous year. The
only thing that may prevent this result, Is the
want of sufficient houaeB to do the business.
Many OF our dealers assert that the
reason they do not extend their trade by
sending out their statesmen to more distant
points is that they are dolne all tho business
they can possibly handle. But this state OF
things will not be Of long duration, More bus
insss houses arc being established here,
and number OF our retail dealers are shap-
ing their course b enter into the wholesale
line at an early day.
Business In the city to-day has been fully ac'
tive, our streets have been crowded and ship
ments heavy In all directions.
There has been n slight advance In some
grades OF sugars and molassos. Nails and
sheet iron are firm. with an upward tendency.
Our quotations OF drugs show decline In sew
eral leading articles.
Game Is scarce In the city and probably
mover before In tao history OF Dallas has the
market been 80 bare at this season 10 now
All kinds are In good demand and would COM
mand Oh prices.
Produce continues scarce and In demand
md our markets are nearly bere'of.vegetableS.
Our dealers are we'll supplied with cabbage at
this time. shipped from the north, and II
reaches us In good condition.
Goal oil In the eastern markots has advance
eli, but as yet 1t has not effected the prices In
his market. THERE'S continued In this cou n
try alone 1850 barrels every night,
COTTON.
The receipts In this city to-day were the
largest of the season, reaching six hundred
bales. Prices were frm and we advance on
quotations ope-fourth OF cent all round.
The demand was rather better than any 9th.
or day during the week and buyers seemed
more anxious than usual.