The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-22
DALLAS EXCHANGE AND COIN.
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, December 2l.-A gentleman
from Iowa has been in this city for four
weeks with view to purchasing property
and erecting number of good convenient
dwellings thereon. He remarked that two
otker gentleman with their families came
here with him, and up to this time they
had been unable ~ procure comfortable
residences. lie further stated that num-
Der of ether families in Iowa awaited his
notification to come here, but under the
circumstances he did not feel justified in
advising them to do so at this time as he
had utterly failed to find single house
awaiting occupancy. This is not the first
ofcas. the kind which has come under our
observation, and we have learned of several
families, who came here to remain,
but could not secure suitable
dwellings and were compelled to
sesk other localities Our city is certainly
building up as rapidly as the most enthusi-
astic could desire but the Improvements are
largely Tor business purposes and our real
estate owners should now turn their aitcn-
ton, in part, to the erection of neat and
comfortable dwellings for the accommoda-
ton OF the families of those who come here
To engage in business pursuits. This is one
of the greatest wants of Dallas to-day, and
rs residence houses pay even larger sum
on the amount required to build them than
business houses, ii is to he hoped tina. par
ties contemplating improvements. will not
neglect or overlook the advantages they
would reap by erecting dwellings in pleasant
and. desirable localities in tho city
AccoBpINd to the almanacs this Is the
horicst day in the year. The sun
has reached its s)uthcrn lint, and
having impaired genial warmth To Can
ricorn, will commence his annual move.
mcnt TO Cancer. We will sweat il out with
him when he reaches Dallas,
Business to-day has been all that the re.
tailers could ask for still there are a iow
who say that ourpeople are nos buying as
heavily of holiday goods rs last year, but
many apaterfamilais will think when pay.
DAY comes that his wife and offspring havu
invested without mercy The Wholesale
trade is good, and shipments to the coun.
try are tnlly up TO an average for this year,
and FAR beyond those of last season. our
regular quotations will indicate any change
in prices. FreighiS on cotton to New York
and Boston have been advanced five conts
per hundred during the week.
Tnn question OF the sugar supply in this
country is one attracting much capital and
chemical experiment, and there are we'll.
founded reports that sufficient test has been
made OF the production Of different kind,
OF sugar to warrant the building of enor.
nous retineries and manufactures In differ.
entparts of.the country either to make sugar
direct or to mix the syrups with cane sugar
New York 10 investing $20OO,00O In an
enormous factory, Philadelphia IL also
erecting similar ono, while there arc two
similar once In process of erection ut Chi.
cago.
A combined effort il being made by
sportsmen In Massachusetts 10 Increase the
ieathcrcd game In the western part Of tho
state. Large quantities of wild rico have
been planted; Wild celery has been placed
In therivers and ponds for ducks TO feed
upon. and 800 young quail have been let
loose ON fields previously prepared for
them.
II y said by parties engaged In the trade
that the glut Of dressed meat, poultry, game.
etc, IN the New York market Il unprecedont.
cdly heavy even for this period Of tho sea.
son, When u y always expected the market
will he null o. such hftclcs. Chcap beef and
mutton, onnl from tho western packin,'
lo,lscs, all kinds 81 now sanc from ii.
great stretches Of now c,putry thar b.,.
Just been tapped w the newly cons, rn,',el
railroads, with great abundance Of small