The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-11
The State Of Trade.

IT the above has been read what follows IS
anticipated. Trade Is mortal dali. The re-
csipts OF cotton did not foot up one dozen
bales. few wagons struggled to town from
near farms, half loaded with drivers and
teams half frozen. They sold out and
disappeared as quickly as possible The
rest consisted Of o few town bills and in
gnmbllng and growing as fate but we have
the consolation of knowing all other towns
IN North Texas are like Dallas, and half Of
thom worse, When u " dull here, it is duh
everywhere else in this latitude
Dispatches from Liverpool, New York aud
New Orleans noted Gotten tribe tame but
was not any lower, Last weeks closing
quotations generally ruled. In Dallas mid
ding would have readily brought 1917, hut
mono was offered. We c9nunus the OLD quo
tations.
Meats are very qulat. Smoked bacon clear
aides o., dry salts, s, dressed hogs G, live
4to "a, Butohers pork ham steaks Is cents,
spare RIBS aud on cuts 7 to cents from the
block. Tenderloin beef steaks HON tue block
10 cents per pound, slrlon 10 conts, porter
mouse cents, rib steaks and roasts cents,
chuck cents per pound. Dressed chioka hs
30 to 81 cents apiece, Dressed turkeys 81 25 to
81 co. Venison TO 10 cents, accord M to cut.
Mutton from tho block about the same as beef.
Corn 10 firm at 40 cents per bushel for looAe
car from wagon. From store 30 cents.
Oats run from AK to IS csnti But little
corn or oats were received to-day,
Hay IL Ia line supply. Ballad is held at Sl5
M In 80
Coneo and suSor are about the
same as last week. They are strong
and bulilsh ut other centers, with tho
prospect for coffee advancing.
Flour quiet. Sales light to-day. We quote
established brands, In sacks, offanoy family
W 10 to IS 70 per hundred. Stock ample TO
supply the trade, Rye llour 81 per hundred.
Bran VI per hundred.
Corn meal so cents per bushcl, and next to NO
demand.
Hides are quiet at IA cents for dry nlnt.
Pecans In some demand ut 50 per bushel.
There said to be "ttacks" OF them to come for
ward when the weather breaks, lint the
weather appears to have too many assets 10
break Immediately.
Butter % cents for Upton Under linton.
Il to nv Itsall sslid. No returns from ole.
margarine oryour "Kentucky blue grass. - II,
all right, however.
And eggs, 49, snts. (Mote--C andled ggs are
the stolen ones ssld 10 grocery keepers sy can.
dle-llght.)
Potatoes arc dead scarce. They are frozen
ouI..
Ditto oranges
Ditto onions.
Ihere ives a good supply OF coal and cox,
atthe yard this morning. Il was selling AT
the rate of slOpor bushol. The agent hone,
rom TINS out 20 keep In regular stock, lint a,
that wholly depends upon getting ,ranspor,r.
tlon from tao mines he can't ten how fms,
VIII be- There. waa line Of expres,
wagons covering the face Of block at the var,
tms morniog. and this 10 the rsason IN,
drivers charge % instead OF sS sents per ls,J
TAsy often have to wait from one to two bour
to st sh'lr coal. In that case they de,ory, h
cents and nobody can blame them for ask
hight
Wood was in brisk demand and lrrepu,sr I,
price lteveragsd 50 90 por cord for four rost
Stove retailed at 500, 81 50 and 80 10 Der two
horse wagon load.