The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-04
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, November 3.-Business to-day
was quiet, and yet the shipments of gro
ceries were fully up to an average of
each days business 1t seems as If our gro
Gerry dealers are exhibiting more energy
than the jobbers in other lines. 1t is n
fact that they have more statesmen
travelling than any other branch of bust
ness, and they are doing correspondingly q
heavier trade. Many of our merchants be-
lieve that il does not "pay" to send ont
sslesmen. There was time when ST.
Louis thought the same way,
and Chicago merchants, with their
known energy and enterprise, sent their
statesmen almost to the very doors of st,
Louis, and II was not until the latter nam
cd city found that she had lost her business
that she patterned after live Chicago and
sent out her own drummers. The want of
enterprise in this respect is why some lines
OF business in this city are languishing,'an
Just so long. as the gentlemen lay back in
inactivity, just SO long will they receive
light patronage. Energy and push is want
cd on the part Of business men in Dallas
and 1t is what will bring them success and
fortune.
The wool trade ofour city is not as brisk
as II should be at this season and receipts
are light Prices are steady and firm at
quotations. If cur Texas wool growers
would give little more attention TO their
ilceces and send their wool washed to mar
iket, they, would. realize an additional profit
besides elevating the grade of the wool of
our state. Walter Brown 4 Cos circular of
October 18th says; 1t is singular fact that
unwashed Territory, Texas, and similar
woods, In spite ofthe improvement In wash.
cd grades, do not.show the corresponding
advance since September LIST, OF medium
and low grades there is little probability of
much advance inprices. The price in Boston
for Texas choice northern clips lis 27C0sOc.
average, ditto at 25G27c.,. choice western
clips at 25G2lc., average ditto at 2l@26c.-
Sales 40 ,5OO,lbs, Total sales of domestic and
foreign woods for tho week zoos, 500 pounds.
Hides are dull ia all the eastern mark cts
and prices weak. In our city the trade is
rather active and prices well maintained.
The receipts are light, although the shin.
ments from surrounding towns are about rs
usual,
The lumber trade OF our city continues
heavy, although the bad roads interfere
with the wagon trade We stated, n few
days ago, that Dallas received last wear
1000 cars of lumber. A gentleman con
nected with the receiving departments of
the railroads says our estimate was too
small, and at least 5000 cars
have been brought here by dealers
and others in this city. The lumber
Is brought from eastern and southern Texas.
When the Trunk Line road pcnetrates the
pineries our lumber trade will assume i'm.
mense proportions.
A well.known Texas lumber man saws
that II will take 1,000, 0O0, 600 feet of lumber,
in ties alone, to finish building the rail,
roads now projected in this state.
The city Of Bangor Is the headquarters of
the lumber business of Maine, This wear
there have been 200 coo, 900 feet of lorg IN It's
blooms and the localities above, and about
li0OO000e feet have boon manufactured
and shipped TO market.
About 10000, 900 feet of logs will no
banked this winter on the Mcnominco river
and tributaries IfIf '~ -
Notwithstanding the unfavorable reports
oil the crop, the supply of potatoes In Chi
cngo Is very large, aud the papers there saw
excessive. But the quality Is inferior, md
they arc either effected by dry rot or arc
weter.soaked and decay very rapidly. IL IL
snu that choice potatoes are scarce, and
.nnt Inc lower grades are shipped south
many on which nrc unstable when they
reach their destination. -
a buslel OF corn, Il IL estimated. will
make about four gallons OF whisky. Car.
en dissillcries In Peoria, Illinois, accord.