The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-28
COMMERCIAL.
HERALD OFFICE,


TUESDAY EvENISs, sep,ember Z''h
Bssiness IN this city has been really beyond
all precedent la the JObbing hue. Oar dry
goods a. erchanis had just as much business rs
they could at,enu; wnile tho gToosrS me"
could only ship oiders received yes'ruaS
leaving to-day orders over. Our drug hou'ee
have not betn behind any olher branch VI
business and shipments In all lines nave
been unusually heavy. 1here has Deeh u"
partlcular chang to make IN prices, nut th'
ateady adv .nce IN the east oIgo0ds Oi eNo'y
DIES ,rptl0n, Will soon necessltAte an SuN"n''
here.
In dry goods during tho past week safes
have been heavy, in Tact the largest eyer pe-
foro made In this city daring the SAINT lene'h
of Tins. Many country merchants VSiteu ue
who took b Id freely. They all agree lln'
crop are turaing out better than they ahuo-
A ated r,w weeks ago, and iheiI collections
have been satisfactory. They, however,
pursued conservative policy In makh pur'
ehases, aud genera ly bought actual staples
The general impressl among our merchants
seems 10 10 that this years trade Will be larg,
beyond their expectations earlier In the Sen NJ
Our city Is ropliiy gaming strength a-
whole, ale dry goods market, and rtucks ana
prices compare fayorably with any city In TN
south or west. Although goods In this line
have yet been marked up, the tendency IL
for an advance, as prices nave
gone up at all tho f. tories aud
the heavy purchases made by our merchants
when prices we're low must soon become eJ'
hausted, and country dealers would do well to
take advantage OF the present favorable prices
to replensh their stucks.
Hardware lrm and all staples advancing
east, hut our deal rs having sup lied 'hem'
selves b fore tho advance, sro prepared Ia
furnish the trade at close prices, less tam
goods can be bought now In the market with
frelghts added,
Full s.ocRs, sheet iron, stoves, Tin plate,
nails and morse shoes can be had prompt J
from our jobbng houses here. Nails ar,
still s,lllug at 81, for an advance may be
looked for ~ any day
CATTLE AND HOGS.
Tho cattle market Of this city Ia well suT
piled for tu,..p sent, although the market Ia
not oyerstocked. There lisa scarcity of hogs
and hero Ia an uotive demand by butCherB.
They read ly bring rom 1890.
Tnere ls an active demanI for Texas cIttle
both In ST. Louis and Chicago, and prices arc
good. Grass foi In chicago bring from W On
to 1915, and In 81. Louis from $2,S5 TO 81 %, AZ
per weight and condition.
II our farmers would engage
more extensively Ia hog raisi s
It might become one Of ths great businessef
OF our State There 10 no country which pro-
duces more mast, and hogs viii rumaiu fat on
IL til ate In the summer, and In years wheI
corn crops are good pork can be made chez o
than In almost any otner western or southern
Btgtc, IL Is great mistake % say that pack,
iug cannot be o. iui ON here successfully
l 10 truo II may require some aid In warm s,t.
sOns, but oar ra-nsra an fur ish at pric
that would JUSTIFY packing h're in the whit,
months, The tol wing abln shows the nun
Der OF hogs packed az tho principal packl
points la the country during the huStrs
summer msnths, commencing March / ant
ending Sept zl:-