The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13

large amounts in the ccdntry whGh should
be marketed now WINE picvs MI, ~,
good and reqness are liberal. Two
ears of oats were ssppcu 10 'he Wes' uo,uas
I ,.morrow or esfiy during the coming week.
The offerings II wheat on the market .o-day
were larger lian usual. which were freely taken
M current rates, The stocks OF flour are very
fair wbifh, with what are now On route To thls
city, WI meet the wants of all inquiries untll
| ouy Wills commence manufacturing fom the
nov crop, which will not be delayed more than
a.week or two at furthest,
TO-DAy's QUOTATIONS.
WnEAr-95@1 %, as per grade; Nicaragua,
CSC on street
CoRN-ln ear. new 75c.; old. Sic, shelled sl00
OATs--ln bulk, 5Oa53c.
RyE-Scarce We quote per bnshel,SO
BARLEy-Scarce. Good demand % 65c.
BRAE-Wc guote at mills 81 2OGgl -; III store
FLoGn-we guole City Mills as follows: XXX.
8. rs. XXXX, 81 10; extra 81 %.
Imported: Xxx, per owt 81 So xxx, % 90
xxx So 80 choice family. ~ fancy. 20 80.
California, fancy, sS 7oG3 50; choice family,
90 5jM3 f5.
Corn meal, per bushe 81 10.
Graham -four per hundred 81 90.
Wheat in Chicago to-day showed a sharp de-
cline In futures For May delivery 1t opened
at % IL, and closed ut l25 IL, cent and n
quarter decline since yesterday For June it
sold on first call ut .2Sli, and without much
change during the day, closed at y, two cents
aud an eighth under the closing quotations of
of the day before. May corn shows a quarter of
cent advance on yesterdays prices opening ut
76i., and closing at 70 ~, quarter of II cent
above the close OF last evening For June de-
livery II sol in the morning NJ az. and In the
evening at 73'i, seven'eighths of cent below
the day before.
A synopsis Of the April report of the depart
mcnt OF agriculture uLOn the area and condition
OF winter grain shows an increase ofnearly co., :
coo acres, or per cent The estimated area of
the previous crop is u, 49, 90 acres
The states showing an increase are: Miehi-
gan, per cent Indiana T. Ohio, L. Kentucky, Is;
West Virginia, 2; Virginia. 3; North Carolina, Is;
south Carolina II; Georgia. II; Florida, 2: Ala
bama, ~; Mississippi. "a; Louisiana, u; Texas,
~ Arkansas, 10; Tennessee, II.
The average increase In the cotton states, of
% percent. amounts to about 500, 600 acres.
In the northern Atlantic states, from Connec-
ticut to virginia, tho area is i053, 00u acres,
which Is about b,U 0 acres less than In 1885,
In the western states, from West Virginia to
Kansas the average decrease Is per cent The
decrease being 10 per cent In Illinois, . In Mis-
souri, and IL In Kansas. The estimated average
In winter-wheat states Is IT, 926 eco bushels, In
California partial returns point to an increase of
" per cent. The Pacific coast Is not included IN
the list OF strictly winter wheat states.
The condition Of the winter wheat Is high
throughout the west Ohio alone reporting be-
low lOO and In the. cotton states, and IN Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia
Those below the average are Connecticut 30:
New York; 81; New Jersey, 9j; Pennsylvania, 96,
and Ohio 81.
Delaware averages 10 points above 10, Mary
land; .; Virginia, 4: North Carolina 10;
South Caiolina, 7; Georgia, 10; Ala
bama, u; Mississippi. H. Louisiana, is;
Texas, 0; Arkansas, IL Tennessee, 4; West Viz
ginia, O. Kentucky, u; Michigan, g. Indiana, 8;
Illinois, 2 Missouri, 10. Kansas, 10.
Winter rye shows an increase In area, except
In Connecticut Pennsylvania. Delaware, West
Virginia. Kentucky. Ohio, Indiana and Mis-
souri,. Tho Increase is relatively the largest in
the south