The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-29
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GRAIN AND nGEADsTUFTs.

T.PRE were better receipts of corn and oats to-
day than have been witnessed here for week
past The supply. for the lrst time In the last
ten days, has been above the demand for local
consumption, and yet all was freely taken by
shippers at full prices, There weru no receipts
by rail but the stock ON hand is large and all
orders are promptly filed one car of corn was
shipped to eastern Texas to the lumber regions,
and the demand from that section will continue
during the season. our quotations ars revised
as follows:
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
WHEAr-95@l 70, as per grade; Nicaragua,
Csc on street
CoRN-ln ear, new, zoe; old. Soc; shellcd. slO)
0ATs-ln bulk, 60@59c.
RYE-Scarce We quote per bushelSO
BARLEy-Scarce. Good demand. G. . Csc.
BRAN-Wo quote at mills, 81 20tGl Is; In store
sacks, 81 40 to 81 so.
FLoUR-we quote City Mills as follows: xxx
s., rs: xxx, 81 40; extra 81 20.
Imported: Xxx, per cwt 81 so: xxx, 81 TO-
xXXX So 40; choice family, 90 6U fancy, So 80,
Corn meal, per bushel, 81 10.
Graham flour per hundred, 81 90.
In Chicago, wheat tor May delivery opened at
81 % is, and closed nj u. % 5-S, IL half cent
above the day before. FIR June 1t opened At
s 80 is, and the closing sales were at 81 30 IL,
the same price us Yesterday. Corn for May sold
on first call nj 70li and on the last call NJ Il 81,
half cent advance ON Yesterday. For June, II
opened at Is and closed ut II 5'S, half cent
above the day before
AdvicCs received from all sections Of the
country indicate that the growing wheat gives
promise of an abundant yield--rqualing, II not
surprising, the heavy crop of 1850. when the
United States harvested lgSCU0OUJ bushels If
this cereal. II was reported that the late cold
snap had injured the wheat but IN further IN.
ycsligation this proved false aud 1t was found
that In reality the cool weather Tor IL few days
was rather beneficial. There are ktll many
dangers that must be encountered before the
crop is safely harvested, but there me good rca-
sons for hoping that they will ali he passed
without serious damage. The grain Is now SO
far advanced that harvesting will doubtless be-
gin several weeks earlier than last year, md the
new crop may be expected TO move forward to
market very freely during the last hulr of July
and quite fur receipts may be anticipated dur
Ing the first half of that months THE Increase in
the acreage of wheat In the southern states Is cs
pccially noticeable, the gain this year being
sometSUuOUO acres MS compared with ISL
The New York Commercial Bulletin SAYS: The
h6rr committee of the produce exchange is
sranliS the necessary rules for the sale of -four
on call for future delivery. with the exception
of an attempt N The same direction at St Louis
some years ago, this Is the first experiment Of
the kind. The -four trade, while in favor OF
making he experiment. do not express any de.
cided opinion as Ia Its probable success but he
ievc II IL ut least worth the attempt II is
thought that Ia sell flour on call would attract
trade To this city, and, while inducing specula.
ton, would increase the legitimate trading.
Thcrcnro innumcrablc brands of flour, but the
only grades which could be established by rule
anu SOLD on call are said to he supCrEns " luter
and spring wheat and extra winjgr und spring
wheat