The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-25
GRAIN AND BREADSTUFFS

THE receipts Of grain by wagon are increasing
and there was an abundance OF com ana oats to
supply all local demand A car OF corn came IN
from Kansas Some orders have been received
and shipments viii be made west ana south next
week Prices are weak with downward tend
cncy. Corn sold on the streets to-day NJ eighty
cents aud oats nj fifty cents Kansas corn In
sacks declined three cents Il bushel to-day. our
prices given below are correct
To-DAY'B QUOTATIONS.
WnEAr--el coal %. as per grade; Nicaragua
vi 90 to ID on street. 10 from store
CoRN-ln err, S09se; shellcd corn, W.
I OArs-ln bulk iS@50c,
RYE-scarco. We quote per bushel, 75@s5
{. BARlEY-Scacc. Good demand 20 a Zoe.
BRAs-We Quote at mills, 81 2o@l 25 in store,
sacks, 81 40 to Il 90
FLouR-we quote City Mills as follows; xxx.
81 90; xxx. % IS; extra 81 90.
Imported: Xxx, per cwt so IS; xxx, S. As;
xxx 50 20 choice family az 80 fancy, 81 10.
Wheat for April delivery sold In Chicago to
day on first call at sl.36 and closed the same
figure, II quarter OF II cent above yesterday.
For May delivery II opened 81 "a and closed Mt
sl.3l7'S cent aud a half above Saturdays
prices Corn, for April delivery. opened and
closed at 63ll, scycn.cighths of "A cent above
the day before For May IL pcned at GS is, and
closed at 6S ~ quarter Of aceut above yOster.
day
The following review OF the situation of the
grain trade Is taken from the New York sun;
Although not much crop talk has yet been
ana Chicago grain houses have already had
their cmissares going through the eoun ~, and
are receiving dcuiilcd ropor d. The wheat plant.
ing Is declared 10 have been very good. The
greatest increase of acreage of spring wheat will
DO found In Dakota. In Iowa there Is do.
crease Ot wheat acreage and an increase of
mixed husbandry. In central and northern III.
nols there viii be a scarcity Of both wheat and
corn, Us the alternate freezing and thawlng of
the ground have injured the prospects IN tho
low lands From Southern Illinois ~ Kansas
The best possible prospects are reported. In
most counties of Missouri the prospects are cN.
cellenL hut the roads are very bad nnd the
wheat IN suffering MS In Illinois. from the alter
nate freezing aud th0wing of the ground In
Michigan wheat has been greatly injured and
IN Iowa the great number Of Chiuch Bugs which
ARE housed In the fields prevent II good deal of
sowing of spring wheat As Il rule the chinch
bug and HcssiAn flies have not created alarm as
yet but no doubt before long the bulls on
grain nnd the bears on stock will COniuro up
lhTr dreaded presence Throughout the
whole country the roads are deep with
mud nnd consequently there Is little grain
moving nnd ms Is the reason of the bullish
ltcllilG ul the Chicago grain market The pres.
enl condition of the corn market Is extremely
hand, ~ much MS 7jc per bushel being paid for
nouv consumption IN some Of the AGRICULTURAL
districts This scarcity of corn, together with
the open winter, has been very hard upon the
poor pigs. The holders Of corn preferred IN sell
ltat the high prices that have prevailed instead
of feeding their hogs with II, more especially 0s
the son ground allowed the hogs IT, rrub In the
WOODS ana PICK up u prrcnrious Sustenaucc of
roofs ana ncorns Unfortunately, such a diet is
not conducive 10 fa'. aud the pig of the lnmcdl.
ate future Is u remarkably gaunt aud lean spcci.
men Then this rough treatment has Killed
large numbers of the young mem pcrs of the pur.
cine family, aud the mothers Of the flock have
proved much less prolific than usual