The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-07
COMM EKUE AND TRADE
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COMMEKUE AND TRADE
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DAlaAs, D .cemherG ~ he stie-ts of Dallas
are ahuminahe We do not Gller this as an orig.
inal proposition. but because several leading
business mon of this city have within me last
few days expressed surprise that the HERALD
has not spoken oup on this subject. one gen
tleman prominent In business Ci,cleS in this city
insisted that the porter should 20 down upon
the side walk IN hOnt of the hlRALD office ana
cast his eyes up apd down Main street aud see
the ragged, dilapidntcd appearance presented
the miserable walks on both sides OF the street.
the ruis aud holes everywhere observed even In
dry weather, the railrOad track which could only
be crossed by teams ut long intervals, the signs
hanging out so low IN places that tail gentle
man with II fashionable hat could nOtpass under
without STOPPING The reporter gaaed upon al
these In silence. aud tho tehtl man
referred 10, exclaimed, 20 shame where Is Thy
blush % lhe reporter could on answer he cid
not know, uness IL could be- found somewhere
about the cOiporeal bodies of the mayor md
city council But seriously, thc. wagon business
of Main street has almost lei IL ON account OF
the c0nd ton vi the sire Itself, uud unless the
sidewalks are required there VIII be fewer pedes-
triaHS, especially ladieS seen upon them. II
the property owners on EN- street continue as
they have commenced, ~ pave the street and
Will make like Improvements IN the sidewalks,
II will be the only thoruughluro that people viii
enhance IN value il may Dc II hundred per
cent, and rents for business houses on me
moVhs mus il nIoNeu WI uc o'ouSn mBnG, 10
meet 'he QUAY III ltNS thtn han-Ssnt, l.iS
other streets will hot remain iudiiitr-
cnt to III important matter but will
'ake S'epH NJ once !" nave thsm pH'ol
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THE following were the ruling quotations o
grain on the Exchange today Wheat 9l@9i
owing to the grade and quality; Nicaragua
wheat 1000: oats spring, i0OiS mixel, Tor
feed 5O@52 choice red rust-proOf o5@GO. Corn in
shuck b5G'S shellod, GOO 0, Barley In sacks
%. Rye IN sacks, Texas, 100000 northern, slOO
Littc miiet seed, 5Ot6U German slOO
small advance Tor grain III store IL asked by
dealers.
CALL BOARD.
There was u better feeling on tho Call Board
to-day, aud dealers were bulliSh IN their IDEAS
Cash wheat, 30; November, 30; December %
bid; January o5. Com, in shnck, cash, 60 bid
2average Texas corn in bulk, cash -; Novcm:
ber 70; December. GO; January. So Oats in
go; January, 40. Rye, in sacks, 49, Barley
sacked, cash, o.. Ban sacked, LOO. Potatoes
In ear lots sacked TO-. Green apples, In car
lots, 325@i %, There were offerings Of hay
but no buyers were present.
GRAIN AND BREApsTuFFs
The receipts of grain To- d ~ we've very light,
quiremenis Of retail dealers There were only
fair arrivals by rail The shipments were three
cars of corn to Albany, a car of oats To Houston
and mixed car OF corn oats and meal IN
Abilene. 1t is now believed that the greater
portion of the corn crop of north
Texas has been marketed aud that
what Is to follow will be taken by
local dealers for home consumption. still there
IL no probability of nm advance in prices for
grain from Kansas can be laid down mere Mt
figures now given. Prices are firm at quota.
tiOns.
ro-pAys QUOTATIONS.
WHrAT-Choice lNlr medium O0o. low grade
Soc; Nicaragus. rs to Syc
RYE-Firm al 20 to 75c
BAnIEy-6O TO 65c.
MIILET sEEp-GO. German millot, sllN
Oars 40 to As, for spring; 0 10 go for fail:
choice red rust proof h5m6Otr in ,agas 4 cents
additional.
OoRN-In shuck SIC TO 55c. shelled and sacked
COG TO 60
BRAs-We quote at mills, $50; IN storo saeks,
81 90
FLOUR We quoto City Mills as follows; XXX
no xxxX. 81 Is; extra rs, 90 Marn"Iis. 100
Fancy AZ ib@s9 2E choice 10 Q6ms3 OS.
XXXX. g. ID: xxx, $50 Xxx. 500
Corn meal, per bushei, 81 20
Saws the New York Chronicle speaking of the
export of breadstuils for The United sln,es;
Thus practically, England has not been get.
ting as much wheat from MS as she was rettlup
does not need SO much; hut her deliveries of
home grown wheat I'm October lsS9 were not so
large as in October, lSsI, and her stocks on the
LIST OF November were generally smaller, while
the cheapncss of wheat in comparison with
other fool can hardly fail 10 Increase iis con.
sumptiou We shall soon SEQ therefore Ia what
extent she can reduce her demands upon us,
There is little doubt however that tho de.
mand from tho Coninent will keen mn MS long
as prices are low. md conscouentiy We see no
reason TO fear that we shall moi find consumers
for ali we have TO spare,
An Increasing pioportion of our exports of
wheat now gOcS forward I'm the form of aour
Tho practice OF nut ing -four in sacks and the
means thnt have been ndnptpd io secure A uni.
form and sustained quality have made our nour
more aCceptablc in foreign markets, and the re-
sult ia seen in This Increased demand Higher
grades are also bcIns taken
continues 10 be very heavy; and vet, when we
consider how scarce and dear 1t IL In our own
markets, tho quantity taken from us Is really
larger than could be expected. 1t IL demon.
strated by these results that to a certain extent
foreign markets will take corn without reference
to price, since with the o,st 50 per cent OF that
OF prime wheat, we exported Indian corn and
meal In October to the extent OF about loo, 900
bushels Tho crop of Indian corn inst har.