The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-23
COMMERCE AND TRADE
CON- M ERCIAL


DALLAS, November 2i.--3uslness 10 Dallas
during The past week has been remarkably ac-
tive In the Wholesale lines. Country merchants
who purchased early In the season have expert
enc,d y heavy trade. aud their stocks have al
ready become low. and as the prospects for
continued prosperity are bright they are buy
Ing heavily again this soon TO meet the require
ments OF their customers. The operations on me
IL is with great difficulty dealers can supply the
demands that are made upon them for grain
from nearly all directions. The grain market In
this city has been active, and while the arrivals
are l'ght by wagon, there have been good re-
ceipts of both corn and oats by rail. The ar
rivals of wheat are falling off heavily and barely
coming IN a. Eeep me or i n Rnas
small grain for seed, and while orders
are generally small. In the aggregate they
reach large proportions. Prices are steady;
by rail, and while prices have not been as gooG
as could be desired, dealers here are paying all
that is justified in consideration Oh the low
figures II brings in Europe and At me cotton IN
centres in this country. The yield promises to
be large one and with favorable market 1t
may prove the largest ever. produced IN
America Flour remains steady ana there mas
been no change in prices during the week. MIL
let seed is growing in demand, and farmers are
already beginning to purchase Tor seeding IN the
spring. Cattle continue in demand ana the sup
plies in a measure are now brought here by
rail from lhe western counties. The same holus
good as regards mutton sheep. There is a fair
for s9od sa nre IN the
week provisions have declined materially, ana
prices are now lower than they have been LOT
months past The fall clip Of wool is about al
disposed of in this section of the state and lltte
remains in the hands of the woo-growers. The
hay crop OF north Texas has been unprece-
dentedly large this season, and up to this time
the demand has been light There are large
quantities stackedin all the northern counties,
enough to supply any demand that may follow
even during hard winter There Is good m
curry for bran, and the mills are unable TO sup
ply the demand. Fruits of all kinds are plenti-
full. Apples are firm and shade higher, while
tropical and Californis varieties remain STEADY az
former quotations There is still an abundance
of green vegetables offered on the markets. 70,
tatoes are coming in finely from the north, and
are generally of an excellent quality AS lhe
HOLIDAYS approach the enquiry for turkeys,
chickens butter and eggs is increasing. They
are all bringing high prices. There has been
an extraordinary scarcity OF wood on the streets
for several days past which is owing greatly 70
the fact that farmers and planters are now busy
with their crops, picking cotton, gathering corn,
blowing and sowing their fall grain, and nave
little time To devote to other purposes Inc re-
tail trade of the city continues in very Halter
ing condition, and merchants generally are saus-
fled with their sales, which are. in TACT all they
could expect or desire.
on CHANGE.
The transactions on Change to-day were no'
heavy, nearly every one present being buyers
change in this city has induced large orders
to come here which are beyond what dealers
anticipated they would be, and in consequence
they are drawn upon for supplies OF grain walch
require the greatest exertions to meet. Last
year. when the crops were not nearly as large
as they are the present season, there were
larger stocks on hand than are held al
the present time. The elevators and ware:
houses then were stored with oats and
corn, while to-day they contain but moiety OF
what they did In former y ars Dealers IN
towns surrounding do not fully understand the
situation or they would forward their grain to
this market, instead Of holding it for bids at
their respective localities Here Is the great
grain centre of the whole of north Texas, and II
Is to this city grain should be shipped, II
operators would get the highest prices paid for
points on railroads. even If they are tributary to
this city, but when 1t reaches here active COM
petition is awakened and the highest value Is
put uponit. For this reason, if for no other
grain should be forwarded here at the earliest
possible moment and thus Will the
holders secure the best prices. There is no
change in quotations TO note to-day, but prices
are str ing AM above what many predict they
will be when grain is brought In more freely.
The following were the ruling quotations Of
grain on the Exchange to-day: wheat SO@o59
80. owing TO the grade and quality; Nicaragua
wheat 70@75; oats, spring, 5000; mixed, for
feed, 5000; choice red rust proof $4,000 Oorn IN
shuck, 4OS52; shelled, 5000: Barleyin sacks
rs. Rye in sacks, Texas, S5@l.00 orthern slOO
Little millet seed $1,000; German, 81 Loo. A
small advance for grain in store is asked by
Dealers
There is no change worthy of remark in the
grain market of St Louis up to noon to-day
The telegraphic reports received on the Ex-
change quote November wheat at 941S: Deem
ber 941sG94a; November corn, 662S bid Deem
ber 53h bid. November oats 3i1s bid: Deem.
ber 33X bid. From these dispatches it would
seem that buyers were in excess Of sellers in St
Louis.
THE grain market in Chicago to-day was
rather weak and prices were below those OF yes.
terday. November wheat opened at 92S, and
off OF an eighth of cent. For January 1t sold
on first call at 941s. and on last call at 93IS,
quarter of cent decline since last evening.
Corn for November sold in the morning at COS,
and In the evening at SIX. For the year 1t
opened at Coz and closed at 595S, an eighth of a
cent decline since yesterday. January corn
brought early in the day 5i7S, and the last sales
were at 5l9s, quarter OF ceAt under the DAY
before.
One year ago to-day grain sold in Chicago as
follows: December wheat 81 &c; February
wheat, ~ 26A. December corn, 59% February
corn, Coz.
The receipts of grain in Chicago today were :
l.74 bushels Of wheat 1jS GA bushels OF corn,
and lis $50 bushels of oats
The receipts of grain in Chicago one year ago
to-day were 65, O9l bushels Of wheat and III. 65i
bushels of corn. The shipments the same day
were 1928 bushels of wheat and 1924 bushels
CALL goARD.
nlittle grain offered on the board to-
were generally bidders. The
ere: For cash wheat IS bid,
MEMBER 95@l. 10, January .05
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