The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-25
COMMERCE AND TRADE.
COMMERCIAL

OOMMC uOU AMI lhADD.
COMMERCIAL
DALLAS, July "a "A gentleman In this city,
whose occupation is TO move houses Informed
HERALD reporter that he had so far this season
moved nearly fifty houses OF different dimen-
sions some Of them containing ten and twelve
rooms, but the larger portion comprising from
two to four rooms. About thirty OF the vacan-
cies left by the removal OF these houses have
been built upon OF arc now building up with
fine brick or stone business houses, aud the
Others will soon be occupied by the same class
of Improvements. The houses removed have
generally been taken 10 the surburbs, and not q
few as far out as the car-works near the fair
grounds the larger number being now occupied
by retail dealers In the various lines OF business
When 1t Is remembered that there are other
persons In this city engaged In the same bust
ness of moving houses, some ideamay be formed
Of the amount of building now being carried
forward or which has been completed In the
last six months In the very heart Of the city,
Every house removed from any locality adds
another building to the city, and although they
may not adorn or beauHfy Dallas, thoy help TO
increase It's size as well as Its population. It'll
always. gratifying 70 witness the translatlons OF
these CHEAP buildings from the better portions
q our city TO the suburbs, for Il Is an evidence
that u better enc IL TO be erected In It's stead
ON CHANGE.
THIRE was good demand on Change to-day
for grain Of MI kinds. but the receipts have
fallen of during the past week, and tho supplies
are light Oats have declined probably a cont
or two since aturday, but sellers and bnyo's
were apart Number oats, sacked. were offered
ON the spot at Is cents and AN were bid, ono
of the largest dealers offered a cents for ten or
twenty cars OF choice. winter, red, rust.prooJ
oats, sacked to be delivered any time during
August but could find no one willing to sell NJ
that figure Good seed oats will probably DO In
demand this fail, when It is expected
they will bring better prices than ara
now given Mixed and spring oats
may have reached their highest figure, for
when the corn crop begins TO DO marketed freely
prices of both will be reduced Several parties
made offers for Mediterranean wheat bul
holders were. very 1rm In their asking prices
Rye was also In demand but none was offered
Barley Is very firm ut quotations, and No |.
article suitable for seed is always saleabls at Il
slight advance on regular prices.
THE large amount Of building now being chr.
ried forward In this city has drawn heavily
upon the supplies of building material gener
aiiiy.\ Nails, and particularly IS and los arc
very scarce. and the best brands IRE almost Out
of the market Hardware dealers are daily ex
pecting heavy supplies not only OF nails, bu
other building hardware,
THE reports received on the Exchange to-day
from ST. Louis quote tho grain market as fol
lows: 1870 p. m.,-cash wheat W%gD7; July
wheat 96t; corn. 77l@7p; oats $4,000, Az ~
p. m, cash wheat 9sS bid; July wheat Wy
bid; corn, TN; oats, is by these reports il
will be seen that oats have fallen on In the, city
since Saturday evening from ssW& cer,a
From quotations to-day II would seom that the
Chicago grain market was rather bearish. Au
these figures during the day, closing at g9S
two and half cents decline since Saturday
For September deliveries 1t sold on lrs
call at rs, advanced soven-eighths o
a, cent during the day. but finally
ter below tho last sales of last week. August
corn sold In tho morning ut IAN, gradually I'D
vanced, and the last sales In tho evening were
ut rs 8-s. but three-quar,ers Of Il cent under tn,
closing sales OF Saturday. For September 4
opened nj "A aud closed at 75h, five. eigh.hs OF
cent decline since the closing sales OF last week
GRAIN AND DREApsTuPPs.
TIM receipts OF oats to-day were not heavy
ct,her by wagon or rail. but above the wants o
local dealers and Tie retail trade. Oats arc firm
atguola'ions. although there is probability Of
u decline as soon us new corn is offered on tn,
market. which will not DO delayed but II few
DAYS @ iur!hest Very little wheat Is coming
forward and what " brought In on wagons /.
readily taken at the mills. There Is a demand
for wheat US well as for spot oats by dealers fol
shipment abroad. Rye Is scarce on tho market
and barley Is In good demand. Prices are I'M
changed, but there Is probability OF declin,
vance In wheat rva nnJ hasio ,'"' o. ~ a,' ~
tons ara az fn,i"wr "'N '"''s'' ou' quosi
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q, on we quoe " niiis' 'oS IN store SACKS
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s,,a' ivy wv Inote olty NILS as follows; NIX
sToV AAAA' SsvW extra sS'so Magnolia, S.2h
xxWw - j., Az, per oWl o. %; Ann, a. 90
California. fancy, ~ GAM AZ. choIco far,i,y
Spah mea Hp per onshei, " ~ y.
Tha san i W,on, per n"nuieu 900.
Ing np statement of the amount Of wheat pro
duced In California In any year, there are to b,
these Is the propoI lion OF wheat actually con
stunned and used for seeding In tho given year
Scu nu un ~, o, ,he estimate being made. Thu
the best though for statistical purposes the datl
usually employed is approximately correct 1
a comparatively easy task TO ascertain Whn
enu oi me year. me STOCK being then greatly
,sus.Su anu concentrated nj few points. 81
s VIZ Iepot, lor July ISL as issued by the Sat
praneisco Produce Exchange, IL certain to b,