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DRY GOODS.

The heavy sales which have characterized the
dry goods market In this city during the season,
have not only been maintained till this time but
are rapidly Increasing In volume. and at this adj
ynnced date, are larger than Il few weeks ago.
Sales and shipments are constantly being made
to new localities and apparently, trade has not
yet attained to the magnitude 1t will reach before
the summer months are upon u.s. large mum.
Der Of country buyers are In the city, and orders
come In freely by mail Prices are steady and
without material change.
Chicago paper says: or course trade Just now
Is largely running TO summer goods, the spring
being well advanced. and liberal purchases OF
prints, toulards, cambrics, printed lawns
ETC., are being made. 0inghams, too, are doing
well, though ut II sharp break In prices, rs will
be seen upon referring 10 our revised quotations
Dress goods sell freely, with n good call for
plain and colorsd cashmeres, plaids, check ef-
fects, armures camers hair and yarions novel.
ties, Laces also sell pretty extensively. Span.
ish and oriental styles being the most popular
The latest advices from New York state that
blue dcnms. from duck and the most popular
makes OF understandings, are well sold up aud
ahead, Special styles Of prints are In steady
delivery on orders. and for regular styles tho
supply is steadily diminishing through many
moderate takings There will DO no change in
the prices Of the Renfrow and Amoskeag ging-
hams.
After all the complaints the consumption of
raw silk was greater In Europe in 1851 than In
1sS0--thc totals being 1884, 023 klos and lQ6 gNi
kilOs respectively, or an increase of l,3g7, O,i
kilos, The proportions of the different countries
were MS follows:
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GRoCEiiI,s.

Tue loss OF the large quantity OF rice destroy.
oil by the hurricane In August last Is now com.
mencing To ho felt In the savannah market Tho
News Of that city says. THE demand has been
active during the past two weeks, both local and
from tho north and wcst but many or.
stock, and There Is not enough of this article
now hero IN nee, the local demand till the new
crop comes In, not 10 speak OF outside orders,
The loss In Carolina has been much greater than
In this state, tho shortage being sOoeco bushels,
and the entire stock of nillcd and unmillcd rice
In that state Is onlyabout 1000 tcrccs TO meet
the wants OF consumers for the next five
months; consequently much higher prices will
likely no rcachcd unless the foreign article
should 10 brought here In large quantities"
The latest telegram nom Rio Janclro says the
average daily receipts, since March ~, wcrc ~
20 bags, stock to-day, i6Aooo bags. sales for
the United States, ,oo0 bags. sales for Europe,
~ 800 bags Rate OF sterling exchange, 2lkd;
lay.down cost Ut New York ofrood frsts (about
equal 10 strict fair pac, market steady, This
shows an increase over last week In the daily NJ.
ccip,s of 2iOo bags. Increase IN stocks, 10000
bays increase IN sales for thc United States IA,
so bags increase In sales for Europe, TbVl
bags. Exchange unchanged. price, Nc lower
The noston Advertiser contains the following
Sugar Is steadily hardening. though. arriving In
there were received n 900 tons morc than for the
same month last year. but receipts fvm other
sources were nuch less, 20 that the tslal receipts
IN the four ports wcre some t0v tons less than
year AGO The total receipts In the f,ur
ports Cor the year ending Aprll were ih.ooo tons
less than for the previous year. The London
early shipments made by steamers. were In The
four leading ports iposeo tons, against isS 800
tons rear aga II Il o. peclrd that rpctIpls Will
Iyiec'iI16 later hence The Arm market There
~ ~ ooesltesasle eseilsnenl y cube, end
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GRAIN AND BREADSTUFFS.

Owing to the rains last night the receipts of
grain In this city to-day were light, There were
only q few loads of corn brought In. but the mr.
rivals of oats were equal TO all demands. Prices
are very firm for both, and we advance our quo
tations on DAT few cents, There were no re-
ccipis of wheat neither were there any receipts
or shipments ofgrain by rail. Our quotations
show correctly the state OF The market IN TINS
city,
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
WHEAr-95@l %. rs per grade; Nicaragua,
Csc on street,
CoRN--In ear, GO@sO; sheled corn 05.
0ATs-ln bulk 4S@50c,
BARLEy-scarce. Good demand. GO Csc.
BRAE-We qmole nj mills, u 2O9l %; in store,
sacks. 81 40 to 81 80.
FLouR-we quote City Mills as follows: xxx.
o. rs; xxx, o. iO extra 81 Is.
Imported: Xxx, per cwt 81 so; xxx, So 10;
xxx 81 40: choice family, 81 60 fancy, 81 so.
Corn meal, per bushel, 81 10,
Graham flour, per hundred, 81 90,
.o ii on Sn''s2 FRS, ssi a, A 5s wheat %na
on last call ut 81 3j'S, n cent and an eighth
above the day before For MAY delivery ii
opened at 81 26h and closed ut sl26s, three
eghths ola cent above yesterday Corn for
April sold In tho morning ut TO- aud In the even.
ing at 7lh, n cent and one eighth advance on
yesterdays prices. For May II opened ut II and
closed At 6i.' II quarter Ola cent above the day
before.
Ill county IL IN shlu tlWt Viz WHcht sur
fered materially during the late dry weather,
but II is thought the recent rains will have re-
vivifying effect upon itand that II will not turn
| out a good crop generally. In some localities
near Eagle Ford reports Of the army worm are
made, but we have not heard of the extent Of the
| damage inflicted by them.
Last week the farmers In the vicinity of Chico,
| California, discovered the wire worm In their
| fields. Already patches OF from five to ten
acres have been destroyed
| The Illinois department of agriculture has re.
ports for April on the condition of the wheat
crop from i've hundred points. which give
promise OF more than .an'average yield per acr,
| throughout the state the northern division be
| Ing . per cent above the usual condition.
| On the Pacific slope grain Is bagged and stored
| In large brick warehouses, instead OF being pu
IN elevators In bulk as 10 the east II Is claimed
| that the former method IL cheaper than the
| latter.
The following table exhibits the foreign OK
ports of -four. grain and provisions from the
four principal seaboard points for the past week
| and since January l. lSS1, ny compared with cor
| responding pcrlod last year.
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Increase
TODAY IS QUOTATIONS.


PRIsrs-Freemans, 8; Lodi. 5; Gloucester
Q; Harmony, 5; Cocheco, OK Merrimac, 6k
Greenwich, 81; Allen, Q; Albion solid, 81; Pea.
body solid, 81; Peabody black, 81; Simpson
black, 6S; Simpson mourning, ca; Gloucester
mourning On.
HEAVY Brown DoaEsrics-Augusta a. ~;
Indian Head, sA; Swift Creek. A. ca; ktna.
"a, 81; Edgehcld A., az; Cabot, a. ~,
Derby, 81, 81; Glendale 81, 5S; Natchez,
81 ca; Charter Oak, A, Al; Lake George,
a., IA; Great Western. A, 5; International
FINE BROWN DoMssTIc-Lake George, TX
Harvest 81; Pocahontas, Q; Great Falls, ~;
Peerless, Sd Plum Island, s; Atlantic, 81;
Greenbrler sa.
BLKAoHEp DoNEsrlcs- Social, 10; Sunny
Side, 8; Holmesville, az; Forest S; Big Bon.
ANA, rs 81; Auburn, So; Lonsdalc, 10;
Lonsdalo, cambria u; wamsuttse "; New York
Mills. IN Diamond Hlll cambria OK; knights,
cambria, ~; Hero, a., D. Hero, rs, Il Ballard.
vale, 4 Cambridge rs, 7: Peerless, S.i5H.
DuCKs-ArkwrighL l6; Gttriok, SOC, ~ stark
500, l2h; Stark, lOos,l7 Savage, S.oz l2i.; Hamp
den, brown and drab, 90, To- liamden XIX, do, ia
Boston, 1904 brown aud drab, I'M Monlauk, Al
Inch, %; No. s, t0inCh., i2ii; No, s. 81 inch
SIX; Gold Medal Blue, lis; Lion, brown ant
drab, H.
PLAID osNABuRos- Delta, *; Economy, 10y,
Ottawa Sh; Michigan, sA; Belle, III Wood
lawn, So; Catawba, W,
TtCRlNG-Amoskeag AGA, lSS; Hamilton |?
Hollywood, plaid, II; Standard z, 10; Easton u
W omega, lex t
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LIVE STOCK

cArlLr dealers and butchers still complain of
the quality Of stock brought TO this market, IL
y m exception to find good fat animal OF amy
Kind IN the s,ock.yards. There Is no good reason
why cattle In fine condition should not be offered
on The market now, for grass has been good all
over the country for months. and there ure Ger.
iainly fat bccvcs on the range. and they should
DC. disposed OF now when they will bring good
prices. may be that farmers and others are
holding for better figures but the probabilities
are that there VIII DO q decline, if any change
should take place In price Veal calves arc In
demand and bring good round figures. Mutton
sheep have not yrt begun 10 arrive IN numbers
70 supply the demsnd, and after shearing time
'hsy wiil probably bring lee money than to-day
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or quotations. ''fn'
The butter trade between the United s,o,..
and Brazil and Venezuela is Increasing rsn;ts
over l,eoo00 pounds more were shipped thss,.
months. WE'VE
The manufacture Of oleomargarine In ST Ior,.
has, been investigated by the board of hes,,hs
ana proof was obtained of the use of fat FROM
horses and dogs. A' nun
since the commencement of winter Ros,o.
firm of packers has shipped to New Yort ,no,a
than 100000 pounds Of leaf lard To be sold sOe
making butter, for which 1Ise. were recev ~
more than for rendered lard. 'NNS''eu
Danish eggs sell in the English markets hipba,
than German eggs. On this account a Lar ce.n,o'
portion OF the eggs produced In Germanv ave-
sent TO England by the way of openhagen' u" In
selling eggs in an English market a hundrod
means ten dozen. No one can assign A resscu
for this but 1t is presumed that an old cnsto,n
made an allowance for breakage.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.,
CHIcKRNs-We quote at So 250D2 so per so,on
turkeys, 50@75c. ~ No'en
EG6s-l2hc per dozen.
BuTrER-Northern 25@30. Texas, l5a2Oe
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cheese will be an article difficult 70 sell this
spring. and II Is hoped makers Will hold OIL until
they can got whole milk TO put into their stock.
Shorts and other feed Is SO high this spring that
farmers are not using very much. but rely
chiefly upon their hay. Cows are coming In
rather late and the flow of milk Is said TO be
smaller than usual at this time OF year, Under
these circumstances. there will DO little excuse
for making skim cheese
The following Is from John Cattus' (New York;
Tobacco Circular of April |; "Thc open mar
kets of the home trade have shown only mod
crate demand during the past month, and Reggie
buyers had to fill up the vacancy. Italy pur-
chased about 10 % hhds and Spain about the
same quantity during he early part of last month
to which were added for the latter, toward
the end Of tho month, about $500 hhds
Tugs and low grades, which can be considered
as the balance for her outstanding contract.
The total transactions foot up, therefore, 1900
hhds, OF which, for export $500 hbds. manu-
facturcrs, SEQ do, and lobbers, 800 do. Prices
have remained steady. Several lots of new Tugs
were taken here by Spain at l-ic, ana from
400 TO 500 hhds low grades and leaf OF the new
crop for Italy. The western markets have
shown great strength during the past month,
and though fluctnating the tendency has been
upward. The ION the 18th of March, advertised
adjudication of the new contract for Spain has
been postponed until the 18th of April, as the
bids received were beyond the governments
llmitsV
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have since gone 10 the wall: but unfortunately,
there seems to be no end 10 the evil A tin. plate
factory Is started in the period of remuncrative
prices, and il pays well for time; then comes
the collapse. and plates are sold at a loss; the
capital is lost and the works are mortgased 10
the bank, but they are kept running so as to
keep up an appearance and preserve credit until
the trade turns But often the trade does not
turn until the firm has burst and the works are
in the hands of the bank who can easily dis
p sc of them again when the selling price OF
plates show profit to the manufacturers
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
Axes-Callins, per dozen, $50: Gold Dollar,
per dozen, 500; Diamond Edge, per dozen,
1925 Double Bit, 1910.
Shoyels and SpadeS-Rowlands discount 80
per cent; Ames list steel goods, discount 40 and
10 per cent
Rubber belting-Discount 50 per cent
Nails--i,25 rate.
Horse shoes-5.7 rs per key.
Horse nails-Northwestern, No. 7. $50; No. s.
SIS per box,
lron-ic rate
steel-plow, &c; lay, &c; cast, lSc per pound.
Sheet iron-7 h. &c; galvanised, discount 30
per cent.
skillets and lids, sc per pound; sugar kettles.
SC per pound
Sad irons-i l.2c per pound
Tacks-in boxes, 100 papers, so per box,
Grub hoes-per dozen, 800; railroad picks,
per dozen, 900,
scales-Fairbanks discount % per cent.
Howe, discount % per cent.
Tin pate-l G., lOxl4, per box, 500; /. C., l4X
90, per box, 500; Ferne, lix20, per box, 7,5O;
Ferne, 20x2S, per box, 1850.
Tinwarc-pieced, discount so per cent
stamped, discount 10 per cent.
Soder-No. |, loo; No, IL and l-2, lSc per
pound.
Rabbit metallic to l5c per pound.
Bar Lead l-2c per pound
No, duck horse cOllars-i 25per dozen.
fames-two loop, 4 % per dozen; three loop,
450 per dozen
rgacc chains-6 IL, s, ., 4sc per pair
Back bands-thrce inch IS per Dozen
Cleviscs-9c per pound.
nj 10
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SADDLERY AND LEATHER,

d YESTERDAY a good order for saddles. harness
and other articles in the line was shipped to
Dcming, the first from that place. The party
making the order had been previously pur-
chasing In California but having had many en-.
quiries for Dallas saddles, concluded TO try this
market. His order was accompanied by price
list from san Francisco, and was filed here
much below the figures given by the California
house. The sales of saddles and lcatherin this
city are increasing faster, probably, than any
other line of business. and will aggregate more
than any other city west of the Mississippi river
and south of St Louis
To-DAY'S QUOTATIONS..
SOLE LEATHER OAK-No. l, 3gdiO No. 9, 81 n
49,
HEMLocK-Best buffalo slaughter, 80; good 20;
best Matainoras %; No. 2, Is; good damaged, -.
OAK HARNESS LEArHER-No. |. sG@SSc No. 2,
$50 y
H.aLocx-Prime IS: do good, SO; do No. 8 500
FRENCH CALfsKIS-sl IS TO 90 according to
quality.
PHILADELPHIA CALrsKIS--No. L. 81 10 to / 25;
do No. 2 81 M 10 | 10.
PmLApELrmA kIrs-No. l. Sc to 81 90, NC
cordQg Ia weight.
snfEr sKINs-Topping MINK per doa, $40 90
Innings, white, NNNN, Is s.; Russets, toS
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HARDWARE.

ANOTHER day OF heavy sales IN the hardware
line was the result of yesterdays transactions.
Orders came In freely from all directions, and
several good buyers wcro In attendance. Some
large shipments of nails were made TO the west
and northwest while building hardware agrl.
cultural tools, timer stock. axes and rubber
betting met with fair sales. There have been
no changes IN prices here, although there Is a
gradual advance east IN many articles.
Tllr makers OF tin-platc IN Great Britain arc
atttibuting the present unsatisfactory condition
of the market for their product TO speculative
operations OF Liverpool dealers, particularly
those engaged largely In the American trade
Importers on this side Also come Ia for a little
ccnsurc The fact is, however TINT production
has for several years been In excess OF the de.
mand, Notwithstanding the fact that the English
manufacturers have more than trcbcd their OK.
ports during the past ten years, and maintained
n llrm grip upon The American market In spite
OF u tax OF 10 per cent imposed by the govern.
turc 10 develop this important branch of manu-.
facture In the United States In 1870. the tital
exports from Great britain were 1907 900 boxes,
of which l,t0i,op boxes or nearly "a per cent,
found thcir. way Into the United States. In lSsl,
the total exports reached 1850 600,
boxes ian increase In II years
Of not lar from $50 per cent?, and OF
this quantity SG00QV0 boxes, or about ~ ~ per
cont, werc shipped to the United states Mean.
while there has been rapid Increase In pro
been erected, while hccapaci,y of those already
In operation was extended. aud, In numerous
instances more than doubled. At the present
time there are not less than ~ complete works
besides several In course of construction, o.
against ~ In operation ten years ago In fact pro
ductive capacity all told, has been increased four
fold. while the export trade, which is the ontei
Tor the greater portion, has, as above observed.
lncreascd only $50 per cent. The London Iron
Trade Exchange makes the following comments
upon the influences which have from tim,
to.timc. attended the prccts. Of excessive prc
ductlom The skclcton Ia the cupboard OF the
makers, whosc financial burdens render per
petual motion sine qua non II they arv 10 con
tInuc their existence A. manufacturers Thu
s = en- hss teen made u, many cccssic q
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TRADE ITEMS.

A CANNING factory nj Atlantic. Iowa, expects
this season to put up the product of 200 acres of
corn and OF 70 acres of tomatoes
seed for tho Mississippi sufferers by the over.
flow passed tho house.
A paper watch has been exhibited by Drcs.
don Matchmaker. The paper Is prepared In
such manner as to render the watch as service
able as those In general nse
Ten thousand bushels Of seed onions will be
set out this season In wethersfeld, Connecticut
md The chances are that seed will DO cheaper
next year, Karly onion seed is worth S per
pound.
In Candclarla, Nevada, Me water company
sells water at Ave cents gallon. Enterprlsing
peddlers run water carts In opposition, and Aoll
water ut three cents gallon,
have been secured for nm Italian colony. The
immigrants are TO come from the Tyrol, princl'
pally, anu VIII DO agricult'iralists. About Il
thousand Italians have already settled In that
region.
John II Austin, OF Clifton, Staten Island has
record showing the sales made by his father
and himself since 1888 as auctioneors Since
1921. the sales have amounted To sl0l5ls775 81.
OF which sum ei,0Si6 $50. . was paid TO the state
In duties.
In an interview with member OF u New York
firm the other day, hc said tho southern. mcr-
chants were handling their trade very ginserly
that Is buying sparingly on account of tho
failure Of the crops, the floods and other de.
pressing influences.
The fishermen Of the American side OF the
lakes ut ST. Lawrence have addressed a memo.
rial to congress asking fol protection against
Canadian fishermen, who, they nllcgc are In
possession Of privileges they themselves do not
enjoy, and arc thus enabled TO cut them out In
the American markets.
The cm,als OF the state of New York, consist.
Ing OF the Erie 'Champlain. Black river, Oswogo
and Cayuga and Seneca, will be opened to navl-
CATION April II. This .is the earliest opening
with one exception only, since the establishing
OF the canals.
Tho bricklayers' strike at PHILADELPHIA Is
probably the most formidable movement of The
kind yet witne sed this season. For the mo.
ment II has brought all building enterprises In
that city 10 dead halt The present nav OF The
workmcn, Il would appear Is 81 "a, the strike is
for $3.50 Not only that they want nine hours
10 count as days work, instead of ten as now
The hod.carrers having also caught Tho infec.
ton, have likewise thrown down tho hoi md
demand an advance from 81 TO 81 80 per day.
The largest strap for the transmission Of mo.
tive power In the world was completed nj pcriin
some II To timo ago, lis width is i6u renijme'
trcs, or about : feet 3 inches, and It's weight 4
ton and half. AS many as 200 of Tho largest
and heaviest ox.hides had To be used In mnklnr
this gigantic strap, Il Is Intended for a starch
mandatory In Germany, whctc IL is 10 lransmi
motive power equal To 500 horses
In review Of the canned goods and preserved
provision trndc Mcssrs Dickson K Rcnypk N
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COMMERCE AND TRADE.
COMMERCIAL.


DALLAS, April li,-Therc has been degree OF
activity displayed In all departments OF trade IN
This city d,irine the past week never before Wit
messed here ut this season OF the year Ihefe
were better cotton receipts than for any other
week during thepast three months, and prices
were maintainedat full quotations. The receipts
Of wheatwe fair, out there has been g marked
decline In prices. owing TO receipts IN the state
from California, and a number OF mills nave con,
tracted for enough from there to run them nh.ii
the new crop comes In. Corn and oats nave Dtcn
offered freely on the streets. and as there 4 nota
heavy demand from abroad, prices are barely
maintained. Flour IN the past week
has again declined from fifteen 10
pic to accommodate all demands. An active
enquiry still exists for good, fat cattle, both for
shipping purposes and local consumption
Prices are firm Mutton sheep are almost en-
tirely out of the market aud the requirements OF
butchers are In excess of receipts. Hogs are
plentiful and the Demand has almost ceased, I'M
less II for those In fine condition. Veal calves
arc still scarce and an active Inquiry for them
continues. The poultry market Is In better sup
ply and prices have declined q little during tho
week. Eggs sell firmly at an advance of two or
three cents per dozen, Butter is coming IN
more freely, and as is usual at this
time Of the year, prices are
not MS firm as earlier In tho season New
hay has made Its appearance on the streets, but
there Is little sale for IT, No new wool has yet
been offered, but prices are steady, and from
present appearances VIII remain So. Hides are
firm, especiallyfor heavy, while lighter ones
bring full quotations. Seeds are plentiful and
millet Is again. getting scarce on the market,
Vegetables are becoming more plentiful but
still bring good figures. A few dew. berries
have made their appearance at the fruit stands,
and strawberries are beginning TO arrive and
both command fancy prices. In dry goods the
trade has been heavy both In retail and whole
sale way, and prices nre steady. The grocery
market has been active In all departments.
Business has been brisk with dealers In furni.
turc, hardware. drugs, jcwelry, notions, queens
ware, boots and shoes, saddlery and other lines
The lumber trade has been active and heavy
sales, both for shipments abroad and In Il loca
way, have been noted during the week. Mcr
chants report collections fair and trade satisiac
tory. and In healthy condition generally.
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QUEENS WARE.

A FAIR trade in queensware was transacted to-
day, and several orders from surrounding towns
were recorded, which have heretofore been for
warded to other wholesaleing points As soon
ms it becomes generally known that Dallas
merchants in this line import their own goods
direct, and sell at fully as low prices as any
others In the south or west the volume Of bust
ness will be greatly increased.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
Assorted crates, $40 to S75.
Tumblers. Soc TO Sl.00.
stoneware, per 1908 gallons, $1,000
Lamps-B H., Sl.75: g. H., 81. go G. S. T., $3.50
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

THERE has been better demand for boots
and shoes in this city this spring than ever be.
fore, and the trade in this line is gradually grow
ing In importance, The fact that dealers can
purchase here at equally low prices and on as
In the west or south Is becoming known and will
bring forth good results.
BosToS dispatch says the boot and shoe
manufacturers are buying leather as they need
1t, but enlarge their purchases since number
orders for next fall and winters supply OF boots
Shipments of spring footwear to points outside
New England, As, 723 cases this week