The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-11
COMMERCE AND TRADE
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, August 10 Tho attention OF tho
HERALD has been called N circular giving tho
railroad tariffs on freghts by car lots TO differ
ents points In the country from New orleans.
which discriminates SO largely against Dallas
that our merchants and business men should
either demand fair dealing or cease entirely
from doing business with that city. The freights
by rail from that city TO Dallas are quoted at 81
cents while they nrc only charged y cents to
Fort Worth. 10 show how unfairly we nro
dealt with here, IL Is only necessary 10 give the
rates from New Orleans MI rail, TO some other
points In the country. To Atch,son, Kansas,
they are 10 cents; TO baltimore, 5j 10 Boston, 60;
burlington, Iowa, 81 Chicago 20; Council Bluiis,
Iowaij; Dcnisou, Texas 15 Indianapolis 30;
Kansas city, ~ Lcaycnworth, 10, Little Rock 10;
Milwaukee, 81; Peorin, 3j Quincy %; Sioux CITY,
Iowa, 81; ST. Louis, %, ST. Joseph. Missouri 10;
Vincennes, Indiana, 3O and many other
points iu like proportion, This un-
Just discrimination should excite. agitation
on the part of our merchants and business men,
ana II New orleans expects to receive any addi'
uOnal business from this section OF the state, or
retain that which she already has acquired.
there must be revision OF the freight tariffs be-
tween that city and Dallas. There is no Justice
III charging Dallas merchants twice the amount
that Is received from points north, fully double
the distance that II is TO this city. Why Donison
should only be charged 70 cents and Dallas ~
cents, when the freights arc hauled thtsngh this
city, distance of 100 miles further, TO reach
Denison, il question not easily settled IN thc
minds OF our merchants, This IL " matter TINT
should come under the notice of the Board OF
Trade, MS well as OF tho Merchants Exchange
and II those having the matter In charge VIII
persist In this unjust discrmnnt ton against tho
best business Interests of Dallas, stops should bc
taken III transact as little business w'lh New Or.
leans as possible, and other locations be selected
for trade where fair dealing in ireishls can DO
secured.
on CHANGE.
There wero only n few transactions on the Ey.
change to-day Grain is coming In slowly, aud
hFh e.fla all. nta
here rendcr 1t impossible 10 ship abroad. All
things considered, Dallas Is paying 10 day higher
prices FOR grain thHn any other grain centre IN
inc country several cars OF wheat cans III to
day ono from Plano, another from Mckinney,
anu others from different towns surrounding
There are still good receipts of oats In this city,
but they ARE generally light musy and d!scol
0red Good full rust-proof oats soil readily, and
viii 10 doubt be In better demand soon. There
y very little old corn on the market and prices
have again declined The new corn ollorcd
on the streets " generally mo green
to to sGeG and n.,od + far T,o from D ii
barley aud no rye Offering Millct seed isad drug
on the market very few wishing 10 purchase
and hold until the demand for II arises next
spring.
TnI prices OF grain on tho Exchange to-day.
IN car lots wero nv follows Wheat SCDyOny5:
corn old, IN car. bjCp6O shelod, In sacks, ssCD
- Ol; new IN ear, t9@ij; oats spring, 2SCpsi, as
per quality. fall red rusiproof gSGpiO; rye s.,
barley, 50@55 millot seed, Go@6b
SEVERAL visitors wero on tho Exchange ~.
day, among others, Mr. McLain, prominent
miller of Mckinney, who will mako arrange
menls TO have his brands OF Hour sold on The
Exchange In this city His Hour Is said To bo
excellent equal to any other manufactured in
the stalo,
THE grain markcs In ST. Louis today MS
an "a Inn al AIi In f nNn "a la