The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-19
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DAtLAs, October " .-.rhe rains Of tho past
week have, ofcourse, been feltln the amount OF
,usntss transacted In this city, butwith the OK
,cpuOn " one or two days there was no notice /
tblo falling of In the nuinser OF wagons on the |
streets or pedestrians on the sidewalks Busi. |
ness Is really very active IN p3in Ine wnql,es h
the scarcity Of labor viii extend picking into
the early spring months The high estimates
placed upon the crop OF America lew weeks
ago are beginning TO be reduced, aud many OF
the best Informed on the subject think now that
the Yield may not reach 100000 bales while
others place Il at $50 600 bales n.eXcess OF That
figure few still maintain that 1t will reach
q 50o GOO. and occasionally n gentleman Is found
who places the number as high as LOOO,0Co.
The most accurate guess would PROBABLY
be from six 10 six and quarter million
bates. II will be seen that prices are
gradually receding, butt Is to be hoped they
have about touched bottom and VIII soon
react The receipts of grain are very lght, con-
sidering the heavy yield of corn and the large
amount of wheatandaOats harvested. Prices for
all kinds of grain are as high as could be ex-
pected and much higher than was hoped lor
two months ago. Farmers shoulu take ~, nu'a M
tage of the present market and not delay the
sale of their grain products until later in the sea-
son when 1t may be there will be a decline IN
prices. The cattle market of this city Is only
moderately supplied, but what beeyes are Of
fered are generally in good condition. Inc
weather during the whole season has been IA
vorable for grass and all range cattle are tat.
are coming in freely and the stock exchanges
are doing a heavier business in sheep than
in any previous year, There Is sun a
good demand for shipping cattle and sheep, but
the supply is far from abundant. Hogs are not
selling freely, but as the weather grows colder
the demand will increase. There has been
bountiful mast this season. and hogs all over
the country are in good fat, and few weeks
feeding on corn wlll render them very line
The fall clip of wool is coming in freely, ana
prices are well maintained. There has been an
l H., Of hOx
demand so far has been light. The outlook for
better prices, unless long and severe winter
follows is not very flattering. Wood is in de-
mand, and parties are contracting now ior
winter use at 81 per cord. At this time there
seems to be an over. supply of millet seed op the
market but dealers are holding It firm III me
belief that il will be wanted , i9F Se Ge
msnd for both butter and eggs, and
prices are firm for both. The markets continue
to be well supplied with vegetables ana e e,
Tents. The potatoes, however, are brought from
the northern states, when they, should have
been produced here at home All the stalls are
now overtowing with California and troplcai
fruits. Native fruits have nearly disappeared
from the markets. Flour continues low, and
Texas brands seemingly have the preference.
The lumber trade is heavier than ever before
are we'll supplied. Trace generally in all
branches, is lively and business never was bet
DALLAS October 16 The rains of the last
few davs nave had an unfavorable influence on
business particularly so in the retail way the
storms were not unexpected, Tor both ice ana
Venner predicted weather dlsturbances ABOUT
this time The storms have not damaged the
cotton crop materially, but of course 1etards
picking and marketing of the staple. II the
demonstrations of the gentlemen named are
worth anything, the weather during the balance
of this month and all of next month VIII be
threatening with some storms, and December
will be equally rs unpropitious. IN view OF
these facts it behooves the planters to make the
pf n " that
tervals, and gather their gram ana secure !nelr
cotton rs rapidly as possible. This year, IN q
meteorological view, has been an exceptional
one. for seldom has as much rain fallen, ana the
past summer has been remarkable Tor lts low
temperature. Al kinds OF vegetation has Hour
ished during the entire season, ana the grass on
the cattle ranges has been more luxuriant than
ever before known in the history OF Texas; IL
is settled fact now that contemplating VIII ex-
terd far into the next year, and even with the
most favorable weather during the coming two
or three months the crop could not be gathered
with the present available labor until time for
plowing and planting in the spring The gen.
eral business of the state ma. not experience,
great boom at any period, but it will extend the
trade until later period, ana IN
the end will not prove disadvantageous
to merchants and Others who have depended
upon the growing crops for successful busl-
ness season The weather at present presents a
discouraging outlook but ''alls well that ends
WELL" and 1t is not unlikely that the present
business year will be one of unexanpled pros
perity to the farmer the planter, the merchant
and TO business men generally
THE following communication has been for
waIded to the HERALD, with a request 10 pun
fish, and as it comes from reliable source we
give 1t n place, in the hope that the railroad
agents will explain why this is thus:
IREDELL, October 18th EDITOR HERALD -
enclose t. you a sample of tariff rates from DIFF
ferent points to this place from rates given by
| the railroad agents:
Dallas to Iredell, 239 miles, over the Houston
| & Texas Central via Bremond, 4th class, 73c.
Dallas TO Cisco, $40 miles, over the Houston u
Texas Central via Bremond, 4th class, 4ic
This latter freight for Cisco has to pass
| through lredell, yet they charge % cents more
for 239 miles than they do over same route ior
| 3l9 miles. 80
Again-Dallas to Iredell, 1903 miles, SOC. Via
Santa Fe TO Morgan, 81 miles, 18th class, BE.
Morgan TO Iredell, 10 miles, 4th class, PIC. Ca,
weston to Iredell via Slnta Fe TO Morgan 2SS
miles, ith class soc Via Central from Morgan
| 10 miles, 18th class, dc. Galveston to lredell VIA
Houston, Bremond and Waco 800 miles, AN
class over the Houston Texas Central railroad,
/ SOC.
You see by these figures that the. Central
charges 73c Tor 239 miles, 4ic. for l9 miles, ana
bic. for 10 miles That the Santa Fe charges
| 3lc for 81 miles soc. for 2Ss miles.
New 0rleansto Iredell, - miles. o5c., 4th class
st Louis TO Hillsboro, car lots, lth CLASS, Doc
| IT. Lodis TO Cleburne, car lots, 4th class. 6sc
| Do not the railroads charge the same price &c
| Dallas?
You can draw your own deductions. go