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

DA.iAs. August There are great apprc-
tensions On the part of planters mat the cotton
Ctop will he materially injured hy tue frequent
Jains which are occurring ~ this season whth
dry weather usually prevails. The plant Is run
ming 10 weed, and every rain destroys many
bolls which would mature ana bring form gOod
results In dry, watn weather inc present
season has been an exceptional one, SO lar as
rain and moisture ARE concerned. AZ this sea-
son of the year Texas is usually warm and the
weather dry, but so far, this summer mas nech
comparatively coo with frequent rains low.
ever, If the boil worms or c0terpillafs 40 not
make thei appearance in the next week or Two,
the cotton crop of Texas will bo i'll excess Oh
that of any former year The corn crop Is
made and beyondany meteorological influences,
aud will he in excess of any ever before grown
in the state. The acreage IL larger ana the
quality unexcoptionally good. With favorable
weather from now until the cotton picking sea
son arrives the cotton crop will be the largest
ever experienced in the history of Texas, III
well known that the wheat, barley ana rye
crops hay yielded largely and the iall0ats nave
been more than abundant The only cereal
which has not come up 10 the expectation oil
the husbnudman is spring oats, apd only those
that were suwn late In the season have ihleh De-
low tho hopes and expectations OF the producers
Texas Is fast approaching In agriculture one Oh
he great grain states Of the Union.
or CHANGE
The receipts OF grain are falling oil rap
idly in this city, as they ARE
all over the state and in consequence transae-
actions are not as large and less frequent. The
offerings of whoat urc light, and are taken freely
by millcrs Good choice fall rustpIooi oals
may he quoted as scarce on the market While
the offerings of spring oats are liberal lhcro
are full supplies of spring oats, some OF when
are musty and discolorcd, but as they would
prove unstable In other markets, are IN niue
demand here. If farmers had given more attcn.
ton 10 the production OF barley they would
have found Il ready sale for 1t, and the prices
pnid would make II II profitable crop Tor them
Rye is also In demand, and the prices offered
would make IL more renuneratiVo 10 FARMERS
than wheat or corn. II IL thought the barley
crop next year will be greatly ia excess of any
ever before grownin this state.
THERE were Il goodly number of yisitorson the
FXchange to-day, which is one OF the pleasant
features of the meetings. They all experienced n
gruut deal of satisfaction In witnessing tho man.
her Of conducting the business, and nll on relir-
ing give congratulations on the inauguration OF
al Exchange In this city.
THERE was no material change In prices oil
grain on the Exchange to-day In car lo;swhcnt
brought SjMD m97ll, oats for spring In sacks ~
Gi0, fall rust.proof l1Gpi5, corn, i'll car, old GOd
%, new iO6jlb, old, sheed, In sacks $l.,OCgSlO2
rye o. barley 30, Nicaragua wheat 40, Llllt
millet seed 50@6j.
IN St. Louis the prices OF grain to-day. as
Chalked on the boards of the Exchange, were a'
ioloWts tU>I W HcNl, Vj9ANN'''i Nhsuot Nhohti
9OA, Cash corn, 76hW71 Cash oats, bS@iS
August oats, u cents.
The grain market IN Chicago to-day was nni
mated and prices advanced during tho Who'll,
day. September wheat sold Oh first call at 90
a ID on last call II brought 81 eos one cen
above the closing prices last week, Corn for dc
livery in September opened at 15li, aud closed
at IdI, ilvu.elghthS of u cent advance on III,
closing sales of Saturday.
ScHw DACHnR 4 lllRSCHs New Orleans grail
circular OF August ID is as follows There hui
. been II fair business doing in grain during th,
past week, especially in oats, for the local an,
interior trade, Only wheat Is moving nj presen
for the foreign markets. We expect au acttv,
bush es aud large foreign demand for corn
wheat and oats, aS soon as quarantine Is. re-
moved aud stocks are more abundant
Oats In saCkS-stUCks of oats of all kinds
about 10000 sacks, and the arrivals have hllci
OF materially lately, The demand is lair me
prices. are more steady NJ 20 10 ii for STANDARD
No. >, western or Texas oats IN sacks.
Cotn-An qualities ARE IN light stocks here Il
present with fair demand for the local trade
Quotations are as follows: sl.10 per bushcl TO
white oats In sacks and 81 TO 81 % for yellow
mixed,
New corn arrived here to-day from Texas an'
W Il sell well.
Bran Market fairly active at zoe, to Sc. pe
100 hundred pounds
iIay-Cholce, scarce and nominal at S2S To f2l
piimp, sa6 10 ST.