The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-04
NEW ORLEANS. January 3.-Thc future market
clOsCl MNAk NJ Tho dnrlinn Snlns IS S-n
GRAIN AND FLOUR.

THERE was q falling OIL IN the receipts of
wheat and oats today and the demand for
both was active. Prices were firm, but
without change. Corn was offered on the
market III liberal quantities and was readily
taken. The local demand for corn and oats
has not been heavy this season, and, unless
we have unfayorable weather later in the
year, there will be more offered on the
market than the wants OF our people will
require. Below will be found correct quo
tations Of what grain will bring on the
streets:
FLouR-We quote City Mills as follows: xxx,
So %; XXXX, 81 90 extra 81 %.
Imported: Xxx, per cwt, 50 30; xxx, So GO;
XXXX SO 90 choice family, 81 10 fancy,si 80.
RYE-scaree, We quote per bushel. 7j@s5.
BARLEY--Scarce. Good demand, IS Il 9Oc
BRAN-We quote ut mills, sl@l 10; in store
sacks, 81 40.
CoRNMEAL-Per bushcl, 81 TO-
OATs-ln bulk, i6G50c.
WHEAT-sl 009l 25. as per grade; Nicaragua,
rs cents.
,CoRS-old in ear, 75@sOc; new, In ear, 6O@65c;
shclled corn 90c.
We quote; ChopPedcorn per 100 pounds, 81 25
chopped corn and oats, per 100 pounds, 81 25;
chopped barley, per 100 pounds. 81 IS: crushed
corn and cob, per 100 pounds 81 So corn bran,
per 100 pounds, 75c Graham -four per 100
pounds, 50 50 cream meal " so: fine boltep
meal per bushel, 81 25; hominy, per 100 pounds
~ ~ no. pVl iNV puul's % CoIH uuuT, per lU
pounds, 81 So
In Chicago February wheat was weak,
opening at | %! and closing at l.27l, n cent
and quarter under Fridays close. Corn
for the same month opened at 62s and the
final sales were at 6lg, seven-eighths of q
cent under the last reported sales.
Is an article on the grain.producing
power of the United States, Mr.. l.. b. Sid.
way, of Chicago an authority OIL the sub.
iect, and u gentleman known in England,
shows that in the ten Western-or, more
accurately, Central-States of Ohio, Michi.
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime.
sofa, Iowa, Missouri, and the eastern or fer
tile portions of Kansas and Nebraska
there are l02,0O000 acres in cultiya.
tiop, and l3S0000O0 yet to be added;
in Texas and Indian Territory there
are 90,00O,OJO acres of grain land, of
which less than 5000, 600 are in cultivation;
in Dakota, Wyoming and Montana there
are probably GO,000,0OO fertile acres, OF
which the amount under cultivation is
hardly worth mentioning. This gives y 4.
100000 acres of fertile land to be added to
the l07,0O,ODO acres under cultivation in
the. great grain and provision producing
region, not including California and Ore
gon, or the fertile valleys Of New Mckee
Colorado, Idaho aud Utah.
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| LIVERPOOL, December 90.--A lcadinl
grain circular says; Wheat is gradually be
coming iirmer and all branches of trade ar
improving Most of the spot markets wcr,
dcarcr, and some Is better. In cargocs OF
coast there was some advance, Other car
goes were firmly held. On spot since Tues
day wheat has been in better de
mand and advanced Id. Corn |.
dearcr. At today's market there was M
average attendance. Wheat advanced Id
Flour was in good request and sometime
3D.. higher. Corn advanced Id.
INDIANAPOLIS, lNp,, December 30,-Table
lust completed at the statistical burea,
show that the wheat crop for 1881 in In
diana was 5O,0O,O0O bushels, against Ii 200
600 IN lSSO. The corn crop amounts 1
Il 100000 bushels, against 100000 las
year. The corn crop is unexpectedly large
rs the estimate given has been 50percentui
of last years product. The wheat raise
corresponds very closely with tho estimate
that have been given through the season h
the chief of the bureau, based spon hi
postal correspondence,
LIVERPOOL, December 3l.--The stock ,
wheat here il l,2sl5, 900 ccntals corn, lois
600 cen,als; Hour, 100000 sacks and 80,
barrels.