The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-05
COMMERCE AND TRADE
COMM ERCIAL.

mMElkOlALs
DAtLIa August l4-An old gentlemen. who
ats around In the shade and roads the very WHY
artlcles la the afternoon paper. which some 9th.
or person pays for, said to-day that no oWneu
some vacant lots IN this city, and he thought Il
would DO an imposition 10 ask him 10 pay fOl
putting down sidewalks In front OF property
which paid no revenue. lie said II poor maj
lived In the suburbs aud was not able 10 occupy
house where the streets were paved, ms fanny
should stay at home, In his own language u,
dIscoursed as follows "Edcaton Is good
thing il people can afford II, but there was nc
good excuse for poor mans child 10 DO edicn'
ted, and II we had no sidewalks, his family
would have TO stay at home, and his chldren
would learn to voik and be OF some benefit and
help TO make 9th, rpeople rich" Now" said he
IF we Just have enough mud on The streets as u
keep poor people, VINO live IN smnh houses Oul
In tho outskirts. at home, they WIN not Duy
things they can do without aud their chlldrel
will not DO getting into mischief ] nm 0p.
posed TO putting down any sidewalks In front ui
my property aud will vote againstany man whOls
In favor of such fo0lishness." This Is The strong
est argument wo have yet heard III 0pposillon "
sidewalks and We have no doubt II TINS pup.
lic-spirlled citizens were To otter ior mayor al
the next election he would receive the support
of many In Dallas who entertain the same views,
The opposition TO public improvements In this
city have Just such arguments TO sustain theii
opinions aud they are sOrdld ana intulernnI
enough to believe thut those who entertain diff
fcrcni ideas are enemies 10 mankind In general,
and some OF the property holders In Dallas III
particular. But nevertheless, Improvements
will be inaugurated. aud this city VIII
advance and progress despite the futile cnorts
of those who are not willing 10 make .uch eN-
penditures In behalf of the city mud thcmtelvts,
rs will double or treble the value OF lhelr prop
erty. In a live progressive city Ike Dallas,
''old fogysm' must 90 to the wall
~ truANcp
Tho operations on the Exchange to-day were
not large, and there was II better feeling mani
Tested as regards the future prices of grain u
would seem FROM the receipts that the great
bulk # the oats grown in this section OF NE
state has found market. One party on tue
Exchange offered 10 sell twenty
cars OF spring oats, but MS he exhib
tied no samples, and there Is such Wide
difference in the quality OF spring oats grown
In this section of the state, no one was willing TO
make m offer for 1t. Some dealers asked rs high
Us l5 cents for choice, rust proof oats sacked
and no holder appeared willing To Sell Tor less
figures. The market In St Louis and New Or
leans will not probably affect prices here. II any
thing, will Influence quotations II will be heavy
receipts Of corn. but us this staple will not bo
offered freely until after cotton picking begins
when all the labor OF the country will be ON
ployed In the cotton fields. no well based con
cluslon can DO arrived At for decline in oats
Wheat commands full prices aAd Is readily
taken by millers. No new corn In ear lots In.
yet been offered on the Exchange, and
Il will probably be late IN the season
before heavy sales arc reported. Bar
ley Is freely asked for. and partc.
are securing ali that comes to this mvrtet and
holding Il for seeding purposes this fall. Rye is
also In demand and very little Is offering. A
CARLOAD OF Texas cabbage was presented for
sale, but buyers were oil, owing 10 the large
offerings made upon the streets, There seems
70 be an increasing interest in transactions on
the Exchange and II will not be long before the
operations viii embrace general produce us well
Us grain aud cotton,
THERE was no change 10 note In the prices OF
grain on the Exchange to-day, except ~ ilnmncSs
In choice rust-prool cats Holders urc asking
NJ advance for II, with II prospect OF still botvr
Prices.
.Tnt st; Louis market for grain as recorded on
the Exchange are rs follows Cash wheat
N@97is; August wheat D7S cvsh corn. 75ael76
oats. i3h@iils; August oats $50.
In New Orleans mixed corn sold for !. ., choice
Texas oats, 81 cents,
Mr.. JoHS DAVIS, OF Duck Creek, In this coun-
ty, exhibited yesterday some tine varieties Of
fruit grown ON his own farm. Duchess pear
which weighed one aud y quarter pounds. and u
Bartlett pear nearly rs large. ilo displayed
some very large pippin apples, which VIII no
doubt keep In this climate until next spring lilo
'"'N'N'
This stato IL developing into one OF the best
fruit growing states In the Union,
CHICAGO paper says that during the past
month the highest price paid for cash No. corn
In this city was SIS cents, aud the lowest 7iS
cents the highest paid for oats was g. cents, and
the lowest ~ cents; tho highest paid for mess
pork was ST. 81, and the lowest slg ~, the high.
est paid for lard was sl2 WI, aud the lowest
Sll %, and the highest paid for short ribs was
RI 81, and the lowest Sl2 05,
GRAIN AND nRrApsrurrs.
II Will be seen by quotations below That mo
mills Of this city have made slight reduction
In the prices of flour. The flour manufactured
In this city Is equal in all respects to that turned
out from any mills In the country, and as II IL
ground IRON wheat grown In Texas, II should
be esteemed by our people for Its good qualities,
The receipts of wheat today have been very
liberal by wagon, but there is an active demand
for all that IL offered by milers, and At full quo.
tations There has been amaterlal falling on
In the arrivals OF oats, aud choice fall
rust-proof is In demand Prices are very steady
to-day, II not lirmer, and al that is offered
brings the highest prices. Very little new corn
Is coming In, but as II Is rather green To lay by
for future use, the demand Is not active. Old
corn will not bring more than 10 TO GS cents, and