The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-01
GRAIN AND BREADSTUFFS

The receipts Of grain to-day were two cars
Of oats, which came over the Chicago,
Texas X Mexican Central from Cedar Hill.
The shipments were two cars of grain west,
one of oats, and the other mixed corn and
oats. There is a demand for corn in the
city at full prices. Oats still show a weak
ening tendency, although there are no re-
ceipts by wagon. We quote:
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
WHEAT-sl Goal %. as per grade; Nicaragua
81 90 to l Is on street: l 40 from store
CoRN-ln ear, S5G90 shelled corn, 81 co.
0ATs-ln bulk, 52@55c.
RYE-Scarce. We quote per bushel, 75@S5.
BARLEY-Scarce. Good demand, 20 a 75c.
BRAN-We quote at mills, 81 2O@l %; in store,
fLouR-we quote City Mills as follows: xxx.
50 10; XXXX, So 65; extra "a co.
Imported: Xxx, per cwt 50 %; xxx, 90 IS;
xxx So So choice family, 81 05 fancy a 25.
CoRNMEAL-Per bushel. 81 TO-
The Chicago Times says the weather still
continues unusually mild, and prepara-
tions for every branch of seeding and plow-
ing have been and are still the order of the
day. In Dakota and some portions OF Min
nesota ground has been narrowed but so
tar rs sowing is concerned farmers in that
latitude prefer to get ready and keep their
seed in the bag rather than put il in the
ground in February with the chances of its
being frozen in for six weeks. In Nebraska
some seeding, however, has actually been
done, but the great mass of my correspon-
dents from those states sum up the sltua-
ton that the prospects for early seeding
are remarkably good" With no snow and
but little freezing weather every condition
for spring wheat is very favorable.
Where shall we look, the coming season,
for our increased supply of wheat? asks
western writer, who answers his own ques-
ton in the following manner Not from
! Wisconsin, Not from Iowa, neither from
southern Minnesota, but from northern
Minnesota and Dakota will the increase
average be made. The general public does
not realize what great preparations are now
being made along the line of the Northern
Pacific and the st. Paul, Minneapolis d
Manitoba roads to strain every nerve to
save every acre that was broken in 1881,
so far there is everything in favor of the
opening OF fine season in that region.
So much for the spring wheat. As to win.
ter wheat prospects we are still able to
report that the crop has now held its own
Tor the last ten days. The weather in the
winter wheat belt has been exceedingly
mild, and in the more southern latitudes
wheat has been growing. The only nor
ton OF the country where there is Mt
present any exreme conditions to prevent
the regular routine farm work is in the
southwest. In Arkansas and Texas the
weather has been extremely wet, and
spring work is very much delayed Ten.
nessee ami kentucky are similarly situated.
Southern planters now talk of planting
more corn than usual The winter wheat
and oat crop Is very promising, and by the
2lst of May will be ready to harvest. There
has been very little movement in grain ut
interior points during the past week, and
the break IN prices will have tendency to
still further decrease deliveries by farmers.
In Chicago to-day March wheat opened
at 1,25s and closed at l.26t. The CLOSING
sales last evening were at l,2il.