The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03
WOOL AND HIDES.

WOOL is coming in slowly aud nearly all the
small clips in this section Of he state have found
Il market. Prices have declined little IN sym.
patty win the markets In the east The exa.
wool trade has assumed larger proportions thi.
year tlan ever before and the quality has
much improved. Green hides are In demand
and especially heavy ones. Light. dry hides
command regular prices, but are not sought af-
TER MS ARE green ones, Quotations below are The
ruling figures in this market
QUOTATIONS. TODAY.
FIRE spring per ID, - 10 Dc; medium spring
per b., ~ to 22e Mexican improved per ID, Il
to ltc.. barry Of all grades , 10 &C. OF.
HideS-Dry Hint sound and heavy u to 1ic:
ditto light 10 TO l2c; dry salt heavy, lie; ditto
light, y IL ~ Ice; wet salt TO l.2G; green,
butchers, ~ 10 &c; all damaged. wet or dry,
u 5uc; Shearngs, to l5C
The Pi,tohurg SI0ckmHn says: The one sec.
ton of the Union marketing wool more freely
than any other at This time Is Texas The i'm.
mcnse clip of that state is moving steadily to
market, aud ID professionally making money
for the growers. such quantities of tue staple
rs the southwest is now furnishing have here
toiore been unknown in that region. By the
way the CheapueSs and abundance of the
Texas clip no doubt has some influence in the
way of weakening the eastern markets
| Walter Brown y Co 5 last circular says The
wool business during The past week, while il
! has not produced us large II volume of sales Us
/ the previous week, has shown v condition OF
| trade quite as steady in values.
| Manufacturers have appeared in large force
| " examine the stocks Offering, and are liberal
buyers Of sample lots with Il view to large pur.
chases in the near future and there Is no doubt
| that small concessions in price would have
swellUd voIy considerably, the aggregate OF
! transactions, for the period under review.
There Is not, however, any evidence of specu.
! OtlVo feeling, and while holders are firm II
! their ideas OF value, they arU VI the same time
| inclined To sell freely ON the present basis oi
! quotations. in view OF the largo supplies now In
! the scahONrd markets,
! The wooden goods trade has opened very
iavOrnbly, with large increase IN orders Il
manufacturers and promising much encourage.
mpnt for the fall lrudC, with fair remuneration
I or the cost of production.
! The current wants Ot manufacturers cover al.
most all grades except coarse woods aud cviuct
an improved demand for the medium qualities
; that have been rather neglected during the
past six months, although Il is not probable
/ tlOt any advance Gamble established ON them.
! The principal inquiry however, is for fine and
| fine medium the woods of wide grade, such rs
GoOrsin, etc, are not suloable except at Il lower
basis than the values ruling year ago,
I Dclaiuc and Comhing llCcccs continue to meet
with good demand and from present indiCa.
| lions, the amount available during the yenl
| will all be wanted Manufacturers, In their pur.
Chuses of the line grades Vt delainc, continue "a
/ COnilnc themselves to the woods from the ileCC,
washed sections, snd but very few lots of un.
washed are taken for this purpose,
For the mex; few weeks We do not anticipate
amy material change In vulucS, but are of tn,
opinion that liberal purchases will he made
| Tor consumption, with steady and healthy tone
! 10 the market
| Texas woods were MS follows Cholc' northern
cups nj ~ SOC, average ditto at 20 &c, choice
western clips at 20 u 2Sc average ditto at 81 4
.6c.-Sal,s, 2l&5 0pounds,