The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-10
COMMERCE AND TRADE
COMMERCIAL.


DALLAS October 9-The heavy rains of last
week offered n, perceptible interference with
the mercantile traie OF this city, either whole
sale or retail. They of course interrupted cot
ton picking. and for day or two the number of
bales received In this city by wagon were re-
duced below the general average, but taking
the week through the arrivals were at least fair.
The cotton brought In by rail tor sale and for
COMPRISING, helps TO swell the general receipts,
and from present indications Dallas will handle
more coltoa this season than in any former year.
This is az IL should be; for this city
Is now conducting heavy whole
sale trade, and the products of the coun.
try and mercantile transactions always seek the
same commercial centre The grocery trade of
this city Is becoming so large and Is extending
TO such great distances In all directions that IL
almost exceeds belief The same facts hold
good In regard To dry goods, notions, boots and
shoes. drugs, saddlcry and leather jewclry, aud
IN fnct all other mercantile branches. II may
be the opinion of some who ARE not known To
the facts that tho HERALD in its great inter
est In the welfare of Dallas, eNaggerates her
business Importance, but the reverse Is the
truth, ans II anyone will take the time ana eX-
pend . ,he labor ITO to ascertain the
transacted in this city daily, he would be forced
to exclaim, as did the Queen of sheba once,
'Behold, the half has not been told me-" In
truth and soberness the HERALD says that the
business of Dallas Is now far beyond what could
reasonably expected from the little exertions
made to bring II here II comes unsolicited, and
only because this city offers greater Inducements
In prices, IN freights and in expense in purchas-
ing here than do either st Louis, Galveston or
New Orleans lnt Dallas wants more exclusive
Wholesale houses in every branch of trade.
They will come soon, but II is almost an impos.
sbility To procure rooms suitable for whole
sale business and which are commensurate
with the growing wants of the trade Let the
property owners erect larger business houses,
ana II Will not be many months before they will
be occupied by wholesale dealers. This city has
Il superabundanCc of small buildings, suitable
for retail purposes, aud what she requires new
Is large and extensive houses, built expressly
for the jobbng trade.
ON CHANGE.
The members OF the Merchants Exchange are
taking steps TO have spread upon the board
every day good, substantial lunch. The hour
OF meeting being AZ hai-past eleven o'clock,
those who transact business there feel like
fiaving something to appease the cravings of
the inner man. and IL purse IN being raised
for this purpose. II Is good move and In the
right direction, and the HERALD reporter will
never miss Il meal"
The transactions on tho board 70 day in a reg.
ular way were light and the few operations
noted were of rather diminutivc character
AT this season of the year dealers in grain and
cotton are generally busiy engaged Mt their re-
spective places of business, but still There Is al
ways fair attendance ut the Exchange Prices
last week
THE following were the ruling quotations of
30 owing IN the grahs and on,l,,r, Ncoya,',o
wheat snss7S, osts snri,' HSnNn ", xa ~
iced, a20qlb; choice red rnst-prooi, $1,000 There
~ no old corn on the market New corn In
shuok, 31C9iO shcllod, j0M55. Barley in sacks,
Iittlc miiiet seod fn,ro ", siVu'
small advance fnr' orotn IN s,nr', " i5 ~
dealers, e''' 80 ''''' 10 "'"'' W
rather bciier thsu ,ha ",oa no w ,o,"ay ppo"ou
Tho renor,s nc nha,pa5 o, Wv, ", ,aot meoh, ny
cbonSa wSo M s Smu ne on ae Merchants Ex
yember ~ l1,55iy 0N'''V' '''''' W." p'u nv
Tur,vbo,, ,,or,,ot h, c,,.
steady ", ehou, 'a MN III on,GaS9 to;dny was
For Octobcp II onnnnpb a, 90 Ps,u ,os, SauIaay
Last week il closed nj a. Fo """ r,oseH ~ ~
livery II sofia IN No ", 40 ot oNoNempGt ue
cvsnj," st ,ha y" .mv 'alo,I'S W 'oh, ana IN ths
from ths los, soi n i "suao, "',M not inherent
cided,v hnt,er sn nes ,a' Weeh, more was de.
sold on, frst chi nj ioi v rrah rDr VG,oper
and On Inst cali hro,uhts S'"uoalS nuVah,eu
"isbV ~ a aas v"i, pruugnt of TWO cents and an
II oncned ot AZ S"' a,, close Eor November
and nm cichb aad "nu v,oSeu ~ va TWO cents
week '' wv '"'''' e'''o u'e iaSt salos laRl
M, ,....,,, CALL HOARD,
INC transactions ON tho Call Board to-day
Mvie US IolioWs Cash wheat, 81 10 %: October
u Whea,, 10 toM; November ~ to Us; December,
- W iVu 'nth III shuck, cash, 10 cents bid: De.
40 ccn,s ~ IN ~ ' Nnvsmner II to %; December
WW.eh,s piu, Shcllod corn In bulk, cash. % bid,
Vo,9ter, 10 10 Oh November, 10 bid. December
10 piu, onts III sack, cash, IL: October II to IG,
noysmner, w To IL ono car of red rust-proof
S sns on INC Track OF the Missouri Pacific was OF.
Tered Al u. aud e. bid. one ear of corn In
ana s, VI, i,ous'on IeNas Central road ~ bid,
bor Nv sa oh ipN en racine, 36 bid Tor octo.
20 y, osN NV, moaeu' osHi barley q; bran. sacked,
NAV Nv W niue, seed, sacked, offered ut 90; Ger