The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-11
PROVISIONS.

Fkw persons even In this city have correct
idea OF the large amounts OF meats and lard
which are sold in Dallas Dealers here have
made such arrangements that they are enabled
can be bought from the packers adding freights.
and whether prices north advance
or recede, the market here is main
famed on parity with those In tho
most favored localities, FOR this reason Dallas
mas become the great provision market for all
norm Texas; by examining quotations here.
'he state OF the market ut all the packing centres
can be sscertained. We quote to-day:
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
BAcos-long clear ,ides, l5sC short clear
love breakfast bacon l7A.c.
l5sc.
HAxs-Csnvsssed, l6A; Magnolia, le1
LARD-Ilerce l4sc; hall DarruL I5.c. 4D-lb
cans. l5c: S-.b cans l51.c.
hero was not much change In mess pork in
Chicago to-day. IL opened for Sept mber az
y fts advanced to u %, then reccded and
closed ~ Il l2S, two cents and half decline
since yesterday The Times says tho stock of
mess pork la Chicago is estimated at ISIS 900
barrels Tho lard manufacture Is small, and
me movement tr the past week shows Il do
crease in lhs stock OF about 1900 tierccs, which
may be estimated at about l20t W terces based
ON the Official returns at tho close OF July
speculative trading WAS quite active for Sep
iember, october aud January delivery with "A
ialr business i'll contracts for the intervening
months
The Liverpool Butchers and Drovcrs Journal
OF July -, says; We learn from aCorrcspondent
largely interested in the canned meat trade that
business has been largely depressed of late.
This; In our. informants opinion is attributable
to The fact that American packers advanced
prices from los. 10 Ass h5s., 90s and Hos, aleg.
ing that ii took the figures quoted to munufac-
luto Cost aud market price do not ALWAYS 90
hhnd IN hand. The canned meat is chiefly the
poor mans food, and when 1t exceeds III or ST.
per pound, IL becomes II luxury outside his
means. To export ut rates neces stating II re
turn otsd per pound il fatal TO the trade Ills
not Il trade that caters to the gcntee public
English gentlemen prefer the best and for such
willpay high price,
Gays the same authority:
American preserved provisions now form a
leading feature In the cOnmissiO OF tie Brit
ish army, and Just now the dealers in that pro-
ducc have large orders to I'LL on government ac.
count. A newspaper correspondent writing
from WOOlwiCh says the quality is nearly al.
ways good, and the only trouble would seem tn
be frauds perpertrated in packing Cautiously il
u tounu that large percentage of the rejected
tins are due to meat having been distracted by
the men employed 10 I'LL them, a large stone or
lump Of coal being generally thrust in to mako
weight ana conceal the fraud During the re-
cent campaigns in South Africa there were frs.
quent complaints that the tins had been punct-
urcd by the nails in the lids of the wooden case.
and large cost was incurred IN extra TutiOus
but the recent return of ship load of these pro.
visions in the Laplaud, from Nntal, all In sound
condition, led 10 Il suspicion regarding the
punCturcs, and the wooden cases Hrc now made
with screws in such Il manner ~ To render
punCtures impossible