The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-27
COMMERCE AND TRADE.
COMMERCIAL

COMMERCIAL.
DALLAS, July % Tho wholesale businsss OF
Dallas has advanced so rapidly In volume and
extent during tho last twelve months that 1t is
becoming almost an imperative necessity to
increase The facilities for transscting It, and to
accommodating the wants of those who are look
ing TO this city for supplies. The dry goods
trade has grown TO such an extent that II Is I'M
derstood that the largest establishment In this
city, which ID conducting both wholesale aud
retail trade. will In short timo erecta large
building, one Of magnificent proportions, to be
devoted exclusively to the Wholesale trade. The
proprletors have found 1t necessary to seperato
the Wholesale from the retail house. when they
now occupy for both branches The notion
trade has been alike prosperous and dealers
IN this line OF goods have found 1t necessary 10
largely increase their stocks, The grocery bus
ineAs has advanced SO rapidly that dealers find
1t almost impossible 10 respond TO the demands
made upon them for goods In boots and shoes
the trade has increased wonderfully during the
past year. and sales are being daily made To near
~ every town In the northern half of the state
Dealers In drugs hardware, queensware, agri-
cultural implements, us well as those engaged
In the manufacture OF saddles and harness and
other ike industries, all unite In the statement
thot their trade has nearly doubled In volume
tnat ol one year ago. One Of the great wants
this city experiences today Is the establish
ment OF more wholesale houses in nearly every
branch OF business, for Dallas is now regarded
and the only obstacle which presents itself now
In her still more rapid advancement in bust
ness way, IL an insutlciency Of wholesale houses
10 transact all the trade requirements, which are
made upon them. and which arc daily grow ing
and augmenting.
on CHANGE.
g.. Inc meeting Oh change to-day was rather
interesting and exciting There seems to be q
feeling Obtaining among some that oats are too
nigh, and that they must decline ny soon 81
they begin " arrive freely In the northern mar.
kets Others take the view that the oat crop of
,nis section OF the state has nearly all been mar.
koted, and what remains In tho country will not
more than accommodate the demands Of local
Trade and furnish seed for sowing this fall Is
Ii now generally conceded that the oats crop did
NOT yield as largely this season as was anticipa-
Yea before the harvest The fall seeding was not
large IN oats, but the acreage Of wheat was
greatly increased. The spring crop OF oats sui.
lered very materially from rust and but small
proportion II any OF itwould grade No. 2. Tits
aiso oeleved by many that farmers generally
the prices at which It was held early in the sea.
son, anu that there, Is not any large
qualities held In tho country
These are some Of the opinions offered on the
uon OF those interested Oats were offered at 10
cen,s sacked, and were represented Ms being
choice winter. One party purchased ten cars et
shnt price. but afterwards the trade was can
c WaS S ana me party who purchased stated he
PICK up on the streets at ~ cents 1t Is difficult
70 say Just what oats should be quoted at on Tho
hxchengs to-day, but there seems to be no req.
, scn why quotations should bo reduced from
those given yesterday. There is very little
wheat on the market and parties are buying Nil
mats offered for mills In Galveston and other
towns N Texas As barley is ono OF the most
Sers w crops thst can be raised in Texas
enced here for It this fall FOR seeding purpdSa.
There Is very little offered on tho market aud
prices are very firm.
THE reports received IRON st. Louis to-day in
the Excnange were as follows: 1918 a. m cash
neat 96Gy6 5-S; July wheat, Q6 rs; corn. 77s.S
SgIs; oats, 80 7-SGpbl. At 2:gO D. NJ, cash wheat
10 ~ bid July wheat, 95 7-S bid; corn 1884 oats
nothing doing and prices as bofrc,
THE Exchange is becoming more popular with
business men gradually, and the attendance is
large. All the prominent grain and produce
aeaieis put In an appearance, and prices are es.
Mpnsned on the board which governs the
market Every business man In the city shouid
unite with II, for he will be benefited by being
posted In the general markets OF the city.
THE grain market In Chicago was remarkably
steady today and nothing was developed
morning at 81, and In the evening ut e9h, the
same figures as the close last evening For
september deliveries 1t opened at Qy' yarisd
IRON rom ,his price very little during the day, and
closed AZ WV, quarter OF ~ cent under the rlay
before. Corn for August sold on first cali At n
and on last call at 76n, not different from The
Iast sales yesterday. september corn opened AT
,,st, and closed at 76i., Tho same price as tho
last safes last evening.
GRAIN AND BRYADsTUFps
The receipts of wheat to-day were fair bpt mt
heavy. rIices are unchanged and firm at uno-
auohs. oais are coming in slowly, aud there
an ~ lag av've demand on the part of retail dealers
Al thet were offered to-day brought full prices
very little new corn is Offering, and what an.
pears on inc streets now bring better figures
sun li y can command Inter In the season. Harley.
,S T. ~ ue,nanu ana buyers are holding 1t for seed.
lng purposes. IL is undoubtedly the most proit.
able crop OF all the cereals that can be raised in
Iexas. The shipments to-day were moi large
Ohe car OF corn and one car of wheat was shlpped
70 western points, and few cars of oats went
nre aS follows: "'-'
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.,
voc; Nicaragua SIC e''N"
RYE-Firm Of CSC,
BARLEy-50 to b5c
AILLET sEEp--l.50; German mlllet LIS.
OArs- ~ 70 zoe for spring; 40 10 l2c for fall In
sacks, cents additional. ' ."
-SSc to 9Sc, Kansas. In sacks, 81. o, to LA
:, BEAS-wo quote at mills, 75s in store racks
FLouR-We quote City Mills as follows, xxx.
SIoG xxXX, $500 extra sS.25; Magnolia, says
imported: XX,. per cwt ~ 65; KAN, S OS
X 1.xx 90 So choice family. Is IS fancy, 81 IS
CSssiai i, fancy IS COOS G5; choice family,
Corn meal, per bushcl, 81 20.
draham Hour, per hundred Sa7S
II Is estimated from partial tables that Tho
whole wheat acreage of Minnesota will be .. 400 :.
ooi bushels, against 2,g6S, gS4 last year All
grain, except wheat show an increase OF acre.
age. M W "N'e
The wheat crop of southern Indiana turns ont
wonderfully, and In one OF the largrst II a oo,n'
w WAS ever blessed with. Tho average \ ia i,
$40 ~ bushels per acre, many places showing
80 70 y. bushels. A. prominent siatistician cs,i.
males the yield In the fifteen southern rounti"s
OF Indiana at II, O0l nv bushels, >N""''>'
The secretary of the Ohio board of Agricultural
estimates this years wheat yield In that statc Al
@2S2. sUO bushels and corn at Vi, 81 .0Os bushels
TRADE ITEMS.
a slight most fell Ut Dubuque, Iowa on the
night OF the Goth. '"'
Montana wool growers are a little leto with
helr ehearing this year.