The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-13
COMMERCE AND TRADE.
COMMERCIAL.

OOU Ill ultOH hlND it4i ia
COMMERCIAL.
DALLAS. July Il. There is probably not on,
In ten OF the citizens OF Dallas who has any cor.
Iect idea of the great amount of bnilulng tha
has been accomplished this season, and that is
under construction in this city and It's suburbs,
Never before have the sales OF buildingmalerlAl
for improvements here aggregated as much by
fifty per cent for the same length OF time AS they
have In the past four months. 1t Is true that u
greater number Of the buildings erected are of
wood, but large number have been constructed
OF brick and stone, and some OF them among the
largest and most imposing In tho city. New
Improvements are contemplated and begun
daily, end no city IN the whole OF
Texas has ever before exhibited so
rapid growth as Dallas Is experiencing
at this time. When the Federal buildings and
the several railroad depots are placed under
construction the difficulty may be to secure
enough brick and other material TO carry for.
ward those with the other Improvements that
will certainly be undertaken. The population
of Dallas has increased with her growth, and 1t
Is not eXtrnvagant TO say that since the census
was taken two years ago, there has been an ne
cossiOn TO our people of not less than ilty per
cent In numbers and 1t may reach even more
than that. gentleman who has every oppor-
tunity of judging, and il not oxtravagant in his
ideas, informed II HERALD reporter that this city
ana Its suburbs now contain not less than lwell
ty-iive thousand inhabitants, and MS opinion Is
that IL will greatly exceed that number With
all these facts in view, can any one doubt that
In II very few years from this date Dallas Will
become the largest and most important CONNER
Cial city IN the whole statoY
ON 'CHANdB.
There was good deal Of excitement today
on Change and but little business done. Oats
are much iirmcr and none could be purchased
ut former prices. 1t is said this was owing TO
private dispatches having boon received from
st. Louis advising shipments of all tho oats
possible during the present month. Whether or
not this be true, there was decided bullish
feeling manifested ono car OF spring oats
sacked was sold ON Its merits for &c cents. This
of Itself shows great deal of confidence In
prices for some spring oats. would
be very dear at that figure. The
ruling quotations on Change to-day were about
as follows Fall oats Sucked, 10 to IL; in bulk,
81 to 30 spring Ons In bulk, % To 3d. sacked % to
20. Corn in the ear, So 10 30; shelled and In
sacks 81 10, Wheat, IS to % to 500, rs per
quality and grade.
THE latest adyi0cs from New Orleans show n
reaction ON oats In that market and prices have
advanced considerably Ii Is now charged that
dealers there induced large shipments from
Texas and when they arrived there depressed
the market and after selling and buying all
these consgnments, restored prices nearly 10
their original figure. Whether or not these seri.
Gus charges be true or false the HERALD know.
eth not.
THE opening prices for grain In St. Louis this
morning are ~ follows: Cash wh0at, 81 IL bid
July wheat Sl.l0; cash corn. rs; outs. none
offering
TIIERR were several varieties of country pro.
duce onered on Exchange to-day, among others,
onions and green fruit. Thero Is no doubt thai
1t will not be long before commission men re-.
Ceiving such cOnsignments from cities and
towns ana the country surrounding will be ~.
questcd by the consgnors TO offer them for sale
on the Exchange, IL this course Is adopted twill
not be long before those desiring to buy or sell
any article in the grain or produce line VIII seel,
the Exchange 10 cOnsummato the transactions IL
IL tho proper place for all such business matter
10 be conducted not only for the convenience of
merchants, but for the interest OF those hand.
ling the consisnments. II will also insure the
G. gnors the best prices for all products ship.
ped ~ this market.
GRAIN AND rRBApsTuFFs.
IL viii be seen by quotations that the Todd
ana other mills In this city have reduced the
prices of flour As they aro nov
manufacturing better article than
ever before, the fayorItc brands OF
Dallas manufacture will probably have II
larger sale than In former years Bran has also
been reduced to seycnty.ilvo cents ut the mills
The receipts OF grain to-day by wagon were
not as large as yesterday, still they were above
tho wants for home consumption. Several cars
of oats and wheat arrived. which will. no doubt,
DO forwarded 10 other markets Mt once. Two
cars Of oats were shipped west to Toyah, on con.
tract with the government for the forts, and one
car OF corn In the car was sent TO the puer-
les In east Texas, Several ears Of oats were
forwarded TO St Louis Prices In this city are
steady NJ the following quotations.
ro-DAY's QUOTATION.
WHKAT-Choicc 90 medium, 9Cc; low grade
SOC; Nicaragua, 60c.
RYE-Nomiral ut Coo.
BARLEY--5O to b5G
MILLEr SEED-l.50; German millot LIS.
OATs-S to SOC for spring; % 10 Sc for fall, In
sacks, 3 cents additional
CoRN--Sic to poc Kansas, In sacks, Sl,01 to |. 1C
BRAN-We quote at mills, VIC; In store sacks,
ei00.
FLouB-we quote City Mills rs follows: xxx,
tl6O; XXXN, %, l0 extra $780, Magnolia 81 rs
Imported: XX per cwt q 80; xxx, ~ 70,
xxx 81 so choice family 50 ~ fancy, 81 90,
California fancy 50 zoos So choice family,
hhGl3 G5.
Corn meal, per bushel, q 20.
Graham Hour, per hundred, tSi5,
The MusuNline, Iowa. Journal speaks of nne.
looking samples Of blue stem wheat from u farm
in Swee,land township, that county, VI which
there are thlrty'kix acres. ono root produced
fifty nine heads,
The grain market IN Chicago to-day showed a
slight decline In wheat aud u marked advance
IN corn. Wheat for August opened Mt sll2 Ii,
the highest price marked. during the day. Al
one time 1t fell 10 sLl07.S but reacted and
closed ut 81 II as five eghthS of cent below
the last sales Yesterday August corn sold on
first call AZ II 81, declined u half cent on third
and fourth calls, but better feeling was cNhib
cent aud thrce'cighths over tho closing prices o
thn Nnv hpfnrp.