The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-18
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, May lG-The pleasant weather of the
past week has enabled our farmers and planters
10 push forward their lubors VIGOROUSLY ana tne
wheat harvest is progressing finely. There
never mas been better prospect for large yields
and unless some untoward event occurs soon lhe
labors Of the husbandmen will be amply re,
warded In reviewing the business of the last
week, it will be found that the receipts OF cotton
nave not been as large as many anticipated they
would be, but prices are unchanged ana STEADY
The receipts of wool are increasing and the ad-
vance in prices here will have the effect TO slim
ulate The arrivals. In all the STOCK
exchanges there is little doing. The cat
tie received are generally IN medium HesI'
and all that are really fat and in smooth condi-
ton are bought by shippers and sent of north
Very few veal calves are brought to the Market
ana those that are offered are mostly from dairy
men and lily fitted for slaughter Mutton sheep
are scarce and nearly all offered are in thi or
der for this season Of the year Spring lambs
are not in the market and are in active demand
Hogs are plentiful and buyers scarce There is
still some corn and oats offered on the streets,
but the supply does not correspond with the de-
mand, which has been greatly increased by Or
ders from ABROAD, little wheatis still arri"-
ing, but barely enough 10 JUSTIFY quotations
Hides are in demand and prices very firm
Some heavy shipments from towns
surrounding have been received here III
the last few days. During the past week there
have been some good transactions in horses and
ponies, and while prices have not noticeably
changed the demand is strong Country pro-
duce of all linds is coming in freely but th mar
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| Oh ,ckens command full figures, and although no
| spring Matching has yet been offered, ii will not
| be long before they VIII be Plentiful. Eggs are
not offering freely and buyers are anxious while
prices are steady with an upward tendency.
| Bntter from the country always finds ready sale,
but, as Is usual at this season OF inc
year., prices, are low. me different
blcs, which are freely taken at good
| prices The city is well stocked with cabbage
and onions from Calf rnia. and are said to be
| III Fantaf .afnVaf Il
lemptinsly display berries and plums which
are selling Mt greatly reduced prices. The gro
Gerry trade of the city has been in excess of thai
of any week during the year, and orders irom
| every direction have been more numerous and
fundamentally everything in the line. In dry
| goods and notions the transactions have never
| before been 50 large, aud the trade has assumed
| immense proportions. There has never has beer
witnessed in this city az any previous time sc
large demand for meats and lard. Dallas
being the great distributing point fOl
meats in north Texas, the shipment,
| hardware trade OF the city has shown an activity
never before witnessed here, and that, 100 ~ d
| time when, in other cites, the transactions are
generally light The same may be said OF
| gueensware and saddlery, and orders for both
are constant and heavy. Dealers IN drugs re-
port the largest sales ever known here AT lhls
| season of the year. and the trade as rapidly eN
! tending in every direction. A few months ago
Dallas was not regarded as a flrSt-class market
| for boots and shoes: but there has been a
great change in sentiment regarding thl'
| branch of business with country merchants
| and to-day there are hundreds buy
| ing here who never purchased ~
this city before. Prices here are as low as in
any other city in the country. Some very large
| shipments Of liquors have been made during the
past week, and while prices are steady here
| there Is a slight advance noticed in more north
ern cities. During the past week some large
consignments of tropical fruits have been ie
celved in this city, and II is pronounced Of an
excellent quality, and prices are very low. The
comodate all demands until home mills com
mence % manufacture The quotations ale moi
changed but there seems TO be weakening
tendency in the market for all grades. Taking
the week through. Il can be truthtfully as
serted that business IN all branches was never
better nj this season Of the year, and that pros
nccis for the near fnture are very bright.