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

THE wholesale trade of Dallas has increased
wonderfullyin the past year, ana no pf"ucn iias
developed more rapidly than that OF groceries.
The business in this line is now co-eNtensve
with all north Texas and is gradually ana per.
manently permeating the territories ON the west
and northwest of the state. 1t has been 1uily
demonstrated that this city offers advantages
TO the merchants of this state. on account OF
proximity and cheap freightS which are above
and paramount to those of all other clues III lhe
south or west. This being great railroad CEN
tire enables our merchants TO successfully com
pete with other favored cities in. the way OF
cheap transportation for their goods, ana as the
are light, comparatively speaking country mer-
chants find 1t 10 their benefit in Il monled pony
to purchase here. Prices are steady for all
staple articles, and our quotations are revised
daily.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
COFFEE Rio common, llh9l2c; fair, i21iGd6SSc
choice, Is to 49,; Laguyra, IA TO IL java ~
TfAs-Inperial, 5O965c; Young Hyson' ao@oo
OolOng, $4,000; Japan, COO 65e.
SUGARs-We quote: Powdered Ike; crushed
l42i; granulated, TX: standard ], IL: Loulsl-
ana white clarified, IL; yellow Clarified. loH 10
lO2i; choice Louisiana,9&c. prime, 9@9hc' ,o,
SWEET PoT4roEs-s1 5o@s1 rs per bushel.
hICE-Wholesale, TO oA. 49,,
sAlT-ln barrel, q So Liverpool IN SACKS si'o
al S.. IT,,
oNIoNs-Red, per barrel, "a o. to 81 50; yello"
Por IA IS. Oa@S5o; Peachblow, none
in markec imported, 81 per bushel; early rose
'CRXcKEHs~soda, X, S@sK; XXX. $50: Xxx,
&c "a; cream, liz; ginger snaps, ll1s. :, =.
oars, IS Is per box; ID. bars, 81 rs per box; Ii
bars, . 70 per box. Eureka Soap W b. w
clone, So rs.
BEANs-7 to 7hc per pound.
CANDLEs-Star. full weight 15T to 10.
CHEEsE-W. K. - IL; full cream To-
HoMIsY AND GRITs-S6 80 per barrel.
DRIED APPLEs-7A@S.
DRIED PEAoHEs-unpeeled, So; peeled lie
PIcKLEs-sil 5O@l2 per BARREL half barrels
Coal ou,-llO deg. FIRE test in barrels, II;
In cases. 81 90.
CLOTHES PINs--Round, CSC; sprlng, e. per box
MEAsUREs-h bushel, iron tound, S3 81 w
dozen; iwo-hoop pals, g lG three;hoop.. 2SS:
TUBs-Three nest ~ 20g2 30 e!ght neal % "a
No. l. 60 IS per dozen; No. z g Isl No. ;, 10 PEI
dozen. -.
WASH Bo4RDs-wood, 81 IS; zinc, l S. New
Era, e. 50tG2 20
PoWDER-s6 65 per keg of % pounds l2H,do
81 IS; 81 do 81 gG blasting kegs, ss 90,
sHor-Drop, bag, e. 10 to q lb; buck. u 30 to
MAcKIREI-No /, berrels, 81; half barrels, So
kits yldl 10; No. 2-barrels, 81 50 70 SO; half
barrels, s5 SO 10 &C. kits 80 70 CSC; No. 3barrelf
IS 70 50, half-bsrrels, IS 70 IS So hts, 700 70
cAxDY-suck. 10 to 14c pound. Fancy. i5e.
Rork-sifAl X inch basis, Ok TO iOc; cotton, 10
On. .-,,
VIgEoAR-Per gallon, ls@ zoe.
wRIPPiNe PAPER-RAg and straw. &c to 30
srARcH-5@5Hc
JUes-we quote lie per gallon for glazed.
Crooks Toe per gallon for glazed.
PEACHEs-2 los. q l5a2 As; 3 lbs, sos co.
ToNAToEE-2 lbs 81 3Oal 40 10, q $50 ~.
Ssnrp KR.uT -Bbls ~ or half hills 81 20
View sweet potatoes are being dug In Putnam
Theie Is a lille progress steadily making in
America toward solving the problem of pro.
ducing our own sugar The committee appointed
by the National Academy Of Sciences last No
yember. 70 investigate aud repOn on the sOrgum
sugar industry, With reference 70 the methods
employed and results obtained in experiment.
made by Professor Collier during the past three
on four years at the department. Of agriculture,
have made their report approving all the chem
icsi vsfk Gone IN The department Of agriculture
by Professor collier a declares sorghum 10 be
a sugar producing plant next 70 the sugar-cale
Of Louisiana and the tropics. that u u 80 IN
actual caue-sugar cOutemts and that u has
eoufiuett.l spread OF variability and adaptation
~ the VARIOUS soils and climates Of the United
Sfstes
IN Ten wears eniing 1876. the imports and en-
sumption 81 India tea I'm the Unit i kingdom
increased frrrn about aOa0 90 pounds 10 - o.
OIL pounds and within the last Eve year, the
supply ana demand have kept close pace 10
reiher. fill they have reached between 8 co. ooo
and s6Oo00 900 pounds Hundreds Of thou
sauds II acres Of lard have been TAX
Ouf Of jungle and planted with tea Districts
ffheffo deadly are fast becoming salubfious,
c1dlies ere in fair health. instead u dying on
ike sheep. and the zee industry, Which Ens
oues looked uptn a. he iast refuge loI We -
rtufe l. nov viewed as profession o. ne
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