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

MEssRs. McENNrs & Co sold to-day to Mr.. II;
Blakeney Zine Very Fine six carloads OF
Cyclone Hour, manuiaclurea al the SaItnaSe
the largest transactions of this kind ever eiiected
in this city, and when 1t is known that az thls
flour will be manufactured into bread ana con
s,lmed in this city it demonstrates the extensive
business the bakeries of Dallas are dong ana
the amount of -four 1t requires 10
feed the denizens who depend upon the bakers
for bread.
The receipts of grain to-day were fair, aud
embraced no. only corn and oats but good ar
rivals of wheat. There was My one CARLOAD OF
oats shipped west to-day but others are lopuiis
are steady few wagon loads OF new smear
oats were offered on the market ana readily
taken. The following are the ruling quotations;
To-DAY'S QUOTATION.
WaEAT-950l Us, as per grade; Nicaragua
Csc on street. "a, n, -
OATs-In bulh, 5O@oSc.
RYE-Scarce We quote per bushel,oO
BARLEY-Scarce. Good demand. 90 q 65c.
BRAN-We quote at mills 81 2OSl 20; i'll store
sacks, 81 40 to 81 80. WV
FLoUR-We quote City Mills as follows: Xxx
81 rs; xxx, 80 10; extra IS %. 81.
Imported: Xxx, per cwt 81 So XXX, S. %
xxx So So choice family, 50 70 fancy, IS so
California, fancy, So 7oG3 So choice family
Corn meal, per bushel, 81 10.
Graham flour, per hundred 81 co.
The wheat market in Chicago shows another
| nj 81 "a and osed at Sl23R, half cent decline
| since Yesterday. For June 1t sold in the morn
ing atS1 % "a, and wi thout much variation our
| ING the day. the sales in the evening Wec made
Mt 81 "a 5-S a cent and three quarters below the
| day before Corn was steady and without mucn
| change selling for May on first call at 76 l-o,
and on last call at 90 the same price as me eioSe
| the day before. For June delivery II opened IN
| the morning at 70 81, aud the closing sales III
| the evening We're at ~ j-S, quarter OF u cent
under yesterdays prices. r..
| There are now forty vessels in port at san
| Francisco under engagement for wheat.
| Monona county, Iowa, will have two big corn.
| fields this year. Judge Whiting has completed
| planting $50 acres, and Judge Oliver Is planning
The Hessian fly has appeared in a few places
| in Vallejo township, California in such mum,
bes as to destroy completely whole helds oi
wheat Mark Carr, four miles southeast OF
| petauma, is now engaged in blowing under
what a short time ago, was promising whea'
II is reported that more grain will be sown in
Sierra valley, California, this year than ever be-
fore The people do not seem TO be much
alarmed about the grasshoppeTs'
| The May report of the agricultural bureau
places the condition Of winter wheat for the en-
The Iiiinois hoard Of agriculture reports an
| Improvement in the condition OF winter Whea
! In all sections of the state. No damage has re
suited from chinch-bugs. The yield promises
! 10 be 3 to per cent better than the average.
| During the last seven months lOOO'O TONS ol
wheat was sent from the Punjab TO the London
mnTEet-g6, I 90 tons coming by way of Kurrachee
| 1000 tons by way of Calcutta aud Leo via RAJ
| putana TO bombay. The railway rate was about
| one-half penny per ton per mile IL Is reported
that there are schemes on foot for converting the
| waste nut naturally rich lands of the Punlat
Doabs into wheat fields; and there Is no doub'
that great ent rpfise Will be itarted In THIS Ill
rection sooner or later.
During the month of March there were 76, 10.
barrels of flour valued at S3G55l5, shipped from
san Francisco TO various for,ign ports. The
| ON fp
| AZ 754 barrels China took l6, 495 barrels. There
| has been a very material increase in this trade
| this year. The exports for the past quarter are
| the history Of the port though $500 barrels
1. IS than for the quarter Immediately preceding
| the total for the quarter ending December 81,
/ 1881, being 2A313 barrels the largest quantity
ever shipped from the port IN any three months
| The flour shipments 10 all foreign markets in
1851 amounted 70 80 sss barrels the largest even
reported.