The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-09
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
COMMERCIAL

DALLAS. November s,--The cx iiumont COME |
qucit upon the election ychtoiday has already |
Goa ~ passed away, and business has not been |
seemingly Obstfnoied or hildclCd by the defeat
or success OF ANY particular candidate, although
not few believed that their defeat would ro-
aunt In terrible disaster 70 the city, aud, In fact
the world and OF this city wags along In tho
usual channels Trade to-day has generally
been good, and the Wholesale dealers are ex.
Terencng the heaviest trade ever ,yauchsaied
- any city In north Texas There is IN
unobsitucted increase of sales In all directions.
Tine races have brought many merchants here
from abroad who are combining business with
pleasure, and who embrace the opportunity Of
making purchases of such goods ms their trade
demands. The retail business OF Dallas was
never before as large as at this time, and the
city is experiencing prosperity now which
carries with IL certainty that 1t will grow and
expand month by month and year by year.
DALLAS, November 6.--The streets OF Dallas
were us ihronged to-day as was ST Louis during
the great fair, or as country town on the sd-
vent OF circus II forobly reminds one Of sac
ramento city In 40. when every street was
crowded with strangsrA Int there Is difference
in this. that sacramento Was then thionged with
gold hunters issuing from the plains, while Dali
las is alive with active business men who come
here 10 make purchases OF goods and VINO
are pursuing the regular channels o. trade.
1t is beyond dispute that Dallas is now the great
CO ercial centre of north Texas, If not OF the
wi stnte and TO witness the animation on
tn, 1riSHipal business streets, the number OF
V G,Cl ~ the great thoroughfares, and the
cloVdf tls. throng the business houses of the
ci, 81 Rs enough. TO convince the most skeptical
thu tNis CITY 0- day in 4 business view, is far
in Vance OF uv other trade CENTER south OF
st. Louis end vest of the Mississippi river
And thi business prosperity is
owipg entirely o. her situation in the
cent 0r 1p. u the best agricultural
distr!cs In ,.g word, aud u the fact that
her peollr AL. -al1rU ned to maintain the SUI
) premi r., which h' Hlr enjoys Our wholesale
haealei are Await tle Importance of dispos-
OF goods y lowest possible prices and
irduGam snts they are enabled to offer to
~ -.srchants render this city market for
ercnandise moi surpassed by any other whole
ing point in the whole country. All that is
wanted to complete the unIivalled advant-
Dallas possesses as great commercial
ire is more efforts on the part of cotton
ptties TO this city. The truth is that cotton
ers desire our wholesale merchan.I to bring
IN to this city that they may reap the ad
ages that will follow, instead of boldly
g steps themselves to increase the
pts from the country surrounding, as well
pm points abroad, and on which the differ
Rilroads are lending their best aid. 1t re-
With the cotton men and Cotton EN-
y influence cot IN 10 come to this city.
kerchants' Exchange has pursued policy
rs brought to this city large arrivals of
bind the Cotton Exchange would do well
Ilbw the example set them.
B regular routine of business va ggrS.
on the Exchange to-day and Wbl'- gp-
ms were not heavy there is n healthy q *
that is done. The sales in regular Way
pot heavy but there was - sgr1ies; leas
Operations which denotes g growing ia
in the business done pn VIC hoard
were firm at quotation, via evidence Of
vance in some articles
AS, November T. Tlll receipts NJ cotton