The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-21
COMMERCE AND TRADE
COMMERCIAL


and has this season proved below anticipn,ions,
We copy:
Merchants with heavy stocks in their ware
houses have waited patiently for the revival OF
that booming and rushing business which u
brief while since marked Fort Worth Ms among
tho most iiourishng and growing trade ccn,els
OF Us size in the country, but that patience, ex-
has about become exhausted, In view
OF the 0ssbility that the hopes u!
prosperity are iilusory The asogiption OF bust
ness depression to u shortncss of tho cotton crop
isa theory which, II analysed, would probably
be found explosive. II Is but reasonable 10 ar
que that comparative shortncss aud latcncss Of
crops ~ one of the several causes contributing
to the general partial stngnaucy of commerce
Tho sooner the business community and prop
erty owners of Fort Worth recognize the fact
that the era CT booms In this section of country
has elapsed the earlier will there be n rcaal.
ton OF the conditions and foundations of Il solid
and permanent prosperity. II will he fatal To
depend upon fortuity OF events TO achieve u
splendid destiny. That result must be attained
by the brains energy and capital OF the men who
compose her commercial class. There should bp |
an Ignorance of individual benefit and personal !
gain In the general effort to secure the common |
welfare and prosperity, II IL obvious that Fort |
Worlh's trade limits must be expanded ~ there
will be return of the remarkable business ac- !
uvity Of former years What has been captured
by the plexus Of railways In northern TcXac
and the consequent looalizaton of much Of the
traffic must be retrieved. 1t will be unfortunate
II the conviction possesses the minds of our
merchants that this is II task easy OF accomplish
mont"
The HERALD believes the writer of the above
was In a Respondent mood when he penned the
artcl,. Fort Worth Is II live, wide-awaee city |
and although he has more facts ut hand to de-
tarmine that trade there Is not proving sasiac-
tory, and that IL will REQUIRE great eliot, on the
part of her people before there will be u return
OF the remarkable business activity of former
years." there can be no doubt that the Fort will |
grow and prosper with as healthy u growth rs
other towns surrounding Dallas. These are the
uHRALDs aspirations at least
ON CHANGE.
The light receipts o! grain in this city OF course
obs truct trade In this line to some extent but |
tho transactions arc fair under the circum. |
stances There were some very libc' al Offers |
made for corn and oats, both In this city and AT
points on the different railroads. but holders |
We're very firm In their askings, and generally |
had demands where they could place MI In their |
hands. There must be large amounts of corn |
all over this portion of the state which should |
seek market now while prices are good. Other |
southern states are taking advantage of the sea
son, while northern grain not sufficiently |
matured, TO move their corn, and the farmers of |
Texas should BIO alike vigilant, Prices may not |
decline but the excessive crops all over the
country may have their influence even here
Our quotations to-day show steady market
THE following were the ruling quotations OF
grain on the Exchange to-day; Wheat, S0Go5Q
%: owing to the grade and quality; Nicaragua
wheat 7OM75; oats, spring, 356G4b. mixed, for
feed, 4SQ50 choice red rnst-prool. SSsGO Corn In
shuck 40epS2 shelled 556p6O Barley In sacks
%. Rye " sacks Texas, SOC i00 II orihern, sLOO
Little millet seed, 6Oa60; German. 500 A
small advance for grain In store is asked by
dealers
The grain market In 81. Lonis to-day, up To
noon, was without any Developments OF note.
November wheat 9ih bid; December, gS
November s.. thar
Der oats, 3i7s; December. S3's.
THE grain market In Chicago was not firm, but
there was only slight change from last weeks
close, fenr wheat opened at g216 and closed at
g2&, aquarter ola cent below Saturdays close
For January 1t sold in the morning at %, and In
the evening at 9iis, three-eighths of n cent
under last week. For November II sold ON first
call at 9!b and brought on last call 3D. the same
price as on Saturday Corr for the year opened at
b9,s, and closed at CO. II half cent decline since
last week. For January 1t sold in the morning
At 6iA, and In the evening at A9s, three.eighths
OF cent advance over last Saturday. For No
vember 1t sold ON first call at Goa and ut GGS
on last call, thrce'eighths decline since last
sales last week.
The prices of grain In Chicago one year ago
To-day were for December wheat el.2G aud for
December corn Coz.
The receipts of grain in Chicago to-day were,
wheat IS l63 bushels; corn, l2s675, and 7p,is7
bushels of oats
The reosipts of grain In Chicago ono year ago
To-day were D, i9l bushels OF wheat, and III 7iS
bushels of corn The shipments on the same
day, were 81 SD bushels OF wheat and lii,bg5
bushels Of corn.
CALI HOARD.
There was some lively bidding on the Call
Board to-day, and particularly for corn. There
Is itlle corn IN the city, and operators all showed
sS@sl W. November 81 hid December, 10, and
January was firm at 20. Corn In the shuck,
cash, tOGo5s November 5o@60; December, A
pa; January, i!@55, No. average Texas corn,
III pulk, cash, ON November, 20; December 81;
January, D bid Oats, In sack, cash, 496o5l Ne.
yember, Ash bid; December, iiCD5i6 obi; January,
at@oS Barley, cash, 57A bid, 65 offered Rye
sacked 20, Bran sacked, cash, 30 bid, offered
~ 70 fecans were offered nj z, and bid psr
pound, Potatoes were offered In car lots at rs
Apples, si@i.2S, to arrive. In an irregular way
y, cents was offered for corn on the Texas 4 Pa.
enc road and % on the Houston Il Texas Cen.
ual Inc grain market Is very active.
GRAIN AND RRHADsTurFs,
M Inv rains winch have occurred all over north
Texas IN the last few days have prevented
FARMERS from gathering their corn and market.
Ing grain, There were only light receipts by
wagon o-day, and the arrivals by rail were few.
INC shipments were one car of mixed corn aud
oats 70 Eastland one car TO Abilene. and one
car 20 Solorndo city One car OF flour was for.
waided TO Baird and another TO Abilene. Sey.
erai cars are now loading with corn and oats,
steady AZ below;
ro.DAys QUOTATIONS.
WMKAT-Choioe, l.0Oc: medium, Q0c; low grade
CSC; Nicaragua 20 to 800.
kyE-Firm al 20 10 80
bARLxy-bS to Coo.
NILixr sKED--60; German millet siOo
OArs--SS TO 400 for spring: 10 to 800 for fall; In
eAoks. . cents additional.
CosN-in shuck, sec to sc; shclled and sacked
1sAs-we Quose At mills. $50 in store sacks
SEcul-we quote City Mills q follows, XXX
9su AAAx, $40; extra 500, Magnolia, S2OO
Fancy, 81 lh@1.2S choice, 81, gSClS3 ON
XXX t2.7b; xxx. t150s Xxx, $40.
Corn meal, per bushel o. 20. - 'r'-
Eighteen hundred tons OF wheat were trans.
ported over the MIL creek washington Tori.
tory railroad, during the month Of October.
sr Lorls, Nov, 10, Over 0,ooo barrels Of ST.
Louis made flour have been shipped from here
y New orleans by tho river for export within
tho past ton days
The November corn report of tho department
OF agriculture 10 OF similar tenor with rreceding
returns. The planting was later aud replantlna
more general than for several years. The pros.
poet upto July was discouraging. causing q
sharp rise IN values OF grain and meats. Since
That date the season has been steadily favorable
70 growth and ripening, aud deferred frosls have
mAuv the growing period OF fully average
!gna'h. The condition Of July |, according 10
ne department. averaged ~, II was ~ In
Aueust the same In September aud u IN
% In July 70 90 IN October, presasiuT q