The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-17
COMMERCE. AND TRADE.
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, May 1.-THE pleasant weather of the
past week has enabled our farmers and planters
TO push forward their labors vigorously, ana the
wheat harvest is progressing finely. There
never mas been Il better prospect for large yields
and unless some untoward event occurs soon the
labors of the husbaudmen will be amply re-
warded. In reviewing the business Of the last
week, II will be found that the receipts OF cotton
have not been as large AS many anticipated they
would be- but prices are unchanged and steady
The receipts of wool are increasing and the au-
vance In prices here will have the effect to sum,
uaic the arrivals In all tn9 S,o a,
exchanges there Is little doing Inc ANY cnt'
tie received are generally IN medium neSh'
and all that are really fat ana IN snlooln colui'
ton are bought by shippers ana sent on horth
Very few veal calves are brought 10 lhe market
and those that are offered are mostly rom nalry
are scarce aud 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.
dcrs from abroad. little wheat Is still arrl"-
ing but barely enough TO justify quotations.
Hides are in demand and prices very firm
Some heavy shipments from towns
surrounding haze been received here in
the last few days, During the past week there
have been some good transactions In horses and
ponies and while prices have not nOiiCeably
duce Of all kinds Is coming In freely but tho mar
ket far from being glnted with any one artic e
Chickens command full figures, and although no
spring Matching has yet been offered, 1t will not
be long b. fore they win be plentiful. EGGS are
not offering freely and buyers are anxious while
prices are steady with an upward tendency
Bllter from the country always finds ready sale
but, us is usual ut this season of the
year, prices nrc low The different
stands are well supplied with fresh vcgeta-
bles, which are freely taken ut good
prices. The city Is well stocked with cabbage
and onions from California, and are said to be
of an excellent quality All the fruit stands
temptinsly display berries and plums which
are selling at greatly reduced prices. The gro
Gerry trade of the city has been In excess of that
of any week during the year and orders frois
every direction have been more numerous and
embracenearly everything In the liue. In dry
goods and notions the transactions have never
before been so large, and the trade has assumed
immense proportions There has never has been
witnessed In this city at any previous time 80
large Il demand for meats aud lard Dallas
meats In north Texas, the shipments
must necessarily be very heavy. The
hardware trade OF the city has shown an acu, ity
never before Witnessed here, and that too a. il
time when, In other cities the trans actions are
generally light. The ZANE may be said of
queenswarc and saddlery, and orders for both
are constant and heavy. Dealers III drugs re-
port the largest sales ever known here ut this
season OF the year, and the trade as rapidly eX-
tending In every direction, few months ago
Dallas was not regarded rs a frstclass market
for boots and shoes; but there has been a
great change In sentiment regarding this
bransh Of business with country merchants.
and to-day there are hundreds buy
Ing here who never purchased In
this city before. Prices hero are as low as in
any other city In the country Some very large
shipments of liquors have becnmadc during the
past week, and while prices are steady here
there Is slight advance noticed In more north
ern cities. During the past week some large
consgnmcnts of tropical fruits have been re-
ceived In this city and II is pronounced of an
excellent quality, and prices are very low. The
stocks of -four held by dealers are ample to nc.
comodac MI demands until home mills com
mencc To manufacture. The quotations are moi
changed, but there seems TO be n weakening
tendency In the market for all grades. Taking
the week through, 1t can he truthtnlly Us
serted that business In nl branches was never
better at this season of the year and that pros
poets for the near future are very bright