The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-15
COMMERCE AND TRADE
COMMERCIAL.

CUMM ERUE AMI L RADE
COMMERCIAL
DALLAS, September li-Business is more
lively than II Is generally at this season OF the
year. with far more Of hOpefuiness among the
merchants We have now ample provision ior
competitive shipping and the hope OF the carly
completion of more roads. especially the ST.
Louls X Texas gives an inspiration and buoy.
anoy to the trader that has not been observed
for years. The weather. too, Il simply gor'
geous aud every day unfolds TO the planter
thousands of bales of the iieccy treasure which
the boil worm has In vain ossayed 10 destroy,
and nothing but very carly frost or hcNNy
rains can affect Confidence, II ~ said, Is the
basis of commercial success, anu II the dogma
be true we may hope ere long to see adegree OF
enterprise aud zeal among our Main aud Kim
street princes that viii not only put money IN
their purses, but eyentuaie IN the expansion OF
our business capacity and the growth ana en-
latgement of our prosperous city,. Already TINS
hopefulness has converted the scheme OF Ncot-
ton factory from a mere speculative Idea
Into an assured fact. Real estate isstii sun,
and even booming, and every branch Of indus
try seems thriving The demand for labor Is
unprece dented. MS well by the farmer ~ the
railroads, and this swolg the volume Of cur
rent wealth TO most pleasant and healthy pro.
portions, II any one doubts the amount OF
business done hero even now, let him VISIT the
elevators the depots and the wholesale houses
At the elevators he will see the immense build
lnEh ana WiuenQuktA mica 70 oNtInoNluki WIN
q constant demand for more cars Az the depO,s
he viii see mountains OF freight whilst the ex'
press companies arc lOborlng night aud day 10
house and distribute the vast amount OF all
classes of freight under their charge Without
can sec nothing ahead of Dallas now but pros
perity and Improvement surely with snch
crops and such energy rs we have, u would be
unpreCedeutedly strange were Dallas not To
make very long stride towards that greatness
which we ali hope and believe TO be hers In tho
early future, She has the seven league boots
at her disposal, and her failure in the next few
years TO he the first city OF the state Will hc not
her misfortune but her fault,
ON CHANGE.
We are requested to call attention to tho no.
tee In another column of special meeting OF
the Merchants EXCHANGE. at II o'clock, Friday
morning, Rules for the government OF the call
board VIII be adopted and other business
transacted OF great Importance. II Is hoped
that every member o! the Exchange viii be
present, Tor the matters brought before the EX'
change will be Of the greatest interest 10 the
business OF the city.
The following named gentlemen were regis
tered as visitors upon the Exchange to-day
G Shorb, 81 Louis; II \, Fitzpatrick and 4. e.
Carlisle. New Orleans; James McCutcheon and
Frank llopson, Ellis county; II. Nj. Rhodes,
WaxGhachie.
THERE was not much business done on the tx
Change to-day but there was II great deal OF IN.
terest manifested In the grain markets In other
localities There were less oats offered on the
board than has characterized the trade for sew
oral days past, but prices were firm, There
were some offerings Of corn for delivery later IN
the season. but there Is very little exposed fol
sale for immediate shipment. When the cal
board ~ put In operation no doubt transactions
VIII be large and business on the Exchange viii
be animated Prices to-day are unchanged.
TIE prices for grain on the Exchange to day
were MS follows Wheat, 90U9i6lsl,0 o., as pei
quality Oats for spring, SIS; fall, for feed
,S@i2; choice red rust proof 1880. New corn
sheled, In sacks, 55@N Barley in sacks, 80
Rye, Texas In sacks S6MQO; northern, 81 O0
Millet Seed little. GO@65 German, Sg@pi. II
store In small lots higher price is asked.
PEiCEs for grain IN st Louis to day, asChalkc,
on the Exchange boards In this city, were as FOL
lows. September wheat. elh. October wheat
vs., September corn ~ bid October corn, $50
There was nothing done in september oats; OC
tober oats, BON,
The gram market was Oh again TODAY I'm Chi
cage and prices declined for both wheat AM
corn september wheat opened at wy, but tina
figure could no! he maintained, and with sligh
fluctuations and reactions finally closed NJ va
teven.eighths ofG cont below the day hcior,
For delivery In October IL sold ON first call
ei1d, ", one time during the day wasa col
lower, uul lne lnhIkcl Ihlllcl, NlU Oh last Gail
brought qiA, seyen.cights Of cent under yc
terdays last sales, Com for october sold IN Ill
morning ~ Ge,., but gradually fell OF until II
close, when IL brought u. u decline OF two cen
and thIee.eighlhs, since tho last sales the ia
before
GRAIN AND DRsApsrurys.
The receipts Of whca, in this city 4
day by wagon reached In the ncighborhoo
OF fifteen hundred bushels II good portion l.,
IuE purchased In tho mills Tho arrivals Al
oats were also fair and above the wants Of rcta
dealers Very little corn ~ coming In, US II
yet rsther too green 10 be marketed, ulthoug
tho line weather now prevailing Is having all I'll
good effects upon it that could 10 desired.
little rye was offered ON the streets and hrougl
good prices, Barley Is scarce, and al that
brought forward finds ready sale, here we
numerous small shipments of Nicaragua whcN
rye and barley for seed, and there were son
inquiries for millo seed Prices are firm ut an
Muons below In retail way
ro-pANs QuorsTloSS
WHrAr-Choice, 9lc; medium, qVN low gra,
SIC; Nionragus ca 10 700,
Ryg-Firm ~ 20 to 100
DANLEy-OD TO CSC,
NiLLKr sgEp-tO 10 Is; German minet rs to
oArs--ss to BIG FOR spring; $50 loo for ial
sacks, cents additional.
CoRN--old in ear, &C; Kansas, in sacks, \.
TO eS; new, 70 to sSc,
BnAs.-we quote at mills, 75c; In s,or0 sNcs
FLovR-we quote City Mills AZ ionowe Xxx
tiO; XXXX, s2,5b; extra $500 Magnolia, s&C
Fancy g lh@sS gG choice, SO $685.
xNNN, $500 $780, NNN. s2.10. M, $40.
Corn meal per bushcl, 81 70,
Graham hour, per hundred $500,
The Mark Lane ExpreSs In its review " I
English market under date of tho llth, sal
tits probable that no great damage 10 whI
has been caused hitherto by the weather
may be safely assumed, however, that VII,
Will DO dscclorcd Markets continue 10 dcclii
The condition Of the wheat being such rs
compel quick sales, prices declined about
New Hour N also cheaper, Mating bari
firm. Grinding sorts cheaper, Oats, beans q
peas unchanged, Foreign wheats IN lond
completely demoralixed. and only retail sa
made The market Is beginning 10 yet g,ut,
for all positions, Nrnusry stocks being VI
heavy, atporls OF discharge the arrivals dur
the week were very liberal Cargo trade rall
surhitei with supply, buyers awaiting low
rates Iweny.six fresh wheat cargocs arri,
There We're sixteen on sale, twenty withdra,
and twelve remain, including ten red VIM,
Sales of English wheat for the past week, u
quarters at ass vi, against $3.50 quarters
bis Oh same time last year"
TRADE ITEMS
The Lawrence box aud basket factory