The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-06
WOOL AND hides

| THERE Is still fair business done here In
wool hut the season has advanced so far that
| the greater quantity OF better grades is dispos-
ed oi, ana what Is lett is generally ofa coarser
| quality Hides are In active demand and green
| bring Iull quotations and are readily taken Dry
hides are also very firm and the receipts heavy.
The following are
| QUOTATIONS. TODAY
| Fine spring per ID, % to 26C.; medium spring
| per ID, II to 2}c Mexican improved per lii %
| to lie; bury of all GRADES, . to &C. of.
| llidesIDry flint sound and heavy, II to lie;
| quo ilght to lie; dry suit, heavy, lie ditto
butchers II toGG all damaged, wet or dry,
halt price. Dcerskins, 20 to re; sheepskins, s.
| to Sc shearings, to l5c,
BeeswaX-ll to he per pound, as per color.
Ihlow-ln barrels, 8; in cake, &c per pound
We copy the following from Walter Brown &
Co.'S. wool circular OF July 1st: The volume of
business IN the wool market this week has been
larger than that Of last the sales aggregating
2Sl2,uuO pounds of foreign and domestic against
u total of i,6SI70O for the previous week The
| amount of The sales is we think surprise TO
many, MS the enquiry has been light and the
general tone of the market que prices have
neen wen maintained we can quote no changes
IN them and the prevailing impression is that
There VIII be no changes from the current val
ues during the next few weeks.
Notwithstanding the duh market and unsalis-
factory business which has been experienced
tins spring the amount of business for the first
six months OF this year is slightly larger than
for the corresponding time since last year, and
tho Boston Daily Advertiser which would
give ms reliable statistics .as could be cOlated
reports the total amount of sales in this market
for the first six months of this year ut So l42 $50
against 5O,9O5 i69 for the CORES bonding time last
year OF an increase of 1,237,527 pounds,
which shows the consumption OF wool Judging
by the sales. for there has been almost no
speculation. despite the extremely depressed
state of the wooden goods market, has held its
own, and has been slightly increased The dc.
mand sill continues the best for tine wcols. al
| though there has been little more inquiry for
the finer grades of medium; In the dcalnc and
| fine comblng woods nothing Of consequence has
yet been done, but these grades win sell freely
| when there Is any selection OF them In the mar.
kct the present stocks being mostly what has
| been left from last years wools and are there.
| fore In small quantities; fine unwashcd woods
| are selling wei and their values are nomi
| nally unchanged, n few of the choice elm, of
eNlra condition bringing the highest quota.
! tons '
| The reports from the ondon auction sales con.
tinuc favorable md the prices on fine woods are
higher NJ the close of these sales than they We're
| AT the opening wooden goods have maintained
| the Improvement previously noticed and tho
| prospects for the future Brighter we think than
| they were few weeks ago.
The following is the price of Texas wool.
Choice northern clips ut ~ 10 SSc., average ditto
NJ 70 TO .9c, choice western clips nj ~ TO 3 C. ,
average ditto ut ., to 26c, Sales Al 600 pounds