The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-09

fhtlN AND BREADSTuFFN
The receipts of grain by wagon to-day were
only moderate, but were above those of any
other day since the "bli22ard' struct Texas.
Ali that came in was freely taken by retail deal
ers Mt fur prices, and shippers were dependent |
upon what came by rail from other points In the |
state and from Kansas. A car of flour was re.
Ceived from Pierce City, n car OF oats from Sui.
phur springs, and two cars OF corn by the Hous-
ton Texas Central road The shipments were |
few, and embraced one car of oats Ia Ioyah for |
Fort Davis u car of corn TO New Brauniels II |
car OF oats TO Shreveport a car of corn to Bryan |
and Il mixed car of oats and cotton seed meal TO |
Wichita Falls, A car of flour was shipped to |
Ferris. one or two cars OF bran came In from |
Kansas. which will be put upon the market to. |
morrow. Prices for all kinds of grain are very
firm, and there is an active dema for what is
received by wagon. We quote to-day
ro-DAYs QUOTATIONS.
WHrAT-Choiee, Loo medium, 95c; low grade
9oc: Nioat1EuS. 20 TO SO.
RYE--FlTm at 65 TO $50,
BARLEY--55 to Coo.
alLLET SEED-65; Gorpan millet sl@
vAlS--9 70 iSc lnr spring; 0 TO o2c for fall;
ehSiSe req russ proof 55@GCc; in Sacks cents
ooRp In shuck, SOC to. SIC; shelled and sacked,
Sc 10 COO.
BaAs-We quote At mills, Loco In store sacss,
l,25.
sLouR- We quote City Mills as follows. TxA
xxx. S2.f5; Xxx, $780, XXX, s2.20.
Corn meal, per bushel, 81 20.
fEED-Unopped corn, Per 100 lbs, % So crush.
Cd corn aud cob, per 100 lbs, 81 SO; crushed corn
and barley, per 100 lbs 81 rs; corn bran, per TO-
lbs, 76C.
Hiy-Dark, ss@s; bright $40. From stores
prairie baled, dark, e6G7; bright si2 bright
free on board, car, slo TO u dark.t7
Cotton SEED-Firm at l3kc. per bushel
Mr.. j. Il. Dodge, the staHstcian of the agri.
cultural bureau In Washington, calculates that
we harvested In 1882 502, 19SGC0 bu of wheat
l,02i ,9lIa0 bu, OF corn and A75 0l5, 200 bu OF
oats. But the state reports are generally higher
than this, The Washington bureau estimates
that Georgia produced .06li, Obu of corn while
the commissioner of Georgia reports 696J, 9iC
bu. produced ON 2,SiS $50 acres making IL 3 bu.
OF corn per acre South Carolina planted In
corn l3i6.SO acres, which produced l7Oi5, 735
bu. according to the state agricultural depart.
ment or l2,6 bu per acre, against 10, $50 100 bu
reported by Mr. Dodge. The Washington bu.
reau allows ALSO 100 bu of oats for south Caro-
Ina and 1895 $50 for Georgia, while the loca
departments report 1,92l9T0 bu. of oats 10,
South Carolina, produced from SG2,373 acres
and l,6i3,iSa bu. of oats produced In Georgia
On the oIher hand, DR.. Dodge allows s.. 3l5, iOI
op: Oh wheat Tor Michigan, where the secretary
OF state accounts for but 81 ESQ AS bu, of wuici
about 2,5l2 600 bu, were used tor seed on lG7a
0O acres, or about W per cent of The wheat acre
age seeded by Michigan In ISL. MIR Dodge al
lows for Pennsylvania .OSt0 go bu. OF wheat
while the state board OF agriculture reports ~
a2bOeO bu. produced on l, 40. OOO aces
In cost height and insurance business:
quarter OF California wheat weighs so
pounds
Quarter of other American wheat weighs AZ
pounds.
quarter Of CHILEAN wheat weighs $50 pounds
A quarter OF American maize weighs N
pounds.
A quarter of Danubian maize weighs As
pounds. W.
Aquarter of Odessa maize weighs a09 pounds
quarter OF Galatz maize weighs iG2 pounds
quarter Of barley weighs 100 pounds
quarter OF oats varies fIom 3Ol TO SO
pounds w
quarter OF rye weighs as) pounds
quarter OF beans weighs $50 pounds.
quarter of peas weighs 60i pounds.
quarter Of leutils weighs 5Ot pounds,
quarter OF Danubian wheat weighs a.
pounds. ~
quarter Of South Russian wheat weighs A.
pounds. "