The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-17
Commercial and Financial.
NEW YORK MARKET.

New York, Jan. l6,--Flour steady.
Wheat, cash lots, higher and strong. Op.
tions opened weak, but was afterwards
hrmcr and advanced TO IL, closing firm;
No. 3 red, 81 0Sl to Sl.10l; steamer No. .
red, $l00l; No. = red, $l,12S to $l,142.
Corn, cash grades, | to better. Options
opened weak, but afterwards advanced | to
\, closing strong.
CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-Hogs, receipts, 5000;
$685. to $6.35; heavy, $6.l5 to $685.; light,
$5. 70 to $685.. Cattle receipts, 5000 mod.
erately active, prices steady, quality poer
prime, SO to $3.50; good to choice
shipping, $3.50 to $500; com.
mon to fair, $40 to $3.50; butchers
S2.25 to S4.l5; stockers and feeders, So. Is to
Si.d5. Sheep receipts, 6, 500 good to prime,
81 rs to 1915; common to medium, $3.3 10
$40; very weak and closed dull. A large
number unsold. Flour steady AMI nm,
changed. Wheat quiet; Regular 0Sl,
January 9Ss to VS. FEBRUARY 09a to 09s,
March; NO. 2~fed western, 80. Corn
stronger, but irregular; 62l to GA cash, or
January; 53i to so, February; 5ll, March.
uary; $l7i7l to $3.50, February; $l7 67l
to $l770, March. Lard inactive; l0s to
l0Gj, cash, or January, 1921 to 1878,
February; 1885 to l0l March Bulk
| meats in fair demand; shoulders, co. shor,
clear, 0 10. Whisky steady and unchanged
at 81 l6
NEW ORLEANS MARKET
| New ORLEANS, Jan. 10, Pork strong at
$lS.26; Bulk meats in good demand;
shoulders iirmer; Loose, $500 to GG,;
packed, $3.50 to $685.; clear rib anu
quiet and weak common to good
common. 81; yellow clarified, 7 to n; choice
white clarified, " to u. Molasses easier;
fair, "a to 36; prime to choice, AZ to 90;
fancy, go iermenting, 4 to 8 lower. Rice
steady and unchanged. Cotton.seed oil,
prime crude, IS to 80; summer yellow II
fined 43 to i6. Others unchanged. Sight
exchange on New York, 10 to 10 premium.
Sterling exchangeB Il. 1924.
| nc FAILURE.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IL &C. Conrad 4 Co.,
man uiacturers of Budweser beer, have
failed Liabilities slightly over halt mil
lion dollars. The principal creditor is the
Anheuscr- Busch brewing company for
$oi 900. IL is believed the assets will he
nearly halt a million. A meeting OF the
creditors will be- held next Monday.
Among the other principal creditors are
kaufman Bros, Of New York, 10000, and
Smith e Pierce, of New York, $1,000;
Debarry & Co., of New York, $4,000
No definite statement of the affairs
OF the house can be obtained, but it is
feared the loss to creditors will be large, not
wlthstanding. the assets are said to be equal
OF about million aud half yearly, and had
branch houses in Texas, Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona, California and other states.
Friends of the firm say the chief cause oil
their failure was the effort to do u larger
business than their capital justified, and to
their generosity in the matter OF creditors
The failure of 7. V. Smith 4
Co., of Tucson, Arizona territory
and the deialcation of Henry c
kissie, city treasurer of Tucson, who wa,
the agent OF the Coast company is said tC
have fastened their suspension. Adolphu.
Busch, of the AnheuScr Busch Brewing
creditor, and does not think his firm vii
lose anything by the failure.
mo MILL.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l6,-Contracts were let to
day for the construction of an immcns,
Touring mill, to be built by J. NJ. Keller
in East st. Louis. 1t will be erected OF
land adjoining the East st. Loui
elevator and will have connection
with that building, so that wheat can b.
transferred from one to the other Tn,
mill will have capacity OF 5000 barrels o
flour daily and will be commence,
at once and pushed to speed,
completion, and will cost half million
dollars. Mr.. Keller has three other mill
In this city and vicinity, and when this ON,
Is In operation he has the most extensiv
ilour.manutacturing business In this coun
-. try, aud perhaps In the world,