The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS. Nav Gas the season advan-
ces the receipts of cotton have been grow
ing less until now they reach but smell
proportions, compared with few months
ago. Still, the daily receipts are July equal
tie the weekly arrivals at this time last year.
II will be noticed that prices have dec ined
in this city in sympathy with the falling off
i'm the other markets OF the country. There
is little ground to base hope upon for bet
ter figures this season. The transactions
in grain on the exchange have been very
light during the past week, owing to small
receipts from the country. There IS barely
enough corn and oats coming in to supply
the demand of retail dealers. There is still
a little wheat arriving. which is forwarded
to 81. Louis. The mills in this city have
shut down for the present, but
new machinery of an improved
pattern is replacing the old, and
the latest process for manufacturing flour
will ne adopted here. AS yet there is no
change to note in the prices of grain, but
when new oats put in an appearance, there
will no doubt be decline in both corn and
oats. The flour trade continues heavy and
no change is noticed in prices, although
wheat IS rapidly advancing in the north.
B ian is .carce aud high, while the demand
lis light. There is very little hay coming in,
hut fully as much as local consumers re-
ouire. In the last few days the market has
been we'll supplied with oats in the straw.
Room corn is low and but little demand for
iC at this time, dealers prefering to wait I'M
till the new crop comes in. Beef cattle are
coming in quite freely, generally grass:fat,
from former figures: Very. few corn
change. Veal calves are in good
demand and sell for good prices. The mar
ket is we'll supplied with good fat mutton
sheep but there is no change to make in
quotations. Hogs are abundant, and the
demand limit ed. The enquiry for large
farm animals are scarce. Nearly all the po-
MES and light saddle horses have been
bought up for use on the cattle ranches
AlIRinds of live stock bring good figures
and sell readily. This city il receiving
more wool this season than ever before
which is owing to the good prices paid for
il by dealers in Dallas. The dull markets
all over the country prevent any large sales
at this time. Hides are in demand and
firm at quotations. Poultry of all descrip.
tiops is scarce and high. As yet but few
spring chickens have been offered
on the streets. Eggs have declined
ss.dv sss County, tu butter alTs IS Coming Ha in
freely, but is readily taken by dealers.
There is an abundance of berries exposed
for sale at the fruit stands but always bring
rood prices. Apples of good quality are
out of the market. There ale plentiful
offerinse of.ropical fruits, which have adj
yanced little in price, but are generally
of good quality. Green vegetables of all
So kinds are abundant and sell at good figures.
New potatoes are coming in freely and are
declining in value. Wood is now selling at
quotation prices, although the supply is not
above requirements. The business of the
CITY is active, both in wholesale and retail
line, and the general trade is in the most
prosperous condition.
ON 'oHANGE.
Business continues dull on the exchange,
the principal transaction being in cotton.
The grain trade has not yet opened, but
dealers are making preparations to care
for all that Is brought 70 the market. From
present indications, the receipts of grain in
this city during the coming season will be
double those OF last year.
GRAIN AND BREADsTUFFs.
There were some five hundred bushels of
wheat received in this city to-day by wagon.
There were also liberal receipts of corn and
more than the usual quantity OF oats
were on the street. Yesterday car of
wheat was shipped to San Antonio
to-day 10 the same point. A
car Of corn was forwarded to Atlanta on
tie Texas e. Pacific road. Prices in this
city are steady and unchanged.
QUOTATIONS TODAY
WHEAr-Choice. 90c medium, Sc; low grade.
75c.; Nicaragua, 30 fcfoe-
Rhythm at ctSSS
BARLEY-50 to 6oc.
OArs-i0 W 42c. for spring 80 to DC. Tor fall
choice red rust proof, so TO 52c.; In sacks, 30.
CosS"In shuck, As to &c., shelled and sacked.
60 TO 6Oc-
BRAN-We quote AZ mills, VIC; III store, Sacks,
FIX Fi;sUouR-we quote City Mills as follows; xxx,
s2ss, Fancy, S.. 40 to ts.45; choice, $500 TO
saS: xxx, S8 90 to ss.O5; XXX, s. 10 TO
S2.65; Xxx s220 to 81 Is.
CORN MEAL-Per bushel 75c-
FKED-Chopped corn, per 100 IDS, I'D
crushed corn and cob. per 100 lbs, 81 25; crushed
corn ani barley. per 100 lbs, f2Oo; corn bran,
PEI aYIDsrk, ss TO ss; bright So From stores
prairie, bsled, dark, s6 70 g. bright So:
bright free on board car, $40 TO So; dark. o.
to g.
CoTroN sEeD-Firm at 13kc per bushel
The secretary of the Kansas State Board
of Agriculture reports that the farmers Of
that state now hold over 5000, 900 bushels of
old wheat, and over 81, 900 900 bushels Of old
The visible supply of grain this side Of
the Rocky mountains, as made upto Thurs
dav Nav 18th shows a decrease Of ,g77, :
2I2 bushels in the total, and this was in all
kinds. Wheat supply was reduced $50, 226
bushels, corn 96l 40 bushels, oats $50, 1853,
barley 80 472, and rye ITO, 12l. This does
not include supply west Of the Rocky diyis-
ion Of the continent, which is q big factor
of supply Of wheat to Europe.
The wheat stored in Minneapolis eleva-
tors. including the transser elevators, Msy
%. was /. O70, 900 basheis. There were about
;344 900 bushels in the mills, making the to-
tai amount of wheat in store In the city
j ara 900 bushels, against ], 70s, 900 bushels
at
' is about AIS, 900 bushels, The wheat in
store at Duluth elevators May q was ,352, :
93i bushels.
Minneapolis IL reported TO ship annually.
beyond her local consumption, 1,65s $50
barrels OF flour These" says the Tn
bune's statistician. iii piled one above the
other, end to emf, would reach 80 miles.
The -four would make about 495, 5000
loaves of bread. the ordinary size Of bakers
losyes. These, piled in q pyramid, would
make. roughly calculated, q square pyra-
MID with q base OF 800 feet square, and with
q height Of nearly 1000 feet"
Primes crop report says: The New York
Tribune Of Nav 18th says in its editorial
about The crops Of 1885," that corn
planting has generally been completed
with success" 50 far as Illinois, lows, Ne
braska, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnes0ts,
Ohio and Indians are concerned. Such IL
not the case. With the very best Of
weather corn will not all be planted in 1888
before the LIST Of June. Kansas is to-day
the only state which can report corn all
planted"
The present week ougbs 20 have seen the
great bulk Of the corn in the above states
planted, and comparatively speaking moth
ing has been done In any Of the great corn
producing states Of the northwest this
week. Even II We had the corn Ell plant
ed" with the present cold, vet and back
ward weather corn "rould not come" With
any degree Of certainty Such reports
amount 20 nothing.