The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-25
THE BUSINESS WORLD

Fish Brothers Farm
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL.
DALLAS, May 2.-This is the dullest
business month In the whole year in north
ern Texas, when cotton deliveries from the
plantations are about ceasing and just be-
fore the new crop OF grain is ready for the
market, and yet the general trade of Dallas
has experienced no falling oti in volume
either in the wholesale or retail depart
ments, and ifthere has been any change
from two or three months ago it is for the
better. The retail trade OF the city in the
aggregate is probably larger at this time
than was ever before known in the history
of this city. The number OF new houses
established in every part OF the city and It's
suburbs is greater than many would be-
lieve who have not gone over all the dis
tricts now and year ago. They are oil in
prosperous condition, and their transac-
tions help to swell The aggregate of the re-
tail business of the city. In the Wholesale
way the same prosperity and increase is
witnessed. The merchants of Dallas have
localities, and are securing the trade of the
best and most responsible merchants in all
north and west Texas. The opening up of
che Fort Worth & Denver road to Wichita
Falls, has brought TO this city the business
OF q portion OF country which has hereto
fore gone to st. Louis. The completion OF
the East Line TO Mckinney has also opened
up Q new advances vi trade along the line of
that road, and which before had no access
to this city. Every road built In the future
within hundred miles of Dallas, and
which crosses or forms junction with any
Of the roads leading to or passing through
this city will but add to the already large
business now transacted here. The bust
ness prospects OF Dallas were never before
20 bright as they are to-day, and they arc
becoming more fattering with the advent
Ct each month.
ON CHANGE.
The grain, cotton, commission and bust
ness men generally, make 1t convenient to
drop In at the exchange room daily, and
while business Is dull on the board, thew
discuss the affairs Of state, the prospects of
the city and her prosperity generally. Its
conceded by all that the cotton factory will
be o success. The manner in which the
stock Is subscribed enables every one, fir IN
banker to day labOrer, to become stock
holder, and the general prediction is that as
soon as all the stock is subscribed shares,
like those of the Merchants exchange. will
be at q premium. A great MANY clerks.
book'keepers and others who are working
for salary are subscribing for one, two or
three shares, feeling an assurance that by
doing 80 they are making wise and Judi.
ctous Investment. While business is light
on the exchange, there Is always some
transactions effected. Prices are steady
and unchanged.
GRAIN AND BREADsrUFFs.
A car OF wheat was shipped from this city
20 st. Louis today. Dealers here find It
more profitable 10 ship there than to sell
mere o. nome. 1t does seem strange that
north Texas should send her wheat to 81.
Louis, and then have 1t sent back here in
the shape Of flour and bran. Mills here
certainly can compete in price with those
OF Kansas and st. Louis, especially when
wheat Is lowe, here than in those localities,
ana beside freights have to be paid for ali
Drought from abroad. There were very
good arrivals OF corn and oats. The market
Tor those cereals are steady and prices are
yet unchanged, but when new oats begin
% arrive they will In all probability de-
- MUTATIONS TODAY.
WHEAr-Chooe 9Oc.; medium, S5c low grade.
100; Nicaragua, 80 toAusA
kYE-Firm at * tceSs.
BARLEY-50 to 80c.
OArs-i0 TO 42c. for spring; 30 to $40. for fall:
odSce req rust proof, so TO 52c in sacks, &c.
.coaN-In shuct, As to 5Oc.; shelled and sacked,
Bran quote at mills. soc. In store, sacks,
FLouR-we quote City Mills as follows: xxx
20; xxx, s265; extra, t2S5; Magnolia,
70, Fancy, ~ 40 to t34j; choice, $50 TO
NE; xxXX, 81 90 to sS.O5; NIX, S2.C to
oh65; Xxx, $40 TO So 25. '-'' '"
CORN MRAL-Per bushel 75c,
FEED-Chopped corn, per 100 lbs.. s2o5.
Ceushed corn and cob. per 100 lbs, 81 %. crushed
o,rn ,S ana barley per 100 lbs. s26O: corn bran,
HAy-Dark, 90 to s.; bright, SO. From stores
prairie, baled. dark, So to 81: bright SiS,
sE ~. '"A' "
TSrroN sEsp-Fi'm at issc per bushci
Ing MARX Lane Express, In review OF the
'xIain trade tho past week, says! It is now
certain the wheat crop will not amount ~
An average yield. The English wheat trade
y about the same as it was before the holi.
Gays. Flour is dull and somewhat weaker.
yats advancing; other articles unchanged,
Foreign wheats dull and lieless. Foreign
nour freely supplied; prices rather easier.
Foreign barley quiet N steady, GARAGES
OH coast dull; traders restricted, large SIM.
ply. Twenty-Five cargoes have arrived.
-FOUR Were sold, nineteen withdrawn. and
eleven remain, OF which four are red win
@r, ioiir Californian, aud two Oregon.
Lraue IN carRoes on passage, or for ship.
ment, almost nothing. Sales of English
wheat the past week were II, 75S quarters at
~ snlliinEs spence, against Al ,266 quarters
49, sn''iihgs the corresponding week last
Speaking Of the -four production In tbi,
country, Trafton's Reporter saws: "The
marvellous increase In the production of
nour IN the United States during the psst
lew years tn most conspicuous and M ~.
SeSuve fet ur, Of the milling trade. New
mule have been spring!ng UP all over the
country, some Of them OF Immense cana.
oity. AT the same time old mills have been
enlarged and improved by the substitution
81 modern machinery and methods. What
" the result2 From the large and fine
M9eat crop OF 1880 and liberal reserves Of
Sio grain there were exported In tina calen.
Ssr year 1871, In round numbers, CISCO. 900
osrIeis OF Hour. Since the harvest Of 1882
IWnlch was about the same in quantity,
s DMt INFERIOR IN average quality to that OF
!SSO-and without any reserve OF old grain
shs experts for the first eight monthsethat
u from July TO February, both INCLUSIVE
we're o,oO0,OOO barrels, or at the rate Of o 45O..
w per annum. To this large increase Ia 70
% added very material increase In the
nome consumption during the same ne.
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TRADE ITEMS.