The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-01
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DALLAS, Feb. 27.--Ihe bad ROADS 81 lhe pa eso
week have nearly smut OIL gl ItCflplS ol P,oIt '
from he country, not oa'y IN DGles butateySr!
other rpilr ad city or tOW n In norm Texas vi,
ton comes ~ slowly although planters iePuii ~
good amounts remaining on plahhuohs alu - ~
plu.Louges The receipts ~ all we poils con,
tinuc large beyond precedent at THIS season OF
the vear. Prices ut all the prnclpal feCe'Lnh
points have declined Il fraction, ana many eAi
press the opinion they nave hot w ,',h ~
bottom, but nll agree they cannot fol- much Da-
lO,y present figures. In this city theIe mas oeeu
no change to note In quotauo' s. mere ~ an
active demand for grain OF all KINDS III lhls CITY
The receipts Of corn, oats ana wheat hhNe taie ~
an materially during The past two weeks Dut II
GOOD wea her follows, they Will no uyuUI, IN -
proye. both by wagon and rail. A NUMBER Of
of corn from Kansas nave Dceii "a e.
mere during the past few days Dea.sIs huInlt
that from this time forward, they Wlu nave 70
secure tueir supplies, in greaI lheaaulS, run
points outside of the state: Al the Glslce re-!
rust proof oats that are offered are takcu Freely
and nj high prices. which Will. no doubt
DC maintained until after sowing;ume IS
over when there VIII unuouOleuly
be falling Off in the demand as well as III quo,
tatiOns The mills are anxious 10 purchase az
the wheat offered on the streets at IhS ADVANCED
figures. There is very lillte oO;ng Ia iye any
barley, as there is very iittie IN tAe cguniog ~ ~
is believed farmers will SOW more barley TINS
season than ever before, as IL is one OF the most
profitable and certain crops that can De GROWN
in Texas There is more or less mllicl seen
shipped from this city daily, genefaliy III hHlal
quantities for seed For u few days during the
lad Weather there was an active inquiry for has,
but week of warm weather VIII 40 lAuch 10
wards making the pastures Steem III 'he r rTLT ",
lands, when the demand Will be nght Inc 10,
OTIS of cattle have not been very hehVy, aiC
shipments are not rs large as they nave Deen ~
the past The quality OF the peeNes oneleu ~
generally good and above the average at mi.
season of the year. There have peen more c" =
tie corn-fed this winter than ever before ~ va
section of the state. Veal calves are coming
more freely, and the quality Is lInproxing m W.,
CHI nt q
weather have dealt hardly with then. Inc
market is well supplied with gsod, fat hogs. "a
the last few days dealers have SHOWN greater
anxiety to purchase horses, mules ana ponles II
Is said inquiries are being made for thCm by CAY
temen on the stock ranges OF the west All KINGS
Of live stock are firm in prices. There 4 no
wool coming in, but il will be seen by reports
from the eastern cities that prices nave al
yanced for all grades and there is Il scarcity re-
ported in the country, Hides are iirm every
where. Wood has been selling IN the cry al
from five to six dollars per cord, but as soon as
the roads become dry it Will fall BACK 10
old prices Chickens bring quotations ana are
not plentiful Eggs continue scarce ana sun
command fancy prices, but VII prooep!y ae;
cline in week or two at faIthest. Coco
country butter always finds ready sale, and an
extra quality brings from thirty to thirty-hve
cents All kinds Of fruit are nm, ahT croijs
no change TO note III the price OF tropical or Cal
ifornia varieties. Choice early rose potatoes are
now bringing four dollars per barrel, ana
sweet potatoes one dollar and quarter per
bushel There are seyeralvaIieties of new vegeta-
bles on the market brought here from the
south. The general buiness of the city Is good,
and particularly SO in the wholesale
line, tho. dry good rotion, grocery, drug q, and
there have been changes in some artic es in the
staple hardware line. Collins axes have de-
clined fifty cents and nails are now selling at
four sixty-fiye rates. The lumber business has
experienced a boom in the last few days, and
dealers are making exertions TO secure all the
dimension timbers required. The retail trade OF
the city is not to say active but 1t cannot be re-
ported dull. Prospects fer heavy spring trade
were never better.