The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-05

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Tbe mombefs of the Exchange nre pa.
trlotlo, and like all good citizens ieol
deep Interest In the local elections, and ~
CITY officers we're 20 be chosen for the enau-
lng year to-day, they gave but little Time
10 Che pursuits Of business, prelerrlng 10
no upon the streets advocating the claims
of their respective fayOrite9 for the Offices
TO be filled. They all visited the Exchange,
but their stay was short ana their opera
tions were few, and dealings, were iran
sacted with great CELEBRITY. Ihere were
few trades made In corn, and some wheat
changed hands at regular quotations.
Oats are in active demand and receipts
are below the requirements Of dealers.
There were good sales OF mliet SEED, ana
one or two transactions in hay. But tnere
was not the usual animation shown on the
board which characJeri2es operations gen
orally.
The election for officers of the exchange
occurs tomorrow, Wednesday. A good
ticket has been agreed upon by many of
the members, which will no doubt carry,
and which, if successful, will insure another
prosperous year for the organization. IL Is
TO be hoped that every member OF the ex-
change in this city and elsewhere VIII be
present and cast his ballot at this first an
nual election of the exchange. -.
The following prices ruled on the
exchange To-Day OoJton nIm a ~ i,u
ding, 8 | 16. Wheat. $l.0i@S1.C6. Corn
In shuck, 6O662; average Texas corn il
bulk, 65067. Oats, sacked, 6O@63. Rye
nominal, 60. Barley nominal, 90. Mlllet
seed, 6O@65: German, $l.25. Hay, SlZ'?o
GRAIN AND BREADsTUFFs.
Dealers in this city have at last arrived
at the conclusion that there Is not gram
enough left in the hands of farmers to meet
the wants of retail dealers in this city,
and are making arrangements to pro
cure further supplies from other
states. By inquiry among retail grain
dealers in The city it IS learned that while
few are sill enabled to supply. customers
with oats, many find it impossible 10 Keep
q stock on hand. Corn is also falling OIL IN
receipts by wagons, and the demand Tor
this Staple is growing day by day. There
were very good receipts by rail, Two cars
arriving from Kansas, which were at once
forwarded to Sweetwater. A car OF corn
was sent to Baird and another to True
Love, on the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe
road. Prices are very firm in this city.
ro-DAYs QUOTATIONS.
WHEAT-Choice, LOO, medium, $780,; low grace,
a5c; Nicaragua. 70 to SOC.
RYE-FiIm AZ GO to 7Oo
HARLEY-60 to 63c.
OATs-50 10 SIC for spring; % to 600 Tor ran
choice red rust proof 62@65o; in ssoks' cents
additional.
OoRH-In shuck, 55c to Coo; shelled and sacked
sRAS-We quote at mills, 90; In store. sacks.
l.20 WV
24O: xxx, 02.65; extra s2.15; Magnoha; SI w
Fancy, So 4O@3. As; choice 50. zoos. q; NX6A.
SS.CoSS 'o5; Xxx, s26O@265; Xxx, s22O@2.25.
Corn meal, per bushel So. 40
FHEp-ChOpped corn, per 100 lbs, w 25 crush.
and barley, per 100 lbs So 90; corn bran, per LOG
III ai.,Y~Dark, ss@s; bright $40. From stores
prairie, baled, dark, s6@7; bright w pIight
rec on board, car. $40 to ~ dark, " to g.
CoTToN SEED-Firm at 13Hc. per bushel.
Flour at Baker City, Oregon, is selling at
$l4 per barrel. :,
Birmingham, Alabama, than 1t was year
ago.
1t is rumored that a number of Northern
Pacific railroad capitalists will erect gram
Elevator at WallaWalla, Washington terri,
tory, before next harvest, at cost OF apou'
$500,
The Chicago Tribune says that it is re-
ported that there is now In cribs along the
| lines of the Chicago, Burlington u quincy
railroad less than 1000, 900 bushels OF corn,
against nearly IL, 600, 900 bushels year ago.
Notwithstanding the fact that an enor-
nous corn crop was made last year IN the
ighborhood of Monticello, corn is selling
at seyenty.fve cents bushel and Will gel
up, it is said, to dollar before the season
| is over. III,
The estimated area of land sown with
wheat in the state of California for the crop
to be harvested in 1888, given by counties
numbering fifty-two in all, makes an aggre'
gate of 3, 2S3 $50 acres. The output OF the
erop will depend on the rainfall during this
and the next month.