The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13
COMMERCE AND TRADE
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL.
DALLAS, Feb. l2.-The heavy wholesale trade
which has characterized this city during the
past six months and which still continues at a
season and in weather that mtlltate against
business, excltes the surprise of dealers here
themselves The city was favored today with
more than an usual number of country mer-
chants, and all were purchasing goods. man.
uacturer and wholesale dealer In an important
] ne Of business stated to-day that his sales were
fully 25 per cent above his expectations, ana
even now his trade was steadily increasing.
Probably few of the residents of Dallas know OF
the extent and importance of the saddlery bust
ness of this city. There are several establish
menls In this city that employ from thirty 70
fifty hands In the manufacture of saddles ana
harness. and yet their stocks do not accumulate.
Sales ofthese articles extend not only as iaI
west as to the territories, but TO every important
city In the state, one firm shipped few days
ago over eighty side-saddles to Galveston
nearly as many more To san Antonio shor
time since. and between forty
and fity to q dealer In
Gainesville These items are given 10 show
merely what one firm alone Is doing In side
saddles, and which do not embrace minor IN
voices. In mems saddles and In harness, the
sales are really of magnificent proportions, and
Dallas stands to-day, in this line, among the
more prominent cities of the country, There
is not a single branch of manufactures In other
lines here that are not doing equally az well,
taking the amount of capital invested into coli
siierntion. But the HERALD again repeats
what IL has often said before, that the business
i'm portance OF Dallas demands that there should
De more Wholesale establishments In this city
and In every line OF trade. There are goodly
number OF small manufacturing ventures being
made at this time here and all are In tho most
prosperous condition, and while 1t seems we
are " have no large cotton mills soon, those
mailer establishments are doing much 10 id
vance the business importance OF Dallas.
ON CHANGE
There was very, little activity, on the Eek
change to-day, the rain and wind I'D
monlshng dealers that II was hlOro
pleasant 10 remain ut their own places OF bust
ness ana suffer the ills Of light receipts OF gram
thanily 10 Others they know not OF on the Ex-
change. some few sales Of corn and oats were
made al Old figures but the demand still con-
tihues above the supply. -.
" is understood that tho Exchange VIII
soon make Arrangements to receive full reports
OF gram and cotton from all the principal cities
or u country, and that other important steps
VIII DO taken TO forward the interests OF the Ex-
change, and which will carry with them re-
nawed advantages TO the general business OF tho
city.
GALL BOARD.
The operations on tho call board to-day were
althe following prices; Wheat, cash. " Feb
Corn In shuck, cash. 90; February, 5v@5l
March, 60; April, 4S6g52. Average Texas corn,
IN bulk, cash, 57h; February, GO !;
March Mare, TX; April, 81 Red rnst.pro 90
March, b; April, 5o@52 Rye, sacked,
cash. OG75. Barley, sacked cnsn, Gj. Millet
seed, German. u 70 little, 7O@75. Bran. cash,
slUS@sl ;lO@sl Is Hay, baled choice on track,
some offers n ade Tor hides, but no sales were
effected Tran,actions generally were light
GRAIN AND BREADsTuPFs.
=, mere were no receipts of gram BY wagon In
ms city To-day worthy Of mention. A few loads
came In but were readily taken by retail deal
ers. one car of corn came In from the NORTH
q no shipments Were cur OF corn to
s%' oiNYaIn c,v o one to Baird one
car OF oats to shreveport Prices were very arm
but unchanged.
ro.DAYs QUOTATIONS..
WHEAT-Choice, LOO; medium, csc; low grade
Wc; Nicaragua. 20 TO SOC.
kYE-Fim al Go To $50.
BARLRY-5s to COO.
MILLET sEED-G5; German millet $l.25.
OATs--i5 TO 4Sc for spring; 0 TO so for fall;
caS,es req rust proof b5@6Oc; in sacks cents
OonN-ln shuck, SOC tol5ac; shelled and sacked,
gaAs-we quote at mills, OOc; in store, sacks,
BLouE- We quote City Mills as follows: XXX
2S5; xxx, SOS; extra s2,75; Magnolia, s275
Fancy u, lth o.. 20; choice az ybdS3 Ob
XxxX. s276 xxx, $780, XX, 500.
O0rn meal, per bushel, 81 ~.
FsED-Unopped corn, per 100 lbs, 50 so: crush.
90 corn and cob, per 100 lbs, 81 co. crushed corn
lbs, Zoe.
HAY-Dari, COOS bright, $40. From stores
prairie, baled, dark. s6g7; bngnt 81; bright
Tree on board, car. $40 TO u; DARK. 81 toS.
COTTON SkED-Firm at lShc per bushel.
.. The Planet mills at Lltchheld, Illinois, when
I. Omplcted, Will have Il capacity OF 1000 barrels
Vi flour per day.
Southern Dakota seems TO have enough and
to spare of corn. Prices are said 10 DO about Is
@S0 cents rer bushel, but the bulk of the corn
raised is fed to stock.
Many farmers In the western portion Of Sum.
ner county, Tennessee, win pillow up their wheat
as has been ruined by the Hesslan fly, and
VIII plant corn and potatoes instead.