The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-20
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS. Juee l9.--It will be seen by re-
ferring TO reports in the cotton column OF
SA,s paper that the consolidated receipts for
the three days of this week are below those
OF the corresponding day last year, but the
stocks at the ports are about 5O,OOO bales In
excess Of last year. Notwithstanding the
tskings by spinne.s have been very large.
The growing crop is promising and the
Weld tor the coming season bids far to ex-
0ped that of the present one. U der TINS con-
tilSion of affairs the market Is weak every
where, and it will be seen that prices have
declined during the past week both at the
ports and in this city. The future markers
do not give hope that prices next season Will
open even as high as they did last Septem.
her. Up TO this time no new oats or wheat
have been received in this city; one car OF
rather low grade wheat was shipped by a
Dallas firm to st. Louis, from Hutchins.
The members o. the Merchants Exchange
In this city are now arranging TO resume
operations on the call board, aud before the
next weekly edition OF the HERALD goes TO
press, there will probably oe some livery
transactions on the board. wheat ana
oats are steady At quotations, anu corn Is
firm at prices given. II Is dlihcu,t 10
tell what corn may bring TINS iai as
the growing crop will not De on
the market until late in the
year What yet remain in the hanos OF
iarmeri will probably sell at about present
quotations A. this time there IS lalr de-
mand for corn from western localities. Inc
market is well supplied, II not oyerstocked,
with oats in the straw, but 1t Is Impossible
TO give regular quotations Tor 1t, rs sellers
aud buyers make the best bargains they
oan and on private terms. There is very
little hay changing hands at THIS lime
There is good demand tor Hour and the
market is steady. Bran continues scarce
aud high. COrnmeal is selling AT former
figures The receipts OF wool are light.
The wool-growers generally holding for
higher prices. The indications do not
point to higher figures AZ an early day. but
on the contrary manufactures are over
stocked with goods, and several OF the heav-
ie9t factoriea in the east have closed Tor the
present The demand for hides Is always
active, and the buyers OF this city control
nearly all the product in north Texas.
Cattle are coming in more freely, ana
some good shipments have been made from
here in the last few days. Butchers stock
iR plentiful on the market, and prices al
though not changed, are weak. The STOCK
exchanges are well supplied with mutton
hogs offered. Veal calves are very scarce
aud some of the veal offered at the
butchers stalls has the appearance OF be-
ing taken from animals whose horns have
wrinkles on them. The horse market Is
active and prices are high both for heavy
animals and ponies. Broomcorn comes in
very slowly, but there is an increasing de-
mand tor It in thus city and great deal is
being brought here from st. Louis and
Chicago, when Texas should supply all the
demand within her borders. Poultry is
really scarce on the market and 1t COM
mands high prices. Raising poultry Is one
OF the most profitable industries farmers
oan engage In. for turkeys and chickens al
never fall belo good remunerative figures.
New potatoes are plentiful and sell
at reasonable prices. Old potatoes are
out of the market. Green vegetables
are abundant but prices keep up
and afford..a good profit to tho producers.
Native fruits have taken the place of all i'm
ported varieties, and never before have
there been SO many berries. plums and 9th
or productions of rexas offered in Texas in
BuCh large quantities as are to be seen to-
day at the several fruit stands. Tropical
fruits are selling finely, and prices art
steady at former figures. Wood Is arriving
slowly, and prices are higher than ever be
fore known at this time of year
Water melons ana cantelopes are il
abundance, brought from more southern
localities, and sell for good round prices
The business OF this city Is fully rs large IL
volume as at any time during the last sil
months, and merchants generally speak o
agood trade.
GRAIN AND RREADsTUFFs.
The receipts OF grain in this city wer
above the usual arrivals. About five hun
bred bushels of wheat came in by wagon
aud fully as much or more corn. SOM
new wheat was offered on the market, blu
IL was not dry enough to be salable and /
did not command fair prices. Contracts ar
being made for new oats at thirty cents pc
bushel, and from present appearances, con
sidering the light demand from abroad, |
will not sell for more until later in tn
season, even If 1t should bring better price
after enquiries are made for 1t from abroad
old wheat and corn commands full quott
tons.
To.DAYs' QUOTATIONS.
WHzAT-Choice, 9Oc.; medium, S5c.; low grad
TIC; Nicaragua, 50 10 800.
RyE-Virm at so @aac
RARLEY-50 TOE SC.
OATs-30@35 for spring; 500 10 for fall; choic
red rust proof, 20 49, In sacks 30 additional
CoRN-In shuck, u 10 Soc. shelled aud sacke,
56tD GU.
RRAs-we quote a, mills. sOc.; in store, sack
I.2n.
FLoyn-,wc quote City Mills as follows: Xxx,
$50 xxXx, G75; extra, s2e5; Magnolia
ss s ea' s.. % g 81 81 xE SSsaxsy 20 81
xxx. q 80 to 90; Xxx, g. 40 to 81 60.
Corr MEAL-Pcr bushel, zoe; car lots, sl.i7 y,
FREp--Chopped corn, per 100 lbs, si.5C
crushed corn and cob, per 100 lbS, si.0o; crushe
corn anu barley. per 100 lbs. 600 corn brai
HAy-Dsrk, g to s.; bright, So From stor,
bright free on board car, slOtO 81; dark,
MILLEr sEEp-90c .; German mlllet, I. 25 sacke
CoTroN SEsD-Firm at lShc, per bushel
southern exchange says the heavy graf
movement from Texas points lisa matt,
which is receiving q great deal OF attentio
from railroad men. One official has bee
spending some time in Texas securing shil
n,ents for his road. A large quantity
this grain will be shipped TO points In A
ALBANIA and Georgia, The movement J
much more active than ever before, on a.
count Of the competition between railroa
lines anxious to secure business for TIL
season OF the year, and Of the lower rate
fixed In consequence Of this large NOV,
ment.
There are now 1856 mills for the manuiac
ufe Of flour from wheat in nineteen OF tn
large cities Of the United States. Thes
mills represent capital Of over 81 900. OOI
employ 274i persons, at a cost Of 81 ZOO. on
per annum, use material valued at $50
100000, and turn outa product valued d
$f5.500000 per annum. The first floul
mill In Minneapolis was built in 1860, an
the shipments Of -four from that city h
that year were only 10000 barrels. In iss
these shipments amounted to 3 liS. 900 ba,
Tels, an increase OF nearly lo,0O0per cen,
In 1878 the Minneapolis millers shipre
10000 barrels TO foreign markets, while 4
1881, that trade was represented by / ISL
200 barrels. an increase of nearly 1000 ne
cent. In 1881 the value OF the flour prt
duct ofthnt city was $i5.000.000.
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