The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-30
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL.
DALLAS, May 29-As the season advan
ces the receipts OF cotton have been grow
ing less until now they reach but small
proportions. compared with few months
ago. Still, the daily receipts are fully equa
TO the weekly arrivals at this time last year
II will be noticed that prices have dec inet
in this city in sympathy with the falling OF
In the other markets OF the country, Their,
is little ground to base hope upon for bet
ter figures this season, The transaction
in grain on the exchange have been very
light during the past week, owing to sinai
receipts from the country, There is barely
enough corn and osts coming in to supply
the demand Of retail dealers. There Is still
little wheat arriving which is forwarded
to st. Louis. The mills in this city hav,
shut down for the present, but
new machinery of an improved
pattern is replacing the old, ant
the latest process for manufacturing oul
will be adopted here, AS yet there is M
change to note in the prices OF grain, bu
when new oats put in an appearance, there
willno doubt be decline in both corn AMI
oats. The flour trade continues heavy and
no change Is noticed in prices, although
waeat is rapidly advancing in the north
u an is scarce and high, while the demand
4, light. There is very little hay coming in
b 1t fully as much as local consumers re
quire. In the last few days the market has
been well supplied with oats in the straw
Il oom.corn is low and but little demand fol
1. at this time, dealers preiering to wait un
I'll the new crop comes in. Beef cattle are
but prices have not receded great dea
from former figures. Very few corn
lei cattle are Offered at the Elk
change. Veal calv,s are in good
demand and sell for good prices. The mar
ket is well supplied with good fat mutton
sheep, but there is no change to make in
quotations. Hogs are abundant, and the
demand limit ed. The enquiry for large
horses and mules continues active, and
farm animals are scarce. Nearly all the pc
MES All light saddle horses have beer
bought up for use on the cattle ranches
All, kinds of live stock bring good figures
and sell readily. This city is receiving
more wool this season than ever before
which is owing to the good prices paid fol
II by dealers in Dallas. The dull markets
all over the country prevent any large sales
at this time. Hides are in demand and
firm at quotations. Poultry of all descrp.
tions is scarce and high. As yet but few
spring chickens have been offered
on the streets. Eggs have declined
ready sale. Country butter is coming in
freely, but is readily taken by dealers.
There is an abundance of berries exposed
for sale at the fruit stands but always bring
good prices. Apples of a good quality are
out of the market. There are plentiful
offerings of tropical fruits, which have ad-
vanced a little in price, but are generally
of good quality. Green vegetables of all
kinds are abundant and sell at good figures
New potatoes are coming in freely and are
declining in value. Wood is now selling at
quotation prices, although the supply is not
above requirements. The business of the
city is active, both in wholesale and retail
line, and the general trade is in the most
prosperous condition.
ON CHANGE.
Business continues dull on the exchange
the principal transaction being in cotton.
The grain trade has not yet opened, but
dealers are making preparations to care
for all that Is brought 70 the market. From
present indications, the receipts of grain in
this city during the coming season will be
double those Of last year.
GRAIN AND BREApsrurFs.
There were some five hundred bushels OF
wheat received in this city to-day by wagon.
There were also liberal receipts of corn and
more than the usual quantity OF oats
were on the street. Yesterday car Of
wheat was shipped to San Antonio
from this city, and another followed
to-day TO the same point. A
ctr OF corn was forwarded to Atlanta on
tle Texas y Pacific road. Prices in this
city are steady and unchanged.
QUOTATIONS TODAY.
WHEAT--Ch0iCe 90c.; medium S5c.; low grade
60; Nicaragua, 80 tceua-
RYE-Firm at * tcssSa
BARLEy-50 to 60c.
OArs-i0 to 42c. for spring; 50 to SO. for fall
choice red rust proof, so 10 52c,; in sacks 30
additional.
10 to Coo.
gRAN- We quote a. mills. 9oc.; in store, SACKS
FLouR-we quote City Mills as follows; xxx
gao; XXXx, s265 extra, SIS; Magnolia
e2S5. Fancy, 81. 40 to t2l5: choice, 1920 Il
Ss25; MINK, s3 90 to s3O5; xxx, $40 Il
62.65 Xxx, $40 to " 25.
CORN MRAL-Per bushel tic.
FRED-Chopped corn, per 100 his, a. IS
crushed corn and cob per 100 lbs, 81 Is; crushe,
corn anu barley. per 100 lbs. 600: corn bran
per 100 lbs, 163.
HAy-Dark, % to IS; bright So From store
-PtMiiSs buSut VAIN, Su W UElknI, rl.
bright free on board car, slO 10 Sl2; dark. =
MlLLEr ssED-9Oc,: German millet, 25 sacked
CorToS sEsD-Fi IN at l3.sc per bushel.
The secretary Of the Kansas State Boar,
Of Agriculture reports that the farmers @
that state now hold over 8, 900 600 bushels @
old wheat, and over 81 900, 900 bushels of oil
corn.
The visible supply of grain this side q
~ n tas ms a 4.
day, May nth, shows decrease of |, 977
A2 bushels in the total, and this was in al
kinds. Wheat supply was reduced 556. %
bushels, corn 96l 400 bushels, oats $50, 95,
barley 90 472, and rye ll0,l2l. This doe
not include supply west of the Rocky diyi,
ion of the continent, which is q big tacto
Of supply OF wheat to Europe.
The wheat stored in Minneapolis elevs
tors, including the transfer elevators. Ma
q. was 1910 900 bushels. There were abor
3A, 900 bushels in the mills, making the &c
tai amount Of wheat In store In The Gil
14l4, 600 bushels, against 1,70S, 900 bushei
last week. The wheat stored at st. P.r
Is about 10000 bushels, The wheat i
store at Duluth elevators May 81 was /, 352
03l bushels.
Minneapolis is reported to ship annual,
beyond her local consumption, l,65S 81
UuTTeiS VI HOur lueSe, says the 1T
bune's statistician, iii piled ono above IN
other, end to emf, wonld reach $50 mile
The Hour would make about 405, 25,O C
loaves OF bread. the ordinary size of baker
loaves. These, piled in q pyramid, woul
make, roughly calculated, a square pyr,
mid with q base OF 800 feet square, and wit
height Of nearly 1000 feet"
Primes crop report says: The New Yor
Tribune Of May 10Th says. In its EDITOR,
about The crops of 1885," that "cor
planting has generally been complete
with success" so far as Illinois, Iowa, N,
braska, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesot,
Ohio and Indiana are concerned. Such
not the case. With the very best I
weather corn will not all be planted in iss
before the LIST Of June. Kansas is to da
the only state which can report "corn q
The present week ought 10 have seen III
great bulk ofthe corn In the above state
planted, and comparatively speaking mott
Ing has been done In any Of the great cor
producing states OF the northwest hi
week. Even II We had the ''corn ali plan
ed. with the present cold, wet and bsck
ward weather corn would not Gomez viii
any degree Of certainty Such repor,
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