The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-27
THE BUSINESS WORLD
CONniERUiAL.

DALLAS, June 26.-The season has so IA
advanced that there is little interest ieit IL
north Texas regarding the cotton markets
OF the country. save TO Spectators alone
The planters and buyers ara not much IN
teresied In the advance or decline In prices
m the staple has nearly all been marketed
The future markets do not point to ad
yanced prices during the coming season
and ifthey prognosticate anything, 1t Is
Low prices for the next year. The only
change in prices during the last week has
been q decline in Galveston OF a sixteenth
although the outlook generally is not of an
encouraging nature. While the market IN
this city is inactive, there has peen nc
change in quotations. during the ,as'
week futures have not changed materially.
In New York they are few points lower,
- in Liverpool they are without change,
Mere have been some receipts OF new
wheat In the city during the past few days.
The quality is not greatly different from
that of last year, a goodiy portion OF which
would grade In ST. Louis AS No, 9, but
other lots would be regarded as strictly
No. 3. the grain is not as plump
o. il should be, but it weighs well and may
be regarded as q good Texas average. II
brings aboui 20 cents for the hest qualtt, .
Very little new oats have YET been mar
koted. and ii is not thought that ihe arrly'
ais will be ~ large as last year. The mem
bcrs OF he Exchange a'e making all the
necessary preparations " care iur al The
receipts of gain which come To the city.
Al this time there is Only Sun I'll arrivals ol
hay and prices are nominal. The only de-
mand is from local consumers. Flour is
active and some good sales are being
effected daily, not only to nome dealers but
good shipments are being MADE 10 near and
more distant points. Ban is IN demand
and there il an increasing inquiry for it.
COrnmeal is steady at former quotations.
The low prices offered for wool has almost
stopped the sale in the western counties,
but in this city dealers are purchasing at
figures which are satisfactory under the
depression in the markets east, to the wool
growers. Dallas is beginning to loom up
as wool market, where growers can
gA the highest prices. Hides are steady at
quotations, ana the demand IS active.
Heavy green hides are preferred, II free
from grnbs and other defects. The cattle
market is buoyant, and all that is suitable
for shipment are taken at full figures.
Butchers stock is in demand and the sup.
ply is not as good as a week ago. Veal
calves are nearly out OF the market, and all
that are offered on the exchanges are
eagerly taken. Mutton sheep have been
arriving freely, but during the last few
days there has been falling OIL in the offer.
ings, and the supply is only equal to home
demand. There is little sale for hogs, al
though the offerings have been liberal
Horses are still in urgent demand, particu'
larry large heavy work animals. Ponies
and light driving horses are scarce and but
few are exposed for sale. All kinds of live
stock command good prices. Broom corn
10 almost entirely out of the market, and
the askings are liberal. Poultry is scarce
and high. Very few spring chickens are
exposed for sale on the streets or
in the stalls. Every one seems de-
sirous Of purchasing game chickens,
whether for the table or for propagatng
purposes. Eggs are not plentiful and prices
arc advancing. Potatoes are offered in
abundance and they are generally of bet
ter quality than ever before brought to this
city The markets afford bountiful
variety of gre, n vegetables, which always
sell readily. Never before has there been
such an abundance of native fruits exposed
fofsale in this city, and prices for them are
higher and the supply is gradually falling
of. Wood is scarce and higher ami is now
bringing prices which will not probably be
Ions are offered freely on the market, and
as the crop Is reported large, they will
probably be cheap during the season. While
complaining Of durl trade, Dallas has expe.
iierced no falling of in business, and both
the wholesale aud retail lines are active.