The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-26
C JMMERCE AND TRADE
COMAIERCIAL.

DALLAS, January 25-Dnllas is to-day indebt-
L.. ~ her merchants and business men for her
prosperity and greatness, for without them this
city would not rank higher In a commercial point
than Fort Worth, Cleburne. Kaufman, Mckinney
and other county towns IN north Texas. The
energy and enterprise of the merchants al d bust.
ness men have made property holders and real
estate owners In Dallas comparatively wealthy.
1t Is TO the interests of merchants and business
men to have ourstreets improved, sidewalks laia
and sewers constructed in the city 1t is also To
their benefit TO have roads all over the county
rendered passable in all kinds of weather,
and bridges erected over all the streams in
the county. II Is their own fault that these
desirable objects have not been accomplished.
Did they give that attention to the election of
city and county officials that their interests de-
mand, many OF these obstacles to trade facilities
would have been overcome long ago. In April
noxt an election for mayor and a councilman
In each ward In this city will be held, and II the
merchants and business men Of Dallas viii lay
aside NIL personal preferences, and prove
true to themselves, and cast their suiiragos for
gentlemen who are outspoken and pledged to
public Improvements in this city, there viii be n
different state of affairs here In the next twelve
months from to-day. IL the time has not arrived
when these improvements have become neces.
sity when may we look for those "clysian daysY'
Merchants and business men Of Dallas, you have
q duty TO perform In the approaching elections,
and by exercising your power at the polls In IN
business interests OF the city, prove of advantage
TO yourselves, and render Dallas beautiful as she
Is great in commerce and trade.
ON CHANGE
The usual number OF grain dealers and com.
mission men were on the exchange to-day, and
several good sales of corn and oats were effected.
Good sales OF corn sacked were made at GO
to 62k cents for Immediate delivery, 1t
was offered aud probably sale or two made
q. lower figures for delivery during the month
and early In February There have been better
receipts by wagon In the last two or three days,
~. .lnla a
snap. when receipts were very light One gen
tenian disposed OF four carloads Of flour 10 DO
shipped from Kansas, and also sold several car.
loads Of bran to be laid down here In the next
ten days. IL might be said that operations on
the exchange to-day were good. Prices for all
kinds of grain and brend2tuiiS are steady and
the mark unchanged.
CALL BOARD.
There was good deal of interest mani
tested on The Call Board to.
day but buyers and sellers
price, and holders were firm in their askings.
Wheat, cash, 81 Ggs1. O2; January, 81 .0l@Sli0;
February, Sl.QS@al.l0; March, sl.Os. Corn in
shuck, cash, 6l@63; January, 6O@h2; February.
49@5l; March, IS@50. Average Texas corn In
bulk. cash, 55eets; January, 5i@57; February, So
Csc; March, 53@g56. Red rust-proof OATS sacked,
cash, bsG6O; January, S59bs February. 5ih@
MA; March, 62@56 Rye, sacked northern. 50;
sacked cash. S1.03; January, sizes; February,
Sl,l0. Pecans, 51s@G1i, Several sales were made
on the Texas Il Pacific and Houston IL Texas
Central roads at about. the same figures as were
given for cash corn in this city.
GRAIN AND BREADsTuFFs.
There are better receipts Of corn and oats by
wagon than was anticipated and they are above
the wants Of retail dealers for local consump-
ton. Shippers have been enabled TO purchase
largely to-day at ruling quotations. There were
good arrivals by rail, particularly of oats. The
shipments were fair, one car of oats going to
Palestine. three cars of oats TO New Orleans
one car OF corn TO Bryan, and car TO point in
southern Texas. 1t is thought there will be
very little corn and oats brought
to this city until later In tho season.
rs farmers are disposed to hold what they now
have on hand until the next crop Is developed
Prices are steady and firm.
Tho following We've the stocks at the principal
points OF accumulation on January ID. Win COM
parisonS4-
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