The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-08
THE BUSINESS WORLD
CONMEItGIAL.

DALLAS, April :. III there is one class Of busl-
ness nien whose opinions weigh more thhn DO
Others az regards the prosper " OF growing
commercial city. II is tho travelling saesn.h. OF
as they are more hmiliarly known. dtummera
They are always selected by their employers on
account OF their intelligence, their knowledge OF
business and the quick perception mey possess
10 discover the financial ability to pay and the
business success Of those with whom they FORM
commercial relations. Thoy are always genial
and loyial. can tell good anccdoie and seem
inrly are careless aud rolloksome, but they nave
ever one eye open 10 inc SURROUNDINGS, am soi-
erally arrive at correct conclusions as TO the cs
sentinl points they desire Ia determine M 10.
CARDS tho safety and pruprc,y of dhposing OF
goods ana wares ~ those who are engaged W
trade or mercantile putsuits In the towns aHd
villages they visit Their opinions are framed
from knowledge and facts. aud are ."ot'hi of
consideration. During the last fortnight more
than The usual numheroi these travelling gen
tlomen have visited Dallas. some who make thi3
civ hrir homo and others FROM distant local
tiles, aud all unite In saying that Dallas Is To-day
the most active business city IN The whole alu'u OF
Texas not even excepting me seaport ohy OF
Galveston. Thew state lat Dallas prices Tor
goods aro quoted all over norih Tosss' nat the
HERALD IA looked 10 for cOrIoh quotations. ol
cotton, grain and produce, aud WAT tnese quots
tons govern prices wherever the paper rca mes
A travelling salesman from IT Louis remarked IA
the HERALD reporter that ne lounu II h,il9st lnl'
possib.o W sell goods In competition with Dallas
arummers for prices here were comparatively
lower than ware those OF any other c'ty Ia the
west or south, aud that II the merchants here
continued W expand ana extend thelr traue III
the future as they have done IN The past Twelve
months, that thelt business would be quad
ruped IN the next two years From close
comp arikon OF prices with other cities, the lifR'
AID has known for u long time that goods III
every branch oi trade or business can DO pur'
chased in Dallas more iayOrably as regards prco
THAI IN any other city In the whole country,
freighls aud other expenses considered TINS
tru, III IN being verified aud admitted OIL over the
state, and the good results aIo seen III tho in-
creased trade Uf the city and the Importance
Dallas IL ast assuming IN One OF tho great IN
land commercial centres OF the whole country,
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ON 'CuAN0E.
The members of the Exchange are making
preparations 10 entertain the public In II royal
manner on Monday next AT II O'Clock, They
give general INVITATION, 10 the business men and
property .uwners. and In fact everybody, Ia meet
with them on that occasion, when the new OH
GERS viii DO inaugnrhed aud Npleasant time
may be expected. Matters ~ great importance
to every enterpri,ins citAon MD be considered
and aclcd upon Every maleiinlinteiest OF Dal'
las WILL be affected by the action taken by the
Exchange and all should be present and parti.
cipato IN the proceedings.
Tho transactions on tho board wefc only fair
to-day and owing to the lghtsiocks OF gain In
the city operations were not c>iductedon lsrgo
scale, There were some sales oi corn elr oled,
but the heaviest deals wero made on private
terms Oats continue In active demand,
and retail dealers no longer depend
on Street arrivals for their supplies.
There Is an active enquiry for wheat To MI or.
doris received from other localities. but city
millers take all that Is received either by wagon
or rail, Millet seed Is going on rapidly IN small
lots at current prices There ia very little doing
In hay, although there IL no change to note In
quotations Some good transactions were Of.
fected In flour. Us well as In meats. Cotton Is
frm nj quotations. and buyers are seemingly
anxious 10 secure any good round lots that of
fured on the market,
to-day: Cotton firm. for middling .. Wheat,
u .0icps1.0G. Corn In shucs, G0Gg69 average
Texas corn In bulk. 6Ng67. Oats sacked, GOODS,
Rye nominal: 90, Barley nominal; g. Millci
seed. Go005; German, sl& Hay. tl2,bo
GRAIN AND BaEApsrUPrs.
There were better receipts OF corn In this city
by wagon to-day than there have been for some
time past but nll were taken by retail dealers
Tho larger portion Of tho grain now being sold
By dcalefs In this city Is being shipped Ill
rect to consigners from railroad points
In this state and from Kansas Tho demand
for oats at this time Is above tho supplies offered
aud several retail dealers who arc unable 10 re
plenish their stocks from street offerings. are
buying nom wholesale dealers There IL an
active enquiry for wheat, not only for conSump.
tlon by homo mills, but 10 Ill orders from
abroad, A car load OF hay was sent west to-day,
10 nairt which seems almost like shipping ooals
to Newcastle. but IL was wanted 10 supply livery
establishments there. All kinds of grain aud
produce are firm At quotations.
ro-DAys QUOTATIONS..
WHEAr--Choiee, LOO, medium, vsc.; low grado,
o6G Nicaragua 70 10 500.
Ryn-FlIm at 60 10 7vu
BARixy--G0 10 CSC.
MIiLKr sEED--65 German mliles sl25.
OArs--50 10 go for spring; 90 10 COS FOR fall
choice red rust proof 62sbSc; In 'aoss, cont
additional.
OoNs--ln shuck. bSc to COO; shelled aud sacked
800 10 600.
AsAN--wo quote Al mills, %. In store, sacks
YLoun- wo quote CITY Mills IA follows; XSy
40; xxx, el6s; extra e2,75; Magnolia s47S
Fancy, o. ioesS iji choice ~ o@s ~ xxx
0orn meal, per bushel, S..
rnED-Uhopped corn, per 100 lbs, e. %. crush
d corn and cob, per l0Olbs., 81 rs crushed corr
and barley, por 100 lbs, % oG corn bran. por 10
HiY-Dark, sscbS bright SO From stores
prairie, baled, darb, s0a7; bright ST.; bright
ROO on board, car. slo tol9 dark, 81 o&
CoTToN SErD-Flrm nj l3Sc, per bushol
The wheat crop OF East Tennessee begins Il
II is reported that there is now In cribs alonI
thu line OF the Chicago burlington h QulnC
railroad less than 100000 bushels OF corn
against nearly l2,,Oo0 900 bushels year ago.
Tho great hourmllls In Minneapolis an,
throughout Minneso,a, are not producing 10 tn
extent OF onc.,hird OF their capacity. uumbc
have shut down because OF the scarcity All,
nigh price of wheat
Wheat fipens In Italy by the end OF June. bu
In Europe generally it's no, ready for the roape
before the month OF August and In some part
not before September.
A report ofH Matson, consu.general OF tn
United States At Calcutta, on Tho wheat produc
uon Of India, places tho amount OF wheat grow,
III that country available for the European mar
ket at 10000 ol bushels. White the advantage
possessed by the United States In the matter o
Transportation preclude present danger OF clos
competition, MI. Ma,son says the Indian suppl
10 large enough TO act Ns n cheek upon tho er
hAncemcnt OF prices by speculation; and Amer
loan farmers will soon lind ,ho ncod of reducin
the cost OF production, while fwieht charge
must be regulated In q dcgicc by tho conce,
kiuns OF Indian railroads In that direction.
TRADE TrEAiS.