The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL


DALLAS, Fes. 27-lhe bad roads OF INC nass
,veeS have nearly shut of all receipts OF produce
from The country, not only in Dallas, buthesst,
other railroad city or town in norm leAhs. Wv
ton comes In slowly, although planters r.Po,'
good amounts remaining on plantations ahu :"
Gin. houses The receipts NJ AL the pvS con,
Time large beyond precedent at this season OF
The yesr. Prices at oil the principal receiving
points have dc, lined fraction, ana many ~,
press the opinion they have not yet ,onehs o
bottom, but all agree they cannot TALL muoh D.
low present figures. In this city there mas oeen
no change To note In quotations.. IheIo 10 h'
active demaud for gram OF AL sinus iu ,hls Wy,
The receipts of corn, oats ann wheat nave ,anou
of materially during the past two weeks, put u
good wea her follows, they VIII. no doubt I'm.
prove both by wagon and rail number oil
cars Of corn from Kansas have been receives
here during the past few days; Dealers auinlt
that, from this time forward, they VIII have TO
secure their supplies, In great measure, from
points outside of the STATE. III the choice reu
rust-proof oats that are offered are wReh Freely
and at high prices which VIII. no uoupt
over when there Will undoubtedly
be falling oil in the demand MS well as IN quo,
tstions The mills are anxious TO purchase All
the wheat offered on the streets at inc advanced
figures There Is very little doing In rye ana
barley M there IL very little in the country IL
il believed farmers will sow more barley this
season than ever before, us II Is one Oh lhe most
profitable and certain crops that eau ne grown
IN leNuS. 1ntIt is lHuIc vi lNTo W'hN' 49,
shipped from this city daily. generally III small
quantities for seed For few days during the
bad weather there was an active inquiry LOT hay
but week of warm weather Will DO mucn TO-
wards making the pastures green III the bottom
lands when The demand will be light. The re-.
ceipts of cattle have not been very heavy, anu
shipments are not as large as they nave oesh III
the past The quality of the beeves offered are
generally good and above the average AZ this
season OF the year. There have been more cat
tie fed this winter than ever before III TINS
section OF the state. Veal calves are COming Ill
more freely, and the quality Is improving Nut.
ton sheep arc not abundant the storms ana cold
weather have dealt hardly with them. The
market is well supplied with good. fat hogs. IN
the last few days dealers have shown greater
anxiety to purchase horses. mules and ponies II
Is said inquiries are being made Tor mem py ca'
tlenen on the stock ranges OF the west All KINDS
of live stock are firm In prices. Inere is no
wool coming In, but 1t win DO seen by reports
from the eastern cities that prices have al
yanccd Tor all grades and there Is scarcity re-
ported In the country. Hides are tirm every:
where, Wood has been selling in the city NJ
from five TO six dollars per cord but as soon as
tho roads become dry II will fall back TO
old prices Chickens bring quotations and arc
not plentiful. Eggs continue scarce and sun
command fancy prices, but will probably de,
cline In week or two at faithest Good
country butter always finds ready sale, ana an
extra quality brings from thirty to thirty i've
cents. All kinds of fruit are firm, and choice
apples sell for six dollars per barrel There Is
no change to note in the price Of tropical or CAL
ifornia varieties. Choice early rose potatoes are
now bringing four dollars per barrel, and
sweet potatoes one dollar and quarter per
busheL There are several varieties Of new yegeta'
bles on the market brought here from the
SOUTH The general buiness Of the city Is good,
and particularly so in the Wholesale
hafdwars lines s s00' D0 will S'09 be- seem SaS that
there have been changes In some articles In the
staple hardware line Collins axes have do
clined fifty cents and nails ave now selling al
four slxty.fve rates The lumber business has
experienced a boom In the last few days, and
dealers are making exertlons TO secure all the
dimension timbers required. The retail trade OF
the city is not to say active, but II cannot BIO re-
ported dull. Prospects Ter Il heavy spring trade
were never better.
There was very good meeting on the lex.
change to-day, and transactions were about OF
the same volume as usual. The light receipts
interfere materially with operations. and dealers
lnd 1t difficult TO purchase sufliciency TO fiji
their orders and have little 10 dispose
of on Change II IL believed that II
the weather now continues fair and the roads
improve that there viii be good amounts re-
ceiyed At the different stations and towns on the
railroads, and that the arrivals here will be
NOR satisfactory. As regards wagon receipts
in this city, there Is no probability that they
viii Z. eatly exceed the requirements OF retail
dca.trs and II is even doubtful If they meet
them Prices are steady and generally hm.
CALL BOARD.
The ruling prices to-day were as follows
Wheat cash, sl.00; March, slQ5; April, VI ,oS
Corn In shuck, cash. 5SaG0 March, b5 April. so;
average Texas corn in bull, cash, 60@62; March,
65@AS APRIL 50@55. Red rust.proof oats,
sacked, cash, G2@65; March, 5000; April, 5S@Is
Rye, sacked, cash, rs. Barley, sacked,
cash. COO IS. Bran, cash, sl.0O@tl0 I
March f,d April, sl,05. Millet seed,
German, 81 little, CSC. hay sl2 ON cars Corn
In shuck offered on the cars in this city at
Co.