The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-13
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL.

viii he I'm excess Of that OF last year Up to
last Saturday evening the receipts In thls cry
were 59is Dales OF which 30Js were .Iahs ~
The shipments were sl,3o5, and the stock on
hand I, 693 bales. Toe total amount compress
ed in this city wa 2157S bales. Prices were
0 cents for middl,ng against cents tne
same dafe last year. The receipt, aIihOugh
not as large as two weeks ago, are liberal I ana
fully ND TO the expectation OF buyers. Inc
crop is nearly all picked but mere are RTE RTE
amounts Iemaintng in the hahds OF pIahtI,is
anIat the gius. From present indications me
receipts in Dallas this season WIN eNceeu " wv
bales. 49,, 1901, o,,,,oi
pated by buyers not because me- ~ svSic ons
i'm the country around is engaged In picking anu
marketing cotton There Is not mnch .heat Ia
the country and pric are firm Corn IS apuh-
dant gnd Is being marketed moro freely tnaI
either of The cereals Oats come in slowly, ana
the general impression is that what yet remains
TO be- sold will not more than hccomm date tne
WANT Of retail dsaer o, I he ths gSoe are
lisht AS yet there is ne mi.let seed offered on
the market and prices are nominal. IheIe Is
only enough bay offered on the streets 10, ac-
steady and firm. Flour remains at former quo,
tations, hut shipments from this city are
heavy. Bran is higher and scarce, the
greater amounts of which sold in this city IS
now brought from the North. There is noth-
ing to note of corn meal, fu Their than prices re-
mains unchanged. Feed stutfs of all KINDS are
low aad comman ready sale There Is geod
demand for cotton seed meal from hock: masters
in the west who are securing it COW for ieeo
during oold W.T. weather In latter months.
There is little TO note of the cattle marRei'
What are nov received In This city general
ly comes by rail from ranches in the west
There are BUYERS here who succeed in securing
enou III to supply their contracts made win
dealers in eastern Texas, bu, ASIDE rom inns
there were no shipments. The only beeves OF
fered on the marks, as yet are grass fat, and II
the weather should continue mild corn'ieo AM
mails will find reluctAut buyers The season for
veal calves has passed. There has been an
abundance ofmutton sheep IN the market, put
many Of hem have been small and rather poor
in condition for 81 lughteTing Hogs are coming
in freely and are III III respects better than ever
offered in any previous, year. Inc pa s iIaS
Demand for stock hogs and feeders has ceased.
although what are exposed for sals tlnd buyers
at low prices. There is no falling of IN the de-
mand for heavy horsesand mules. while sgenss
for rsnchmen in the west take all he good po-
mics that are ffered at the. exchanges. Inefe
family hor.es. and they bTIng at at o all
During the past week the market has been
well supplied with game OF al KINDS DeeT anu
antelope come in fr, civ aud a few buffalo nave
been offered at the bUichers stalls. small game
is abundant, but prices are wei sustained. ms
market, it Stems. will never be overslocReu WIN
game.
Inc Oemhnu 1OT nlueS IL very niiu thSiS
is struggle between dealers as to who can Sc
cure the greater amount of butchers STOCK,
which is the most desirable at this rme Coco,
sound heavy flint hides ale IN demand wniie
light damaged are neglected. Dallas is the
principal hide maTkeV of north Texas, ana
agents from This CITY are : ow travelling all over
the state securing all possible at this season OF
the year. There is very lite wool coming IN az
this time, and the transactions In furs and pei
tries are Insignificant -
The market continues to be well supplied
with Fl uiis Of all kinds. There has teen no
change IN prices TO this date, but there - L
probability that oranges will advance In short
lime There have only been small receipts OF
pecans ms ye, and prices are firm. wholesale
dealers are paying from to cents for them.
and so far have been unable to secure any large
quantities t those figures.
Country butter has advanced, and good quail
ties will bring better prices. Cniekens aud eg g
above the supply Wood is offered more freely
in "a @ market and holders ara anxious to Sc
cure purchasers for all they care TO DISPOSE a.
The business of lie city is active in az INES.
and the general trade was never SO R0ou before
at this season Of the year.
GRAIN AND BRRADsTUFFs.
The rains ofthe last day or Two have iuterfered
somewhat with the receipts OF grain by wagon,
and the arrivals in consequence were light. All
the corn and oats tuat came in were taken by
retail dealers. The were only three cars oil
corn received by rail and four shipped out
m arket continuing frm.
Wheat CnOice. 90; medium, low grade 90c
Nicaragua 300 65c.
RYF-Nomnal at SOC: northern, S5c.
BARLEY-40@45c.
CORN New, In khuck, 4Os; shelled and
hacked, 50fbb6c
CATs-Cboice, SSc sacked, &c higher.
FL0UR-PatenL 65G3 90 early breakfast
8 4O cream soda, 90s3 10; pure cream, 70
Todd Mills. Patent so; Union, %; Prairie
Flower, 3 90; Star, Chain, 30.
TEEt In NnEA
CoRNMEAL-Pine bolted per 100 pounds,
fEED-chopped corn per 100 pounds, l.2o,
chopped cern and oats per loo POUNDS LOU
'GRkHAH FLOUR-Per 100 pounds. 500.
HAY-Dark, 6 00@s co. bright 10 10 from
stores, prairie, baled, dark, co. bright
ii 90 bright free on board car. IL o.
MiiLET sEED-6ec German millet 75c
There has been q wide difference in the estl-
mates OF the wheat crop OF CALIFORNIA; Tor iSoS.
has lust completed returns OF the crop, which
are claimed 20 be correct. According 10 this au-
thorlty the yield Of wheat has been S2,e5s,s7O
Reports from eighty counties in Kansas, Mis-
.ouri Southeastern keprsska. aud Southwe ST.
era lows, special 10 the Tive Stock Indicator OF
Kansas City, show winter wheat 70 pe N a. ig-
orous COZ diton, probably never equaled before
Nineteen vessels during November cleared
from Astoris, or, foi foreign ports Seventeen
for the United Kingdom. one Tor hong Kong,
and one for Farce The clesrances were S4s,
GA bushes wheat aud 20 lis barrels flour, az
cresatiue the value OF 81 ,0So 652.
Advis es from Austria con inue to be OF a most
favorable character in respect TO the whit at
crops pow maturing In the colony OF Victoria
ne wheat crop H. said TO look better than at any
time M &c 1870. while In south Australia the
season 40 far IL faid TO be the best In the histo-
Nv ofthe llony The exports from the Austria
ian colonies during the month OF October 10
Great Britain we're 200 O00 bushels. In New
zealand the crop respects are good -,
The present siocf OF wheat - New YORK.
snountng to a. lO7 O52 bu hels, Ia Lees, 6e2 bush.
eis larger Than u vas year sgo. and 1895. 80
bushels larger than IL was two yeais ago. The
stock Of No req winter In New York Is now
RE Niles association Of Canada asks the
r,om, nj n cover fnent Of Canada 70 reduce the
az a. wheat The Il the first ear since 1876
,-hen the Canal an wheat has failed. Ameri-
can vhea bss alwsys ben In ported for fatcy
rniilinf purposes. stBeyer bei,re for the table
81 the mechanic andlahOrer Manitoba wheat
ipstesd Of being sent 70 lower Canada, now goes
ID Nlnuespoiis a. Our gOvernm nj SLOWS me
NInnesots miliers " grind In bond" In the
~ords OF a Toronto paper /. he situation is des-
,,.rstsl " UNPLEASANT" To lower the wheat tax
xenld rouse the farmers, and 70 abolish the du.
80 an f0ur would only revive the question OF
the hrraking down Of the whole system OF pro
lection.
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