The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-28
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
CON MI.iiCiAi.,

DALLAS, Aug, @l-raking tho casr I,la-
rNeiS, th' wee. ended today h 'hr dul.,Hi
uIthg month, uud the present muuiHls uull,I
han last August proved, NJ nlh'r result
could he expected from such a spring ana
such hoods and such ~ summer ana such q
irouih. Notwithstanding MI he uglnwati
,he present Month has proved dullcr
compared To AugnSis OF previous years
there l. much I" encourage traders
The falling OF OF trade Il unlN in rnnS-
1ueurc ~ the causes set lurth wnIlHiHF ,ff,d
-ccuplod by the commerce Of thts city -
wider than ever, The extension of l7,liic
into new regions has gone iUr toward COM
pensnting the merchants oi wholesale
for the loss incident To seasons
shipments of live stock urv ON the mend,
Ponies are In good demand, Orders are con
slant Tor trained animals TIT .uC' thai
foreign hcrdsnIcn are hiutng cluploN meat
n the ranges causes greater duinit nj tor
'ralncd ponies anu les, Tor raw animals hny'
attic are In "ooi drW"'l Tor ship
,cr>. The groceries iuuu is excellent.
There is n noticeable improvement In The
try goods trade, Prints hUtv continued IN
Increasing demand, and wash fabrics, which
are the htc,i novelties, are going oil IKE mol
cakes NJ o. cents L yard. They are nrst dyed
and then printed land are cEid"ntlE dcStinGdto
become a. popular uS In" famous l~nllgn"hilt
prints. Giu-hdns have sold satisfactorily,
and cashmoro silks, and other
dress rcn'is were actively called
iOr. Cotton goods showed more activity,
- well rs more weakness, and various
well known makes 81 brown shoCtlngs wcrt
marked down from l.v. To ne, per Ndta
WOODEN CLOTHS, ShHwl., skirt, hosiery, no
.ions, etc. sold moderately woll, and carpets
were fairly active ut unchanged prices,
Wholesale druggists state that thCS have hIo
"A good trade during most at The week, the de-
mand embracing pretty much everything IN
he drug line Castor oil has undergone II
.urthcr decline In prices. and c"inChoHidin rs
ruled lower, In sympathy with the recent
drop In the price of quininc, hut no other ini-
portant quOtablc changes have occurred.
As Ia woods, the following irOm waller
Brown a Cos. circular affords the latest and
oest information: Texas woods do not show
anv material change from our last report.
rhc bright twelve months line woods rom
the Waco district continue In good dcmand
At current rates, while medium grades are
lull, and ordinary parcels from other sections
are slow ofSalc. cNcep, at low prices. \ great
many inferior woods have come upon the
market this season, and, with so large AN nS-
sortmcnt of desirable woods to select rom,
buyers will not touch them, except ut cN-
lremely low prices. We quote Texas spring
elip-Wa"o-Choice fine, 24d2ic.; ordinary
dine, lTn2Uc,: choice medium, 21d25c.; ordi-
nary medium, lSd2Oc. Abilcnc-thoicc hnc,
,SG20c.: ordinary fine, lJdl7c.; choice
medium, 2gd2lr.; ordinary medium, lUd lsc.
san Antonio-ChoiCe tine, lsd2Oc ; ordinary
fine, lJdl7r.; choice medium, 2Ud22c., oldi-
nary medium lGdlSc. Colorado-thoicc iinc,
iGGlSc.; ordinary fine, liGlGc.: choice
medium, l7Hlnc.; ordinary medium, lJdlIc
CORPUS Christl-Choicc fine, lSNlsc.: ordi-
nary line lidl5c.: choice medium. lWdiSc.;
ordinary medium, lIdlGc.; improved Next
can, lIGiJc.; carpet Mexican, llWlic.'