The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-02
TIE BUSINESS WORLD
CoMNIH,IAL.

DALLAS. Jan. l.-GoIton rtCtipts IN lhls
city ior the ptss week tell on 10 low hsute'
n result natural ia view OF the season hlu
ths w,aihsr Frat came thflNmh WIZ
attendant festivities, aud on the lhlfu sN
Of the celebtat on, Just when -ober Ieu,e
tion was working a. tie rrtnpfsr hlu', ~
norther came roaring from tue lAnu OF lhe
i,e.harye.t aud cotton refused 10 mo'e'
Cotion resembles snow only IN the qualities
al I.btn..s and Nhiteneu A. the la'ler
h lie emphstic win - ~ de,olsiiun IN It's
s',rnsst mood the former 10 the ihfth tx
nr.sslon OF sunny hoTe Ia the land OF now
ers, IN the home OF u ORANGE ~ blhe
t.tmsr's reliance for the ready; his bloom
Ing daughter picks ilr llut % uflrf TO get
h,r wedding dress, and the son reads IN us
forms. blossoms Ani bOlls promise OF a
bride Aud 10 10 the moht prominent ies,.
ore ofsIchanfe reports. Ihe thoughtul
merchant Of Dallas carefully examines tue
receipts. shipments and prices OF PrIh
As reported from ail the crutcrs. nut nhen
ne tnrus his ewes on the cotton quotations
he knows that he is reading tue lfuesl IN
doX OF the worlds markets and 10 EN-,
grcsSs him. Stock or hand OF cotton st
all the ports, or the worlds Nihlbis sup
plyn is larger by many thon-aud bales Al
this time than one year ago. Surml'ts vary
AZ to the quantity liLely iu pe on hHnu
with producers. Bssing MI esl innate on re-
CENTS after holidays OF TaV wears II In ike
lv Rs We think, that the portion ot the crop
remaining ia producers hands ~ over "A
fourth OF the entire crop, aud as the yield
OF last SEES son was unpItcsut hituly great
the general market Is likely 10 continue
downward in tendency. OHing TO snort
yield OF wheat IN Dallas Shd aoJolnlnR
Counties. prices in this market have
been finn all Along, nhd VIII con
tinue SO. Producer. effect sales with
out delay at The pfic's quoteu
TIE same remark issppuzbla 10 all olner
grain except corn, which was abunushily
produced ust season and the bulk OF whlch
remains ia hands of producers. cattle re-
,eipis are chiefly by rail from the TtIp
pasture counties on the lines OF lets
Pac fic AID the Fort Worth & Denver CITY
rail.nys. A few butcher lots arrive on
hoof nom the country adj scent. AL arfiv-
ais are readily taken by butchers and deal
ers. az fair prices. Hogs from the Pecan
forests aud the ok lands have erJHyed an
excellent. mast the past autumn, ana
a., therefore IN fine cot Sition. Nations
sent here to supply the butchers are nov ui
frat auality; reform IL needed in respect 10
mutton At Dallas. Poultry is not IN sum
Gent supply. Improved poultry bto be
aeep in almost every barn'yard, but house.
keepers have cause TO complain OF
scarcity and high prices. THIS paucity
+. favorable to CONTRIBUTING ia the sense
ful preparation are enabled to do duty, on
boarding hos,e tables rs spring pullels'
T. tps are almost All unpurcnhshDle com
modify. However. this deficiency Will DE
made up now that holidays are over. Inc
mtat market OF Daliss has been supplemen-
ted handsomely with game this seasoh.
Antelope from western counties, dser
from the cross ,imbers, turkeys and ducks
from everywhere, afforded pleasant Inc
of Inquiries OF diet at prices too that enaDie
the poorer classes to par'ake. lmporta'
ms of apples. lemons grapes, elc, nave
been large as usdal and prices HccoIoinsly
reasonable. Oranges have oeeh anu
There is good demand Tor good work horses
and mules. Scrub ponies sre not inquired
after as formerly. Carriage ana buggy
horses are In good demand NJ !air prices
Cows OF good milk-produciDg capacity are
eagerly taken vt almost the seller price
An abundance OF feed gives people tour-
age TO purchase animals in dead, oil winter.
This Improvement il partly to be attribu-
ted to cotton seed and cotton SEED meal or .
tsrinp so largely into the mouern bill OF
fare Of stocR. Wood arose 10 higher hl-
nres after December 9Th. IL Is In good
supply. howeve and will decl'ne to cue
tomary prices rs soon AS tne norluer
ceases. The general business oil the city 10
eucoursging and dealers are cheerful
arAIs AND BKEADtTuFrl.
Wagon receipts VI grain in this city To-
dsy were not equal 20 wants oil retail DEAL
ers and every load was taken up instanter'
There are no shipments TO report.
WHEAT Chi,e / 0o, medium, low graz e. 9O'
Nicaragua. ElQ b5e.
RYF-Nornlnal AT COO: northern, s5c
BARLEY-i0G45c -, -,
Is1ked, 50dth6c
OATS Choice, 39c; sacked, &c higher.
FLJCG-pAten;, CT: early hreskfHf'
is. cream soda, s0@3 0G pure o-cam, 10
Todd Mills: Patent 90; Union lo' ffaifie
Flower 3 60; Star. Chain, 20.
BRAN-Ai mills, s6c; In store. 9oc,
UURNMEAL-Fine bolted per 100 rohiids'
Pr -,
HoMINY AND GRITs-5 90 per barrel.
khkL-Choppeo com per 10 POUNDS, ~
chopped corn and oats Yer 100 pounds, Nv
corn ban per 10, rounds, i0c
GRAHAM FLoUh-ter lo0 pounds. ".
uAY-park, COOS 90 bright 10 W; from
stores, prairie, baled, Clark, s 90 bright.
ii 90; bright free on board car. IL W.
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