The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-31
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, July aa,-Whcnt Is slowly imprpv'
ing north and east, ana the influence II felt
here Prices ARE lririlnnnllN hlsh"f' ana IN
some instances sales have hr"n mu'lc al rates
, cents over the quotations We give lh"rr N
~ much irrrgulNriiy that We make no chhnsr
ns yet, Oats are unchanged, although inc
shipment. This week has been active
for the season with lumber dealers
From October until March and April are tho
best lumber months, and then the hNcrhEt
sales of Dallas reach Ia carloads monthly
summer sales are half that nulnh'r' ana lhn
week ending to-day We call active hrri'usr
sales reached ~ ear loads, Wchrr pnnl lhs
card rates, and no change Il To hc nHIu,'
Groceries have had a good week, ANA also
heavy hardware. Rains west AMI norm, ana
rood indications IN TINS section nave
rurnE ragged those contemplating ginning
cotton and that class of machinery has h'cll
active. Improved steam engines nav" met
good sale lately. In drugs, gum, opium,
murphIu, castor oil, puintn ANA Clnchohiuii.
have been In good demand. The cholera ana
yellow fever scare quckcncd dcmnnd Tor
hCOdoriZcrs and di>inirCtunts Ia an extent
never parullrlcd here, There il no change 10
quote IN drugs. Dallas dry goods dealers are
cnntCndng with the worst part nf III" year
at present, nevertheless the leading houses
are making market money Never IN me
history OF the textile printing art were styles
more various and more attractive l'hc
summer and early autumn patterns, uhrk
hut lively, ARE beginning To come In. Brown
and blcnchcd ShcctingS have been IN nodcr.
ate demand NJ generally weak prices, anu
quite n number uf goods We're reduced !
cent. & yard, among the goods lowered being
I,onsdalc cambria muslin, Ma>onNillr,
Blackstone AA, and Hope hl"nch"d, and
Lawrence liz, Atlantic l., Badger STATE III;
Beaver Dam LII, and liostt VI unbl"nchci.
Woolcns were quiet, ana 50 were dress goods,
yclvcts, pushes, etc. Shnwls sold pretty
well, the demand running largely to summer
wraps, and skirts were in 'uir request Shr-
pets have sold - per cent. over last year.
GEAIS AND BRTADSTUFfS
A correspondent of the New YORK COM
mercial Bulletin says: The corn crop III
thing of marvel this year. From careful
personal observation of the writer II Is safe to
say that the average yield viii exceed tiat OF
Iowa or Nebraska. In the James river valley
the growth IL remarkably strong and Nlgor-
Gus. The seed was selected with great care,
most of 1t being obtained in Iowa, and rs the
s s%py S Ias p %' SiS the GROUND
i'm excellent condition. The stand is
even and thick, and the yield
is estimated in some counties at
the crop Is too large to bc cultivated ana has
been '.laid by" Drought cannot affect II
now, and 1t is too far advanced TO he IN
serious danger Of frost. \ careful observer
cannot fail to be convinced of the corn grow
ing merits Of southern Dakota and Min
nesota, and many farmers in those sections
say they have given up wheat raising. Ihcy
conclude. wisely, that Il country that pos
sesscs the elements of corn raising l. destined
to become rich in live stock; and Il country
that raises its own meat is Il safe one to stay
with.
WHEAT-New crop, buck, 65c; lowest,
Bzl5c.
kYE-Nominal; barley nominal.
CoRN-In shuck, Jc; shelled and sacked,
56G60c.
OATs-New oats, &c; lowest, 2Oc.
FLOUR-Patent, 1915; early breakfast, 1870;
cream soda, s3.O5GS.l5 pure cream, 1925;
Todd Mills: Patent, $40; Union, s3.l5; Prai-
RE Flower, 81 NJ; Mocking Bird, Sl.jJ.
BRAS-At mills, 75c; in store, 81.
C)RNMEAL-Fine bolted per 100 pounds,
$3.50.
HoMINY AND GRITS-s5 per barrel.
FEED-Chopped corn per 100 pounds, si.2O;
chopped corn and oats per 100 pounds, l.iO;
corn bran per 100 pounds, iOc
GRAHAM FLOuR-Per 100 pounds, 81.
HAY-All grades nominal.
MILLET SEED-65c: German millet, Ec.