The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
THE BUSINESS WORLD,
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DALLAS, lime l-.-1Lv hrruklu. down ul
values In the raw uIl .vlu hU~ hHh some ,ll'''
on cotton u,hrlrs 90, iu prices, " lew |,''n,
considerably during the Uust week, ana me
distribution ot gunls hus h,'u murli smaller
than during the week previous 'ull"ii s"h',
were In n,irlN active demand NululdhN Nhh
Monday and shrutugs, shlrilngs, ticks, strips,
,lrnimS, checks, etc., sold ~ tie same prices,
throughout that have prevailed Tor several
weeks past, thin summer dress Gn,u' con
tinurd Ia meet with guud sales, uud prints,
t,Inghums, figures, lawns, CnuhrIrNt
orgUudic~, pvrrulr>, uud other "a,
hricS OF =. similar klnd wcrc l"IEplN, rnll,I
for. In silks the movement was chiefly con,
fined To staple black fabrics ana the urlnnNl
for caSlmcrcs, alpaca, anu "ihrr hthNnl
goods, was MANLY ~ hl'lrk ana dhrh rnl"I''
Skirts and Shuwls showed moderate Hulinu'
lion, and thpr, WI, % ltir summer liNdr !li
hosiery, gloves, notions ana nancy goods
Carpets continued lu sell hht'iu nl lHNl N'"l'
and muiiiug> and rug Wvr" IN luf request,
In common with other leading branches ui
business, trade In uIugN ana chulnlcNls mas
been ON n smaller scale tur u week past ANA
during the previous week. Tie greater pnTl
at the trading was done through IA" medium
uf the mail, aud In most eases buyer, pur-
chased only In moderate amounts. thlnru-
G-m and cinchunidiu w,r" reduced ) cents,
I'M otherwise urirrs were unchanged.
The demand Tor ordinary IA
has been the ease for the past week The
rains halted field work uutil the weeds got
the start. and choppers had good upIur-
tunity To get the highest wages, which they
did not fail To- avail themselves ni, tuN I'M
movements IN progress at this time take up
quite a numbcr,nnd the rush of harvest dlcd
makes opportunity for all. sale oi machinery
H. very large and prices are much lower IMAM
previous years. Decline IN this department
l. especially noticeable In engines. Finely
finished steam motors sell NJ Il discount oi 10
per cent. ON prices of lSSi. Peaches are SELL
ing very cheap and also berries. The market
Is Quilted with early fruit, The only
scarce fruit l. apriCutS; usually
plentiful, this year they are scarce and high.
Work horses and mules Of excellent quality
are scarce. lnicriorunimalS are Offered freely.
Last Friday four American Jacks were sold IN
this market. fetching in aggregate 500. In
fancy groceries business was only moderately
smaller scale than on the corresponding
day of last week. The movement was
better in staple groceries than In most other
branches of commerce, ana very good sales
of sugars and cOilurS were reported, prices for
sugar and Rio coffee showing considerable
weakness. Java coffee ruled firm, and the
recent reports OF q disease that has attacked
the leaves of the coffee trees In the Island OF
Java are calculated To strengthen the market.
and fish were active, mackcrcl ruling firm,
while other kinds of fish showed more or less
weakness. There was II fair call for teas,
sirups and mOlaSscS, and rice, spices. fruits,
and nuts were in moderate de-
mand at current prices. The lum-
Der trade Is steady nj former rates. city
demand Is less active than j. the call for car
loads by Western builders. Eggs are dull at
any price. Butter, of good quality, is more
plentiful. Spring chickens of fair size are
selling at S2.2j per dozen.