The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-27
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
COMM ERCIAL.

DALLAS, Aug. M.-paking the case rela-
lively, the week ended to-day Is the dullest
Of the month, and the present month Is duller
than last August proved. No other result
could be expected from such spring and
such foods and such Il summer ana such a
srouth. Notwithstanding oil the untOward
circumstances, however, and although
the present month has proved duller
compared to Augusts of previous years,
there Is much TO encourage traders.
The falling or OF trade Is only In conso-
euense Of the causes set forth while the HELD
occupied by the commerce of this city IN
wider than ever. The extension of traffic
into new regions has gone far toward COM
pensating the merchants of wholesale
for the loss Incident to seasons.
SHIPMENTS of live stock are on the mend.
Ponies are in good demand. Orders IRE con
slant for trained animals The fact that
foreign herdsmen are finding employment
in the ranges causes greater demand Tor
trained ponies and less for raw animals. Beef
cattle are in good demand for ship
pers. The groceries trade Is excellent.
There Is noticeable Improvement In the
dry goods trade. Prints have continued in
increasing demand, and wash fabrics, which
are the latest novelties, are going or like hot
cakes ~ 81 cents d yard. They are first dyed
andthen printed, and are evidently destined ia
become as popular ~ the famous indigo-Mno
prints Ginghams have sold satisfactorily
dress goods were actively called
for. Cotton goods showed more activity
Is uwell AZ more weakness, and various
well-known makes OF brown sheetings were
marked down from l4c. to &C. per yard
Wooden cloths, shawls, skirts, hosiery, no
hons, etc, sold moderately well, and carpets
were fairly active nj unchanged prices
Wholesale druggists stlte that they have hnI
good trade during most of the week, the de
mand embracing pretty much everything II
the drug line Castor oil has undergone
further decline In prices, and clnchonida Ia
ruled lower, In sympathy with the recen
drop In the price of qulnlne, but no other i'm
portant quotabe changes have occurred
AS 70 woods, the following from Waite
Brown 4 Co.'S. circular affords the latest AM
best informntion: Texas woods do not shoN
nnv material change from our last report
Yhe bright twelve months fine woods froI
the Waco district continue In good domain
at current rates, while medium grades ar
dull, and ordinary parcels from other section
are slow ofsale, except ut tow prices. gren
many inferior woods have come upon tn
market this season, and, with so large an as
sortment OF desirable woods to select from
buyers viii not touch them, except at eN
Temely low prices. We quote TOKas sprin
Wneo-Choicc fine, 22CG2Sc.; ordinar
6ne l7O92Oc,; choice medium, 22CD23c.; ord
nary medium, lSg2Oe. Abllcne-Choloe fn'
l8d3pc.; ordinary fine, lJ@l7c. choiC
medium, 20g22c.; ordinary medium, lGglS
San Acknowledgment fine, lS,920c ; ordnar
fne, l5Gl7c.; choice medium, 2O(d22c.; ord
nary medium, lHGlSc. Colorado-0hoc0 tn
i66lSc. ordinary fine, lt6l6c; cholC
medium lT(DlDc.; ordinary medium, lH0l7
Corpus Christi-ChOice fine, lHDlSe. ord
nary fine. AlJl5c.; choice medium. lG0DlSc
ordinary medium, l5d0lGc.; improved Mex
ecu, lf0l5c.; carpet Mexican, ll0DliC."