The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-29
TIE BUSINESS W0RLn
COMMERCIAL.


DALLAS. April 2S.--0wing TO the hoods ali
business is retarded High water has im-
Feded shipments and receipts of goods. II
is evident thai the cotton crop of 1Ss4-S5 is
about exhausted. Only n Struggling bale
arrives az long intervals. The local market
Is nominal Prices are lower to-day at the
seabeard exchanges. Wheat, corn and oats
are higher Opinion differs as to the amount
OF wheat in first hands In the section trihu-
tary to this city. Some allege that theRrow
ers still hold two-thiTds OF the harvest of
1854. Others insist that, as the buyers have
been paying So to 40 cents higher than the
lowest rates, farmers have very little left or
they would send 1t in In any case, very
little comes in, in response 10 the greatly Inn
proved price offered. This may be
S Swag a, ,b least roads, aPpS sr to the the
hurry of planting Indeed, as to that, 40
one doubts that there is plenty of corn and
oats IN the country, and although in respect
to both those products prices have sharply
advanced, nevertheless there was nearly q
famine here Monday, for both cereals, and
corn sold rs high IS 70 cents in the ear, nom
the wagons. Wool is arriving freely and is
fraction higher Dealers are very cautious
and the views ofbuyers and sellers are over
2cents apart The growers are encouraged
10 hold on for better rates by Boston adVices
The green grocers stalls show that gardeners
OF this section have made vast strides since
the previous spring The market Is well
supplied with new potatoes, rhubard-Dlant,
peas and a long catalogue or vegetables
10 miles OF this city. New potatoes have been
very high, but are settling to reasonable fig
ures. Strawberries arc plentiful at so cents
per quart, grown IN Lamar and In south
eastern Texas counties. The best, so tar, are
from the great irrigated fields OF Bexar coun-
ty. A few dozen were sent in to-day by Dali
las county .aldncrs. Chickens of the au-
tumn broods, about grown, are plentiful aud
NJ former rates. Strictly spring chickens
sold to-day as high rs $500 per dozen. This
was regarded MS fancy price, and was only
paid for extra fine birds. Tho poul-
try market is strongly braced by
buyers from New OrleanS--caterors for the
unnumbere1 exposition restaurants. Coun.
try people-especiaiy ladies-hays awaited
themselves OF the suspension OF gardening
and farm work to visit the city on shopping
errands. This has enhanced retail business
greatly. The summer fabrics offered now
are very tempting. a richer display Of dress
goods is not TO be seen any where In the south
than is the offering OF Dallas merchants.
Thequeted list Is carefully revised this week.
Sugars and cotlees are lower and also vari-
Gus articles under the grocery head. Provis-
ions, however, are higher. In fact all staple
food Stuffs have taken an upward turn.
Lately building has commenced in earnest.
both 10 the city and in the country, Bouse
painters and carpenters appear TO be busy
in every direction. This has improved the
local lumber market considerably. Many
young men who arrived here during the win
ter have gone out to the farms ana obtained
work. Demand for labor IN the fields will
be active now until the crops are saved. Fine
fat beef cattle are arriving; the local market
is we'll supplied with oil sorts of meat ami
mails. The only complaint in that connec.
tionis the fact that butchers refuse TO ,-ay
AppYe ths i.oWest rates Tor animals alive and
charge an extortlonae price fer them
slaughtered In view of the traffic in coop
er's goods, wooden ware, leather and leather
goods, drugs and at once all the extensive
held embraced in the commerce Of this
growing. mart, the citizens feel greatly en-
couragcd. Apples are scarce, of Indifferent
quality and high. Oranges and lemons are
plentiful, excellent of quality and very reas.
enable. Onions the old crop are growing
scarce, and Sl.50 per bushel Is asked Younl
onions at 10 cent? for three lunches are plen.
tifuL The nut market is fairly supplied will
almonds, flbeTts, nuts of Brazil. pecans co
coanuts and peanuts Evaporated apples a
0centsper pound are very popular Just ow
The fuel trade is not very well regulated II
this city. 1tseems to work by jerks; some
times there Is scarcity; generally there i
glut. Good hard wood sells at $3.50 to :
per cord.