The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-07
Commercial Notes.

Mess pork is about So per barrel lower
t.un Sides relatively, in the Chicago market.
Yho copper mines in the Lake Superior
r1gion have paid over $4,000 900 in diyi-
afnds.
Summer hog packing at the West has nj
l'iady reached l,l0j 655 head against Gl0,
ao7 head same time last season.
War between Russia and China is threat
snsd. Military supplies have been pur-
chased in this country for Russia, and both
reiions are making active walikc prepara-
sons.
The exports of grain from RUSSIA during
ale months Of January and February were
800, 900 quarters below those of the cor
usponding period of 1870, beng decrease
al 81 per cent,
The New York Indicator says; The whole
sAie dry goods trade shows that the spring
business with the South and West now
s6out ended, has been very large compared
With what was generally expected.
The shipments of meats from Chicago
aimee March |, have been 100 0)0 00) pounds,
against l00,0O0000 pounds last year. OF
ard the shipments from the same place
lave been 100000 pounds against 26 0O0,-
80 pounds last year, an increase of lS5 per
rant.
There has been no cyclone at Cincinnati
sSyet, but the papers of that city ARE doing
n Demendous amount of blowing Just now.
The slogans are, "home capital" "new
railroad" "best climate" and "a musical
sanventicu," without Hamlet in the cast
sfthe play.
The Silk Association Of America reports
Sc total value of the imports Of manutactu.
recs Of silk at the port Of New York during
Ae month Of March as follows 1880 S4,'
ss4,o96; 1879, SS,475,050; 1878 S2,i5l OBS.
Nor the first three months OF the present
gNar the silk imports foot up S9,0o1 ,42l.
The Shoe and Leather Reporter notes the
receipts in this country of Il million and n
hala of foreign hides during the first three
mohshs Of 1880, larger number than was
evsF received here during . similar period,
M-d almost onn-half as many as we received
Sac whole Of last year.
The Territory of Montana has already pro-
ahced upward OF Sli7,0 5000 in gold an
$4,000, 000in silver. In Is 8 precious metals
L the value of S. 1873 900 We're exported
There were exported during 1879 100000
pounds Of wool 60000l pounds of buffalo
pbea, hides, ETC, and 100000 pounds OF
seef cattle.
The whoa, crop of the United States is alb
sorbing intense interest at present. To those
opposed 70 Jun Keene's rings aud their fore
iag prices at will, it will be gratifying to
ARow that an enormous crop il growing and
Saat the reports come up from every State
saying it Is from excellent TO splendid. Ad.
dGes from the winter wheat-growing States
yeport that the prospect for q large Weld is
ysry catering. From the wheat sections of
illinois the reports as rule, are very en-
soaraging, in some sections really Catering.
Ehe crop news from Indiana is also good
WHO will probably have an average crop, and
and prospe 4, in Texas are lust now most
encouraging. There have been recent
heavy rains 10 Minnesota, which must retard
We sowing of spring wheat somewhat. The
.knd, however will thereby be pu, in excel
lbnt order, and large acreage will be sown.
lr Wisconsin, IL is thought that the acreage
will be larger than last year, and
prospects favorable for an average
ssop. From Nebraska the reports are 10 he
inject that the country Is very. dry, and
ssfmg wheat coming up slowly. In Mis-.
,oari the crop Is looking well on bottom and
law lands, but on sandy soils il has suffered
oy Me dry weather: A gentleman from Gin.
an county list week says the crop there has
asen badly damaged BY drought, while in
FAtto, an adjoining county, he never saw q
|, beSser stand Of wheat. In Iowa the spring
vneathas al been sown, and the more for.
ward up and looking well. Much, Of the
y winter wheat has been wintor-killed or i,
susfsring for rain. The Kansas CITY Prio,
N1rrent states that the growing wheat ia al
tisnear,by counties In Kansas is reported 4
Bgin from fair to splendid condition, tina,
swp On moist land never having looked bet
Ethia season Of the year. On nplanda how
srer, the crop ltill needs rain. The rain,
ave improved confidence all over the Stat,
- NARiornia., Even the west side of the Ssr
Ssquin usually 20 uncertain, comes 10 N,
htnueis year with 100000 acres. one vas
wass< as'd, snd at least 100000 bu.