The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-24
7roNEY AND TRADE NOSES.

ture of silk in the United States. A million
pounds of raw silk, costing S5,000,000, are
used in these establishments. The raw mate
rial, it is said, may easily be produced in this
country.
The Chronicles tables make the following
showing of the Losses by fire for the first SIX
months of the years stated below:
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1877 ,,..,,,.........,,.,'..,.' Ss9io OoO
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The importations of specie and bullion at
New York during the past week amounted to
Sl,5740 OPS including Sl,482,955 gold and
$4,000 silver. Since the first of January
the importations at that point have reached
S7,68l, ga. consisting of S4,336, 05S gold,
1924, OPT silver, and Sl,079 brass and cop
per coin.
From the report of the statistical depart
ment of the census bureau it is estimated
that the total indebtedness of counties,
settles and towns in the United States aggre-
ties about $S50000000, The state indebt-
edness is now placed at 1926, 63S 900, so that
the entire local debts of the country will
exceed $l,1000O0, 900.
Nova Scotia mined 990793 tons of coal
during the first half of the year, gain of
49, 1872 tons over the same time last year, and
the surplus is being taken in the dominion.
The upper provin es, which up to q few
years ago bought no coal from Nova Scotia
are now becoming her best customers; and
the miners find that with proper means of
transportation they can lay down coal in
Montreal at less cost than they C; uld formerly
lay it down in Boston.
Italy is hopelessly bankrupt. Cavour's
free state is about to collapse financially.
TIE treasury owes $940,000,0 900 to a bank
syndicate, besides number of other debts,
and has to pay annually Sl74,0O0,0OO for in
terest. Gold and silver are entirely lacking,
and paper money is the only curr ncy, at a
discount IF Is per cent, with not even dim
prospect of its being replaced by coin. The
Jewish house of Rothschlld about owns the
ruined estate of the house of Savoy.
The sales of United States internal revenue
stamps brought in nearly 100000 more in
1880 than in 1879 or an increase of about Is
per cent. More than 81 900, COO were derived
from this source. The sum received in the
shape of penalties fell from 100000 to
S22SO00. The aggregate receipts, less COM
missions nllowed on sale of adhesive stamps,
were in 1879 Sl13, 449,621, and in 1880 they
were Sl23,9S2, 9l9, the total increase being a
little more than $lO,500,0O0 or about 81 per
cent upon the receipts Of 1879.
II is remarked that all he railroads, with
out exception, have had larger gross earnings
this year than in the same period of 1879,
and this is rather an extraordinary exhibit,
for even in times of growing business and
general activity it is rarely found that all the
railroads in the country are at once prosper
Gus and enjoying an increasing traffic. Last
yehr majority OF the roads were showing an
increased business over 1878 for the month Of
July, but for the seven months from JANUARY
to July 81 number of them were consid-
erably behind the previous year.
The annual consumption of block tin In
the United States Tor ten years ending with
1878 was so 0 tons; during 1879 it was 5000
tons, the stock on hand and the imports for
the first half of 1880 it has been 300 tons.
The stock on hand and the imports for the
first half of 1880 amount to l0,025 tons. The
quantity estimated to be sfoat for the United
States on the list of July was 1850 tons. The
consumption for this year throughout the
world is estimated at 44,200 tons, and the
supply OF $4,000 distributed as follows !:
England, Cornwall, 10000 Banca and Bill
ton, $500; Straits and Malacca, Europe and
America, 10000; Australia, Europe and
America, 5000.
The New York Commercial Bulletin says:
Opium has ruled very quiet and, while
cable advices report 220 piasters paid in
Smyrna, not over Sc in bond could be real
lied here. As rule, however, holders
quoted $6.l24 and 6,25. About 50 remains
the price for powdered. Morphine is not
quite so firm, some outside lots being
quotable at $40, though manufacturers do
not quote under 81 rs. Quinine is little
unsettled on reports of German available at
a shade under $3.50; general quotations are
S290@2s5 for bulk, and So for phials.
Cinchonidia barely steady at 95c@Sl for
American and foreign
Agents for prints have made the following
price revisions: Conestoga fancy, &C.; Albion
solid colors, &C.; do plain blacks, &c.; Lodi
fancy, &C.. Freemans fancy, &C.. Harmony
fancy, &C.. Lancaster fancy, &c. The follow
ing price revisions of j.conets, ETC., we're
made by agents: Masonville rolled iaconets,
&C.; Garner & Co. do, &C.; S. S. Il Sons d.,
DC; ManvlIe do, Co. Washington fiat. fold
eambrics, 4lc. do glove finish do, Sc. The
following price revisions for brown sheetings
and shirtings have been made: Pepperal K,
81 inch, tie; do E 99inoh, 73c.; Fashua K,
Stnch, c.; Conestoga w, SO inch, tic; do
). 3S'inch, &c; do 9, 30 inch, 64c.; 90 D,
2I'inch, 52c Dwight Star, 36nch, &C.; At
lsntic A, 36inch, 73o.; do P, S6inch, 6fc.;
doV, 30.inch, 63c,; do LII, S6.inch, &C.;
cadet A, Sc.
Americas (Ga.) Recorder: 1t is now an al
most Acknowledged fact that Notwithstanding
the late backsets, the incoming cotton crop
will be the largest, perhaps, which has been
made since the war. While this heayy sup
ply will necessarily have tendency to low
er the price, we learn from competent author
lties there is an existing demand for every bale
OF It, even though the crop should reach the
enormous estimate of six and half million
bales. In addition to this, it is well known
tnat large crop at very moderate price
Yields more than short one at moderately
nigh price. In the case of the former in.
stance actual experience of our farmers will
bear out the assertion. While there is no.h-
Ing like boom in our great staple, we IN
hdently believe the ruling prices will be re-
munerstive to the majority of the plant rs
Experience and necessity have taught them
economy, and production costs them much
less now than formerly. The prospect, of
good trade and fair sailing for our merchants