The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-28
Commercial Notes

The Northern Pacific railroad loses over
100000 by the recent snow blockade.
A large portion of Red river valley will be
cultivated for wheat crop this year
The winter sowings of wheat in South
Russia have suffered greatly from frost.
Mackay, the bonanza king, manages to get
along, by practicing economy, on $4,000 a
day.
One indication of railroad prosperity is the
advance of tho wages of employees along the
lines.
1.-The Financial Chronicle thinks that secu.
rites have appreciated fully as much in
value as in price.
The outward movement Of freights from
New York at the close of last week was
large, bot in provisions and breadstutfs.
The wheat crop of Minnesota is expected
to be enormous this year on account of the
mild winter, and that Of adjacent territories
will be far in excess of what was raised last
year.
The excitement over the recent strike in
the Cora silver mine at Galena continues un-
abated. Some select prices of the ore have
assayed $4,000 to the ton. This is within
$4,000 of pure silver which assays 49,, 900
TO the ton.
Our latest mail advices from New York
, report breadstufis dull md generally easier.
Provisions were also dull, rs buyers were not
found for the long side, as II rule, and were
not plenty on the short side except Mt de-
cline.
Gould is said TO be the engine of destruc-
tin, th,.t hos mazda suob huynn an tba punin flo
Mail boom. He bought quantities of the
stock at al and sold IL out on the recent ad-
vance at 81, on the announcement of the new
contract with the railroads. Having made a
matter of 100000 or so on this movement,
IS the story goes, he proceeded to hammer
the market again for the double purpose OF
buying another cheap load and of building
up protecting short interest. 1t is be.
lieved that they have succeeded in inducing
heavy line of shorts, and that everything is
about ready to squeeze them by new
boom, in which the stock is to be put higher
than ever. Keene is reported rs n bull in
the stock still, and Hart is said to hold about
10000 shares. of which a good part wal
bought as high as 60.
Experts are propounding the theory thai
the same formation which is found Mt Lead
vile also extends through Bald Mountain
Mount Sheridan, Big and Little Sacramento
and Pennsylvania; even over the Mosquito
Mount Bross, For Lincoln and Silver Heels
The same line with identical fossils, Is founS
m these places as at Leadvile.
The London Times says: "Since tn,
spring has set ia there is considerable sti
appsrentin emigration at Queenstown. Tn,
rural classes of both sexes are focking into
thestown and taking their departure BY tn,
different lines Of steamers calling at Queens
town. The commercial depression in Amer
lea following the bank failures caused
check, II not an almost entire suspension o
emigration from Ireland. Recent event
there, and the arrival of large remittance
from friends In America, are attracting peo
pie thither, and 1t Is anticipated that ate
Easter there will be an unusual rush of emf
grants to the United States" And has AN
enc heard Of Texas doing anything TO pe
any portion of this rushf Kansas and ot6e
Western States are all alive oits importanc
and are on hand ut Castle Garden with man
samples of products, cheap fares and othe
Inducements to get these industrious peopl
70 come TO them.
San Antonio is laying claim TO some cor
tnercial as well as historical importance Tn
Express says: 1t will be seen the humble
Of carloads of freight received In this cit
during the past week was ll0, making a L
tai OF 1876 carloads since the first of Januar
which isa gain of eighty-iwo carloads oy,
the corresponding time last year. and gai
cf2I9 carloads over 1873.