The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-25
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, November 4.--Thcrc was an ao-
tivity in business circles yesterday not ex-
pected on Thanksgiving Day. There were
more people from the country on the streets
than usual, and good trade was observa-
bic in all lines. We refer to our regular
reports for revised quotations.
In conversation with one of our leading
dry goods merchants, of long standing in
this city, he remarked that his wholesale
business this year. since the first of Septem-
Der, has more than doubled that of last year
during the same period, and that up to this
time he has experienced no decline in trade.
After the first of the year he
intends placing several more statesmen on
the roads and will further extend his already
immense business. He corroborates all tho
HERALD has said about sending statesmen
out to more distant points, and believes the
trade of Dallas will more than double itself
this season If our jobbing men will make
proper exertions,
Although the winter season is coming
upon us rapidly, there seems to be no fall.
inf oil in improvements, and not day
passes but ground is broken for the erection
of new houses, Building material continues
scarce in tho market, and our manuiaotur.
ers of brick say they have orders Tor all
they can make
The home product of cheese in the Uni.
ted States per annum is about 400, 900 ,0OC
pounds. or this we export about l25, 900 =.
600 pounds, which leaves pa, 900 900 ponnds
as the quantity consumed at home. Eng.
land has u population of about ", 0OO, 900
and her annual consumption of cheese Is
over 6OOOO0,OO0 pounds, or 70 pounds no,
capita live consumed our whole animal
product II would only be at the rate n,
eight pounds per head Hon. X. A. WI.
lard is authority for saying that five used
cheese az freely IN this country as il is eaten
in England our annual consumption would
require l,00O,000,OO0.
The latest review of the French wine
trade estimates the yield this year at about
100000 hoctolitres (the heotolitre is TWEEN
ty-two .gallons). This is less than the aver
age (5OW0,0O0)of the last ten years. but IN,
deficit will be made up by Italian wine,
and those made in France from dried raj
sins. or these latter we shall doubtless re
ceive liberal supply here. The scarcity al
cheap wines ut Paris has made beer.drink
ing fashionable. There are 5000 beer
houses OF oil grades and sizes In the French
capital, and the consumption during the
summer was estimated AZ 100000 glasses
per diem.
The activity in railroad building Inns
caused a boom an locomotives; prices have
advanced and an shops are kept busy. An
engine built for $1,000 two years ago will
now sell for 5000 or $1,000, and the do.
mand for immediate use Is so grcot ,ha, 4
complete machine brings from 81 200 ~
$1,000 more than one to be delivered In the
future. - Wv
Coffee was introduced into England about
6o2. ATurkey merchant, BY tho mama
otpanicl Edwards had Greek servant
who understood roasting the coffee berry
anu preparing the drink. This man 4
m2ught 70 have been tho first who sold
coffee publicly In England. ' "'o so'u
po nns . water used BY The New York Fire
department last year was 30 ,lO2, O0O cnllons
ora little moro than one.thi,i az o, sa.,ons
supply. VI ono days
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