The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-01
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with all the urgixg on the part Of our bust
ness men, the Board Of Trade Of this city
will not take steps to inaugnrate regular
business exchange, one OF the most desirn-
BILE objects that has. been brought to their
attention since their organization. The
benefits that would follow the opening of n
business exchange In Dallas have been so
huous to talk of 1t further
through the columns of paper. If the
Board of Trade takes such little concern in
the material prosperity of our city as to pass
over so important matter to our business
interests, we should suggest that our mer-
chants and others interested, and who
! would be benefited by its establishment,
without the aid of the Board of Trade,
which, so far, has evinced so much apathy
in a matter of such great, and we
might almost say, vital Importance to the
business interests of the city. When the
Board of Trade was organized it was I'M
derstood that they would inaugurate, fos-
ter and encourage all such organizations,
but it seems they believe their mission has
been fulfilled, and that the business well
fare of our city may take care of itself, so
| far as they are CONCERNED. 1t is time the
Board of Trade would do some act for the
benefit of our city, in some way, and if
| they cannot of themselves inaugurate
| anu CarTy 10 u SuCCeSSIul
contamination something of material ad-
vantage to our growing business interests
or add to our commercial Advancement,
they should not entirely ignore the sugges-
tions and wishes of others, who look to
them for countenance and aid in all matters
that may prove beneficial to our city in a
commercial way. # such matters are not
the province Of the Board OF Trade, we
would be pleased to lear learn the
the reasons for its establishment.
Business on our streets to-day has been
fair for the first day of the week. Although
the weather has been favorable, there was
not as much activity as usual, which, no
doubt, is owing to the fact that farmers and
planters are busily engaged in preparing
for their next years crops. There is good
demand for all kinds Of country produce,
and eggs and chickens are scarce. The
market is firm for butter, which is in de-
mand, and dealers are anxious to secure
all that is offered. There is no
quotable change in prices, further than is
! shown in our regular reports.
| Our wholesale merchants are filling some
| good orders by mail, and a number Of
country dealers are in the city, and u few
are buying very literally. Shipments to-
day are fully up to the average of the past
4 two months, and our trade may be quoted
as fairly active.
At Elgin, Illinois. on the 22d, there were
sold on the Board of Trade 1,185 boxes of
cheese at 9 cents, and 1890 pounds butter
at 40 cents. The irregular sales were 1925
boxes of cheese and Is, 200 pounds of butter.
Total sales, $28, 1910
We find the following reference to new
branch of Canadian trade in the Liverpool
Journal of Commerce: AN interesting
consignment of fresh fruit, tomatoes, canta-
lopes and other kinds of melons, have just
| h 1aI frA,,, In or '
consigned to fruit merchants here. These
were shipped under a process newly pat
ented The results are stated by the trade
to be in every way satisfactory, and ship
ments of peaches and other perishable fruits
are to follow. This patent can be applied
to number ofother commodities, and it is
believed to be possible that the trade car
be completely revolutionized.p
AT the wool sales in London on the oath,
$3.50 bales were sold, consisting ofQueens-
| land New Zealand and Adelaide. Brisk
demands and prices firm.
| Seventy-five million feet of hemlock lum-
Der has been cut at Williamsport, Pennsyl-
| vania, this year, as against 100000 feet
last year. Pennsylvania lumber men are
just beginning to see the value OF this kind
of timber.
The MERGED California; Argus tells of a
hill of sweet potatoes near that place that
yielded forty-six pounds of potatoes, the
largest weighing eleven pounds.
In Florida 81 900 worth of arrowroot is
raised on an acre of land.
| The butter, cheese, egg and milk business
in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, is
| said to be worth $40 000, 900 year.
There are over six thousand coal miners
in the State of Iowa. and their product is
valued at something over 100000 at the
banks
three miles of railroad in operation in the
United States.
1 There is something very curious about
| the effect of a drouth upon saltwater fish.
They are invariably less plentiful in dry
season. They like to taste what the fisher
man call the earth water, which, after arain
fiavors more or less the sea close TO the
shore. When the season is as moist as it
usually is the fisherman finds them on the
shoals in great numbers and in fine condi-
ton, and can easily make big catches, But
when the earth is dry they stay and feed in
deep water.
Agents of California fruit-growers arc in
Oregon buyingup all the nursery trees they
Inand for the Bartlett pear, for plums and
prunes, and for choice brands of apples.
/ California is goinv into fruit-crowing moro
extensively than ever before. The business
has received a fresh impulse from the ex-
tensive use of new processes OF drying fruit,
| and from the increased number of canneries
| going into operation. The fruit trees OF
California have been destroyed in large
numbers by noxious insects during the last
two or three years, and this is further
cause of the new demand.
Among the recent inventions in this
country is the manufacture of barrels OF
pulped wood-one kind for fruit, -four and
other dry substances, and the other for oils,
Il hat and HoniAc Ihatt ara N u %
that they may be dropped from a wagon
without harm. Each barrel is made in one
piece, Of coarse wood pulp, subject TO a
pressure of 400 tons, and is light, strong and
cheap.
Mr.. Edward Atkinson in his address be-
fore the cotton growers Of the south, at
Atlanta, in Speaking OF our trade with
China, said that ut the end .of the route of
our Pacific Mail Steamship Company is a
people Of more than 400 100000, all of whom
clotbe themselveswith cotton. Ii is estimated
that each person requires, each year, twenty
yards Of cotton, cloth. There are, there
fore, 100000 600 Of yards required every
China, Altogether, 641, 200, 800 yards OF cot
ton cloth, enough to clothe % .08s, 900 peo-
pie. leaving 388, 10000 Of people 20 be
clothed with the product Of hand looms
Machine-made cloth is not only better but
cheaper than handmade cloth, and the
United States ought TO be able 10 undersell
England. Cheap raw cotton means the
absolute command Of this enormous trade
The following shows the amount Of cot
ton taken BY Northern spinners since Sep
TENDER to November 25
Total taken By splnners since September
ISL. s;,,c,, .,,s,; 49, &
Taken By Northern spinners since ssptem-