The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-10

merry, anu consequently inc minneapolis anu
other "hgh grade' mills in the northwest
have lately been buying heavily In Dakota,
where a new grade, "hard No. !, :" gives great
satisfaction, while the SOFT grain is being ship
ped in bulk 10 the eastern ports, mostly Tor :
port, IL would seem that If the miller can not
ordain what sort of wheat the farmer shall
grow in any other way, he Will, whenever he
can afford to do 80, go ofar as TO refuse to buy
soft wheat.
While the failure OF the peach crop in the
west was general, there are some exceptional
localities which have an abundant supply. On
both sides of the Ohio river from Madison,
Ind. down TO Cairo, Ill there Is good yield,
In West Virginia and eastern Tennessee,
where the crop was failure last year. and
which is the source Of supply of large amount
OF dried peaches, there.is full crop. General
ly speaking, the country south OF the OHIO riV-
er has good crop Of peaches in Georgia there
never has been so large u yield. The apple
crop In the west must be put down as a par
tlal failure. There Is u fair supply Of early
applies in many localities, but the yield OF late
Winter keeping varieties in Ohio, West VIII
ginia, Michigan, Wisconsin and throughout
the west Is comparatively small, probably
not one-half OF the average yield. At first
sight this would seem to Indicate a short sup
ply Of drled apples, but when IL is considered
that OF tho enormous crop of last year
scarcely more than One-halt was utilized be-
cause prices were so low that 1t did not pay to
market them or dry them, and that this
year, on the contrary, there is better induce
ment IN the higher prices current TO save and
dry all that 10 available IL seems probable
that the supply may DO made large enough for
the consumption OF the country. The scarcity
OF smaller fruits and berries for canning may
enlarge the demand for dried fruit during the
ensuing season, but the foreign prune crop Is
abundant and the Yory large importatlons OF
that fruit will help out.
There has recently been u very decided
boon" In the market for peenuts, TO the
delight and profit of some holders, and to the
dltguat OF those who had become weary OF
and sold than
leunessoe crop of last year was exceptionally
poor Ia quality, although the yield was large,
while the virginia crop besides being
The result was that the consumption
ran almost exclusively u.'on the
Virginia production in the crEterN markets,
and even in Chicago, where The M ia part of
the Tennessee crop hOds Its on, ct, IL was very
difficult to sell Tennessee peanuts In c1mpe-
tltion with the better qualify received from
Virginia, and 30 the market was a slow and
dragging one all the season, with prices ruling
low even for the better grades, while the COM
mon and Inferior stock was almost unstable
at any price,
The following table exhibits In gross tons
the total lake shipment Of iron ore the present
season, up to and including July a. together
with the amount shipped during the CORE
spending period last year;
ESQ 9nabR. 532 183 COG, 40
hatquette ..3Us 90 2s} 734
IL Ause. ..,.....''.'...,. ~, W. 220l0
Totai..................... So, Gl5 9ls, SOS
The London News says: America Is begin |
ming 10 pride ne rsclf not unnaturally upon
the Increased demand for the home-produced
wines OF the American continent. Within |
the last three or four years. and especially |
within the last two, the consumption OF
American wines has Increased very greatly In |
New York, where the demand is largest, and
throughout the whole country. The Ameri. |
,ans have begun to awake to the fact that It is |
better for them as well as cheaper to drink |
heir own California ports, sherrles, and |
,larets than TO pay large prices for heavily |
ldulterated foreign Wines. Little or none of |
The so-caled Bordeaux sold in New York has
much In common with The genuine vintage of |
The GlrOnde A little OF the real wine is
mixed with great deal of ordinary grape
uice and water, a"bodyn IL impaired to II,
W the addition of some Spanish wine,
md the whole IL often further diluted by
californian wine palmed of upon the
ingenious American Ms veritsble
bordeaux, This blending process is some
times done In France, and sometimes by agents
N New YORK Americans, In consequence,
nave grown suspicious of the highly priced
french wines which they have hitherto pre-
erred to their own productions, and are turn
ng Instead to the growths of the California
Vineyards. This move on tn 3 part OF Ameri-
ian wine consumers 10 likely TO prove as
iroftable to Californian enterprlses. az was
he repeal by PrDhus ofDomrians law against
he planting of vines In the Gauls of Burgundy |
md Champagne.
II is said that the presence Of glucose In SUI
,ar can be detected IN this way: "Take
handful OF the mixture ana drop 1t into glass
Il cold water. Stir IL few minutes, and you
VII note that the cane sugar Is entirely dis
dyed, leaving the grape sugar undissolVed at
he bottom Of . the glass, In the
orm OF white, sticky substance not OF all un.
Ike starch in looks, and quite bitter In taste.
won't do to use hot water In your test. how
YER, for II you do, the whole thing will dis
olive, ~