The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-15

The st. Louis Grocer reviews lie position of
canned goods as follows: "A ra,l er dull mar.
ket and light.demand Is tt Il to te recorded.
Asparagus is being picked largely east, and
are about to be put to the test of a large sup
ply for the first time. There will, It Is
thought, be alarg' packing OF peas, and there
Is n OF much prospect for high prices. Quite a
number OF holders q canned peas in the esst
have beer compelled TO carry over consider
able stocss,. ageregating 10000 cssts,
and will sustain Il heavy loss by depreciation.
ineepple Is now being put up IN Bal.
timore and prevailing prices ara for pound
standards, best bra DIS, 81 49, seconos, 81 40
per dozen. The fruit, owing to dropth In
producing Countries is very inferior, and
packers are paying hiah prices for the best
fruit, Strawberries are In good supply, md
Will in all probability be very CHEAP
The failure of b. j. b. Lincoln, la, ge specu.
lator in canned goods, OF Boston, does not ap-
pear to have any perceptlble e0fectupOn prices
though the large qualities of hypothecated
goods owned by him have not been placed up
of profits and the annual increase
in the production of canned
goods in the United States, many
large dealers and spectators have discontin-
ued contracting ahead for supplies, and there
appears to be a disposition to buy for actual
trade needs upon the market. 1t Is the OBJ
servation Of the writer that In the past two
years there has been great deal of bad pro-
fruits, meats, and vegetables; also In fish; and
unless goods are fully guaranteed by rcsponsi-
BILE packers 1t quite risky TO carry stock. This
nna attributable ,pr,sa ovsrpsoductIon
has been observed even among
the very best brands. This carelessntts not
only creates loss by reclamatious and loss of
reputation, but also Is reflected TO the quality
of The goods, and If continued will materially
check the demand for canned products, which
has been growing SO RAJ Idly In the past few
years.
Gath In a letter writes to the Cincinnati
Enquirer; "iour brewers may be interested
to know that the immense profits of brewing
In the east and tho all but universal consump.
lion Of D Logger beer have induced some
remarkable innovations IN eastern brew.
ing Philadelphia brewer named LAUDER
told me during the present week that he had
sent TO Bohemia and brought out from the
town of Pllsen a com plete brewing Company,
master brewer, malsters, machinery, and had
built his brewery under their direction, was
using bohemian hogs and California barey,
which he pronounced to be the best barley In
the world for lager beer AT present, and he was
running race with the usual drugged beers
70 which cur taste has been accuttomed. AT
first the new beer was commended for its
slmo.t reproduction Of the beer of bohemia,
bu. the people said they wanted some.
thing sweeter and heavier. He said
The imported Bohemian beer was double
brewed and treated with alcohol to keep il on
the ship, Being fair judge Of beer, i can an
say that the resemblance seemed 10 me to he
absolutely perfect, except that thought his
beer was too new aad ought TO lie In the
vaults longer, AT Niagara Falls, | under.
stand, avery successful brewery has been mt
M, aud az far east rs Albany is coming Into
market.
1t appears from the census returns that
Philadelphia occupies on the American con-
tinent the first place as u manufacturing cen.
ire. That city reports total of 1850 manu-.
featuring establishu ents, with q capital of
slS6,6s6 93i. They employ 197,994 hands, who
receiyc, wages amounting In the aggregate to
Is Seso6, GA, and the total value OF the pro-
duct OF her manufactures Is s3s2 ,9Si ,s6l.