The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-27
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, December s6>-At this season OF
the year more business failures are eIpsot.
ed than at any other time. 1t 10 the period
when prudent business men strike thsir
balances and take = retrospective view OF
their yearly gains or losses. 1t is certainly
fiatterlng and speaks volumes for this por-
ten Of Texas to know that the few failures
which have occurred are confined to small
dealers, who engaged in business with an
inadequate capital, and even had they re.
allied large per cents. on their investnonts
could net have supported themselves and
those dependent upon them out of heir
profits. There is always aperil attending the
credit system, particularly on OK
tended time, IS is given 10
dealers in the South generally, hut
in the last two years Northern
Texas merchants have met their liabilitie,
with prsnptness which has raised their
credit above these oil any others in the
Southern or Western States. Our mer.
chsntsin this city al agree that their col
lections never were batter, and with the sx-
.cepton OF two or three failures, insipni6.
cant in amount, we have heard of few or no
merchant. IN all the country surrounding
and tributary to Dallas that have ever
asked eXtention on their indebtedness
And why should ii be different? While the
crops have not yielded rs largely MS in
some former seasons, they have been fair,
and prices highly remunerative. Our
planters and farmers are out of debt, and
nearly all have money or products Of the
soil on hand sufficient TO meet
their wants until the next crop
is ready for marketing This county is not
singular in this respect. bat the whole
country west, and in every other direc.
ton from Dallas for hundred,
of miles, is in like thriving
and healthy condition. This Is one of the
reasons why the wholesale trade of our city
is so prosperous. Our merchants feel no
distrust OF their customers, are anxious 10
sell and accommodate them, and to secure
this trade to themselves forever, are dis.
posing OF goods ut prices which are much
below the cost and expense of getting good,
from any other city in the country. This
lisa pleasant state Of affairs to contemplate
and inspires one TO be boastful oil having
his home in North Texas.
THE Abilene Reporter SAYS last Friday
was busy day with the government trans.
portation contractors. Mr.. William L, III.
lis received from the railroad and shipped
per freight wagons to Forts Concho and Nc.
kayctt over $1,000 pounds of merchandise
and more than 5000 pounds on Saturday
And II should be said, further that all these
freights came from Dallas.
Foreign beer and ale importatiops into the
United States from 1879 to 1875 averaged
over 100000 gallons, but In the centennial
year they declined TO l,40o, 100, and have
since averaged only 100000 gallons annu.
ally. AT the same time the exports OF
American beer In bottles increased from
7,O4S dozen In the centennial year, when the
trade may be said to have commenced, Ia
3i,S7s In 1877, to 7s,iT5 In 1878, and TO los.
sS3 dozen In 1879. American lager has
found Its way into every civilized country,
and is universally preferred to the heavy
English beers with which 1t comes int com.
petition.
In l775 there were but three postoifices
established In Maine, enc OF which was nj
ksnnebunk, kept by Nathaniel Kimble,
another In Portland, by Samuel Frcen an
and the third 10 Georgetown, Of which Johr,
wood was postmaster. Al tho present
time the whole number OF po,tofiices in
Name is ny, and the whole number In he
United States Is 44,7o7,
The assessment rolls Of 1881. footed nm q,
me cemptrollcrs Office show m Al tbc agrrs'
gaze n. valuation ,s Of the property In The State
mas increased about x, Zoo, 6oo since ~