The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-03
COMMERCIAL

DALLAS, November 2.-Tran,actions in all
lines of business to-day have been fair and
the grocery trade has been heavy. The Texas
d Pacific are now receiving goods for points
as far west as Toyah, and several heavy
shipments were sent forward to that place
to-day. We have but few changes to make
in prices, Flour for the better grades has
declined about twenty cents per hundred,
with downward tendency, Should the
wheat corner be broken in the west, flour
would probably 20 lower still, Ii may be
that the mills stopping in st.
Louis and the west generally will have the
effect to again advance prices. Our city
mills have not changed their quotations
Wenoticed yesterday few deer on the
market the first of the season. Other
game continues very scarce and would
bring good prices
Cotton seed oil is now being manuiac.
tured into butter, ono gallon of the oil
making seven pounds. IL can be sold at a
profit at fifteen cents pound, and il is as.
serted that II is of delicate flavor and purer
than butter churned from cream.
The drouth in New York has destroyed
nearly all the garden truck in that state
Thousands of acres on Long Island are de.
voted TO turnips and cabbage, and the loss
TO farmers is not limited to the failure TO
harvest the crop, but they lose as well
money. expended for labor and fertilizers
also. Many of the farmers are Obliged TO
curtail expenses by disposing of all unneces-
sary employees, The caulifower crop is al
most an entire failure, and such heads as
last year would have been east aside com.
mand fair prices.
The steamer Par'ha brought from Eng.
land large consignment of live turbot.and
sole at the expense ofthe United States fish
commission, II. G. BLACKBOARD state com,
missioner, and Frederick Mather have been
instructed to place them where. in their
Judgment, they will best thrive. MIR. Black
ford said to-day that they had decided to
place them of Coney Island If the pres.
cnt experiment Is successful other consign-
ments will follow, until the fish become do
mesticated in our waters. Mr. Blackford
thinks that II the fish arrive in good order
the chances of their multiplying in these
waters is good All the conditions of bot
tom and depth of water best adapted to the
sole and turbot are found In the place where
II Is proposed TO put them,
jute manufacturing company has COM
menced operations in New Orleans, and are
exhibiting there the first of their produc-
tons. Its pronounced rs good as any jutc
overturned out by any northern or European
concern, and is without doubt the iorerun.
ner of another important southern in.
dustry,
Edison has over 900 lamps stacked up
at his factory at Menlo park, and Is turning
them out at the rate OF 1000 per day 1t
looks as somebody had faith in the Edi.
son lamp.
There is little uneuslness manifested
by the Louisville whisky dealers in view of
the probable notion of the National Distill-
crs' convention, which will convene shortly
az Chicago, when Il II Is understood the re.
diuction oftax will be the prime theme of
discussion. Louisville dlstillcrs interviewed
Today say that they will advocate the re.
uucton upon condition that the time for re-
moval from bond Is extended or unlimited
~ y thought that. q strong effort will be
made 70 obtain the privilege Of limited re.
movM OF goods In bond from distilleries to
any port OF entry.
a Brssard county Florida, man has been