The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-26


These states produce all the tobacco con
sumed in the United States in the form of
plug, twist, roll, coil and fine cut and
about all the smoking tobaccos for pipes
and cigarettes. Louisiana and Mississippi
have n small special product, amounting to
$1,000 pounds or so, called pcriquc, used
exclusively for smoking in pipes and
cigarettes.
Ordinarily, about two-thirds of the west
ern tobacco crop Is exported, and the re-
mainder is consumed at home. Latterly,
the proportion of exports has been declin-
ing, while the proportion which has enter
ed into home consumption has been increas-
ing. The total average exports do not vary
far from 2i0,000 900 pounds per annum.
The Graphic has this Not satisfied
with corners in wheat, cotton, oats, pea
nuts, and Hannibal II ST. Joe, here are
the wicked spectators plotting to make n
corner in beans-a fact which we commend
to the immediate attention of our Boston
friends. The New York bean crop is said
TO be 50 per cent. short; the Canada crop is
short, and beans which were worth only
$l75a bushel a fortnight ago are now in
sharp demand at $3.50, an advance OF 100
per cent"
The southern states possess chicken
syndicate. Six firms virtually control the
poultry market. Their combined capital is
$4,000 Their agents receive five per cent.
for purchases not only for poultry, but
eggs, butter, and sausages. The quarters
ofthe syndicate are at New Orleans, Savnn.
nah Charleston, and three places in Ten.
nesseo.
In the city OF New York 1000 of the
dram-shops are kept by women The Goth.
amite basks in womnn's smiles.
The shipments of meats south from Chi.
M oil akA A. 4.
the past two weeks.
Cattle are still in demand at our cx-
changes, as are also good fat sheep Hogs
are very scarce and command u good price
from butchers. Texas sells annually four
hundred thousand head of cattle. Al go "A
head II foots up Il grand aggregate of $S,.
100000. These cattle are Away in demand
In the eastern markets, being regarded
highly rs having fine flavor and very ten
der. Why is ii that here where they are
grown We get no really good beef? Is
II because the best are shipped "
other markets, and we are fed upon that
which will not command high prices abroad
IL looks very much us five subsisted upon
that which we can't sell to ourmorc favored
brethren in the north and east.
IL is said that one bushcl Of corn will
make four gallons Of whisky. There are
about $1,000 gallons of whiskey distilled pei
day in the United States. This would con
sumo 10000 bushels of corn daily in the
manufacture of whiskey alone, but II pays
q good revenue, and is doing more TO re-
duce our national debt In that way than
any other product of the country
A Peoria ,distiller bought in one
day last week stamps to the
amount Of s2,Oli,2 200. The whisky
dealers In Mississippi pay for the privilege
ofretailing the sum of S220, 900 annually.
COTTON.
The receipts to-day were light and The
market inactive. Prices have not changed
and our quotations are the same as yester.
day. The market in Liverpool went of an
eighth, and was dull at all the principal
points In this country. We quote
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SsuS1, ,,sS,Vnns y 80. $1,000, ,.,. 10Y
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New York spots closed ouict. and IN,
9uo'assi s,as are are an eighth on ,niddlins
81 In New Orleans spots :clo.cd easy Ia,
ordinary n; ordinary q; good ordinsyv III III
\ low middling loz; m'ddhuE III; good mid