The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-26
TRADE ITEMS.

THERE Is sald 10 be valuable pet re
leum oil region or belt in the vicinity Of
Glroy, Cal.
The counties of Delaware, Jones and Linn
in Iowa, exported 100000 worth of but
ter and cheese last year.
II is stated that the consumption of rub
Der in the United States for the year 1881
was 1880 900 lbs. against l6,0S6, 900 lbs. for
| 1880.
The Pennsylvania oil field produced III.
S07 ,S3S bbls. of crude oil in the twenty, one
years between September, 1859, and Janu-
AIRY, 1882.
Gas has been struck at Newton, Trumbull
county, o., in sufficient quantity to light
the town.
An estimate OF the shipments of mining
machinery from Chicago during 1881 shows
that fully Sl,5W,00O worth was supplied to
the various districts of the United States.
Leon Chotteau the indefatigable French
political economist, is Just now devoting
his attention TO the establishment of new
| line OF steamers to run between Baltimore
and Havre.
They are burning brick in Northern Da-
kota with twisted hay. Ii is claimed that n
kiln of brick can be burned in twenty-tour
hours by the use of this material
| Among the arrivals at New York recent
| ly were twenty-eight parts Of cargoeS of POI
|
vertises 600 bags from Germany and 200
tons from Scotland.
II costs about l3c per pound to make the
| average grade of butterine. At 20c. per
pound the sWindle becomes pretty extern
siye on the retail trade, and at 35c. to the
consumer it is little else than grand larceny.
In 1880 New London, Conn, had forty
nine ships and barks, one brig and five
schooners engaged in the whale fisheries.
To-day only two banks and seven schooners
| are employed as whalers.
Mr.. W. c. Stahl has discovered that the
bark of the cotton root affords per cent. of
a very rich dye of the color of cochineal;
with hydrale of potash it colors green.
The Cambria Iron company has fur
nished GOO tons of Bessemer steel for the
Brooklyn bridge, and has | 100 tons more
| to supply.
Four thousand barrels OF petroleum
year was too much for the world sconsunp-
ton twenty-five years ago. They are using
| It up now at the rate ofabout fifty thousand
barrels a day.
Not a single bushel of 100000 Of grain
sent to Europe from New York last wear
went in an American ship. In 1880 about
per cent. ofthe shipments was by American
vessels.
A review Of the progress of Richmond.
fHBlINd, III luululuCtuTcS anu COIHulcTCJ
during 1881 reports GA manufacturing es-
Establishments in the city, embracing l7AS
operatives with over $l1 100000 capital.
There are stored in Pennsylvania about
100000 barrels of crude petroleum
enough to last the world five years--and
still the overproduction is being constantly
increased and new storage tanks built.
\ company has been organized at Pensa-
cola, Florida, for the canning of oysters,
Spanish mackerel, pompano and other de-
licious fish of the Gulf after the style of
Baltimore, The product of the cannery
will be marketed principally in the West,
and fruits, both tropical and domestic, will
also be canned in season.
Hotels in New York are very profitable
1t is said that Delmonicos profits last year
were 100000, and yet he speculates in
stocks with the zest of veteran gambler
All the good hotel men are rich. The
Aston House profits were $4,000 last year
II is stated that mining company whose
mines produce more copper than all the
other mine. in the United States, and whose
production is every year about one-tenth of
the total production of the whole world,
whose capital is 1850 600, pays dividend
every year Of 100000, or 50 per cent. of
Its capital, to its stockholders, and has done
so for several years
The outlook for the manufacture of pig
iron in the South, during 1882, is most
promising, particularly in Central Alaba-
ma. The predictions are 100000 tons, or
about 33l per cent increase over
last year. Several of the largest fur
naces in the South have lately
been compelled to stop work in consequence
Of being out of ore.
The Invention of Mr.. Martin, of Able
Vile, Louisiana, of moss collars for mules
and horses, is strongly approved by the
Scientific American. The collar can be
cheaply made, and is especially adapted for
this climate, being light and cool. Ar.
engagements will probably be made for the
establishment of company to manuiac-
turc these collars in this city
On the authority of the Scientific Amer
lean il may be mentioned that not less than
| 100000 pounds of glycerine are produced
10y the candle factories of the United States
and utilized every year in this country, and
yet so late as the year 1851 il was run OIL
into the sewers rs q waste product.
Some idea of the match trade may be
gained by u glance at the figures paid for
stamps The government eXacts revenue
of one cent per hundred ON matches manu-
featured. During the year ending May,
1881, one company paid for stamps $500
600 This year the amount paid will be in
creased $4,000. There are two hundred
matches IN box The tax is two cents
they are sold To the grocer for three cents,
and rctailed at five -Four million five nun
bred thousand dollars represent i55,0O0,000
one-cent stamps. AS each stamp represents
100 matches, the grand total manufactured
is 40, 900 matches, or 277,50O,OOO five.
cent boxes.
The receipts and exports of cheese at New
York since May (the beginning of the
trade year. compare us follows.
Receipts, Exports,
pkgs lbs
For week ending Jan. IT,, st5iG 2,96I2O7
Same week In ISL. ....... 3bSi2 5I77d
Since May ], 1881 ......"",3 ~ 1lGi165t7
Same time last year. .,...,2AoLbS N5OGS50l
The receipts and exports of butter at New
York since May compare as follows:
Receipts, Exports,
pkgs, lbs.
For week ending jan IT," 1892 lSGS2t
Same week In 1851 ,..,,, aLJ2i sS5,eSt
Since May |, lsSl.,,,,.,.. Lld7l70 l3l63,SSS
Same time last year Low li6 9S95LS0'
COTTON.
TuE receipts of cotton to-day were about
forty bales, all by wagon. This is certainly
as many rs could be expected in the pres.
ent condition of the roads, The cotton sea.
son is passing by rapidly, and five months
of the best part of the year for cotton deliy.
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