The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
TRADE ITEMS.

wATERMELoNs five cents apiece at Quincy
| Florida.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana yarn factory en-
| ploys 49, operatives
There are upward of 100000 agricultural
| land owners in Germany possessing less than
| three aid q quarter acres each. 49,
The erection of a new oil and fertilzlng mill
has been commenced at Memphis, Tennessee
| The receipts and exports of cheese at and
| from New York since May the beginning OF
Receipts. Exports
| pkgs. lbs
For week ending June o.. s652l 3,06l, 9Si
Same week in ISL. .... l2S'aI9 5'SS3 80 20
since May !, 1882 ....... S223iS J., 46! , 55G
Same time last year 49,. S95,7lO lS,SSI945
place where bogus butter is manufactured
has been discovered in Albany, It is said the
very best dairymen can not ell the difference
between it and the genuine article. One sus-
| picious circumstance connected with Its manu-
| facture is that each tub is marked with the
name of q person at Canton n. Y" where a
| uperior article of butter is made.
In 1881 there was 1874 firms engaged in silk
manufacture in the canton of Zurich; the mum
cias aggregate 40, SIG, aud the wages paid them
amounted to l9,Sl5,453 francs, an average of
about SIG year. Many of the weavers, how
ever are unempoyed in winter ana hdrd IN hd .ne
reckoned twice oyer, as they are engaged in two
different branches OF the trade. The value of
he fabrics produc ed in the year is estimated at
Immigration statistics furnished by the bureau
of statistics show that the arrivals in this coun-
try in May reached total of l4l OBJ persons ex-
elusive OF citizens of the United ates returning
from abroad, and aliens not intending to remain
in the country, against 1929 for the same
month last year. For eleven months, since July
1. the total reaches 6sS 6Si persons against h0S
1851 during same time last year, and 669,OOO for
twelve months ending June 30, 1881. The cur
rent wear. ending June 30, will probably show q
total of about s25, 90 immigrants,
The Portland Oregon, Reporter says: since
theadven of pleasant weather the run OF sal
mon has greatly Increased, and the
fnii capacity IL is estimated the
I paek this P season Will be 20 per cent short
or amount 10 but little over 100000 cases, IL is
reported that 80 900 cases have been sold, leaY-
ing but small fraction to be thrown upon the
market which VIII certainty nave tehuency 10
stfen prices .
meRded ITSELF says an exchange as good mar ls
ket 10 corner" In consequence, both the Eu:
n,l,sau and native dealers AZ Shanghai have had
The market pretty much at their own mercy dur.
ing almost the entire season, the syndicate al
one time having fully one-fOuf III the crop IN It's
control Fortunately for the European manu-
facturcrs, they were enabled TO replacs Chinese
silks by oilers, while the financial crisis at
LYONS seriously interfered with the plans OF me
Chinese SPECTATORS As there is a deficit in the
Chinese crop, estimated at IS per cent. the out
look still favbrs their operations. Itwould seem
that IN, Chine SC have been TIC most ior ,
ized for the smallest profit The total quantity
OF siik arriving at Shanghai last year was 81, 500
bales as against 81, 900 bales In 1SSLS1. The ex.
port Is estimated az IS coo bales and this was oil
much better auality than last year.
The worlds production of lead IS about $4,000
tons The estimate for Europe is as follows.
Spain, i20,0a. Germany, $1,000 England. 64,0&
France, Is, 900; Italy, l0,Oef Greece, y,VO bel-
pium. 5000 Austria, 1000; Russia, 1900 making
a total Of BIG, So meter tons. The prOouct o.
the United states Il estimated at. ll.OOo
tons, This places the United states
the second ore producing country IN
Tie world. Spain leads us only In the amount
oi lnOOO tons and has been rapidly declining
for the past few years. We are now consumers
III about one fourth Of the world lead product
and ma fair By another year 10 take rank as the
first and capable OF furnishing surplus 70 the
Messrs d D owens. Perry Jefferson and g W.
Grev passengers BY the early morning train on
ne Eentucky Central railroad. report the coun-
nv near Marshall station. Mason county, Ken
tucky, as swarming with the army.woIms-
They are travelling I'm q southerly direcuon,
4 isoiit one mile in twenty-fOur hours and oeNes-
tefion and ruin mark their progress. The farm
ers Tor miles around have gathered en- mhsse.
and are fRhiing them with fire, water and ev-
ervthIne eise the inventive genius Of man can
surgest 70 stop their further progiess. but %
fer Without success and ~ the time OF the trsin
arrival al Marshall they had gathered on ny
frsek 10 the depth Of seven OF eight inches ano
rornnlefeiv bocs aded the train for several hours
Enquirer.