The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

per gross, or about an average OF Zoe per gross
by the Diamond match company which couToll
the manufacture IN the United States. Tho al
vance VIII likely DO at the expense Of the ~
| taller, who will DO compelled 10 put up with
| smaller profit than the 80 or 80 per cont he has
heretofore been getting for one Of the most nee
| essary articles of domestic use IL Is believed
by the manuiaciurcn that the government tax
VIII be taken OF Of matches next year, which
VIII destroy tho monopoly. aud they viii
squeeze all they can ont Of trade while 1t Is un.
der their control
Tho worlds product Of lead Is about 40 0O0
tons. The estimate for Europe II as follows:
Spain, 10000 Germany $40 D. England, 5000
France $4,000 Italy, 10000 Greece gO00; Rel.
gium, 4 800 Austria. GO o. Russia 1900 making
q total OF go, 500 meter tons The product Of the
United states IN estimated ut 1000 tons. This
places the United states tho second orc. pToduc-
Ing country In the world Spain leads Us only
In tho Amount OF 1900 tons, and has been
rapidly declining for the past few years. We
are now consumers OF about one.fOurth OF tho
worlds lead product aud bid fair by another
year 10 take rank M 'he first, aud capable Of
furnishing surplus To the foreign markets.
The lobster factory Ut Port Hood, II. C., began
this year canning lobstors ON tho 9th OF June
anu closed operations On the 10th Ct July, Dur
ing that time forty'hvo males aud females, OK.
elusive OF the Fishermen, were employed In the
factory, and Gil, li2 pounds OF Holsters were
taken, which made l. 6,2s2 pound cnus There
were used catching these crusnceous ilsh 5000
traps, which were attended ~ by 81 boats, each
managed by ut lcAt two men. The largest
quantity of Holsters taken in one day was q, 30
pounds, which made ALI cans This factory
put up greater number of cans this year than
u dld at any previous year during the same
length of time.
Ithas long been NJ difficult to obtain perfectly
pure brandy that American whisky and alcohol
diluted with water have been generally used
Tor medicinal purposes. Hut the ruin Of tho
vineyards OF Franco has made matters much
xNlaFaA .aA aas.ln ~.
naples reports TINT most OF what IL sent To tho
United states m French brandy ls produced In
mat ioRiOn, aud In an AdultUtatlon Of the worst
sort II II IL proper 10 call anything an ndul-
ntalion which doe, not contain II particle OF
what is genuine, Tho people of this republic
pay yearly .3uOGlOO for imported brandy.
including me duty of about 100 per cent and
lho greater part of the liquor ~ so fraudulent
That lis use Is extremely injurious.
Buonos Aytes journals speak In terms Of on.
thuhia hm With respect TO the abundance Of their
crops, The wool clip has turned ont beyond
lho most sanguino expectations, being some %
90 bales In excess OF that of last year. Tho
ohief export trade NJ present IN IN maize, the
total export OF which this winter, II Is estimated
Will reach 10000 tons This cereal Is said To be
OF superior quality, and as tho soil and climate
are admirably adapted 10 Its cultivation. i'm.
mensc crops In the future are looked for.
The sugar harvest IL Just beginning, and 10
rapid IL ,ho growth OF This industry that tho
fobcs, against my or sixty Thousand two years
ago Tho wines of the interior arc also coming
INTO great competition with those of Europe and
III Tow years more there IL reason 10 believe
mat tho present great Import trade In wines and
sugar Will be reduced To nil. owing W tho en-
HANGED volume OF home production
Thoro Is no doubt" says tho Chicago Trib-
,nne, that the people Of tho south planted and
nave harvested much larger grain CROP this
year Than usual Tho shortage last year aud
me hiRh prices they were compelled 10 nay for
bteadstuils and provisions prompted them a.
enlargo their grain product, even ~ the possible
diminution OF their own peculiar staples. IL
wiz be mistake, however. 10 look upon this
prospect M n complete reversal OF the ordinary
condition Of tho south There Is no likelihood
mat thoro Will brn surplus over home Cunsump-
unn In that section, Outside uf Texas and
northern Georgia the south will have no grain
10 SOIL The absence OF granares and tho
attraction OF good ptics may induce
tnr producers 10 put some OF their
stuff on Tho market Tor export early
IN tho season. but there Is reason 10 suspect that
iaior In lhe season the south will be- large pur.
CHASER uf grain and provisions. as usual. Tho
southern people arc prOvcrblally improylicnt;
u Is characteristic OF both whites and blacks
To I'VE nilly up W ,hvlr resources II they wols
Obliged 10 stint themselves last year on account
% scarcity and high prices, tho promise Of album.
lance This year viii tempt them 10 oycr.indul.
gchcc They will feed their hogs literally on
corn aud they themselves will cat literally of
pork Thu south may not need To buy as much
nom 'he north this year as II has been In tho
habit Of buying, but II Is entirely safe ~ con.
Guide tha, there will be ne surplus VI grain over
conaumptlon ~ that section Hence the grain
product OF the south Is not likely \, be an i'm.
porlant factor In determining prices. All lnd,.
cauoIs point 10 \ larpo yiold OF whoa, every.
whors ANA asufhcient supply of corn