The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-18
TRADE ITEMS.

a COMPANY has been formed at Winni-
peg, Manitoba, to supply eastern cities
with canned frogs legs.
The increase of our trade with Japan, for
the past year, was little over $4,000.
1t is said that $1,000 is spent annually
for cut flowers in New York.
The daily price paid Tor intoxicating
drinks in New York is estimated at S270,-
coo, or S9S,5j0,00O every year. There is
said to be an alarming increase of drunken
ness among the women.
The number of postcards dispatched in
Germany during the year 1850 was IL, O0O,-
600. In the post-oiiice museum, at Berlin,
there are exhibited AIS different kinds of
postcards.
The area of Philadelphia is little over
100 square miles, or 50 COS acres.
The fourteen southern states contain n
population of II $500.
The Baptist Weekly takes the following
religious view of mining. Three degrees Of
mining speculation-positive mine, compar.
atiye, miner; superlatve, minus.
The sales Of new crop tobacco in Louis.
vile in the last three crop years to date are
as follows; ISL, S,796 hhds; 1850, 5,3i2 hhds,
and 1879, 4,SSS hhds.
1t is reported ut New York that plan is
on foot for pooling the anthracite coal bus
mess for term of years.
The Canadian Government will be asked
to extend the telegraph systemall along the
l 500 miles OF the lake system.
New York drinks l22, $50 gallons of milk
every day; at least that is the amount re-.
| ceiyed daily by rail from the country.
The quantity probably doubles before 1t is
sold.
1t is thought that congress will so rectily
tariff duties rs TO benefit United States
/ hrawnrg rntlAr thnn thAgn al Canada ,,,t a
reference to the importation to this country
| OF barley and malt from Canada.
Every person who keeps chickens should
raise garden. peppers "A tea made by boil
ing them in water and added to boiled pota-
toes or corn-meal dough is stated TO be a
sure preventive of cholera in fowls
Some people argue that fish cannot hear.
Simeon Willis, of Houston, has carp
pond, and entertains visitors by calling the
fish to the surface of the pond by ringing q
bell and feeding them from his hand.
! The government report of whisky con-
sumption last year is q very strong exhibit
| for the trade. The consumption Is ut the
rate of Ia, $4,000 gallons per annum more
than in 1879, showing gain of 30 per cent.
The total whisky consumption last year
amounted to 81 ,i26,000 gallons, or nearly
as much as the total warehouse stocks on
January IA.
In compliance with requcst of the
Santa Clara Horticultural Society, Matthew
Cooke, chief horticultural officer, has made
arrangements with the Central Pacific rail.
road company, whereby all citrus fruits
and trees offered for shipment on and after
the 18th inst, must be accompanied with d
certificate of inspection, showing them IL
be Tree nom the insect fruit pest,
Says q st. Louis paper; There wer,
some vegetables of Nav Maxico nrn.luc otto,
of huge proportions, exhibited on Chang,
yesterday, comprising cabbages, cauliAow.
ers, sugar bects and ordinary red hects
parsnips, and watermelon. The cabbage
and the cauliilowers might be compressed
into hnlf-bushel and peck measure re,
specuvely, and the sugar beet termed d
turnip beet was estimated at 80 To iC
pounds weight, and any one of the parsnip,
and red bee,s was big enough tor dinner
for considerable family
Az u recent convention of the stove MANN
iacturers, held at Detroit, Michigan, III,
president said: five would make the hes,
possible use Of our money, We should
patroni1e ably conducted and responsible,
newspapers, The newspaper Is immeasura
piy me pest medium open to our trade, the
most liberal and expert advertisers testify
to its value. and In the employment of Il,
columns We would find d means of escap,
Methods
A Boston letter says, "sperm oil Is at
tracting some attention here and nj New
bedford, and holders are not inclined to sci
at the low prices previously obtained. III,
stock Is now reduced to about 1900 bbls
and the estimated importation for the re
mainder Of the year Is about 1900 bbls, IN,
hect having been gradually declining fol