The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-24

i,pm the ports ~ Lake Superior lor iAe Session |
m isel ~ tO August gih, exceed THO thlpmtMw
Tor q corresponding period Of last year Wy oi'S"
tons or little over " lhltd more, "a. ..At.,,
There Is n weekly sale y parlsol loans, whnn
arc bought IN casks filed With demp Iaoss Vne
hundred good loads are worth frUin tlb 70 W.
THESE are bought for gardens ......,.. p.,,.
LIN The northern psI} o. Uhesco, sn UI sknS for
cart whips. They find the snakes SIX leet long,
and ther skins. being preserved awhile III
alcohol make excellent whips, ,....,.....,,.
There IN u very large amount on u0B.WiB uu'
or vanilla leaf, shipped from North Cafollna 70
northern markets There Is good demand ior
II and Il brings u fair rice, ~ nfety every
station between Wilmington ana pOiusDoto Dh iS,
of dog. tongue can be seen at the depots await
The report Of growing crops. for July in ilfty-
two counties of Virginia, Is as follows, eNClusiV W
Of wheat which Is way over the average. Corn,ye
per cent; rye, lO0 barley lO6; oats, ~ DUCK
wheat %; Irish potatoes, 100 sweet w.
The fishing trade of Key West ana CUBA, the
News says l. passing away iT0 nar ruG Is hae
who are living here These people are gooU
| fishermen, and they have bought about seven
smacks from Key Wcsters. ..,,
| The first hops were grown in the PnyhliapVal
| ley, Wyoming in 1866 by Jacob Meeker' IherS
are now hfty-four hop glounIs IN me valley
| with an aggregate of 6S5 acres the largest cou
| tains fifty two acres. number OF helds IN tn'
valley have for years yielded 100 pounds Z
the acre This seasons crop in the valley VII
| not be less than 900, 900 pounds
| Considerable attention Is given in the eastern
states to the culture of the dewberry or tralnhi
blackberry 1t appears to improve greatly unde
cultivation. Its bearing qualities are increased
and varieties are produced that bear fruit o
leXauisite flayors. Some resemble the orange IL
taste and have a very agreeable door.
The United States are now sending 70 eacl
country the staple food for its people. we eX
mort beef TO England grease to Russia, and frog
10 France A large shipment OF live frogs wa
sent to Havre from New York the other day, VIII
which to stock the French marshes, the Ameri
can frog exceeding in size and flavor the frehcl
batrachian, as the American oyster does us eng
lish rival.
Over 1000 roo grain sacks have been sold b,
!. Stockton dealers the present season. ON an eS
innate of fifteen sacks to q ton, these SACKS VII
hold 1873 1885, tons of wheat, ana close opserVer
think that every sack will be filled.
The value of the foreign merchandise receiye'
at San Francisco in July was VI, 952, QUO, eXclusiv
of 35S, COO In specie. These totals are respetfl
lively 1868 500 and 1,S92 800 larger thah ior III
corresponding mouth last year, :,
The latest foreign fruit prospects may D
summed up as follows France, less IMAM haid
} crop of apples; Germany one-third OF u croI
, Holland half a CROP Belgium, little less Una
} halfa crop. Here Is the chance for American
shippers 1t will pay 10 barrel every surpl l
. bushel that America Can produce But the laG
, is that in the great American centers OF ePPl
production the crop will be snort; ,,,,i,o Terri
l tory, picked 1000 pounds of berries from on
acre on his place this year, GOO OF which ne ma
mn up 6,OO0 he has sold at an average price
zen cSnts per pound. over and above cost OF Plch
J inc Te haspaid S1G0 to Indians for pickin
, them. and realized at these figures $500, whic
is very fair showing from one acre.