The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-19
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TRADE ITEMS.

AsuowER of fish is reported near Cambridge
city, Massachusetts,.
x lot of black walnut logs were shipped from
Knoxville, Michigan, last week to England via
Canada.
past year 2o2, 900 volumes, received s310,22l and
expended SA,W7,
Minnesota, purchased two years ago for Sl25.OO
has now been sold for SSlb0 cash
With the unexpended $1,000 and the new ap-
propration of $4,000, Waukegan has $4,000 for
the work on thu harbor there
The Reichstg resolved, by n vote of l62 to 12l,
to refer the tobacco monopoly bill to u commit
tee of twenty eight
The fish commissioners car started from
Washington for Texas to.Lay, with 10000 OF
shad for distribution throughout the waters of
that state.
Iron orc shipments from Escanaba for the sea-
son up to "Wednesday were AS ll9 tons; from
Marauette. 81 DIG tons: from LAnse, l,Gi7 tons.
monument packing firm In Chicago recently
shipped 1900 packages OF tailow 10 Liverpool,
anu tnen resnipped II To Chicago again, sold II to
firm there ana made money ny ,nd ope ,
hat-barrcl packages, IN being sent IN large guam
titles to Europe and promises TO become an I'M
pOrtant American export
The tropical fruit trolnc OF indianapolis 10
steadily on the increase One firm disposes OF
three carloads of oranges and bananas per
week. and there are several such firms, besides
numerous smaller dealers
Ice men on the penobscot river say that the
past season has been successful one TO them
they have harvested some is9, 500 tons, and they
had about 50 O0l tons left over from last season.
The Moniteur des Produits Chimiques advises
melon growers TO put coffee grounds on their
melon beds They form very stimulating
fer,ilizc and greatly improve the flavor OF the
fruit.
States, and the number increases at the rate Of
loo u year
tower $50 feet high ut the east END of the city
hall MINNEAPOLIS for four electric lights OF - %
candle power each. In the opinion of the com
pany this win illuminate radius OF fully one
half mile.
of a robin, nighthawk, whippoorwill, finch,
thrush lark sparrow, cherry bird, brown
thrasher, wren. martin, oriole woodpecker,
bobolink, or any other song bird, under pen.
atty of t5 for each bird killed. aud for each nest
robbed, ten days In the county,
IL has been stated In the New York papers
that agents of Faurc, the Patisinn electrician,
have come TO this country with four batteries
for the storage OF electricity ana That com.
pany il to be formed for the sale OF this patent
In the United States. II might be stated for the
benefit Of capitalists that Faures storage patent
Is In Interference In the patent office with one OF
Charles Y. Brush's numerous patents OF similar
character, and that Brush In case recently de.
cided In that Office proved his priority of invcn.
ton back of the earliest date claimed by Faurc
for his French patent
Al the recent yearly meeting Of the Friends In
Providence, Rhode Island. n paper was read
showing that there are 4 1000 opium eaters IN
the United States, and that about $780, 600 tounds
of the drug are imported every year In china
there are over 20 00O0 opium smokers who
spend Sl25,0O0,0O0 II year for the pleasure
The British government In India derives a net
revenue Of almost $40, 1000 from opium The
British forced the opium habit on the Chinese,
and are the promoters of the vile and deathful
thing all over the civilized world
The census bureau has issued monograph
on the silk industry of the United stats. II con.
tains the history OF the efforts made to produce
raw silk In this country. ltsays "rhe cultiya
ton of the mulberry was begun In California in
1854. slk.worm eggs were received there
In 1860 In 1866 about $50 pounds of cocoons
were obtained and tho product reached 1000
pounds In 1865 The enterprise arrived ut its
highest point In 1870, when more than Il million
mulberry trees were growing In the state, This
Industry was Encouraged by nm act of the Cali.
fornia legislature In lS6S-dd, giving n bounty of
SIS for planting 1900 mulberry trees and $500
per 10000 cocoons The operation OF the law
proved unsatisfactory and II was soon repealed.
An attempt to passa new act 10 encourage silk
culture and manufacture was defeated In the
California senate In 1872 F" The report says the
sik.rasing In California is almost extinct ow.
ing TO the reaction against the speculative
mania.
Consul Nosby Reports 10 uic sW!e ucpAflmcnl
that thp estimated stock Of quicksilver on hand
In Hong Kong is b5ON TASKS, and that the
amount Imported during lSsl was II oi0 TASKS al
$50 70 to $50 per pioul Mosby says the consump
ton per month at Hong Kong Is estimated Al
about 160 TASKS In the manufacture Of yer
million. Prices are governed by speculative,
transactions AMI consequently unsteady, at ont
time beir x run up " high as 81 OF or pcnl.
:. In the consular rpert Just issued Ferdinand
vogeler consul srti.rAi At Frankfoton.th,
Main, makes statement regarding quickd vel
In kvofE He says the production for tn,
world ~ pnws lao iissks, ,alifornis max
ing 1SUN Almausn, Spain, 1000, and ldria
Austria 1000 hasks In 1881 California pro
ducei more than one. t,lf Of all the Qucksilyo
consumed in the world Vogeler says "OwinI
TO the excess " production over consumption
brought about by the development OF California
mines, the general tendency OF the msrko
seems 10 be downward, although the interests o
tho Rothschilds, of London, who control tn
Almadan mines, Is to maintain the price"