The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-18
GEO. J HEATING
Kansas City, Special Partner.

been sli 77g bales against 2iS, i46 last year. This
il cheering result OF the great fall IN prices
The Scottish fishery board report that III, lao
barrels of herring were cured III 1881 uhnei oln-
cial superintendent. TINS Is INC tnu , uiio
that the cure has been exceeded million, the
years 1874 and 1870 being the other occasions
The average OF the last Ave years has been
nearly one million yearly, and as ench hsrfsl
contains between seven and eight huhutcu nsh
the total is about 75n 600 900 for each year large
norton of tho nightly catch Is sent to market
early in the morning SO the figures above given 40
not represent the Total catch, IL Is esuhla'eu,
In fact that half as many scotch herring are
sold fresh as are cured II Is further estimated
that In the English seas, though olhcial reports
do not show the exact number taken, the her'
ring fishery, which has Yarmouth Nv its scat
landed on the quays OF that place IN lhe last
thirteen years more than 100 Ooou0o iish, Inc
annual catch In the North sea by British, trench.
Dutch, and Norwegian fishermen Is =, 100 OOlUO
The herring fishery, too, employs $1,000 people
In Scotland alone.
The increased purchasing power of farm pro-
ducts Ia fOrcibly illustrated in the following DB
ures, which can be readily verified; In 1916 one
bushel- of corn would buy one pound OF nails
now one bushcl of corn will purchase hfteen
pounds of nails In 1916 1t took from twenty TO
eighty dozen eggs to buy the same. IN 1910 IL
required siXty-four bushels OF barley 10 pur-
chase one yard of broadcloth; now hye bushels
will do the business. In lSl5 one bushei OF
wheat purchased one yard OF calico; now one
bushel OF wheat will by tnirty'tve yards ola
better calico. In 1916 II pair OF wooden blankets
cost rs much rs COW; now cow will purchase
from six TO twenty pairs OF blankets superior In
every way
The favorable anticlpatlOps formed from the
discovery some time ago Of 200 miles OF oyster
beds, thirty 10 seventy miles wide, in the North
sea, TO which publ attention was recently d.
recttd nj the British association se+ sion appear
unlikely of realization. II Is difficult 10 see how
the discovery can result In ,cb eapening prices.
because the bed In not within easy distance OF
the British coast, II Is found that the oysters
can only be brought home In sailing vessels
which also dredge them; and to procure cargo
and bring II to England occupies fully fort
night so that the oysters cannot be sold hcheap
rates. Native" oysters are much dearer this
year than they have ever been before, and the
prospects are that they will continue W advance
In price. Indeed, II may be said without exag-
r. ration that unl0Ss the ''od fashioned --sulry
summers soon come round again, these oysters
mlst become almost extinct 1t IL an acknowl-
lodged fact that at ArnchOn the quantity Of spat
this SKINNER did not amount TO One.tenth part OF
what II usually IL. The owners of the grounds
at Milton, Whitstable and other places In Kent
have displayed great enterprise In tho culture OF
oysters, and send some good samples into the
markets, but the adverse circumstances against
which they have 10 contend are n great obstacle
to the success of their efforts to make the sup
ply rs plentiful as In previous years. Manches-
ter Courier.