The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-29
The table below shows tho exports OF sundry
farm products from New York for the weeks

The arrivals OF enigrants ut Chicago via the
Michigan Central railroad last week woro rs fol
lows; Monday, 2Ol Europeans; Wednesday, go
Europeans and " Canadians Thursday, 7SN
Europeans and 2is Canadians; Friday, $40 Ru.
ropeans, saturday, 9g Europeans--making q
total for the week of 2,72s Europeans and SS7
Canadians. The Baltimore & Ohio brought
on Saturday 800 European emigrants, 800
OF whom were tcketed TO Chicago as dostina.
ton. This road is bringing west y large share
OF the snigrant movement
During the year 1881 Mr.. Peter McKinnell, OF
Elgin, Illinois. MIXED on an average 60 COWS,
which yielded him Sst, ts6 pounds of milk, which
was delivered 10 the Elgin Butter company, In
that CITY. For this milk Mr. Mex received
stSsL3, on the dividend plap, besides selling
Si7l worth OF calves. His dairy thus brought
him IN fraction over $40 80 per COW, which
certainly Is n good yield, The highcs, dividend
received per 100 pounds of milk was 81 50 for
Desember and 20 cents for June.
The rice.hume question" SAYS tho New Or
leans Price Current, lis again agitating tho
sections OF this state where rice Is planted
aian.ers have made application To have tho
a aumss opened so as 10 irrigatc their rice.
Sho danger yet too great the river being sim too
nigh. This rce-humc business should have
never been allowed for II IL now we'll eslah.
lsneu thai ~ least half the lcvec breaks In the
a"wsp oIHhvn ~ ,nis state were caused by these
70 build and entertain tho lcvccs, these lice
numes should be strictly forbidden, and any cut
III the leVecs, no matter for whatever nurnosr
made n.r, crime H. law, punishable by
In connection with the subject of SUNNY aud
demand. the Pittsburg stockman has this 10 say,
There don't seem 10 be much danger OF over.
production IN food products In the United States
~ an early day while Europe continues 10 pour
Its surplus thousands OF population on our shores
AZ the present rate. As many as 1000 imml.
grants arrived In two days last week Thrs,
thousands are likely to produce nothing Of con.
UAstt AA la hall ARl
their hungry mouths must be filled. Against
growth OF agricultural production In Aincricr
must DO sent OFT tho growth of our population
anu OF our export trade; aud when the.c factors
enter into the problem, the probabilities of over
production do not seem at ali startling
Aproposition has been made to the govern
meht by company OF capitalists TO lease III,
property and water power at uarpers Ferry fo
MMsn s nine years for manufacturing purposes
Tne Terms shered arr quito liberal, and the pro
posal Ia now before the solicitor Of the treasury
Who has II under adviscmsnt While the oiic
does not state definitely for what purpose IN,
pscpetV u Intended, ills stated hattbey in,cnt
electricity, which viii be conveyed TO Baitlmot,
my Warrington. and used IN lighting ihes,
oiues With electric light The goyercmcnt ha,
SSsm aos, :, - OF selling The property and \ 4
70 DO settled Ia whether The rcyern,neut Mi
lease or sell the property. The property Is
long strip OF land shout three. iourths ~ mil,
IN Wiuh nong the Potomac river and the waite
Rowe! ofthc shenandoah river, on which mn.
uenAl Asmory was located before the war.
The foreign trade returns At New Yort mi,
Meck are again deserving Of particular atsen
Son; The importAtIons reached the enormou,
Soni OF VIZ. o., <i6. Of which G.ell.Oib was scn
sral mefchandi.e, and the remainder Orr rocds
Lnm : hesvIsr gsal than fcr any week 10
e1pofu come, down no later than Tuesday issV
xhen ne TOTAL stood q about o9ieASni. % Vhs
v NE shipmenta for the current ssyen dsys a,
nos tmprDvs ~ which there 10 but little pfesen
NE balance against W. Some Of he isms ia