The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-12


Total fleece wool ,,,....... .........42 959
Pulled wool shipped drcc' from san
frShclstn. ''','--''.'''''' ltOf'o'N
Total production Of California ....,i 49, 100
On hand, December 81, 1856. ..-...... 20O0,eO0
Receipts OF Oregon ...o.,,....... ..... IlS6,uI5
Receipts OF foreign ,.... .....-..-..... lS9O,00
Grand total So Qsi4
The total shipments OF all kinds from San
Francisco were 3S lG637 lbs, valued at
100000. The difference between receipts
and exports arises from the consumption of
local mills aud the wool on hand awaiting
shipment The stock on hand is estimated
at l5e00,00O lbs. The total wool produc-
tion of California from 1854 to 1861 in
elusive, was 5jS,62l, l2l lbs.
The increasing use OF cold storage for per-
ishable food slulis, which are apt to be
scarce Mt certain seasons, is one of the char
acteristicS OF the time Last summer when
fresh eggs were plentiful and cheap, gen
tleman in Chcnango county, N. y, stored
in mammoth cooler some five thousand
barrels of eggs Now they sell in this city
as 'iresh.laid' eggs, at large profit.
Portage Lake Mining Gazette; There is
no doubt but that Lake Superior offers the
most profitable and extensive field for Sc
lltcl licll III tilt u SUITES. lllt
ground has never been properly worked but
more attention is being paid to this bust
ness, and the chances are that in lew years
| IL will be one of the most important
branches of industry in this region.
| The brazilian government has made con-
signments of coffee to Montreal to show the
| difference oftheir products with the poorer
qualities which middle-men claim as of Bra
| lillian growth,
! The inspector of Prince Edward Island
! fisheries reports falling of in the catch of
mackcrel, cod, and herring, an increase in
the lobster catch, and no results worth re-
! porting from the salmon fishery. The can
nlne OF mackcrel has become q great indus
try, however, DDS, 1853 cans having been put
up last year, as against 6960 the year be-
fore. OF Holsters G,332, SG5 cans were put up
this year. as against 1851 $50 last year.
| This would he a very satisfactory exhibit
were it not that the mackerel catch de-
creased, and that experts believe the lob
ster fishery to be in imminent danger OF
| destruction
There was great guessing at Denver on
the number of beans in a jar, the prize be.
| ing S25 over cost. The exact count proved
to be 36,i77 The winner guessed 36,40l.
The next to him came a guess of36 400. The
guesses ranged all the way from l,500 to g.
| 100000.
A statement Of the cigar-making business
at Coldwater shows that last year 1886 7d
cigars were made there. There are 3lg
men c'1ployed in the business, and their
payroll amounted to $l0i ,02l.
The estimated number of car loads of
stone for the Central Capital building, at
Topeka, is 10000, and of these $500 car.
loads go into the foundation The two
wings are up
According to Prof. Snow, of the State
University, there were 1859 miles of wind
in Kansas last month.
Topcka's new water works will furnish
100000 gallons of water every twenty-foui
hours.
Stocks of foreign and domestic wool Al
New York, Boston and Philadelphia show
decrease OF 100000 pounds compared
with last year. Sales Chicago and New Or
leans shares at 81; New Orleans Pacillcs Oh
The little Kingdom of Wurtemberg ha.
100000 inhabitants and is not so large n
the State of Massachusetts by 300 squar,
miles, yet the published records show tina
there were 1893 breweres, large and small
in active operation within the Kingdom
during the past year, and in the lively,
months lj5,l70,90O pounds of malt wcr
brcwed.
The ice on Lake Minnetonka is eighteen
inches thick and wood is being draw
across 1t in large quantities to Excelsior.
II is estimated that there are upward o
100000 or 100000 acres of coal land in Col
fax county, New Mexico.
The discovery of tin mine is reporte,
from Missouri county Montana.
, The largest deposits of anthracite coal ii
= the world are in Pennsylvania.
During the past year $50, 56i.33 were ex
: pended in Indianapolis for street improve
ments, and Si0,7i56l for sewers. Abou
SSOO,WU were invested in building improve
ments during the year.
The largest vineyard in California will b,
planted this winter. II will contain 200,
: 900 vines.
The Irish Farmers Gazette SAYS $500 90
is annually transferred from that countr,
, to America for honey and wax.
: Experiments are In progress in Englan,
, for testing the adaptability of hat countr,
for the growth of American varieties 9
| apples.
. The Cape Cod fisheries earned in iss
!, $l,il2,000.
I a successful test has been made in phiu
$ delphia of the underground system of telr
!. graph and telegraph wires.
4 The climate oil California is said to he Or,
r eminently suited to the healthy growth c
r silk-worms.