The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-23
TRADE ITEMS


reported on the north Lake Superior shore.
During the last year 1900 persons have
been employed nthe Paterson, New Jersey,
silk mills, and have produced $l6,OOOOtO
worth of silk goods.
The leather trade in Boston is quiet, and
prices remain unchanged. IL is thought
the spring business will be smaller than
last year.
Sail boats with pleasure parties, and n
large craft carrying passengers and freight,
are seen daily on Sandusky bay, an I'M.
precedented thing for this time of the wear.
Peach buds in Missouri and Arkansas are
represented as being in excellent condition,
and the prospect for good crop next wear
is now promising in those states
Ben Ellis, u noted hunter of Ashkum.
Illinois, killed fifteen hundred pounds of
mallard ducks in the Nermillion swamp in
four days.
In Hampden, Massachusetts,, there is an
apple tree which was grated by Robert
Sessions 100 years ago. He was one of the
men who pitched the tea overheard in
Boston harbor.
The great milk traffic of New York from
Orange aud other counties had small be-
ginning IN 1913, In 1919 or 1850 the first
regular milk train was started 1t created
much relt iious excitement at the time in
consequence OF the train running Sunday
morning. The milk trains are now bv far
the most proltableon the roads
Hardwood Lumber is one OF the most i'm.
portant aud valuable factors OF the business
OF Chicago, involving the manufacture of
millions OF dollars worth annually of mrni-
ture, railroad cars agricultural implements,
ana multiiarious other manufacturing in
duStiies, giving employment TO hundreds.
not to say thousands, oC mechanics.
Tse Pensacola, Florida, canning com.
pany has commenced operations. They
lind the red snapper better than the groupcr
or gulf halibut for their purposes, the meat
remaining firm and white after processing
IN steam'hoatcd watts for lew hours. The
company will make the canning of Spanish
mackerel specially this season.
American vineyards are winning their
way to popular appreciation and superccd.
ing foreign wines IL is stated that during
the last six months $4,000 gallons of Cali.
iornia wine were received at the port of
New York, against 10000 gallons from
France, Germany, Italy and Hungary.
The, estimated yields Of the California vine.
yardS last year is l2OOO,OoO gallons, and il
would seem that with all the advantages
possessed by our native wine. growers, tEey
ought to become masters of the situation.
china Is said to have acquired mara.
time equipment In the past live years " itch
could make splinters ofthc American navy,
and Y only cost about Sl20O0,e)0. while
ours has IN the same time cost 100000 900.
a Louisiana paper says The gcntlcmcn
from Michigan investing so heavily In Tim.
bcred lands In Calcasicu parish propose ro.
ing into tho log business with vim. They
say they will show our logmcn something
about logging that they never dreamed Of
IL Is said that one OF them will bring mo-
lumbermen from Michigan into our pnr
woods next spring, and that he intends ,c
run 100 log teams.
A preparation called celluloid. In which
cotton Is leading ingredient, has been
used lately MS a substitute for ivory In ms
mapntacture OF such articles rs billiard.
oalls anu parcreuttvrs, and now ~ Canadian
unhu'actur,r mas invented process hv
Nnlvn COMPRESSED cotton may be used, not
merely for doors and windcw.irnmc, hvt
tor the whole iacnde OF large huiidinis
An exchange says that tho intel Kiny.
dom imported last year $50 10000 worth
ol ioou' Thc growth Of this vast import
trade hns been Tar IN advance Of that of the
population. While the latter increased 10
pr cent. III the last twenty years the former
Increased 100 rct cent, showing TINT shc
hnds more profit In manufactures than In
farming.
The New Orleans ricayune SAYS twelve
carloads ut engines ard spinning machinery
arrived from Massachusetts by the l.onis.
VIE Nashville railroad. II IL destined
Tor the cotton factory at Baton Rouge, and
was shipped to that point by the steamer
Ashland. The factory. with this extra ma.
large scalc. VIZ
The number Of workm,n emnloved In
IRON and steelmAking la tho limited a,ats,