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

The chihuahua legislature has placed an ex-
ira tax on tobacco aud liquors.
Brick for the building OF the cOttoh incIofy NJ
Eufaula are now being burned.
IL Is stated by persons who have investigated
the subject that the result of copper mining in
Maine thus far has been iroduel oi lids,
ut an expense of $500 per ID.
A Brush electric light company, with cnni'a
Of $50, 600, has been organized IN Memphis rem
nessee, and will put In lights NJ once,
The Siglo says that aqnaniily OF goods from
the United States have crossed the Rio Grande
on trains of the International railroad
Captain Martin, of Anderson county. South
Carolina. mnde from one pine tree on his place
$3.50 feet Of straghteye lumber ana 3o) icct OF
rough-edge lumber.
Honey made entirely by machinery is on sale
In New York markets, aud an exchange says 1t
looks 10 per cent better than any bit OF work
ever yet attempted by bees
Professor " II lIowey has hccn appointed by
the Land Office to make selection OF scyenly-two
sections OF public land granted To the territory oi
Montana for University purposes.
An attempt ~ SINUS gle 40 bhgS oil cohtrhphhu
matter from Matamoras TO Browhsvillo was re-
Gently frustrated.
with the Granmo Electrical company shows
very clearly that we are To have another monop'
oily of the most powerful kind. cThe new com.
bination controls 0ll the patents and WIN, OF
course, be an absolute monopoly III eleclrlc
lighting
At the present time 1t Is unlawful to fish In the
waters of that part of lake Tahoe that IS IN Ne
yada but no such restriction rests upon the pOf'
ton of the lake In California A knOtty qucs-
ton Is raised In regard to the sale In Nevada Of
dsh caught from the California portion OF the
lake.
Ine Troy Messenger says IL everything works
lovely southwestern Alabama Will turn out
honey enough within tho next eight months IN
supply the state
dhe Pensacola Advance Gazette says Florida
cnbbages are worth s. u barrel in New YORK
Ia. al.
Moral-plant more cotton aud less cabbage 1t
you would succeed In being poor
A Hawaiian commercial and sugar company
has Just been Incorporated nj san Francisco, win
capital stock of $40 900 900, for the acquisition,
construction and maintenance OF RESERVOIRS
bitches, pipes, fumes, aqueducts ana other
works necessary or proper for the purpose oil
irrigating lands on the various islands OF the
Hawaiian king ION, aud for the cultivation, pur'
chase and sale of sugarcane, and the manuiac.
turc, purchase and sale of sugar. The corpora
ton also proposes to lease lands operate mills,
construct wharves, TO purchase or lease water
rights or privileges, TO build ships anu lighters,
and maintain lines of vessels between the ports
OF the Hawaiian Islands and ether ports.
The business situation of the south Just now is
promising much, II looks as e the south were to
age ' Of provisions fSns' With t The principal
exception OF the Mississippi floods, the sea
son has been singularly favorable, no nntimely
Kentucky while farmers aud planters every
where are varying their crops, reducing the
acreage of cotton somewhat, avoiding debts,
md trying to become independents The great
railway syndicatcs of the south. five In all, are
very active, aud confident of success
Beef Is selling over the counter In New York
fetail) at IL to 2ic per h. the best cuts of pork
at II l2c per h., and all other animal food Is
relatively above the meat OF the hog III price,
On the bear side are the facts that our exports
fall fur below u year ago; our stocks on hand
are reported as nearly equal To last year at this
time; The number of hogs slaughtered In the
west since the opening of the summer season Is
some 5000 head In excess of the corresponding
time last year. our consumptive demand Is IL
the aggregate smaller than Il year ago, and
prices are SO much higher that the indications
seem TO be that we shall not use as much pro
duet us In 1881.
The practicability Of suhtcrranean telegraphy
Is receiving investigation In New York, II sub
committee of the state senate hayins been hear
Ing arguments pro aud con, In New York city
The matter came before the senate through pro
posed legislation compelling the placing under
ground OF all telegraph and telephone wires IL
that city. The testimony was conf citing. state
vorably being met with equally positive counter
statements. II would appear, however, tina
properly laid aud maintained underground
and that the greatest objection 10 a chang,
would lilo In the expense Of tearing up streets
etc.
Twenty-Five counties Of Illinois are now en-
gagged In mining coal. The output In the year {,
june 1850, Is placed ut 763 lG2 tons, and for III,
year To June, 1881, ut GO.u,O tons, Any eSti
mate of the capacity Of these coal.llelds 10 sup
ply the Increased Demands must, OF course, b,
purely conIcctural Nevertheless, there ar,
facts upon which such estimate can be baset
with sufficient gertrude To convince even In,
most skeptical That thsre need never be de
ilclency OF me In Illinois, and that the onl,
thing that will govern the price will DO the cos
OF labor and transportation, The total area {
thirly.two counties embraced with the boundu
ries or the coal.hcld Is 1864 square miles.
We deduct over one-hnlf of this area for portion
OF this district whore coal will never be found
because OF the seams being washed out by tn
streams and rivers, or nom the failure of tn
seam from any other cause, we shall have n
least 5000 square miles of n four.iOot seam q
coal, In every acre I land bearing four. foo
scam there are 1900 tons Of coal or B. 205,N lton
70 the square mile, or total OF %, si5, 600, w
tons, an amount sufficient to supply 100000
tons per ennum for about 1900 years.
A correspondent OF the Atlanta, Georgia, Cor
sutu,ion writes ''rhcrc is one thing that need
correction. Az the hotels l noticed New Yor
Beer' on all the bills Upon inquiry foun
tors from Fulton market, for use IN the be,
grazing country IN the world. SO with the mu
Hn aud ,he ham. Much OF the butter used |
ne ng.e's u v NO. Al Of ~ came rom New Yorl
chlcken-dellcious II was, too-was used. bcin
brought 1900 miles. There were canned pea
m the Table canned corn,l and canned pcache
ll Imported from New York. There was canine
tongue and canned beef likewise imported. 4
ono hotci noiiced condensed milk was use,
Now, why should not Thomas county SUNNY n
q this 70 the profit Of the country, the saving
rs hotstteeper and tho pleasureI and Ii
xne ooxee ~ which strawberiics vert nhipps
nom Maine; The pear crAtes c01no no
0Yen! M mrpontine bafrela come fl0m M
5xes1; u ell q these small things, this (ectio
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