The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-20
TRADE ITEMS.

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TRADE ITEMS.
ABouT 6,000 acres Of black walnut trees nave
been planted IN Kansas.
This electric light company expects 10 havo
over 100 patrons In Quincy within thirty days
after the machinery is operation
Pennsylvania farmers have wilhin inc lay
growing region Of Dakota, to which there VIII
be an exodus Of farmers from the northern coun.
ties OF the state This spring and summer.
The exports Of domestic produce from New
York for the past week amount to W, lOl,lOl.
against s7,1C3,l 37 for the corresponding week
II IS asserted that II all the oyster lands be.
longing to the several towns on the north ana
south sides of Long island were paying proper
rental, the revenue derived from them would DO
sufficient to maintain the pub lie schools.
Iowa distileries ana brcwerics used 1854
bushels of grain lastyear
In 1878 the Importation of ostrich feathers ln,o
New York amounted In value to ", 40 i6i: IN
1S79 to a. a5i In 1880 70 si,355i7 and In 1851
Tho receipts and exports of cheese nj New
York since May compare rs follows
Receipts Experts.
pkgs. lbs.
Tor week endings April H.. l3odl 6SlH
Same week In 1851 ,.,.,.... S8iJ 10y, wv
Since May l. 1881. .......'.2SILb2o isl.aa i,S
Same time last year ......2 ~, llO i2Agi, .S,
OMu potttoto hoW
at retail In Salt Lake. This Is the highest price
that has ruled there for ten or fifteen years, ana
"a caused by the great demand In California ana
Colorado. >,,
A sealing steamer mas arrived ~ Ntwiouhu-
land with $4,000 seals, and the catch OF the whole
feet of Labrador Is reported IL be as great as
10000. These, however, are mol inc genuine
fur seal, which although once ioulu over Il
large region, are now almost wholly restricted to
q few islands In the Behrlng sea.
Since the Pafisians learned the merits morse
flesh ~ an article OF food during the siege mp
pophany has made steady progress IN mo
French capital In 1873 the butchers disposed Oh
700 horses, In 1850 OF $780, anu IN 1881 VI y,
800. Last year the supply was iulher increased
by the carcasses OF 4O.o asses nlu mules -,
The costliest piece OF lace In this country, II
not IN me world, is seen MA L. slcWatts NvW
York. ltconslsts OF n nounce I'VE yarus long
aud yard and a quarter In width, OF the hnesl
BRUSSELS point ever made, Intended ior tne
Ernpivss Eugenia,i cost wv, 600 yafd, or slVO
000 for the entire iiJuilce or uress VI course II
is not Intended 10 be cut
. From Sonora California, the ncws comes that
anovel experiment Is being tried on the lulupa
farm In Bennett valley by the proprietor, MIR. DO
Turk. He Is now setting out 1000
olive cuttings. The cuttings are
about fourteen inches III length ana
one inch In diameter, They are set on end IN
trenches abont foot apart and are covered with
soil the top Of the cuttings being an linen below
the surface. they are leit In THIS position Two
Utto yVhiN NlNtiu NWN wv ibu'' wan
strike, and they viii be ready for manipulating,
lf these cuttings succeed, II Is the Intention
MT. Do TURK 10 sci them around about The outer
lines OF his large vineyard.
The telephone us an everyday convenience
seems 10 nave taken an important position III
Zurich. The telephone company OF that city,
who nave Just issued their report Tor last year,
have not only Two central offices win when all
their subscribers are connected. but have be-
sides throughout the city eleven offices open 10
the public. Into these anyone may enter, and
have the use OF telephone for quarter Of an
hour AZ q sma fee, aud may thus, through The
central Offices, communicate with any OF the
oompany's subscribers.
A majority has been secured In the bundles
rath for the tobacco monopoly hill, which will
take precedence. customs tariff has been
submitted in the bundcsrath raising the duties
on some descriptions of iron, hardware, rope
honey and store goods from three TO twenty pei
cent. but owing to depression among the mill
crs In Germany the import duty ON foreign corr
IL reduced 10 an extent corresponding with tn,
export duty
The Importation Of potatoes has become
great Importance todcalers md consumers m,
total receipts at New York in January Fch,unr,
and March were ~, 50 barrels. OF 81 ~ hush
ols. At 20 cents per b,lshcl tshich Is about nm
Wholesale price received by the impor,crN nm ,n
potatoes were worth 81 40 i6o nnJ he rnsto,"
duty Yielded revenue 10 The government a
Sssig,a A large proportion Of these p"ta,oS
iVSrpoo and y i pIr hnn. 's ons ,@nn,y
seventh came from he cont nUSm. o"' "u"s
Tho Detroit poy says' arr.ot prl,ain a,
courarcs nnd procc,s inrel,,n c"mmerr" n,
sult-ltrcaps hundreds of millions OF proiIt'
WAmcriea wonlI emnint" i'rcsi n,i,ai, in N
lowing a me market for The purchase Of shin
and nei throiiic I,s cnwmercn hy ~ absnrJ M,
ir%,oS laws framed IN ,Sc n, Sy ,hc jnN
Reaches. American senmcn md American on,
itSi would need M o,hsr '" cn " III
John Ranches ksvSsii,.s nnI ur,ar,Inn hail
No away with ,hc ias imam shn,' nnrcbnsr,S =,
The SeneGt Of T NV rSip'"nrds md Imr,
can ships viii bc se,n upon Inc orcan hisl
waysW w wv" VIZ" > "'e'
a, Tho c,os,,c seaso, of tho Amer,ca, m.
cn,,,,"I svns a, y, ". n 'v A.,
NV pr"f smi,cx ", ,hc smi ssoniSn f",I,n, N.Y.
tint there worry consiJcrable h,l
Observation-Disclosures s v y Sun "shn,Ics a,a v s,v' ,skv
r s" nk wv "sn .y vi ny lns. hn,vAw
food An were sa"a,y srowins sSatrrr r IN ,S