The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-03

The market Is very dull. Stocks In the ints-
rior towns are being greatly reduced and are
now only $50. 2sl bales, against 24i l9S same time
last year. OF decrease of 81, SCI balos lu some
towns the decrease in the stock is astonishing;
thus at Dallas, Texas, the stock is only s3 bales
against RAG last year Receipts from the plan
tations since September have been $50 900
bales, against SIS 5s7s year ago. and ASS, 1856
the year before The exports since September
have been 29iSs1S bales against S.77SS67 last
year or decrease of 81 ,0N bales. The total
visible supply of American cotton Is l9SS 20
bales, egains. S97 ?56 In 1881, and l,sS9S5S in
1851. he total visible supply of all cotton Is
ASH COS bales. against 295i, SEQ in ISL and .
372, $50 in $50
Everything" says the Rural Press, of Cali
fornia Indicates that cotton will soon cut
hgur' In our produce reports. As We have
snown from time to time, experiments are being
tried in near ly all parts of the state, from Teha
ma 70 Los Angeles, and the weight of experience
has been favorable. Kern county has usurped
the place which was held some yeats ago by
MERGED county although the latter still grows
cotton and may yet be the banner county. We
read in bakersfield paper that uinety-siX bales
of cotton were shipped from the Beleview farm
to san Francisco recently for the use of the Orc
gon wooden mills located at Salem the capital
of the state, which are noted for the fine caSs-
meres and blankets they turn out The agent of
tie company, through whom this transaction
was effected, says this cotton Is superior to the
article they have heretofore imported from the
cotton states"
Professor Riley, the eutomologist, estimates
sT tto cot,o,, ,,r,,, ~ 81 IN Gon a ,nor u;L
erto 1t has been the practice to trea, the plants
infested with the insect with Paris green, very
expensive article but Riley says they can ba
fiSa cea,o INC I''onufacinrc Of n,ilinc 1Has az a
cost of only about cents per acre. The apph-
cation of water tnctured with this substance he
says may be easily made with syringes TO the
| Riiny htrtbe, ;ntimmtes thai the worms NAV ba
rot I'D AZ altogether Inv caref,iilv destroyine the
Stalks after The crop has been gathered as The
onlv fnod Tho youni, I'm secIS fee5 On in The snrin
! ia Tho ration cotton - '''' 'l''-"e
CItton.spinning In the south IA rapidlv In
\ cre,sing The Colmnhns rGnI SIM lives tho
nomes 5f na,y mills hniIt in issI and 66rooS;,nd
for building in iSs2, with the number Of spin.
dies which. together with The addition Of shin
! dies in the Old mills. makes an Increase Of 3si
| Goa spindles in the cnpacity Of southern mills
These spindies' being Intended for spinning
coarse numbers of yarns will consume over
100 900 bales psr annum. Tho investment ot
capital including operating funds is estimated
at Something over SO 0Oo0o1 Northern coni.
talists have become satisfied that cotton mills
near the cotton fields are more profitable for the
| mauuiacture of heavy and coarse fabrics I'm N
those Situated remote from thp
sources of production of the raw
material and many of them are
taking steps to invest their means in that dirce-
ton Among some of the espee mi advnntages
which they find in the south for this Industry is
abundance of water.power, which can be made
available with modorat outlay of capital con
genial and favorable climatic intluences, a sun
ply of raw material at little over the cost OF
production and no freight charges, aud home
market for the manufactured product.
The work on the new Charleston, South Caro-.
lima cotton factory building is rapdly npproach.
ing completion. The walls of The main building
have reached the top of tho fourth story leay.
ing but one more story 10 complete before the
building will be ready for the roof The main
building will probably be rooted in bv June
next. The picker-room and engine room have
teen completed, and the last.named rooted
The machinery for the new mill was ordered
some time ago, and most of II Is ready for de.
livery.
The annual meeting OF the Graniteville (Ga
manufacturing company was held Thursday