The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-20

the method Of preserving Punishable goods in
cold storage rooms, in which they can bo kept
for great length OF time without change or
deterioration, is Of comparatively recent origin
As practical business In this city for the store
age OF goods for dealers IL oaly dates back some
four or five years. though some little had been
done. previous 10 that un'e, and packing houses
had FOR u longer period used refrigerarinr pro-
cessc. ior cooling their meats Tho business ha.
already assumed large proportions, there nsw
being several establishments devoted 10 the
storage OF periShaolo goods for the trade, and
the business has about doubled each year since
Il was iirst fairly established tits probable that
the entire amount OF stock carried by the differ
snt arms in the business will not fall much short
OF sLUDD1 Butter cheese, eggs and dried
fruit from the bulk of the stock carried, though
green fruits, such as lemons. oranges and mp.
pies, tsh, game and poultry, are at times stored
III large amounts. These storage privileges are
syaled OF by parties purchasing on low mar
Isl anu desiring 10 hold for higher price and
by dealers who from time TO time lind them.
selves oyerstocked The charged for storage
range FOR the season ut about cent per pound
iof butter, 60 cents per case for eggs and n cent
per pound on dried fruits and cheese The system
mas already become OF great value 10 the pro.
duce trade OF the city aud saves large amounts
OIL goods from deterioration and loss
reports from the western parts OF the Aus,
trlan empire state that the heavy rainfall which
has recently prevailed has been terribly des.
UuCNYC. More than twO-thrds of the cereal
harvest In that Kingdom has been utterly ruined
A very large part OF the potato crop has also
hoeh destroyed in Gallci0 as wen as In Bohemia
iho beet root crops, which are OF great ia.
pOrtanGe for the thriving industry OF Austria
nave likewise suffered very heavily in the PROV
ince
Tho Troy Press says The potato market in
New York Is oyerrun with the vegetable and
consequently the shipments from this market
hto 'lRht iuccs today are somewhat below
those for fortnight past only e. as being pAid
~ the steamboat dock. The railroads are now
taking portion OF the shipment from thi, city
Lhhs night only $50 barrels went down tho river
rms season thor0 Is m increase OF eight WORE
dlstlllerics IN Los Angeles county, California
ana one more IN san BernardluO county, making
Total OF forty four distilerieS In that district
The amount OF brandy produced In Los Angeles
county thls year. and upon which government
revenue tuN OF ninety cents per gallon WAS mid
was about 100000 gallons or II total of $4,000
WAes PAID 10 the government from Los Angeles
county tlOno. lt is estimated upon official au.
thoriucs Tint there will be an increase In the
amount Of brandy produced in that county OF
not less than 20 per cent over the amount pro.
duccd laSl year. This will give q total of 30 600
season.
The figures Of the German export trade for tho
nHt hall OF the present year Indicates nm M.
looked for and promising condition OF many in
duStrles From II condensation of the returns
lhal were made recently In England the follow
ing lncH are learned, including the comparison
t"'s ~ h'.u WIN lIt lekuINA Tor the correspond
INK period in 1881: OF cotton yarns the export
was 3,ib9 tons, an increase Of sos tons. or lOL
per cent; OF cotton cloth goods, 1881 tons an
Increase OF SIC tons, or =. per cent Of linon
goods, l,slJ tons an increase Of / "a per cent; of
SILK goods, an Increase of ~ tons, or y per
cent, OF wooden yarn, Ou increase of 500 tons or
- per cent. of wooden cloth goods, $50 tons. or
nearly por cent; iron and steel manufactured
IN Increase OF l,st tons, orr Der cent; machinery
ana implements, H. AL tons, or lG per cent; con.
per goods, iSs tons, or 10 per cent: chemicals
lNd'O tons, or lGNl per cent. leather goods sSg
tons, or ID per cent, beer, 4, 7G3 tons or ~ por
cent only IN plain iron and steel, In which the
failing oil * nj the rate of less than per cent
ana ~ per cont in sugar, are decreases appaf'
Sht IN prominent articles of eN port
Last year The total number Of eases OF salmon
packed upon tho Pacific COust was 10000, dl-
yidcd as follows
Cases
columbia riyer...,.............. ......... 5IltOu
sacramento river ........................l 1hOr0
rtn1tr river. 10000
NulVr myers .,t,,t,,,,... ......,.,. 5000
Tho official records Of shipments al AStoria
last ycNr show that 80. lig cases wero shippei
from mo Columbia river valued at SL72lgl5
ana less lhhn tN,uOO eases Were LEFT on hand In
tue columbia river canncrics when the last shin.
menls were mndo. The official record of shin
mthh oi salmon made from the Pacific coast
rom 1865 TO the close OF 1881. n period OF 10 wears
shows that Lbj1,ONO Casrs valued ut S27 2il. COO
nave passed ont of Columbia river. Tho high
est price nor case was In lSdG when it was Si6.
The lowest was in 1876, when IL brought 81 80
Ter case last year the average price WAS IS
Estimating the cases and cans 10 weigh II
pounds, Is one-pound cans in each case The sal
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