The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-14
GEO. ] HEATING
Kansas City, special Partner.
Wholesale Agricultural

tic up the newer counties so that the northern
part of the sntc would rival the older section IN
point OF population and impToycmt mt,
| Tho tobacco crop OF Rock county, although
one third larger than last year, is afflicted with
a mold and rot that viii damage II onc-third lis
value. The crop will probably net ST. 600,
| being s2500Q0 less than IN anticipated. This IL
about what II was last year. The total yield in
Wisconsin win he about 60, 600 cases. Only 100
| acres are n ported sold this year
The Smilhleld Virginia) Newsis advised that
beyond all doubt the peanut crop of the state Is
n short one. IL has received It's Information
from every section Of Isle Of Wight, Nansemond
| and Surry. and parts Of sussex and Soushamp-
ton counties, and II is all to the effect that tho
crop Is no larger than the very small one of last
year, but the quality Is very good.
During the month OF October there was
shipped from the oil regions 20iG55i barrels OF
oil, being an average OF CG.Ol7 barrels per day.
The amount run into the pipe lines from the
wells was 2,i77 076 barrels, or an average Of O.
90j barrels per day. The total amount of oil
shipped from the oil regions or taken ont of tho
pipe lines since Januay l, 1881, Is 697G l5l bar.
rels, or an average consumption during the last
ten months Of S. SAB barrels daily.
The Boston Hammer says large crop OF sweet
potatoes il said to have been raised in this
country bubas yoLOnly II limited quantity have
found their wav ~ market Notwithstanding
they are retailing at from so to 60 cents per
bushel
The Boston Commercial Bulletin SAYS The
boughtup by two or three concerns this year and
firm Of wholesale druggists In Liberty square,
Boston, Is said TO have about 5000 barrels, or
10000 pounds The entire crop gathered In the
vicinity of Scituate, Massachusetts, and else
where, Is not over 1000 barrels, The moss Is
selling to-day at &c TO Sc, per pound. The fact
that tho firm who hold the largest proportion OF
This year supply OF moss are also large dealers
In all kinds Of supplies for wooden and cotton
mills, Is a reminder that Irish moss 10 being used
10 some extent by wool manufacturers.
The eiderdown duck feeds chiefly in Iceland
on the refuse of fish thrown out from the
houses In spring the female duck plncks her
breast to line her nest. and instinctiyoiy know
Ing that summer IL coming, lines II l0yishly
When IT IL stolen she pluQks her breast again.
and on II being stolen Il second time assesses
The drake for nome down from his breast, and
the nest IL built II third time. The quantity of
genuine down obtained Is but about I, OC0 pounds
year.
The rag business in New York has assumed
enormous proportions. II amounts TO $50 co.,
900 per annum. There are 200 rag pickers in
the city. Last year there was $1,000, COO worth
OF rags imported Rags are of three kinds
wooden, cotton and linen The former are used
In panufaoture of shoddy CLOTH and the others
in making paper
The growth Of the drlel fruit business In Ten.
nesseo IL something wonderful, Knoxville and
Nashville have handled during the past few
years large quantities OF dried fruit but the
trade has become 80 great that the lesser points
Two yosfs ago hardly u pound of dried fruit
was shipped from Chattanooga, for example,
THIS year the dealers of that city will handle la
tho neiShborhood of 100000 pounds. The
Chattanooga Times says the prospect in this
trade is absolutely startling"
needle manuiactory has been established in
brooklyn and Is the only one in the country, all
needles hitherto having como from Eurnpe
they are to be made by machinery, which WIN
he the first attempt OF tho kind. The monuflr-
luro has been entirely by hand. and requires
many operations; tho conversion of the wire In.
10 rough needles requires twenty. the temperlng
aud anncaling nine, polishing Ave, which are
repeated seven or eight times, ind sorting Ave,
The Brooklyn enterprise WILL II is To DO hoped
prove Il success.
Consular. Agent Lcmaitrc of punkirk, France,
ienIs inc following Important dispatch 10 the
state department; The holders u cotton seed
IN the south Of the United States would find
ready market here nj present for their products,
our cotton oil manufacturers being on account
OF me Egyptian war, deprived of the only source
OF the production from which they have so far
imported their merchandise. A modest advon. |
lurc rs trial would make the American cotton |
seed known, aud might lead to important trans
actions. The same observation might be applied
10 beans which are greatly In demand by mill
sfs' IL me United states produces a small hard
eean, like that of Egypt the producers would
and ready sale OF 1t ut Duuklrk now, tho artl,
cie nelit muoh IN request In spite OF the pre-
yailing nigh prices. Struck by the decrease
III the imports of Indian corn from the
United States have tried to find out the cause,
and, according 70 information given mo by i'm.
poIttrs, The principal motive must be attributed
10 heated cnrsoes, especially from louisiana
hlghty or wrongly, purchasers affirm that tho
lighters arriving by the Mississippi river do not
always deliver TO steamers or. sailing vessels
inc grain In perfect state OF dJyneSs, and that
me dnnpncss causes heating, which is de-
,veloped according W the length of tho voyage.
Nhaiever may he the cause of the heating
which has been found on several OcCnslOna tho
Indian corn nom Louisiana has fallen moro or
less III disfayor, and conslRuors ought 10 pay
particular attention that the grain DO loaded In |
good condition. In case merchants In Indian
corn, beans, cotton seed aud other grains,
would like TO he put into connection with
honorable iirns In this part OF the country,
shall take pleasure In giving them all the
necessary information 10 guard their interests.