The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-22
TRADE ITEMS.

The failure of the maple sugar crop in
Delaware cOu nty, New York is the com.
pletest for years.
Pineapple shipping has begun at Key
West. About $40 barrels were sent to New
York last week.
A farmer at Fishery, Mo. has cut $50
cords of wood, 500 ties, 5000 feet Of piling
and 200 ten-foot rails from the timber
growing on a two. acre lot.
The English believe that the climate of
Virginia would be the best In the United
States for the breeding of the delicate Eng
lish pheasant.
The Brooklyn bridge trustees have fixed
the toll for foot passengers at cent. The
disbursements thus far on account of the
construction OF the bridge amountedto $l4,.
GS0,0O5.
The latest wonder in the way of paper is
q yacht, which has been constructed OF that
material at Lansingburg, N. y, and which
is shortly to be launched with every show
of confidence.
About twenty young ladies Of Frankfort,
Ky. are engaged In the silk-worm business.
The worms are fed upon the leaves of the
bois dare, or Usage orange, and they are
said to be greedy eaters, requiring to be
supplied Two or three times day.
The New York produce exchange will be
closed during the months OF June, July,
August and September daily at 3 p. m, ex.
cept Saturdays, when it will close at $50 y.
IN. On MONDAYS during the months named
the exchange will be opened at II a. m.
York, has notified Cassidy h Co., the i'm
porters whose cargo Of tea was COZ demned
several days ago under the new law prohib-
iting the importation Of spurious tea, that
unless they take an appeal to the treasury
department within ten days the condemned
tea must be either destroyed OF exported.
According to an exchange, the shipments
of merchandise from San francisco TO the
eastern states have largely increased dur
ing the last three years. In canned goods
the gain Is twelve-fold in dried fruits,
eleven-fold; Ia hops. nearly three-fold. The
shipment of mustard seed has doubled, OF
shipped over four times as many raisins as
in 1850, There was an increase of over 4,
COO, 600 pounds In salmon, while rice ship
menis jumped from l0i7S0 pounds In 1886
TO 6.6S2, $40 pounds in 1882. The great in.
crease In sugar Is shown well by an advance
Of six-iold In one year. Tea has not in.
creased, Wine shipments are greater by
about 5 COO, COO pounds or 800, 600 gallons.
According to the New York Commercial
Bulletin, the exports OF domestic produc,
from that port during the past week wer,
quite heavy, for this season at least, tn,
total being 81, 5s3 93l, against SO, lH, sol fol
the corresponding week last year. Tn,
shipments OF petroleum showed decided
increase over the previous week, and ar,
quite heavy. Cotton IL moving out to
very good extent. There is also fail
move ment tor breadstaiis, although the TX
ports OF Hour are very moderate. Their,
has been . considerable increase In th,
shipments Of rye. Provisions are bein,
snipped to n fair extent. Since January
the exports aggregate 81, 00l, G85, compared
with $ll2, 1901 go for the same time In 1882
The census Is now 80 old as to be OF It'll,
value fr present comparison Of industrial
affairs onlv MS "sight" by which 10 judi
ofthe growing development Of the county
Some information Just published show
comparative products Of farms and manu-
featuring In the northwest In 1880 rs follows