The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-27

/ Ounults OF slaves ana ZU,VUu sets OF neaulnP
to Rondout, N. Y.
One hundred tons of cotton seed will
make 10 tons of cotton seed meal and 5000
gallons of oil-about so gallons to the ton,
Electrical companies with total capital
of 1922 AS 600 have thus far been lncorpo-
rated in New York state.
4 Eufauls. Alabama. shipped one hundred
mockiDgbirds to northern markets recently.
Seven Thousand barrels OF apples stored
in Attica, n. Y, last fall have been sent to
Baltimore, Md. The shrinkage was $50
barrels.
Crude honey has been found to keep far
better than the clarified kind, but the ad-
dition of about per cent. of Oxalic acid
will do no harm to the honey. but will im-
prove it.
Ten million dollars are invested in the
dairy interests IN the United States. The
products from this capital reach the mag
nlficent sum of $26 600 600.
The pickle factory OF Highland, Illinois,
has contracted for over four hundred acres
of cucumbers with farmers, and expects to
ship about sixteen thousand barrels.
The Ell Paso Times says that the Navajo
Indians will have wool clip this year OF
over 800 600 pounds. They will handle
about 100000 pounds OF hides and pelts.
Another U.S. for CtttOn has been discov-
cred. Manufactured into duck 1t proves a
superior covering tor the roofs OF houses,
possessing advantages over shingles or
slate,
Early amber cane was successfully raised
| in Connecticut last year. The cost OF the
syrup was about twenty-six cents per gal
lon.
The salmon run continues strong in the
Columbia, and the Canneries are working to
their full capacity The pack will, in all
probability, he as heavy as in former years
The legislature of California has created u
/ sllk-culture commission and appropriated
for its support for the first year 5000, Tor
he second 50 800.
The potato crop Is promising in the vicin-
ity of Memphis, Tenn. 1t is estimated that
over 10000 barrels will be shipped from
that locality this season.
An Atlanta man has invented wheel
for wagons in which, il spoke breaks,
neither tire nor rim is removed to put in a
new one. The invention has been patented.
Three factories in the United States con.
sumo nearly 20O0,0C0 eggsa year in making
the peculiar kind of paper used by pho
| tographers, known as albumen paper.
The government of Italy has awarded
contracts for G,000000, kilos (about 10000
hogsheads) of Kentucky tobacco, and 2,0O0,-
900 kilos about 5000 hogsheads) of Vir-
ginia tobacco.
Forty-four vessels that formed the major
part OF what is called by courtesy the
American navy, are condemned. Four
teen are to be broken up on the stocks or
preserved for barrack purposes and thirty
are to be sold at public auction.
A large acreage of fig trees is being plant
ed In Florida. 1t is proposed to dry them
by the Alden process for shipment to the
northern markets. 1t is claimed that the
west Florida fig will rank as the Florida
orange-superior to the imported article.
II is stated that the state chemist Of
Georgia has found by analysis that one
bushel of sweet potatoes contains half as
much nutrition as a bushel of corn-thus
two bushels of potatoes equaling one bush
el of corn for reproducing purposes.
States recently published show that the
total beer brew of the United States tor the
year ended May 1, was II $40, a24 bbls OF 81
gallons each, net increase over the pre-
viOus year of 733, 062 bbls. or an increase of
al per cent. Milwaukee in 1882 brewed
800, ESQ bbls, and in 1883, 0S6, 3SS, All increase
of 65, 70S bbls.
The hogs in Jackson county, Ga, are dy-
| ing in large numbers from hydrophobia, and
bite everything that comes in their way.
Some farmers have had all the swine on
their places thus afflicted. The hogs die
in twenty -four hours after being thus at
tackled, unless killed.
According to The Pittsburg Commercial
Gazettee tobacco growing in Pennsylvania
is not as promising as II might be, and some
of the farmers have determined to give it up.
The movement is not a general one, but
the inclination is so strong in that direc.
ton that unless better results are obtained,
the soil now devoted to the growing Of
1.-THE weed" will be used for other purposes.
An eastern exchange takes cheerful
view of the business outlook of the country,
and states that wide revival of trade has
already begun, not rapid nor on large
scale, but continuous and promising. The
consumption of manufactures is keeping
pace with even the enlarged reduction of
the day. Stocks of cotton goods are kept
down by small but frequent orders, and the
largest aggregate stock in this line--in print
cloths-shows 10 increase from week TO
week for the first time in two years. The
present weeks are il must he remembered,
the dullest OF the year, and it is significant
that they are passing without a glut of
stocks In woolens, forced sales have re-
duced stocks, and manufacturers and buy
ers alike are waiting to see the effect OF the
tariff. The entire line OF leather trades
show activity, and swarm of lesser manu-
features are also in better shape than
year ago. Legitimate trade in all drec-
tons seems preparing for considerable ad-
vance next fall. Metals are the one serious
exception to this. The furnaces blown
out in iron have been so far replaced by
Others that the supply still stands much
nearer to that of last year than existing
consumption warrants.
The receipts and exports Of cheese at and
from New York since May (the beginning
OF the trade year, compare as follows:
| Receipts pkgs, Exports lbs.
For week ending June 10 II S25 sis Coz
Same week lSs2...,.,. 1851 S,C6lQst