The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-29
TRADE ITEMS.

THERE are now being built in England
7H iron and steel vessels. with an aggre.
gate capacity OF over 100000 tons. The
use OF steel is increasing rapidly. In 1870
only per cent. OF metallic vessels were
built OF steel, while of those now building
nearly one-fifth are of steel.
A line cargo Of 326 bales of hops reached
England from Melbourne lately. There is
said to have been large emigration of
Kontish hop.growers of late wears to the
Australian colonies. and New Zealand hons
are found almost equal to the best Kentsh,
and are as yet entirely free from the raw.
ages Of insects.
All the sugar from Japan is made from
sorghum, and in 1873 100000 pounds
were exported. The sorghum is grown
from cuttings, the stalks being cut and
buried in September, and sprouts are
started through the winter from each point
these sprouts are cut Oft and planted in the
spring,
A mammoth fruit dryer, the capacity of
which Is 100 bushels per day is being con.
stru0ted by the McClung manufacturing
COMPANY. Tor an extensive fruit.drying es,
tsblishment near Chattanooga. This is
SAID to be equal In size to the largest an.
paratus in the United States.
Frult-growers on the Hudson river now
consider themselves warranted In predict
ing an abundant crop OF berries, peaches
and grapes. A backward season rendered
late frosts harmless, the fruit has set hand.
somely and Is growing we'll, and the yield
promises to be remarkable In quality as
Meal ~ quantity. The apple crop alone ia
likely TO be q disappointment, '' 40
The Hartford (Oonn) Times says that Il
has been found that worm.eaten and partly.
( 9ecsyed logs make the best sounding.
boards Tor pianos, and within few years
piano firms have sent agents through Con.
necticut to find fallen and partly -decayed
chestnut logs, and such timber has been
sold At good prices sitter the owners had
considered It entirely useless.
olives are successfully cultivated on st,
Mmon's island. Ga, and oil made from
Them mas been pronounced by competent
o. France and Spain. The experiment in
olive trees has been successfully made, and
xees have yielded regular crops since 1885,
me OIL crop rom these islands Is annually
stold at Sc TO So dollars per gallon.
fS Ihe supreme court OF Missouri has af.
hrmed the judgment Of the court of an.
peals In q case involving the validity of the
Aw torbidding the sale Of oleomargarine
q other counterfeits Of butter In that state
The appellant was convicted in st. Louis
We violation OF the law; the court OF ap.
uss"'uVN tuV NVuNtCtiOU. lie Vnen
Took The case TO the supreme court with the
result stated.
The maekerel "catch" is unusually
small and there Is light catch" of cod,
but old cod ID being sold out at concessio ns
TO make room for the new fish. Regarding
Jsalf,rnia salmon, an exchange saws; Very
nearly the entire pack Of Sacramento Fish
mas gone out Of first hands and nearly all
into the hands Of the jobbing trade. The
latest reports from the Columbia river are
perhaps slightly more encouraging. II ia
Hsnerally conceded that the pack on the
Sacramento river Is about 40 per cent. he.
low last year. but II is thought that the
4 pack oil the Columbia rive. will be perhaps
Nj nearly equal to last year.
An eastern exchange suggests that IA
II comparative table Of prices might be an
acceptable novelty, especially In articles of
H yRime Importance. For instance, Il would
be interesting to know the price of 100
\ pounds Of wheat on given day In Chicago.
Boston, Liverpool. Paris, Vienna, Odessa.
\BotnbAy and Valparaiso. 50 OF meats, iron.
ID other. articles. A ton Of coal which
l1stA les than % q tidewatsr 10 this coun.
~. costs ~ much In France, but only a