The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-07
TRADE ITEMS.

Several loads of new rice have been car
ried to Opelousas.
There are thirty-eight mining companies
in Grant county, N. Nj.
There are 80, 900, 900 acres of unsurveyed
lands in Montana Territory.
Albemarle county, Va, produces about
100, 600 gallons OF wine each year.
A young lady near Bainbridge, Ga, has
about four acres in onions, and expects 10
realize 81 800 on the crop.
The Argus says blackberries are sold on
the streets at Washington at 70 cents Tor
water bucketful.
The production of bituminous coal for
the week ended May 18th, 1888, was 166, sos
tons, and for the year to date 3, 294 6l5 tons.
The past week closed the strawberry
shipping season at Chattanooga. 1t has
William Ii. Vanderbilts farm on Long
Island compr ses 1900 acres, and is Va u d
at $500, 900.
A huge business is now done in Christ
mas and other cards of the chrome, sort.
These cards are generally prepared. one
wear ahead, and the cards Tor next Christ
mas are nov ready.
twenty-four hundred persons. which Is
more papers to the population than any
state east OF the Mississippi river.
Tne recent frosts have almost ruir ed the
sweet potato crop in south New Jersey,
millions of sets being destroyed in Camden
and Gloucester.
in Oakland to the capital stock OF the pro-
posed cotton mills, and the enterprise is
likely to be started in few months,
A party of Cincinnatians have bought
s 600 acres in Florida, known as the Apon-
ka mountains, and will build 500 600 no.
From Wilmington, N. c., Spirits Of tur
pentine sells promptly, but lower figures
are anticipated. R,slns are hrm. ara Tar
ia wanted. Crude turpentine is quiet.
Hon. John J. Morrill,, Of CLIFFORD, n. H.,
has recently purchased /, 100 acres of pas
lure land in New Hampshire. which, years
aLo, was ten farms; and forty years ago
was sold for $40 per acre, The recent
price was 81 % an acre.
Owing to the wet season and cold wealth
or, a large part OF the peanuts planted IN
Virginia have rotted, and farmers are
forced 10 replant or to abandon the crop.
| The outlook is said to be very nnfayorable.
A gentleman of Tallahassee, Florida, put
mn A fruit evaporation last week, to utilize
the blackberry crop and fruits OF all kit ds.
| The capacity of the machine is twenty-five
bushels every twelve hours, or nifty bushels
per day. III,
ne throWn out of employment by the shut
ring down of the iron mills throughout the
limited States on June l. or these nearly
one-third reside in pitsburg.
| In 1850 the total land area OF the United
STATES and territories was 1900 500 600 acres
of which $50 ,0Sl ,S35 acres we've under cult.
walton. The public lands aggregated
| .273 .9i6 43s acres, of which 100000 900 acret
were entirely worthless, leaving g76 946, 43s
acres available. The lands held at thai
date by corporations mostly untaxed) az.
gregated 9O,771, ~ acres. The total ares
given away up to date exceeds 0O,OOW'
acres. There are COS coo farms in the
United States which average 1873 acres
each. -. ,-.,-,,
the sale of a good will without anything
more does nst prevent the seller from set
ting nm A similar business next door 70 the
business sold BY him To prevent that the
purchaser must have an express contract
| With the seller 90 that effect. The Law
he said, will not imply such q cove
naut. bucause u " in restraint OF trade, and
for the same reason the sale OF sign with
the firms name on II gives no exclusive
right 10 the purchaser 81 the absence Of Al
Agreement for the use Of the firm name.
The New York Herald makes q calcula
ton from the traffic and passengers tina
crossed the great bridge 10 and from New
YORK. on Saturday from which il appear
that. deducting 40 per cent for E.gbt-seert
the receipts for tolls will average q. 200 esci
dav. or al 800 OOOa year. Deducting inter
est st per cent on the outlay Of 600 -
lie cost Of the bridge, there would remaii
for the sinking fund toward paying tha
debt. $4,000 per year.