The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-05
TRADE ITEMS.

Several shipments Of grapes have al
ready appeared In the st. Louis market.
The receipts are principally from Alabama.
The revenue officers say that notwlth-
standing the reduction of the tax ON cigars
unstamped cigars are made to greater ex-
tent than heretofore.
The alligator hide business is assuming
large proportions in Orange, Texas. Dur
ing four days last week 5000 hides were
shipped. ,o..o =,
proportion, is on exhibition at New orleans
as trophy of the producing qualities OF
Grand Isle, Louisiana.
ports amounted to $6l, GAG, 1853, and the ex-
ports to sec, 3S9. O52. In 1881 it had 32,Sl7
immigrants, and last year 81 ,5O3.
Accounts from the tobacco-raising coun.
ties of Virginia and North Carolina say
that "under the inspiration Of the recent
rains the tobacco crop is improving and
growing rapidly"
in the United States is roughly placed at
2 1OO, 900, coo pounds, or abont 40 pounds
for every man woman and child.
A certain woman of this city has woven
S37 wards of rag carpet since the list OF
March. Between March and November of
last ear she wove over $500 yards.-l psi
lantIan. ,.,
about $4,000 on cucumbers this season.
He is now marketing the crop OF tomatoes
off of 100 acres.
An AUTHORITY in iron matters says that
no less than SO 600 900 has been diverted
from Pennsylvania within the past two
We, RS and invested in the mineral deposits
of southwest Virginia
The state treasurer of New Hampshire
announces that, from June OF last year to
March of this, the state paid out $3,O22 in
bounties on animals and birds destructive
to property, which were killed;
The Irish potato crop OF st. Landry,
Louisiana, is so heavy this year that
great deal will be wasted. Efforts have
been made to ship the potatoes to New
transportation.
A large canning factory is being built at
Waverly, Iowa. They are contracting with
farmers to pay in the proper season So 80
Der ton for corn. So SO per ton for squashes.
35 cents per bushel for cucumbers and %
cents per bushel for tomatoes.
Silk culture has passed the bounds OF eX-
perjment at Knoxville. Professor S. I'll.
iockett, of the University of Tennessee,
has made practical test of 5000 silk
worm eggs, out of which number les than
hundred failed to hatch.
The unparalleled record IF 99lb, 6 OF OF
butter in 80 days has just been made by
the Holstein COW, Mercedes, the property
of a gentleman in Iowa City, Iowa. The
prove revelation to many, and serve to
Show to what lengths the development of
the dairy breeds may be pushed.
Mexico is making a study of the culture
of the rubber plant. The hardness of the
plant is said to be such that its culture is
exceedingly simple and inexpensive, where
the climate and soil are suitable. In much
Al. ".
pense is the wedding required when the
plants are young.
N. Gamer, of Dayton. O., who is very
skillful cultiyptor, and who often gets
ahead of others in the market, says he
once gathered and sold from three acres
and sixth 543 bushels of Wilson straw
! aries which sold for nearly 81 900; he had
| 562 bushels of Kittatinny blackberries from
four acres, selling for nearly $1,000, and
| from tbree-fourths of an acre OF grapes a
net sale OF 81, 900.
A Boston paper says mackerel are arriv-
| ing more freely this week, and the pros.
| poets of the catch is more promising. Sup
plies of mackerel are coming forward from
| The Provinces much more freely than last
wear. Prices are easing off. Goldfish and
other kinds of fish are not selling to any
extent.
Among the recent interesting CONNER
cial events is a consignment of apples re-
ceiyed at San Francisco from New Zealand.
| In that country apples ripen in March and
April, and ere long. we may become eX-
porters of apples in the fall and winter, only
| 10 import them in our turn from the anti
nodes in the spring and early summer.
The new French steamer Normandie,
whi IN arrived at New York SUNDAY, the
| 18th inst, brought over 200 cases OF Veuve
Clicauot. This is the largest importation
of any one brand OF champagne ever re-
ceived in this country in single ship.
ment.
During 1882 there were consumed in the
department of the Seine, which includes
Paris, 1886 horses, 81 mules $40 asses,
forming a total oil 1885,. olO kiiogrammes, OF
which two-thirds were converted into sau-
sages.
Il Is among the foremost crops raised in
this country, II not the first. At the pres
emf time there are estimated 10 be in the
United States 10000 900 sheep, 10000, 600
cattle. and %, 600 600 horses. In two-thirds
| OF the country these animals require to be
fed from three TO five months, and they
will consume an aggregate OF 100000
tons, which, at = per to- ton ~ represents the
California produces considerable chicorv;
/ I'm fact more than Il needs. The surplus is
sent east, but the cost Of transportation
and the competition from Germany and
England have operated 10 restrict the culti-
walton. The present duty on foreign chic
DRY is cent per pound. The new tariff,
which comes into operation on the LIST Of
July. fixes the duty at cents per pounu.
In view Of this fact the price Of the Cali
fornia product has lately been advanced
from IL cents TO six cents, and "a cents
"From q reliable source" says the Port
land, Oregon, Reporter, Information Is OBJ
tanned 10 the effect that the run OF salmon
/ in the Columbia IL gsod-notwithstandin
counter reports-and the average per boat
n Is fsh. Some boats last week brought
In AZ high AZ LIS 10 $50 fsh; while others,
Iess fortunate. counted out half a dozen.
J IA Il reported thst the pack thus far has
been . per cent. short; but when work
closes down for the season. and the sum
ming IL made up, the result viii probably
be about 10000 cases. The following,
| from The Historian Of the 5th inst, IL the
latest intelligence from the centre Of ope-
rstiOns: There was no lack OF fish Al the
canneries yesterday; everyone visited
seemed 10 have about as many a. they
could conveniently dispose Of
Statistics for 1882 show that the value Of
the poultry produced In America exceeds
the value Of either hay, wheat, cotton or
dairy products. The figures for that year
are Khest. S4ss. 600 600. Lay, s455l oOO 90
cotton. $4,000. 90. dairy products, tzl4.-
O00O00. poultry, 100 000O00. Notgith-
standing these large figures, poultry Il
abOut the only product that We do not
send abroad, but find q market tor i en-
tireiv Il home. France and England send
lsrPe ouantiiies q eggs 10 this country. Tor
vhirh there IL alvays 4 ready market-
tn lssz ne received l1.yoD0 dczen frorn
IN countries.
The-s are p mills In Marssiiles contain
fng fq7 pairs q rniIlstnnes, entirely De-
vuted % ne rnauufscture ~ senolinas for
runra-rni. and tbey use 600 90 bushels
n ha-d whesfs ennualiy. The rarleties 81
wheaf rnost used are the Algerian, Italian
turkish. Bombay. Calcu -. IanEarog nc
hard AuvsrEns- oct q 10 pounds q