The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-01
TRADE ITEMS.

AN exchange says; "Ihe copper mines of
this country are at present making II larger re-
turn upon the capital invested Than is made
upon any othlr Investment AS the use OF cop
per In the various industries increases the de-
maud for copper properties increases, and
happy IL the ptospcctor who owns u good cop
per prospect We notice parties starting out on
n ma are more anxious To strike copper than
formerly. Copper will be king in the mineral
field"
The imports of foreign merchandise into New
York during the past week were Of good aver
age proportions, their tolal being t97l9,gG7, of
which s6,, 5l,36S represents general merchandise
and the remainder d.y goods Compared with
the previous wees, the Total exhibits falling
OIL. althOus h there was an increase In the re-
ceipts of dry goods, The receipts of flee
dwindled down from 1887 bags the previous
week to the unusually small amount of 5000
bags. The imports Of india-rubbor. undrcssed
hides, and sugar exhibit failing OIL, especially
india-rubber. Tin ana tobacco were received
to rather liberal extent Since January |, the
imports at New York aggregate y63,S9S 1856,
again,t tG5 2S3. 81 for the corresponding period
of 1882.
The report comes from Texas. based, II is said,
on high authority, that Il number OF Mexican
citizens including President Gonzales several
generals OF the army, and business men, have
organized syndicate to secure an immense
amount OF rich mining, agricultural and grazing
lands "a northern Mexico. Ii is said survey is
now being made OF 100000 acres. which the
company expect tn get AT from lOc /, 2jc per
acre and dispose OF to American emlgrants at u
profit OF several hundred per cent. These lands
are OF about the same quality and value of the
best aud in the west oi Texas, which sells from
W to o per acre. The syndicate is said 10 rep
resent y t00OO of capital, an is fully prepared
10 carry oul the scheme
The revenue derived from the sale of tobacco
N fIauce now amounts TO more than s50,0uO 900
Tobacco was first taxed as an article of co.,
sumption In France in 1874, but half century
late ny exclusive privilege of manufacturing
ana Aolling tobacco was assured by the state
VIII ell made II over to the farmers general who
paid as much as ID, OO0 900 per annun at the out
break of the revolution, when the exclusive
privileges OF the state Were abolished and tht
manufacture and sale of tobacco made free. Tn,
tax imposed u IN tobacco fell In the course OF
twenty years 100000, and Napoleon revived
the monopt' the state, which still exists jus
as IL was III scar 1910 Since that time The
revenue ha ably risen.
The ice est on the Hudson river now
drawingin ", H,', is estimated to have yielded
~ least ! 10 W tons, which is one vi tn,
largest IL 40 the largest, ever taken from thai
river The 'te gathered ranges In thickness
from eight to Meny inches, aud, owing TO the
low condition OF the river when fiozen over, Il
us clear MS crystal The housing this year cos
from four to sevea cents less per ton IMAM las
year Az least 100000 tons of last years croI
was carriedove
on the commercial relations of this country will
the rest of the world gives the figures in detail
of the imports from Mexico, both free of dur
and duuable for the fiscal year 1881, whici
amounted to the grand total of sS307, SO2 Dur
Ing the same period the exports from the Unite
States to Mexico footed up 10 IL, 1911 2SS of whic
1.9S3 l6l represented foreign merchandise, lro
a,d steel manufactures show the greatest in
crease IN value over The exports for the proceed
ing year the increase being sl.267 600; cotto
manufacturers next sls6, 900 Tho Increase /
tho general trade of the country Is attributed 1
agreat measure TO Inc wants created by the d,
velopmcnt of railroad and mining Interests
which In Their growth will necessarily crea
other industries.
A batting report, that u Monroe County ma
mad invented process for making arlihcis
eggs, induced Philadelphia reporter recent
70 20 on tour of investigation, although n
Item said that the inventor was manufacturer
eggs by Wholesale none of the commission dea
ers would admit that they kept such articles 1,
sale, ana the reporter at last asked n chemist
opinion ON the ntject, The chemist had new,
heard of artificial eggs, but said there was no,l
Ing impossible about the story. He thought N
resources OF chemistry could turn out very fa
Imitation OF genuine egg, Tue shell might
made Of paper pulp, with the addition OF 4 lit
plaster OF paris; the lining membrane OF We,
fine tissue paper soaked In paraine; the WIFI
OF gelatine or glue reduced In the proper consi
tency, and the ,yolk of cocoa butter aud couo
seed oil, which, II mixeu In certain proportion
would form globulv which might be colored /
any harmless matter, aud would hang an
pended In the selaune
One of the astonishing results of the WOO
pulping and papermakng processes, lately 4
troduced Is the conversion of the whole of
sapling pine inlo paper without any wa 10,
MASSACHUSETTS,, and others OF tho New Englet
states there are large growlhs OF these pine
which ale too small Tor box boards, which NJ
not pay for cutting, IN most localities when us,
for nre.wood. these will average some nix
eight inches at the butt are smooth barked, a,
when growing Ia clusters are quite tall ri
limbs project In Joints around the tree, leaving
spa.o between them Of from twelve to twent
four inches OF perfect stock. These trees a
now cut for paper stock. and trunk. limbs, ba
aud the needle IKE leaves are all worked up
mechanical aud chemical processes into rool,
and Other paper, and pas,eboard, II Is said m
the saving OF the limbs and tho bark Of the IN
now pays Tor the whole cost Of the wood.