The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-27
TRADE ITEMS.

Reports from the central portion Of III
nois indicate that the cold snap has cause
damage to the early-sown wheat and Sc
riously affected peach prospects.
| The total number of herring shippe
from PASSPORT, Maine, this season IN H.
10000, a decrease of 10 ,120, 600 from 1881 9
aud OF just one-half from 1901.
Fifty thousand pairs of shoes daily ar
made in the prisons in New York TIL,
outside manufacturers claim TO be unable
to compete with the contractors.
The Vallejo Chronicle says; The run o
salmon this year is small, boatmeb catch
ing on an average four fish daily, which ar,
sent to San Francisco markets. The fisher
men say they want rain to freshen tn,
water OF the straits before the fish vii
come in.
Glass blowing Is one of the most Difficult
OF operations, and glass-making factories
have more work to do than they have ca
pacity for. In 1882, $4,000 worth of glas,
was manufactured, makinga gain in fifty
years OF S32, 100000.
The sales of tobacco mt the Lynchburg
virginia, warehouses, during the past week
amounted to i960S0 pounds; total since
October l, to date, SOY $3.50 pounds All in.
crease over the corresponding period OF
last year of 63l 400 pounds.
An electric light company has been or.
ganized at Tucson, A. H. The city is to'be
lighted with masts, similar to those in use
IN Los Angeles, with the large Brush arc
lights, and the Swan incandescent light will
be used for domestic lighting, the storage
reservoir system being used.
Reports from the section of country about
Des MONIES, Iowa, indicate that the apple
orchards were killed by tho severe winter.
One farmer reports n loss of 500 trees, II
years old. The estimated loss in the
apple crop IN Polk county, Iowa, alone will
be 2OoO.0OO bushels. Small fruits are also
damaged.
The extent to which electrical matters
are engaging the attention of inventors at
the present time is indicated by the fact
that about 1000 applications for patents
were iiled mt Washington last wear, of
which about two-thrds were granted. The
electric division is now the largest and most
important in the patent Office.
a strike OF union cigar makers of Chicago
and Milwaukee is threatened. The contrt .
versy with tie employers In the latter place
dates back to 1915, when, in consequence of
an Increase OF TIE tax upon cigars, the wages
OF the workmen were reduced. Now that
the tax upon cigars has been reduced, the
union demands that wages be correspond.
ingly increased.
The Anso-Swiss Milk Condensing factory
at Cham, in Switzerland was founded by
by United States Consul Page in 1865, with
$4,000 paid in, and the first year condensed
only little over 10000 cans, The working
lpital has now risen to 81 00O,O OO and the
product almost $4,000 600 cans year. An
American is the general manager, three out
OF the nine local managers are Americans,
and Americans nre still the principal
owners of The shares.
A better demand seems TO exist in ioreien
markets for most articles of American pro.
duce, the exports last week from New York
being much heavier than for any week thus
lar this year The total was SIS, ilg, $50.
against $6,l3i,0l7 for the same week last
year, The shipments OF breadstuiis were
fair, those OF corn being rather heavy Pro
visions are moving out to good extent
rom New York, although the exports of
lard are not extensive. The shipments of
petroleum nre fair, and there is about the
usual movement of cotton. Since January
tho exports aggregate $7S,725, 5S5, com
pared with S7O,2it $50 for the corresponding
period Of 1882, and $S3, $40 4S6 Tor 1851,