The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-30
TRADE ITEMS.

TRAprsMES of New York fluid a rrsGttNc
bus ness tn letting seal skin sAcques 10 ladies
whose limi eli nuauc1s. ihtreiVTe' uhAole 10
a ,raae inui, al states that over 10000 New
York factory giils pawn their best dresses every
Monday aud pay them out Saturday Tor sun
II is Estimated by n &c all dealer in poultry in
Dallas tpAt the local consumption OF cgbs is
loo dozen per diem and that OF chickens with
ont regard TO age, 800 per LAY mat gives
good demand, which 10 NOT freely supplied.
DO not deal strong y In chicken options, ns
the yclssitudes OF incubation render prugnOst.
ca'ion douD IA" is toatd OF trade Tor don ,
count Jour chickens eiore they're hniched "
A Dallas county farmer sold 500 hogs OF MS
home breeding ate cents The sverase wns bld
pounds; ag fIom II 10 10 months, aud the en-.
tire lot brought him 1881. He says his let
profit In 20 p, cent OF that sum
All the minerals of the south confined have
not as great prospective value as her nng tlin-
Der. which is being every year ruthlessly de
stroyed for u mere gallon or two OF tuipeatine
for each tree. Much tue same thing was done
In Ohio. indiana and Kentucky. The walnut
timber that was mad, into fenc. rail- and fire.
wo q. IL II had been protected thirty years ago.
would to-day sell Tor three times as IN ch ~ the
entire farms and Improvements Many al Old
curled knolty tree that Wa burned in the log
nile '-oulf re- Oily NJ I. ON s25J TO 30 Odelif.
cred In market to-day.
WORK con aiming iheene'av rgof the cartouches
OF the Pharaohs, Eel ans AID Bedouns ars
able to engrave on hard stone cRrtouche OF a
forgotten thtOps equal 10 u real cnhfhDhNtNh
dug frog, the bowers 81 hypogea. IL the neigh
bornood of the pyramids OF Gisch. OF Mem
phis, Of Theees, aud o,har points along the
Nile. whole villages live solely upon the G.
duets Of the maLu actLr, Of count rfeit idols,
flgnrines jswelry, to The imitation OF such
ANTIQUES has actually teen bronght 10 degree
Of nerfec ion which the most expert craftsmen
OF London or Paris o)u d not reach
1t is charged that .kirnng the Galveston city
limits are number of plac 3 oHncd by scay.
eag,rs where hogs deslin =. for tho ely msr.
lx.e, oil cd in ar u.sI
dogs, rats osls. HORSES, el'., gathered from the
streets OF GalY sston.
rhe customary report "a published at this
SEASON o the year that the crop Of ics on along
the HUDSON will be the largest harvested for
years. Its added that about 0C0O tons have
been gathered in the yicinity of Troy alone !!
being rom 10 TO II inches thick and OF good
quality. Tho price ot leho- engaged IN thls
work is low, fom 81, IS TO 81 70 per day.
In the stores of PARIS glass is taking the placs
OF wo d Tor Il oriPg. II Cos's more then wood
out II lasts longer, ana hes DIES being easily
keptcl an allows enough light to be transmitted
through It's roughened surface Tor the empo> es
TO work by In the floor beLcath Ihe glass Is
East In squares aud set in srcng frames
There were 732 books published In Grs al
Britsin last year. Theology headed the liSt
with 70i volumes. Juvenile literature, " IA hug
tales. came next with 7Jl; educational books
$50 histo les AID biographies. 4li. books ON the
aHs and stieucss' aud illustrated work, 3d;
The canred.ffuit product Of California has
largely increased with the last decade. The
product OF 1875 aggrcg ted in value about - o =
90 In 1875 II had reached 81, s5u.O0,; H. 1857
$3.50 COO and IN 1882 the pIoduet IL set d wn as
worth 3 6 COCO.
The French Chronicle of Industry of a recent
date, gives an account OF u new method Of max
ing artificial ivory from bones ann scraps Of
white sheepskin 4 he bones are first soaked
from ten 10 fifteen days in solution of chloride
Of lime, after W ich they are washed In water
snd dried. They are then mixed with scraps Of
white leather, pui In large Kettle and boiled
forming conglomerute mass OF The who.e. To
.tAk - Aa.I D Ot.s.r cut - ~ AZ fag
rs any Sum or 10th rises TO the top 1t Is
skmmed ef, the boiling being continued until
the liquid clarifies. The proper co oring mst.
ter Is now added and the boiling stopped The
liquid, which has now partially cooled, Is
strained through n cloth into cooler. whera II
IL left until II has hardened To such degree
that IL wi not pass through the meshes OF the
cloth. The mass Is then fuithfr dried upon
frsmes, after which II Is hardened by placing In
. cold alum bath for eight or ten hours. The
total amount OF alum required In the process Ia
equal 10 one-haf the weight OF the finished
ivory. The ivory when iageb from the alum
bath. 4 washed In elsa, water asd 81 ow, d TO
duct Is easily worked aud takes as high polish
The Handsome brass a.d metal fireplace fur.
nishings which are becoming popular and that
ere tenn ptingly displayed In the show-wiu dows
OF gas-htters ar not, as may he supp osed.
product Of foreign skill. but Of home industry.
They are America made goods and OF QUA
fly which compare well with goods of the same
kind manufactured In Germany, France or Bel
GUM These articles are manufactured NANNY
In New York and ijroosivp, one of the concerns
tn the former city employing over so work
men. Brass ornaments aud fixtures have ~
lately become fast ienable again. but the de-
maud for them has already become 20 great
that an i'm, ortant Industrial field has been
opened. Fire sets. frames, fsndexs an6irons.
screens. gas IA lures, lamps. newell post figures
and other articles are wrought ia brass. tteel,
bronze or silver snd in the four metals COM
Mined and In an endless variety Of b, autiful
designs. Many OF these brass-trmmed fire.
places are flushed In artistic tiles. while brass
furnishings and wooden mantels can be inside
10 form Que Of the most elegant effects possible.
Itis likely tha' the world's supply of gum
arabic, sn Important article of CONNIE roe will
soon he csmpl tely exhausted. AGAINST a stock
Of a. O0o bales In al markets two years ~ there
Is nov $500 bales. and the price has advanced
from y cents per pound yesr ego TO 30 csnis IN
the past week and rs the quantity IN sight VIII
NOT supply Ame lea one year. prices will proba-
bly, con i.ue 70 iise.. The cause Of THE Is The
rs'igiaus risirr in soudsn. Knartoum, the
shipp,ne p,sce for the words supply, 10 be-
sieged ~ the MshdL The natives Of Soudan
have gathered none Of the gum this season, and
n peace were declared ~ morrow a. d the ma
yves should Be gin gathering. the crop could
MOI reach cairo until the high Nile nine months
4 6us,sess whi.h has been seriously dceiin-
ING o. late IL that Of manufacturing all klpds Of
arlicles out o; horn. Id former yssrs the butch
81 end slsushtseou ~ castle found . rsody
oask0 " iernA bal eflsss yssn The nunbsr