Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-30
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

companies iis this city places Fort Worth on
the vantage ground, so to speak, with any
city IN the state rs a jobbiiig point. and in
terror merchants who have hitherto bought
only in New Orleans and st. Louis are be-
ginning TO realize that II is TO their interest
to take advantage of the exceptional induce.
ments our merchants are prepared TO offer.
Sales of general merchandise during
the present month have been greatly
in excess OF the business for
the same period IN 1883, and with each al
vancing stride toward commercial greatness
stocks are doubled up and new territory in
vaded. Already immense quantities of goods
are sold by our leading dealers TO merchants
in New Mexico, and Fort Worth trade with
that part of the country is yet in its infancy.
Dry goods are quoted without change from
yesterdays report and n thorough canvass of
the dry goods emporiums, both wholesale
and retail, elected n state OF trade throughout,
which we cannot better report than TO ex-
pre- 's the remarks of the b. G. Evans COM
pany, who at some length ex-
planned that at this season of the year dealers
in their lines did not expect n very heavy
trade, but that their sales somewhat sur
prlsed even themselves. said the head sales
man in the wholesale department., which EN-
braces dry goods, boots and shoes, notions,
hats and carpets, 1--WE have been exceedingly
busy, sometimes for days having more than
we can attend to, and our company are work
ing full force OF employees and when the
spring trade opens up our trade will be SIM
ply" immense. In a retail way Mr.. Massie,
manager of the b. G. Evans retail depart
ment, said their order trade from surround.
ing towns, for goods which their customers
cannot buy at home, was constantly increas-
Ing, having Just shipped seveial nice bills of
carpets and upholstery goods TO Paris,
Texas, and Jacksboro while the GA
zErrE reporter was gathering these items.
The sentiments of this Arm but
voice the condition of the trade all around
town. Messrs. Taylor & Barr have establish
ed an order trade which will prove great
convenience to persons living remote from
the city, and as soon rs its advantages are
thoroughly understood, the requirements OF
the trade will necessarily make this an I'm
portant feature In their business.
Cotton quotations are unchanged, though
the market Is a shade firmer and more interest
was manifested among dealers yesterday than
forseveral days past. The receipts continue
light. II is evident that the season for this
close, and the scattering LOIS yet unsold are
not of sufficient Importance TO create any
special interest among local buyers.
In the grocery market there Is no change
worthy of note except that meats of all kind
continue firm at the advanced quotations in
yesterdays report. Trade has beeen ex-
ceptionally good for the season and the pres
ent outlook for the future is bright and
promising.
Liquors of all kinds are quoted without
change.
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
The rubber industry OF the United States
has no rival in foreign countries. There Is
something like s750Oo,oOO invested In the bus
mess of manufacturing rubber goods, $4,000,
90 OF which is confined TO the rubber boot
and shoe industry. The total number OF en-
ployes Is placed at 1900, and the total num-
Der of factories is placed at 100. According
to recent census bulletin the value of the
annual product is s25),00O,0O0. Some 3O,c0)
tons of raw rubber are imported every year,
which, when com ined with other materials
In manufacturing, amount TO 100000 tons.
The market price OF the raw materials has
been forced up to si.25 per pound, while six
years ago the price was scarcely fifty cents.
In consequence of the advance In price sew
eral substances have been prepared as substi-
tutes for it, OF which celuloid is the most i'm.
portant.
CHEESE AS FoeD.
Cheese is generally regarded as a luxury,
and for the most part used as such in this
country. IL Is, however, substantial food,
and In many parts OF Europe II is used In
the place OF other animal food. In nutritive
qualities 1t compares with beef rather than
pork, being similar In composition to lean
meat, pork being better represented by but
ter, which Is chiefly fat. Theoretically,
cheese Is about twice as nutritious as beef,
pound for pound, but practically IL is not so
regarded. The retail prices OF cheese and
beef are generally about the
same, consumers finding In them about
equal value as means for sustaining life.
IT there was any very decided difference In
the actual value OF the two. considered as
substantial food, IL Is reasonable to presume
that prices would vary accordingly. When
analysed, whole milk cheese shows nearly
twice as much hesh.forming matter az meat, |
and skim cheese nearly three times as much. |
Those who estimate the value OF food by It's |
flesh-forming constituents make skim cheese
more valuable than whole-milk cheese, but |
practically this rule VIII not work, notwlth-
standing hat the Importance of skim cheese
is sometimes stoutly asserted.
THE COAL OUTPUT.
The coal output Of the American fields
during 1883 was nearly 100000 tons at an
average value to the mine owners, at the pit
mouth of sl6275o,O0J, or 81 rs per ton. During
1882 the output was 92.c0,0Oo tons, valued In
the Fame place AT sl6l ,tOOOOD. The area OF
mines worked tor this coal was about 10000
square miles, and Gsper cent. OF the coal was
OF bituminous varieties, with the remaining
"a per cent. anthracite. There Is little In
crease shown In the figures OF 1888. Esti-
mating the cost OF coal TO consumers
at 50 per ton, the value OF the out
put In isS2 was s50Oo0.Ooo, but the average
cost at the mines was but sl.25 for bitumin.