The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-07
TkA.,i. IN y.

on the Clyde,i in scotland,
Il. rdhortcd u. still being very slack. Inc
Iateat estimate. show ,hat tneac Are . en-,
Ga tons a year ago. Tho outlook for this
nade Ii far from favorable and ship-bs'lders
ssve q gloomy view OF the inture. .
The production OF anthracite coal LOT the
week ending July Goth wa T9,SIS IONS,
Agdfnst 5 l,525 tons for the corr.spohuihs
week last ycar-an increase OF 1883 tons.
The total production from January Ist 10
date is I5,a5,775 tons, against 10 ,545,l2b tons
fsr tho corresponding period last year-a de-
sreaAe Of /, 1880 tons;
n il estimated that the consumption or for.
arn cotton in the manufacture" ot Mexico
Gu necessitate the Importation into that
Soupsry OF 2l,O0O,OOO pounds during the year
The Secretary OF the Treasury has paid to
NE bsnnrd of management OF the New Orleans
Exposition $3~s3,:S3.51, being one-thiru OF tne
$4,000 Appropriated by CONGRESS is " i"an.
tts' hale of hops raised in SHAT stale TINS
season. ,,.r,u,o
Sour. first exceeded 100000 bushels during
No wear ended June 30, 1879, when they were
i4a. 1000 compared with B,4co!OD the pre-
seding year, then the largest. In ls,yso they
iuorensed To $780, IN 900, in lSSO-sl TO lst,to,Vp,
thcn decreased i'm iSsl-S2 to l22,690,0OO, and in
lsre-s3 rose TO las, SJ,OTl. The past year, with
tbc diminished requirements OF the BRUSH
market: and le.scnsd surplus, the exports
uere reduced to llt,OTD,,NC buSheis.
The British Board OF TRADE returns Tor the
srst half of this year show the total value OF
nc imports for June amounted TO fZs,Vb5 DOL
a decrcase of f7 1885, 7g compared with June
~ Last year. tn. exports for the month ar
valued AZ fls,64e,l74. which Is fl,3s5,1Gl less
man the declared value OF the exports IN
June, 1879 The imports for the SIX im no asi 4'
ynis il els, 204, 3Ol under the declared value o.
NJ Imports for the first six months OF lsS5;;
The exports during nc 40, same az an, her 1ssi
YEAR to fiis,Se6,s05; this years figures there
fsrc show q decrease Of kl,St5.732.
The New York Commercial Bulletin says:
During the somewhat protracted Periou oi
depression in the iron and steel markets, no
less than nine of the seventeen stecl.rail
works In this country have been closed FOR
want OF business. This fact alone would IN
Pested, but the unftvorable situation Is
further aggravated by the fact that, with pro.
ductlon curtailed over 90 per cent, there
are more rails on the market MARC co ,nan
suent,y a sharp competition for business
Nat is driving prices below the cost or pro-
auction. Within n few days sales have been
nade Of some 1900 tons at SIS, at WORKS; a
.viee which, according to good authority,
shows q loss of 75c. to 81 per ton, even where
NE most economical process is In use and
with raw materials secured at tme loves ha
ycsr until recently, the ability of inanufac-
jurors to keep their works In operation seei"i
IN DEPEND upon The economy in cost OF pro-
S%uction. AT the moment, the appearances
are that, with those yet going, 1t will be a
question of who can stand the greatest
~loSses." 49,
oompan has been formed In san Fran
s;sco. under The title of "Thc Sonora Anthra-
cite and Development company having iol
is object the developments Of the coal fclds
in sonora, Mexico: The government has
granted ia concession or o,VvU,oVo acres %,
-oid And silver. These lands are located near
Sssyma.. The capital stock Is 3lO,VN,oW.