The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19
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REGULARLY every srrug some swing band oil
FlSthcad Indians, on heir way nuitn iui ut
annual hunt. Wilt the d'neicnt owns OF ~ u
tana territory, stopping Ia each place several
DAYS 10 feli rob a and skins the pruduol OF !, {
previous seasons tho iirg. As the bnnal,
hides readily sell for II IN - 70 SO Gao "a, a q
the markets. never oycisupplied, eacA FIAT
head realiz ~ handsome sum for Is se'son :
work But in li' play only n he nmb'lionstl
considered wealthy. lmmediaielY nor sup
plyinf himself with afDmuniliun me Duck
enters a dry goods store TO ,pend tho remainder
OF hts money for red-stfi I'd calico ana yellow.
paired blankets for himself and 'quaw
The iact that the bulk II American goods
resches New z .nlel bv way Of London, rsn.
der. IL yer DIM ult 10 form eny ihing IKE Ju't
estimate OF the ext nt o, me iraoe pe'Merh ne
two countries. The direct 'Iade WIN s,d me
As II f. IL Is nevertheless steadily incTeus.
ing. During the wear 1882 the value OF
the various kinds OF men hnDdlse import, INT
New Zea.a d from the Unit states, a.ount d
10 only 81 3lTis5 against lIS22o Tor 1881.
an increase of $500 $50 for 1882. The increaie
consisted rincipally IN the imports a. zero
rene AGRICULTURAL impl, ments, machinery,
iron.mol gery, wire ieucing' wood, n-wsre,
leather. osnuCd good. tuit &c The value
Of the direct shipments of Kerosene for 1852
was 2si. isb sgainst siS SSo ior 1851 an Increase
shipmen,s OF agricultural implements FOR 1882
was ~, 9i6 81 $40 Tor ISL, an inoreae
OF $50 1870 The value Of the direct exports TO
the Upiied STATS rom New Zealand for 1859
was ~ IL 10 aRaint i7TSg . for 1881, an in
rrea,e OF saaibij or 1852. This increase con-
sisted Ia the expert of gold aud kawri gum;
m, 4 rme. increased from IS . Go TO sl,3.2 7s5
and The 10 er from zoos 100 to 500 go.
The total number OF 81 amships Of the world
on he L. day of septem Der, 1883. was 773i, OF
o.2s2. 096 gross tonnage. In inl' me BRUSH nag
France no ds second position among European
states She has ass steamships, representing
667 47s gross tonnage which Is an increase IN
tonnage Of sos. Cos since December 81, 1885, The
German merchant steam i-et has u 10 ri tom
maze of 47G $50. After Germany In he
order OF imp Iianco, come italy, spain, II0l-
land Russia. and Austria. Hungary. Eacn year
the sailing marine dia-iniAhes while hat o.
In the las. five years the augmentation in tho
number OF the woflls shil has been 1909, hav'
ipR3Os2 l6i gross tonnage
Considerable lots OF California fruit in tins
have been imported by Penang dealers per
ste mers via China, and sold readily at about
$3.50 or case OF Two dozen tins Much more
could be doue In this article II the manufacture
crs would at leas for part OF Their goods adopt
glass bottles instead of tins Tor packing. The
mostly put u2in giass bottles aud although the
fruits are often iniericr and bot
tle contains less than TIN.
they are preferred by IN many any, buyer,t r.
profit between steam and horse power on the
Erie csn.l. horse-boat from buffalo " New
York and return carries o00 bushels OF GO n
one way and 10 tons Of coal the otn.r gets eSy2
for II, has expenses amounting 10 f2i and hence
Yields S6s profit A steamer ana consoit carry
i6ssO bushels OF cirn aud 500 tons Of
coa, get 1854 for II. have expenses amounting
10 f:,6i and give s4g3 profit The legislature Is
urged 10 facilitate the work Of steamers by en-
lafging the locks. etc
Idvices from the River Plate country. South
America, indicate large clips OF wool with de-
cline In prices. Nearly sll the superior and
good woods have been secured by French buy
en- As compared with last W ar. prices chow
An advance OF from 10 to 20 per cent The ex.
mort this season will be about 800, 900 bales
In the good old days the faTmsr hauled his
wheat fifty miles. so IL for So cents bushel.
and paid 25 cents q var for calico-a forever
honored and noble period-but 1t was thirty,
forty, fifty years ago. Tho mills vefe on the
creeks There was no steam. there were nc
railroads, NO factories. no machinery, no bug
Ties. pianos or threshing machines In the coun'
try-no lin bucket brigade In the ctti,s. Doel
the old man know thstihe son 9th farmer o!
his time manures his lsnd. sends his sons and
daughters Oh 10 college. drives a reaper ana {
csyrisae. deposits In 4 bank. sells his wheat fol
4 dolIeY and finds station within hve miles'
Does the old man know that every country seal
Il full Of ctories and that The residents pick
theIr teeth at four -dollar-a-dsy hotels when
they travel and send their wives 70 the sea
shore 10 summer. Does he know that the
Workmen at these fActoi les know all about pc.
ltical economy. send their children " the best
schools. aud have Brussels carpets and plano
In the housr1