Nueces Co., TX - Newspaper: Wool Shipments in 1878 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Don Brownlee 28 July 2005 USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ***************************************************** 28 November 1878 Indiana (PA) Progress Sheep husbandry in Western Texas has grown at a marvelous rate. In 1866 San Antonio received but 600,000 pounds of wool, while in 1877 she received 2,000,000. In 1866 there were shipped from Corpus Christi 600,000; this year there will be shipped 6,500,000.