Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-16
The Egg Trade of France.

The Moniteur has curious bit of statistical infor-
nation touching eggs. France, It seems, sells to
England on an average 100000 kiIlogrammes of
eggs, III, 100000 eggs year, rated at % eggs
per killogramme. Reckoning 100 eggs year to
each hen (the ordinary calculation in this coun-
try) this is the produce of LII 600 hens. The
extent of the expectation to other countries is not
more than $4,000 killogrammes. An eighth of what
France furnishes TO England is furnished her by
Sardinia and Belgium The Paris consumption of
eggs is about 100000 or 60OO 900 of klogrammes
yearly, from 100000 to 100000 of eggs
Now this consumption may be very nearly doubled
with very little attention. French family will
nearly live eggs, when it has once secured bread
enough but eggs too dear. because eggs are so
rare; and eggs are so rare because hens ILL
cared for.
From October to April, the reason given TO who.
ever desires fresh egg for his being unable to OBJ
tain ii is, 'the hens longer lay"-and how should
they! During May, June, July, August and Sep
TENDER, if the weather he fine, they do their duty
good -humoredy enough; but when once shower Of
autumn comes down, what should induce the
poor animals to lay! They are kept in intense dirt,
wet footed for six or eight months, with idea of
such thing as a stimulant being in any way neces-
sary for them. Any one who in the neighborhood
of Paris, should set up barnyard after fashion
and obtain by warmth, and feeding, the eggs of
300 or 400 good hens, up to late period of the year.
would make his fortune. Common eggs at
one shilling dozen; fresh ones, when to be got at
would be paid for a genuine fresh egg"
The above is from an English paper, and it should
be remembered that an English shilling is nearly 25
cents of our currency, and I'd is equal to cents
The price of eggs in this country and England, does
not differ much, however, especially in the large
cities. This is owing mainly the forestallers who
monopoze the trade and charge such prices they
choose. Old Biddy Hen gets nothing but cackling
and privilege to find herself for her labor in the
production of eggs. The Rooster, for his share in
he has In RI no
and get his neck twisted at Christmas, while the pa
tent dame who searches all the hedges and piles of
old rails and wood-who pokes long sticks into ev
cry patch OF tall weeds, and breaks her back climb
ing hay-iofts and dslOcaes her neck peerng under
barn floors, gets no more than 124 cents dozen
Why don't the hens the roosters, and the old la.
dies strike for higher wages at once!
If they should take this course, what dearth
there would be in the cake shops? Where would
the omelets be found where the custarls ?-where
the boiled eggs ?-the poached eggs?-the scram-
bled eggs-where, emphatcally the ham and eggs ?
Where the old fashioned egg festival of Pass %
Hans let's 60 strike!
O5- We find in the Warrenton Ne1cs of the 9th
inst editorial abstract of the proceedings of the
North Carolina Baptist State Convention, which met
in the Baptist Church in that town on Wednesday
last On Thursday morning Rev. James Mcdaniel
was eelected President of the Convention, and the
Revs. VIM H. derdan, James, and Dr. Hooper were
reelected Presidents. A proposition to appoint
committee to select delegates to meet other dele
gates at Augusta, Ga, in May next, for the purpose
of uniting upon plan for the institution of a
Southern Theological Seminary of the highest grade,
under the joint management and control of the differ
ent committees of the Baptist denomination was
adopted unanimously
og- The election for Mayor and other nun icipal
officers took place in Charleston, on Wednesday last
The whole matter passed off in perfect quiet There
were 2,126 votes polled. The vote had not been
counted out yesterday morning. Both parties ex-
pressed themselves satisfied with the result The of.
fetal count made yesterday will show whether the
Southern Rights or the Know Nothing party has been
successful.