Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-27

There were paid for red foxes killed
in Kentucky in 1869, $5,795.
Massachusetts contains twenty-five
cooperative manufacturing associations.
The Savings Banks in the State of
New York have $1s6,000,00 on deposits.
The tailors of Portland have deter.
mined to publish then ames of all non pay
ing customers.
The National Button Company, in
Massachusetts, made 100000 gross of but
tons last year.
The number of immigrants who ar
rived in Boston in 1869 was "a 7S4, against
20,3S4 in 1868, and 1903 in 1867.
"A. 7. Stewards establishments In New
York employ more than eighteen hun
dred persons, male and female.
The real estate auctioners of New
York sold, during 1869, real estate by auc-
ton amounting to $40,513,443.
There were over six hundred more
buildings erected in Brooklyn than in
New York during the past year
The total Indebtedness of the city of
Pittsburgh does not exceed $3,000,000 Of
which $2,100,0O0 is railroad indebted.
ness.
The Secretary of the st. Louis Agri.
cultural and Mechanical Association re.
ports the receipts of the fair last October
at $66,620.
There were $4,000 hogs packed in
Cincinnati this season, up to January 8,
1870. Up to the same time in 1869, the
figures were $4,000.
There are thirteen editors and re-
porters employed on the San Francisco
Bulletin, whose weekly salaries amount
in the aggregate to $500 in gold.
The shipment of coal from Pittsburgh
for all points west and south during the
past year aggregate nearly 43O00,0C3
bushels, being the product of eighty
mines. ,,oa. e..
Portland, Me-, is one of the chief su.
gar refining cities Of the country. 1t i'm
ported last year 5,34S,971 gallons of
molasses and 20,59S,S46 pounds of sugar.
The Gainevllle (Fla.) Independent
acknowledges the receipt of q lemon grown
near that place measuring IL inches in
circumference and six inches in length.
The receipts of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society the last year were
$6,063.17; the, expenses and premiums
$4,000 The total assets.o the Society
are 81, 420S1. ,.' Ho
Two million dollars were expended
in Rochester, N Y, last year, in the
erection of buildings, more than half of
the money going for tie construction Of
business blocks. The new dwelling houses
number about $50
American dairying now represents a
capital of $700,0O0,000 The cheese pro-
duct of 1867 sold for $25, 900, 900, and the
butter product of New York alone was
nearly 100000 pounds, and the
quantity Of cheese made 72,000,000
pounds. The value of these products, at
a very moderate estimate, was $50 ,000,0 900.
AT a recent religious meeting in Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, one of the
speakers said it was estimated that there
were 10000 sewing girls in the two cities
of New York and Brooklyn, and that
gentleman connected with the trade ex-
pressed the opinion that the average
earnings of these girls did not exceed
$3.50 per week, with which they were ex
pected to lind bread, lodging, dress, and
other neccssaries of life.
The Indiana State Board of Agricul-
ture have elected the following officers
for the current year: President, John d.
Williams, of Knox county; Vice-Presi-
den, John Sutherland, of Laporte county
Secretary, Joseph Poole, of Fountain
county Treasurer, Carlos Dickson, Of
Marion county; Superintendent, Jacob
Benson; Executive Committee, j. Matz,
Alexander Heron, w. G. Donaldson, and
Hezekiah Caldwell.