The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-01
Brief Commercial and Industrial Items

Lie elevators In sycamore, Ill,
are so full of grain that some of
them are unsafe.
California apple trees are
blooming the second time this
year.
The sugar crop of Porto Rico
this year promises to be abund-
ant.
A bank-note machine worth
nearly 100000, has gone west,
bound for Japan.
The New York bank statement
of last week shows an increase of
So, 154, 900 in the reserves.
The Croker Paper Company of
Holyoke, Massachusetts,, manufac-
ture eighteen tons of paper per
week for paper collars. They
have water power equal to 1876
horse power.
The Erie Railroad, the New
York Central, and the Pennsyl-
vania Central have increased their
rates for transportation of Western
bound freights from Boston, New
York and Philadelphia.
A stock company, with capital
of $4,000 has been organized at
Alegan, Mich, for the purpose of
promoting the manufacturing in
terests Of that village.
Too FINE.-Ex-Gov. Shannon
of Lawrence, remarked few eve
nings since, that the Liberals
brought nothing to Democracy
but candidates. That's hard on
Liberals, but is about true.
The total quantity of coal rails
ed in the world is estimated at
1876 million tons; Europe yielding
1871 millions; America, twenty
seven millions, almost entirely
from the United States; Asia and
Australasia, nearly one and a half
millions.
From July LIST to October 1st,
there was shipped from jackson
vile, Fla, 1928, 1913 feet Of vel
low pine lumber, of. which amount
155, 900 feet was sent to foreign
ports. The shipments for the
month of July were 1921, 27O
feet; for August, 3,4sS, 1858 feet,
and for September, 6,lSO,000 feet,
The shipments Of tea from
China and Japan to the United
States from June ! to August Il
have been 1885, 633 pounds
against 1864 pounds in cor.
responding time last year, an in
crease of 2,SIS,693 pounds, about
equally divided between green and
black teas.
The Adrian (Mich.) Car Com
pany has capital of $105, 900 in
vested in buildings and machinery
has a manufacturing capacity o.
ten freight cars and nine first
class passenger cars each week
and employs 1856 skilled mechanics
Its sales for 1872 will exceed 81,
100000.
The manufacture of salt is be
coming an important interest il
Michigan, and is constantly in
creasing. Several new works
have been recently started, among
which we notice those at White
Rock, in Huron county, and al
Caseville.
In the geological and mining
survey of Ireland the government
inspector has reported that tina
country contains some Of the
richest coal mines in the world
At present the whole yield from
the oil collieries is but 900
tons per annum, as many of then
are worked but feebly, while 9th
, ers are permitted to lie entirel.
, idle.
Oregon salmon, which wer
formerly in bad repute, owing +
the improper and careless mode Q
curing and packing them, noN
command a ready market Their
l area now one million dollars IN
vested in the business. Spice
salmon in tins is much sOugh
after in Europe as an article c
] luxury, commanding high prices
RI The manufacture of dolls shoe
t from scraps of morocco, all fame
: buttoned and tipped, has, With
. the past three years, grown into
e big business. One manufacture
s in Massachusetts turns out SO, 90
y pairs per annum, and uses 1000
i feet of morocco and sheepskil
it The little pets of the househol
e angels are well equipped, it seem
b after all.