The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-11
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

ZIMMERMAN in Clinton, Iowa, are
shipping lumber to Texas
| AUSTRALIA has been shipping to En-
gland smoked and dried legs of mutton.
| THE currant crop of Europe has been
reduced 20, 900 tons by the recent heavy
rains
The United States annually ships over
100, 900 boxes Of clothes-pins to En-
gland.
A COLONY of 100 or more persons is
announced as about to start from Pitts
burgh for settlement in Arkansas.
THE sixty-one banks of Boston, with
capital of $54, 200, 900, paid dividends
Oct. 1, to the amount of 81 ,524, 500.
IT is estimated that turbine water
wheels have, since their invention. saved
the country over $500, 000,0 in the one
single item of fuel.
PITTSBURGH has IS glass factories, 33
iron rolling mills, s steel rolling mills,
7 white lead factories and 90 refneries,
and the coal mines tributary to this mar
ket number 1853.
PROMINENT lumbermen, who are gen.
orally very accurate in their esti-
mates, state that no more than $50, 000,-
600 feet os logs will be cut ON the Up
per Mississippi and it's tributaries next
winter.
ONLY thirty miles more of iron to be
laid to complete the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railway to Albert Lea, and
thus open direct and continuous rail
| communication between MINNEAPOLIS and
st. Louis
AFTER all we heard of the partial fail
ure Of the wheat crop in California, it
seems that the yield is about as great as
ever. In several places great deal
more. Prices, too, are hardening"
and farmers are jubilant.
TIE wheat product of the leading
countries of Europe. Russia produces
1,6O6, 100000 bushels, Germany 49,
100000, France 687,50O,OOO, Austria
$50, 600, 900 bushels. The United States
produces 1881, 100, 925 bushels.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR., is made
responsible for the statement that $40,
900, 600 would cover the expense of con-
structing the New York Central road,
which represents paper value of $104,-
100000, and he calls the $64,OO0,OO0
"water."
FROM the oil region comes the unwel-
come news that competition in petroleum
has again been throttled, and that the
unctuous monopolists will soon lock
their yoke firmly upon millions of necks
not yet free from the gals Of the last ex-
tOrhon.
OUR foreign as we'll as our domestic
trade and commerce is now on the in
crease. Our exports thus far during
the present year exceed by $51, 100000
those for the corresponding time last
year, and the imports thus far this year
exceed those of the same time last year
by 1914, 000,0 900. These are very en-
couraging figures.
FROM the annual report of the Ma
tional Cotton Exchange it appears that
the total crop for the year 1876-77 was
4,474, 069 bales, at about 1861 pounds to
the bale. While 1922, 253 bales were
exported in 1876, only 1923, 1876 went
abroad in 1876-77. Thehome consump-
tion of cotton has been very steadily on
the increase since 1869 70.
The London Times prints a long COM
munication from correspondent, evil
IDENTIFY well posted, encouraging English
investors to put their money into the
securities of American railroads. He
believes that this country will be the
leader in the new era of prosperity, and
that consequently judicious purchases
of the now depressed stocks or bonds
will yield handsome profits.
THERE were forty seven failures re-
ported in New York in September, to.
gether with large number of assign
ments and adiudications in bankruptcy.
The aggregate liabilities were So, 700,-
OOO The number of failures is the
largest Of any month this year, and an
increase of 20 per cent. over August.
The gross liabilities were 81 per cent.
greater than in August.
The amount of coin held by the prin-
cipal banks in Europe, according to the
latest returns, is as follows, as compared
with what they had on hand year be-
fore. The statements are fer August of
each year. Calling the pound S., and
the dollar francs, we have the follow
ing change within the year
Bank of England w 125, 14600O 1861, 900
| Rank Of Germany . 1873, R4500O l31. 295. 600