National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-22

Canal to the oty of New York has been only
20 cents per bushel.
The practical effect of this cheap transporta.
tion is that points iu the western part OF the
states Of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kan
sas are now more favorably situated, with re-
spcct to foreign markets, than were points in
the western portions of tho States of New
York and Pennsylvania only eighteen years ago.
A large portion of the agricultural products
of the Western and Northwestern States is now
transported to the Atlantic scaboard both by
water aud by rail, at equal and, in many in.
stances, at lower rates than those which prevail
for the transportation of like commodities to
the seabOnrd from many points on lateral lines,
rs well as on trunk lines east of the State of
Ohio. Such low through rates have enabled
the agriculturists Of the West to place their
products IN foreign markets, not only IN com
petition with tho agriculturists of the States
situated nearer to the seaboard, but also in
competition with the agricuturists of other
countries from which such products are export
ed, thus sustaining our enormous export trade
COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CROPS.
From the annual report Of the Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics 1t appears that there is a
larger proportion of the cotton crop exported
to foreign countries, than of any other crop or
product of industry OF this country.
or the various crops reported the percentage
by quantity, of each exported during the fs-
cal year ended juno 3d. ISIS, was as follows :;
OF the cotton crop, G01 per cent; Of the wheat
crop 25.3 per cent: of the corn crop, 6.5 per
cont; Of the oat crop, o of per cent. of the
barley crop. 1l.3 per cent; of the hay crop, .03
OF per cent; OF the potato crop .i3 of per
cent; of the tobacco crop, about 81 per cent. !;
aud OF dairy products, including only butter
and cheese, 80 percent. Of the total product of
butter, and 40 per cent. of the total product of
cheese. OF the total petroleum product of the
country there was exported during the same
year GO per cent.
IL has been asccrtained that there is shipped
ont Of the States producing a surplus of grain
about q per cent. of the cereal crop, aud that
there is shipped out Of the cottou-producing
States about % per cent of the cotton crop.
SGX.DoLLAR Congress Caters to be sold for
$3.50 at t. $. Gartrell's, 800 Seventh street
northwest. We have placed on our counters a
lot of gcntlemcn's calf box-toe Congress CATERS
(sewed), to be sold at the above low prices in
order to make room for spring goods. For fit
and durability these goods cannot be excelled.
IL the present general employment OF lace
in the toilet of ladies it may be useful as well
as interesting to know how 1t can he cleaned
aud renovated to look like new. A few cham.
pagne bottles covered smoothly with soft stock
ings will be perfect foundation, in which In
leisure moments the sOiled lace may be care
fully basted Every minute loop in the Dor
der should be caught up, and when the lace
is fastened on. cover the bottle in hot suds
made OF fine white soap, and as fast as the
suds cool replace them by hot, doing this sew
eral times in the day. II it is thought prefer
able the bottle may be pat in boiler and let
boil for two or three hours, when the lace will
be quite clean. They may then be set in the
air and left until the lace is almost dry, when
the lace is ripped of very carefully and pressed
between the leaves of book for five
or six hours. With say six bottles prepared
in this way any lady might clean all her own
lace, and the process given will no frHhd tc
hold good for p9!R: OF any other description Of
lace
THIN materials for ball dresses and for sum
mer use are exhibited in all the stores Madra:
linen, American net, and the crmped musins
Of last season are plenty, while new 1ndif
crimped gauze, in ivory and white, is an addi
tion to the host of pretty fabrics already IN
use. Many Of the silk brocadci gau2cs have
satin leaf design on white gauze, the colors oil
the leaves being pale blue, yellow and sage
green.