The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-11-05
INDUSTRIAL AND CoMsrERo1AL

In the works of the ttsaurg Forge and
Iron. company, Pa, about 400 hands are run
ming on double time.
WE shall soon begin sending wine to France.
The wine product of Califo mia alone this sea
son is esti nated at 100000 gallons.
A NEW pulp mill, Producing three tons OF
ground wood pulp per lay, uader the Outer
son & Taylor process, as just been started at
Falls City, Pa.
WE have all resd much OF paper car-wiseels
and paper wood, but now cones new paper
production, that of paper backs, now made
IN Wisconsin, a sort of compressed papier-
-flsehe.
THE commerce of the United States with
Sapan is increasing. During the past year the
i'm ports from this country TIC Japan amounted
to s., 900, and the exports from Japan TO the
United States to s., 10000.
a CORRESPONDENT, writing to the Pittsburg
dispatch from Parker City, Fa., says that ore
can be mined there and converted into pig
iron at a cost of sl3 to SIS per ton, and the
market price is from s27 to S32.
ACCORDING to the Danvine (Pa) Record,
the Pennsylvania iron works at that place
have - furnaces, eight of which are in heat
end running to their full capscity, averaging
over 100 tons of finished rails day.
SHERIFF & HAZEL, of Fittsburg, have
closed a contract with the owners of the Muir
.z2ysviIle (Westmoreland county, gas well for
erecting a large carbon black factory, reeafr-
ing about four tous casting and 2 OG0 feet OF gas
pine, with 5000 burners.
SURPRISING IL n2:iy seem, the agricultE raj
products OF one year amount TO nearly as
much in value as the products OF all our mines
since 1s49. The estiIs ated yield of the mines
d.,ring q observation-disclosures 81 6l7 zoo 900. in
1877 the total value of the agricultural pro
duction of leading staples was OIL .594 100000.
TIE st. Louis Post-Dispatch OF November
says: To-day closes busy week among
dealers in resi- estate. A visi. or to the several
Offices to-day found the agents with their
hands full and stretching every exertion TO
satisfy the requirements of the public. Tho
rental demands are unprecedented in the hig-
tory of st. Louis.
Ten years ago the Imports of stationery into
the United States were v&iued at s5z ,i6j while
we exported but 1911 IN this line. For the
focal year ending June 5e, 1879, our imports of
stationery We're s12o.S62, aad our exports dur
ing the same period We're sl.293.Sl,. There is
quite a difference IN 10 years. The imports OF
pager now consist almost ezclusively.of fash.
ionabie and fancy writing papers and wall
paper, in which the French manufacturers
seem to excel.
TIE Chicago Conmerciai-Advertiser says:
Never. befone has this country been in so fav-
Orab3e q condition for settling her financial
problems as che is to-day. Through the rapid
accumulation of bullion consequent upen the
retention of the prodrcts of cur mines for the
past few years, and the recent very heavy i'm
portatEons, we now have a larger amount of
gold and silver In tkis couhtry than eyer
before. 1t is estimated that there rs very
nearly eI0 for every masi, woman and chnd;n
the United States. In consideration of this
large supply the present very prosperous
condition of our general business Interests
and the excess of exports over imports, we
6epeat that we are in better condition to
settle our fuancal probIenas-especiaily those
hinging on the resumption or suspension OF
specie payEaents-than ever before. Above
VII, extensive issues of paper money should be
avoided; liberal provisions should be made
for the issue of com paratlxely small gold
coins for generei,circulation, and the efforts
for the popularization of silver currency
should be persisted in.