The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
BUSINESS ITEMS.


1t is stated that at least $3,OO0,OO0 will
go to Maine during the present season
for ice.
In 1873, 80, Asa persons emigrated to
this country from Europe; last year H.
1858 came over.
The famous Comstock lode produced
during January last 1851, 600 in bullion,
$312, 600 of it gold.
America imported from Europe last
year 29,642, 1876 gallons of wine, an in
crease over the importation of 1878 Of
nearly $4,000 900 gallons.
Italy is now importing foreign cereals
at the rate of $4,000 tons per year, its
own agricultural products being insult
ficIent.
When the factories in Biddeford and
Saco, Maine, get fully started up on
spring work, they will turn out from
1000 to 1900 pairs of fine, first-class
ladies' shoes per day.
There are 10000 locomotives in the
United States, and each contains $500
different pieces, requiring renewal every
ten or twelve years. This conveys no.
| ton of the Industries which railroads
foster.
The gold product of the reporting
| Pacific coast mines for January, 1880,
was S773, 200, to $780, 1000 in 1879. OF
the amount this year 44,7OO came from
silver-bearing mines.-Mining Record.
A Boston man has invented a process
of making paper boxes directly from the
| pulp. 1t is said that by the use of one
set of his machines thirty thousand
boxes can be produced in a day, at less
thand one-third of the lowest market
price of hand made goods.
The English textile Journals, which
have hitherto maintained that the shod
DIV trade is peculiarly an American in
stitution, are surprised to find on inves
tigation that the English trade in shod
dy goods, or mungoes, as they are called
there, amounts to 100000
As near as can be ascertained from
the most reliable estimates attainable
not far from 80, 100000 of paper collars
or rather cloth-faced paper collars-fol
no other kind than this latter is Eow
made or called for-are annually manu-
featured in the United States.
The quantity of paper now used an
nually IN the manufacture of paper col
: lars amounts to about 1000 tons. Ii
1875 1O,OO0,000 yards of cotton clotl
were REQUIRED in this industry; in 1877
1000, 600 yards; in 1878, G, 100000 yards
in 1879, $500, 900 yards for the first tel
months of the year.
The nail manufacturers association
held a meeting at Pittsburg the othe
> day, and voted not to make any NOR
! nails for two weeks, for fear the price
would come down. When manufactur
ers combine to keep up prices on an.
article it is time to take off the tariff
Aurora Herald.
5 Business men in all branches of trad
4 in Montreal, wholesale and retail, stat
I that since the revival of commerce il
: Canada six months ago, they have don
a larger business than in any previou
wear Since 1873. Manufactures are run
ming extra time, and are unable to NEE
: orders on hand. The outlook for tn
| spring trade, it is agreed, was neVe
!; brighter in this country.
According to a writer in Appleton
: Journal, the Suez canal company at frs
: represented to the Khedive of EgyE
! that If he would allow them to build til
> canal. they would do the work at thei
| own expense, and give him fifteen pc
+ cent. of the profits of its operation whe
i completed. In the end Egypt will hay
{ | been-for the end is not yet-forced {
+ paw to the company 500,000,0 coo franc
r more than twice the whole estimate
! cost Of the canal-and the lives of thoI
{ sands of its people have been sacrificed
3 The writer produces figues 10 show tn,
. NJ. De Lesseps' estimates of the cost
4 the work were out of the way 257 ,O00, 0C
francs.