Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-11-03

The trade and population Of
Norfolk, Va, are both increasing,
the whole business Of the port for
the year footing up S3S,200,4 S6.
In this total is included SlS,79S, 200
from cotton exports, and about
s2,500,000 for coastwise cotton
trade. The peanut crop is put
down at 81. 100000, and the truck
ing business at 81, 949, 200. The total
exports of Norfolk for the year
were Sli,356,O69. and the aggre-
gate Of clearances we're H.
$40 tons, Of which only 10, 1893
tons was in American bottoms.
Norfolk now ranks third among
the cotton ports, this business. due
to the great railroad connection Of
the place and its superior harbor,
having grown 6,l74 bales in 1859
to 597 ,0S6 bales in lS79-S0, these
receipts representing a little over
one ninth Of the entire crop.
The shipments of bulk grain
from st. Louis to foreign ports ria
New Orleans from January LIST to
date, were l3,914,OOO bushels,
against 6,lGbSSS bushels for the,
same time last year.
General Tombs is about build
ing 4 cotton factory at Washington,
Ga, TO cost 100000. This exam.
pie ought he followed until the
South has factories enough to man
ufacture all the cotton she grows.
st. Paul, Mimi, has built s403,-
500 worth Of business blocks this
year, S16S,3o0 of public buildings,
S26S, 900 Of mills, elevators, etc,
s749, 100 of private buildings and
S270,000 worth of railroad struc-
lures. The new st. Paul elevator
just finished cost sl50,000, and
there are some half a dozen new
mills and factories whose average
cost reaches $4,000. The public
improvements by the railroad COM
panies, in addition to the actual
erection Of building, has involved
the expenditure of $4,000 the
present season, while the public
improvement by the city and street
railroad, water and gas corpora
tions have cost nearly 100000
more.
The aggregate value of the pea
nut crop Of the United States OF
1S79-S0 at the average price which
prevails in the distributing markets
is about s2,150,000 against 1900
600 for the preceding year.
An association has been formed
to test the adoption of the soil and
climate Of Washington Territory
to the production of sugar from
the beet. Professor Hilgard, of
the University Of California, re-
ports the analysis of sugar-beets
of Washington Territory as giving
twelve per cent. Of sugar and being
free from the salts which enterfere
with the crystalization of sugar.
The season thus far in California
has been very favorable for the
grape crop. The increase of new
vineyards has been very large and
one of the best judges of the
State estimates that the crop will
exceed that of any other year by
fifty per cent. He places the wine
product for the year at 10000, 900
gallons, with a probility of more
rather than less. The raisin crop
will be fifty per cent. larger than
last yeT.
Not only in Mississippi and Ala
bama, but all over the Gulf States,
wherever you may go, the interest
is sheep-raising and wool-growing
is rapidly on the increase. The
flocks Of the South are not only
increasing in numbers, but they
are being graded to the introduc-
ton of pure bred bucks. The de-
mand for Merino bucks has been
so great in the Gulf States that
Tennessee has Already about dis
posed Of her suplus stock, and the
flock masters who cannot secure
what they want in the South are
turning their eyes toward Kentucky
Missouri, Ohio, and even the New
England States, to make their
selections. Everywhere in the