The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-29
BUSINESS, TRADE AND CROP
NOTES.

Baltimore has made up Its mind that It will re-
eeive 100000 tons Of pig iron, old iron and iron ore
the present year.
The New York World says that the Atlantic CO.
BILE receipts are &c. 600 900 year. and is afraid that
even the very newest cable is going to be absorbed
BY the original anaconda.
Last week 100000 feet OF lumber of various
kinds were sold In Jefferson county Pa. at an av.
erage Of little over s13 per 1000 The effect was
to advance the price Of lumber at the Pittsburgh
yards, 90 the stock Is low and some qualities alto
gether out OF reach,
Steel rail manufacturers are anxiously discuss.
ing the prospects for line Of railway to connect
the new Russian possession In Asia with the home
system Of railways. The scheme has only been
prepared for admission to the Russian govern
mont not adopted; but as the road will be $50
miles long, even the talk Of bnilding 1t has per
ceptibly Influenced the markets. A yearly gov.
ernment guarantee Of 81, 100000 is involved.
The ratio of increase in the foreign trade Of this
country is greater in lmportations than in exports
and begins to show the effect of the improved
purchasing capacity Of the country in forcing up
values Of nearly all articles to point at which
foreign trade can be conducted with profit,
The December crop report.Of the Department Of
Agriculture states that preliminary investigation
points to an increase Of 10 per cent in the area
sown In winter wheat There are general com.
plants of the ravages Of the HesSlan fly in the
early sown crops, and of the drought hinderino
termination In the late sown. Yet the crop starts
oitt nm tho whoIa undar nrnnnaotr onpejdayohl
above the average, especially in the large winter
wheat States, The total tobacco crop Of 1879 is
estimated at 3s4O50,659 pounds, valued at s2l,-
545 SOL in 1873 the product was 892 SAG 700 pounds
valued at S22137,42s The total product of the
Oat crop is estimated at S6425S 600 bushels; last
year the product was 413, $4,000 bcshels The to-.
tai potato crop Is estimated at l81 1919 COO bushes
The area in winter rye has fallen of 8 per cent.
from last year. The condition Of the crop is on
the whole, about average The hay crop Is about
10 per cent less than that OF 1873.
Texas Is the largest live stock growing State Of
the Union. 1t is estimated that during the past
ten years 100000 head Of cattle have been driven
from that State, without counting those that have
been shipped by sea and rail. Taking the aver.
age net receipts to stock ralsers at 81 per head,
the estimate Is s2lOO4,961 worth Of cattle have
been converted into money In ten years. A novel
feature OF the cattle trade is the cooperation Of
the mosquito in the management of the range.
One Of the largest owners says that without the
aid Of the mosquito three times as many men
would be required to herd and gather. Out Of the
mosquito season the cattle get as wild as deer but
under the influence Of these pests they congregate
and become docile and easy to manage. And now
since the mosquito is encouraged and utilized as
cattle tanner, let 1t not be said that the mosquito
was made In vain, and lot them emigrate to
Texas where they can be made useful.