The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-03
TARIFF NUGGETS,

Ahe I0ngFt@'ONQl hecOTu IN not AH IlIuH'
trated newspaper, or budget Of fun, or
Journal Of sentiment or a chronicle Of
fashions, and Is in no wise devoted to the
news aud gossip Of the day. 1t Is q very
solemn aud ponderous publication, filled
with the doings Of the two houses Of Con.
eress, including some very windy speeches
ola purely buncombe character, got up and
shot of by members who are seeking a re
nomination and reelection at the hands Of
their constituents. It isthersfore refresh.
ing once and awhile to find tcrse con.
densed and meaty speech, by II man who
knows at least good deal about what he
Is talking about, and who aims to put
very considerable amount Of information
into hesmallest possible space, We have
been interested in aspeeCh Of this kind by
Congressman Russell, Of Massachusetts, and
having been at pains to wade through it
andnote It's array OF facts and figures We
have concluded to mako some note OF II
and extracts from It for the benefit OF our
readers, as follows.
A tirm hand in England, who Is lodged
and boarded, gets 81 20 per week. In this
country he gets from 81 to s. per week.
f, The census Of 1880 shows that the iron
and steel industries Of this country en-
ployed l4O97s persons; that the average
number of hours Of work per week were
Is, and that the average earnings Of skilled
workmen we're 81 so per day, and that OF
ordinary laborers ST. "a per day.
The blast furnaces of this country con.
sumed'7 ,256,6s4 tons Of iron ore in 1850,
and 3,l6O, l40 tons Of limestone, 2,6l5, ls2
tons Of anthracite and 1851, 75l tons Of
bituminous coal, 2,l9s,255 tons Of coke
and 53,0O9,04S bushels OF charcoal.
The farmers NJ tho limited S,ntee not tho
20
4v.oMlns Pto'ecelVn "i'Ne' NV '"'.n' on
oil animals imported, except for breeding
purposes. 20 per cent; on bacon, . cents
mar nornd. heof cant. brcl,vheot On M,
49,. 49, $50. ~ .I ~
cent; butter cents per pound; cheese, 4
cents; corn, 10 per cent; hay, 20 per cent;
oats,ssfO cents per bushel; pease, 10 to 20
,,ar oo,,.. ro,a,oo. * oor,, nor br,ho,.
PS' ssn'' pONA'VSs' ~ '."'' P'' '
Iye 10; sheep upper cent WHEAT, ~ GEMS
per bushel; wool, 10 to IL cents, and 10 to
12 per rant ad valorem. Notwithstanding
4boso l..;os ~, ;..,no.,a ,-.rs Co. lac,
'le'e uu'ie' ','e iu'poi.S run o"'l"u" iAS'
year were US lolloWG animals 10 tue value
oil SS,9l7, S23.0S; potatoes, butter, cheese,
hay and breadstufIs. SlG.634 4OS.h5. All
4Sesa ;,.,>orts ,.;l 1,,;o, ~ ,hooo,,,, "a
800 ~ ~ 70 pau N"'''' ~ '''e '''0uN' "
S},zu3,3lS.Oh
Fifty years ago calicoes sold at
% and Ok cents per vard in th;s coun.
a., -, p.:.:-I. - - 80 - ~.
wy m9sIly pti'Ish u,aue goous' anu iaFHi-
ems got 30 cents per bushel Tor their wheat.
Now farmers get calicoes for I to 10 cents,
and GOT q IN Tor tbeir wheat 'Ntos, oil
ii. saI;. 81 80, a.,,.. ~. 49, w. "" .0o' o.
ca''coes consumed "te american maue
goods, rs indeed are all cotton fabrics,
That home market is the best market
"a sbovr NV tboS.ct thot ~ N, r;ro ,hor-
-" ~ s ''.s 49,, - Wv "'Io '''Ou
SAND millions oil agricultural products OF
one kind and another raised last year, 90
per cent were consumed in our own coun.
trv or1 onlv IN mr. co,, oxnor.od
~, "u ~ n NJ ~ sNp ~,
4he city OF fhlladelphia' the second IN
the Union, has within its limits greater
variety Of industries than any other in the
country. 1t is both commercial and
mechanical. 1t deals with the interior and
abroad. and manufactures cotton, wool
silk, paper, iron, glass, machiney and
chemicals, and the people are less affected
by commercial and financial revnlsiops
than any people in this country. Even
Wall street transactions do not shake Il.
foundations. They are almost a world 10
themselves, vet a prosperous one
To,.o,, q .ho,,. +wort,, Go Ill. -,
.a wv ms, % ABOUT ''; smen.y."Se es ron ON
sns SEA T y. WIN w atea OF a101t HVVO
$3.50. ~ ns q poPulat'on u co'VvV lhe