The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-01
was not customary for whites to labor at all.
Aside from it,
LARGE MILLING INTERESTS.

LARGE MILLING INTERESTS,
Richmond has OF late years become one o.
the prominent through and local grair
markets OF this coast; and jim addition to
the northern and southern distribution. tn,
direct foreign exports OF wheat to Spain
Portugal, and other European countrie.
are quite large. To facilitate this there /.
a grain elevator in the city with a capacif,
Of $50, 900 bushels. As at present the deptl
Of water at Richmond only allows coastino
vessels TO come right up, West Point, a few
miles down, and part OF the port Of Rich.
mond, and recently Newport News, are
used rs the deep-water shipping outlets
The three largest flOur-mills Of Richmond
have a total capacity OF about 1000 lrlshel,
Of flour daily, but at present their limit i.
not, AZ a rule. fully taxed. OF high grade
the flour has always held it, own place in
the south American markets, which had
however, during the four years III,
port was closed. to buy elsewhere. Thus
some Of the trade was lost; still. last wear the
shipments TO Brazil from Richmond and
West Point were 30O.213 barrels. These
mills are also supplying their local trade
now with flour and meal. which they were
American trade regular line OF barks Wa
once employed. taking, as well rs -four
barrel-stayes and hoops, the shipments ol
which are still very heavy, and bringing
back coffee. sugar. and mOlasseS. The inn
port trade was weaned from Richmond
perhaps by the same caIIse which lost II Ia
Norfolk. but there are now undoubtcd
signs Of it, revival. Last year two ear
goes of 500 hOgShcads of molaSSc, came
from Cuba, and the result was so lar salts
factory that the merchants are encouraged
to proceed with it. The coffee imports
from Brazil are also increasing, their total
value last year being over $4,000.
The several
IRON AND MACHINE-WORKS
OF Richmond employ about 1000 men and
: ,Gi2, 900 capital. They turn out railroad
material and bar iron in large quantities,
and also most Of the machinery used in
other works and in the agriculture of the
surrounding country. The fact that the
woods used in such manufactures are quite
A. easily Obtainablc rs the metals makes il Il
doubly- Undesirable place for that kind OF
work. The nail industry here j. climcd
10 he the largest Of any city in til" South.
The value of iron manufactures sold last
year WAS over Sj.330. 900. The mills gene
rally are increasing their capacity all the
time, and large new shops are being erected
for the building Of locomotives aud cars.
The numcrOu, other manufactures Of
Richmond are more or less dependent
upon, or fOstcred by, the three parent ones
named. excepting perhaps fertilizers, pork
packing and cotton goods. some OF the
FINEST GRADES OF FERTILIZERS
used in producing the celebrated bright
and other tobaccos OF virginia and North
Carolina. and cotton also, are made here.
There are five factorics. USING abont $500,
900 capiti. All are doing Il large and eN-
banding business. one Of them occupies
the historic Libby prison. which was con-
yerted into a factory in 1872. Upt0 three
Years ago this was the only factory here.
The
PORk-PACKING
done here, and which also includes extern
siVr SaI>agc-making. is chiefly for southern
trade, and j. worth about : .3OO.OOO year.
II WAS established eight years ago. The
meat is brought in bulk and on hoOf from
fine western centres and Virginia. The
fWo cotton factories Of Richmond are long
They employ S2S0.OOO III
making gray shirtings, and their annual
sales amount to Sil0,OO0. Four hundred
white women are engaged, and water
power j. exclusively used. About 1000
bales Of cotton are consumed 10y the mills,
and i'm this connection it may be- ObScrN ed
that about $4,000 or 10000 bales Of cotton
come to Richmond each season. In
BOOTS AND SHOES
there are two factories Zone using penli"n-
tiary labor which produce together 1000
pairs day. one other noteworthy article
Of Richmond manufacture, inasmiIcil IL II
is alone in this country and completes WIN
one Of the greatest food products IN The
world. is mcat-iuice. From very small
beginning its own merits have won Tor II i
worldwide reputation, until II l. now 4
REGULAR item in the Government medical
,upplicS Of Great Britain, Russia, ana In
dla. The Juice j. made from the ncsh ol
the healthie>t and tendcrcst bccI cattle, ana
about 10000 pounds are slaughtered here
daily. or 900 Durham ShOrthorns year.
i'm IFS manufacture. The cattle are obtained
chiefly i'm Virginia. and are specially -
lcrted for their breed. size. and condition.
If i. cllimcd that two ounces OF the JUICE
are equal to one and a half pntN oil the
liquid animal essence.
TIE JOBBING TRADES
Of Richmond. which may be said to have
nearly all started on small borrowed cap'-
laI. do business OF about SjO.Ooo.oOO. ~
a distributing point for the southern mar
kcts. and on account OF it, various manu-
features. Richmond has many advantages
All those engaged largely are dong wen,
and, a. with manufactures. II l. adlnltle"
on all sides that there Il ample room l"'
more. and that capital could be wei en-
ployrd here in any Of these directions.
FINANCIALLY,
thc city Of Richmond is in a healthy condl-
tinn. The charter Of the city limits the Dor
rowing power 10 Is per cent. OF Ia,
taxable value Of real estate. This value
is now assessed at S2S,9lG'S2S' WhiCi
shows an appreciation oi over SfVo',
600 i'm four years. Eighteen per cent ID
tLr value would be about SJ,2lo,UUo' an''
- the outstanding debt j. only Si,G90.So''
il j. seen that the figures are wen Wliiil
the bounds prescribed. The various p"n'.'
bear !. &, and per cent. interest, alnoun',
ioD i'm all to S3l6,5i0. The taxes amount
In II 10 ncr Sl0O valuation Of real ana per
sonal property each. besides licenses eye
me e.timoted income from all sources tlll'
wear i, s9lI 100, which. after paying inter
est and municipal expenses, should allow
considerable sum 10 90 to the Sinkln" Funo
commissioners for the relief OF mai,lrin.
bonds. Last year about $4,000 of 6 pei
cent, city bonds were thus redeemed. A
regards the
CITY IMPROVEMENTS,
for which most OF the debt Ia. been con
trac,ed a good deal OF money Is spent oI
,hn ,.iver.works, the city owning and WORK
ing its own dredgins-plani. Ncw " water ,l'.,.
york. have also been constructed I" NEE
the growth OF the city. The dralnage .ys
, ,"o 10 much aided by the billy situation
a A. Il.