The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-03
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Some Of the finest grades of sponges
have been sold n high a. 800 per
pound The Bahama spongea sell frou
80 cents 10 $l.7o per pound.
The Mississippi Valley produces 1885,.
600 tons Of cotton seed, one-fuurth oi
which is marketed in Memphis, much
OF It being shipped in n crude state from
that point to Italy, whence IL IL re-
turned to this country 10 the shape Of
"paro olive OIL"
A swarm Of bees have colonixed 10
The mummy Of an or that hes Lain on
aa aiksh Held near Dayton, Nevada ,fsr
two years or 50, and tho interior Of the
carcass 10 full Of honey the skin Il
intact over the whole skeleton, and Ia
as rigid as iron. Tho bees pass 10 and
out at the mouth Of the animal.
The raising Of hogs la France and
Germany has evidentIy been greatly
increased Of late, and those countries
are exporting significant quantities to
Great Britain. For the past two years
the otsto aud rye crops In cent, 1
Europe have been unusually large,
which has enabled the stock -raiEers 20
market large quantities Of hogs.
The rate Of yield Of wheat this year
throughout the county ID not far from
an average Of thirteen bushels per acre.
Il Is alleged that q practical cotton
picker has at last bcen invented, and
stands the test Of actual use. The late
crop cost sS.Ooo.ooo. picked BY hand.
The machine Ia question is claimed 10
pick cotton in the Geld for one-seven.b
the coat Of human labor in that direc-
ton.
10 the city Of CAnton, China, which
has . population Of 1900, 900, there ID
not a newspaper Of any kind.
Prices for game 10 New York City
retail markets are ~ follows Wood.
cock. $l.75 pair /; Eoglish snipe, $3.50
dozen Euglish pheasants,s3 grouse,
sl.2o AID pastriiges sl.75 a pair.
Canvas-bsek ducks cost e2.50 red
heads, sl.50 aud teal sevsuty-Gvc
cents pair. Bunehos Of fat reed
birds sell At seventy Ave cents a doz-
en-.
Water Is twenty-five cents per barrel
and milk City cents per gallon in Lords
burgh. New Mexico.
There Is suggestion of rthe intro
ductien Of oamels into England a,
beasts Of burden, their u,e having prov
ed very satisfactory in Australia.
II the farmer is to ge. thirty psr
cent less for bis grain crop than last
year, can he afford to pay the railroad.
the same rates Of freight
War has been commenced in Brook
lyn, n. Y, on the dealers in oleomat-
gafins butter.
To meet the demand for milk, cream
and butter, a number Of Florida farmer,
last year imported Jersey and Alder
ney cows. Nearly all have since d lee
from eating poisonous grass. Calvei
are now being tried in the hope thAt
they will learn to discriminate.
According to the Census, third vol
ume an investigation disclosed the fac
that. out of l,6l7 100000 bushels o
corn raised ir 1882. the follows Fel
export. seed, spirits aud surplus. 1877,
600, 900 bushels for human food. so,
600, ,0C0 for food Of work animals
$40, 600, 900 ; for food of meat-produc-
ing animals, 10000, 600 bushels.
There is great scarcity Of corn II
Mexico aud dealers in the city OF Mes
leo say that the country requires al
least 10000, 900 bushels from th,
United States, hut freight rates vii
have TO be reduced, in order to bring |
within the means of the people.
A flood in China, lasting four day
and submsrging large section Of coun
try to the depth of sixty feet, causes
the death of 10000 people.
Upwards of 400 deaths in twcnty.
four hours ia the cholera record ii
Naples. ~