Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
HERE AND THERE.

large acreage with tobacco
About 100000 eggs were exported by
Canada into the States during the last fiscal
year
Wheat has advanced two or three cents
per bushel by reason OF unfavorable crop re-
ports.
The Supreme Court OF the United States has
denied the application for a rehearing OF the
driven cases
The Cuban sugar crop OF 1861, accord
ing 10 statistics. shows the production TO
have been GAG 5S5 tons.
Wisconsin ships large quantities OF mud
turtles TO the East, where they are converted
into mock turtle soup.
Chicago fruit dealers are buying large tracts
Of land in Sonora, Mexico, for the purpose OF
engaging IN orange culture.
The war on immigrant rates to the West
continues among the New York railroads, and
serious cut ia the rates is expected.
High prices for apples do not seem TO keep
them from going abroad. Great Britain took
last week about 3 100 barrels at a cost OF 81
40
Some Georgia capitalists have undertaken
to manufacture paper from cotton stalks and
bolls which are now practically useless to
planters.
The records OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public are said 10 show that the death rate OF
the cty regiments was less than that OF the
country troops.
The breaking up Of rivers In the Northwest
III Spring is being attended by greater dam
aga from food than usual Reports from the
! A 1. lat In etata raj
AMI raging rivers.
The new dams being constructed on the
Rio Grande River, near ElPaso, by the Next
cans promise to lead to serious complications,
ns ihey will work Injury to the American resi-
dents ON the river
The combination cheese factories in New
York State are MI commencing TO be heard
from, aud there viii soon be quite r sprull-
| NJ Of new cheese in New York city as re-
! suit
! There is said 10 be scarcity of sailors at
San Francisco, where there are twenty ships
! laden with wheat but unsupplied with sufli.
rieut crews. The coastng trade now so
/ brisk gives employment To all the sailors who
Apply
Prof Sanborn's experiments show that 1t
]
| " ci.ht OF pig OF 100 pounds. and 2I4 per
4 cent OF the whole weight Of a hog of 2j5
POUNDS, to maintain it in its present condl-
( ton.
Western New York fruit growers generally
! speak hopefully OF the prospect for the com
/ ing season. Apples and cherries are re-
ported Ms promising well, aud much satisfac-
] tion is Expressed over the outlook for
! peaches
The total value Of green fruits bought by
/ he United States IN Canada last year was
| S2ln, nearly the entire sum having been
valid for apples, of which 56,92 barrels were
! frcu Ontario aud AZ, l5l brrrels from Nova
Scotia
London Is said TO have eight homes for
poor working girls, at which breakfast, din
ncr and tea cost only 81 a week, aud room
rot over 81 more. They arc said to be well
managed and literally supported b. charita-
/ bic people.
According TO the latest advces, fish is
scarce in the provinces. Arrivals of late at
81. John have not been nearly equal TO the
demand, and receipts of cod and haibut
have been unusually small, due to tue cold
aud stormy weather.
As Holsters are hereafter TO be admitted
free. those packers IN the East who have
paid the duty under protest will now come in
for a handsome return from the Government.
Some, It is stated, have paid under protest
duties TO the amount of $4,000.
There has been some reduction IN the mar
keting of hogs the past week. At the nine
larger points $4,000 hogs were handled,
against 5000 the preceding week. These
places have packed a total OF 73l, 900 since
March |, against 6is, 900 last year.
The Chicago strikes have already caused a
number Of lumber firms TO decide upon there
moyal of their extensive yards to other points
in the West and Northwest where their bust
ness NAV be less subject to interruption by
labor organizations and railroad strikes.
A Connecticut man has figured that the
thrty-sIx inches of snow which fell March
1918, on the 1880 square miles of his little
State, would aggregate All, 339, 6iS000 cubic
feet, and would make a solid block Of lab
feet each way, or nearly 116 miles high, wide
and deep.
Last year the Indians in the United States
cultivated 227, 265 acres OF land. They raised
IA, 954 bushels OF wheat, 9S4,972 bushels of
corn, 5l2, 1877 bushels of oats and barley ga
01O bushels Of vegetables and 1Ol, S2S tons Of
hay. They also owned 35s, 1884 horses and
mules Ill, 4O7 head OF cattle, 40 AL swine and
1,1l7,273 sheep.
The amount Of bronze cents coined in this
country from June 80, 1882 to the same date
in 1885 was 81 ,0O9, 0S052. In 1852, copper and
bronze cents became very scarce, and strong
demand was created, which lasted through
the following two years and gave rise TO a
very large coinage. Since 1884 the demand
has been satisfied and the coinage has accord
ingly fallen off.
1t is twenty-one years ago this Spring that
Alaska was coded by Russia to the United
States. This territory has an area Of some
SOO,000 square miles, and is fifteen times the
size OF Illinois. its civilized population Is
1900, including about 5000 or 1900 white
population aud 10000 other inhabitants.
The gold mines OF this country yield some
81, 500, 900 a year.
From the annual report of the minister Of
agriculture of 1887, It is learned that The to-
tai importation into Canada Of cattle for
breeding purposes was $40 sheep Gbe9 and
sNne 262 The exports for the year amount.
ed to ,0S1 horses, 116, 400 head OF cattle and