Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
1ailY eagle
BUSINESS BREvITIES.


DENMARK does not want American bacon
or sham lard.
GERMANr produces and exports more
paper than any other country.
THE annual consumption Of wheat over
the whole world has been estimated at 2, loo,.
100000 bushels.
TIE annual production of carriages in the
United States is said to be 100000, costing
nearly or quite 100000.
A BosroN syndicate has undertaken tc
purchase and develop the old turquoise
mines near Sante Fe, \. N.
IT is estimated that the business and other
losses sustained in the States through the
great Eastern blizzard was about twenty
million dollars.
THE value Of the potatoes received in
America from Scotland during one week
lately is said to have been nearly fifty
thousand dollars.
THE United States produces annually
s233, 443, $50 worth Of cotton and cottonseed
oil; British India, $50, 121 $50, and Egypt
gives s43,eO5, 4C0 for export.
TIE Cottonsced Oh Trust has an incor-
porated capital Of s4l,7G0,001, who control
near-y all Of the oil mills OF the South, and
have advanced the price of the oil.
A LARGE business is transacted between
Bermuda and New York in flowers. A not
abe instance was the recent Shipment OF
four thousand lines received at New York
Mr. ANDREW CARNEGIE says that Pitts
burgh is in danger of losing her supremacy
as the iron center of America. Under
existing circumstances Chicago can rival
her.
STATISTICS of the savings banks show that
last year was profitable one in California.
There was net gain in the State savings
banks of 1000 new accounts, and total de-
post accounts numbering 100000. These
average $760 each account.
A SYNDICATE has been formed at Mime
apolis for the construction Of iron buildings
on what is called the Burlington patent sys-
TEN. The first building to be erected will
be so feet square at the base and 800 feet, or
IS stories high The framework will be en-
tirely of iron.
II is reported stock company is being
formed, which expects to control the entire
sorghum crop of the country through the
use Of new patent process. This company
claims TO be able to produce sugar from
sorghum cheaper than cane sugar, even if
the latter could be admitted free Of duty.
SEVERAL newly-organized manufacturing
companies are now working upon sulphlte
fiber, made from refuse of sawmills and
used for paper stock. There is one company
in Watertown, n. Y, one in Chicago, and
one in Detroit. The Detroit factory pro-
duces from ten to twelve tons Of fiber a day.
1t is the most important innovation, In the
manufacture Of paper stock since wood
pulp was introduced.
AN extensive match company of Akron,
O., recently closed a contract with local
physician for an inspection of their en-
ployes three times year to guard against
ravages Of phosphornecrosis, which attacks
the jawbones Of those who have handled
matches for several years. Several girls in
the match works have lately been operated
On and portions of jawbones removed. In
one case the entire lower jawbone had been
taken out The disease seems to be more
prevalent of late.
A CHILLICoTHE firm are manufacture
ing a novel scale for which they hold
patents. Instead of weighing in pounds
and ounces it indicates the value
of articles weighed. For example, if
a man buys butter at thirty cents a
pound an Indicator is placed at thirty.
This so adjusts the scale that the lower in
dicator shows the value Of any weight Of
butter at that price that is pat on the scales
The machines on this principle viii be man
ufactured to weigh up to tons. The manu-
factory will probably be located at Toledo.