Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-12-21
BUSINESS BREvITIEs.

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An English syndicate has purchased
800 acres OF mining lands in South Da-
kota for $500, 900.
The United States has 686 vessels en-
gagged exclusively in foreign trade. Great
Britain has 5,968.
New Zealanders boast OF an orange
orchard one acre Of which yielded 81 900
worth Of oranges.
The Waltham matchmaking establish
ment employs 1900 women among its
5000 work people.
A single sponge has been found on the
coast OF Florida with circumference Of
five feet six inches.
One hundred years ago the United
States imports aggregated $3l ,000, 900;
to-day, $S66, 1861 ,42l.
The bituminous or soft-coal output in
the United States now aggregates lOO,-
600, 600 tons annually.
! Completion OF the Tehuantepec rail-
road will open Mexico's richest coffee
section to the United States.
Seven hundred and twenty tons OF
cardboard are said to be utilized every
year in the use Of postal cards.
More roses are grown in the pretty
New Jersey village Of Madison than any
where else in the United States.
During the last fiscal year the United
States smoked up 5000, ,0O0, 600 cigarettes
and borrowed about half Of them.
Until 1859 no pig iron was manuiact-
ured in Pittsburg. In 1892 a total OF
l,775,2 gross tons were produced.
The total currency Of the United States
is about $3.50 1000, 900. OF this amount
about 1890 900, coo il in silver dollars.
1t is estimated that more than 81 ,2O0,-
000,0 600 worth Of railroad property il.
this country is in the hands Of receiver.
Aluminium is beginning to be utilized
for roofing, in sheets like tin, the cost oi
it for that purpose being about the same
as copper.
The assets OF the life-nsurance com
panies Of the United States aggregate
1850, ,OOo, 600, while the gross income il
$220,OO0,000.
Something over 1000 tons Of silver
were purchased under the act of 1890 by
the general government at cost Oi about
$l56000, 900.
Thirteen years ago the Argentine Re
|, public imported 100000 bushels o
wheat. This year it has 40, 900, 600 bush
els for export.
The gold production OF the Unitet
States for 1893 will be over $35, ,000, 600
an increase OF $2,0O0,000 as compared
with the previous year. -.
The lumber export OF the United
States III 1892 amounted to $2S, 900, 900
AT the present rate of use our supply
will be exhausted in 100 years.
The carrying capacity OF the cables be
tween Australia and Europe is from r.
600 to l00, 900 words day. The actua
traffic is about 5000 words q day.
Excluding about 62,000 small crafts
the commerce of the world il carried OF
by $4,000 vessels Of 20,500 600 registered
tons, with carrying capacity OF $4,000,
600.
The American Casualty Insuranc,
Company has got rid Of II 200, 900 in III
four years existence, the company
losses being mainly ascribed to its rail
road business.
Upon recent purchase of 10000 ton
OF raw sugar, not more than two weeks
supply, the American Sugar Refining
Company will net, II is estimated,
profit OF 1896 600.
Mr.. Preston, the Director OF the Mint
, is quoted ~ saying that the worlds pro
ducton Of gold this year will be full,
$l45, ,000, 900, to which South Africa vii
! contribute about $2l,000,00
A statistician finds that the averag
value of mule il 81 more than that o
horse. In Texas the price of mul,
IL about twice that OF u horse, and in othe
Southern States it takes longer purs,
to buy the long-eared quadruped.