The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-01
THE TRADE OF norfolk
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satisfactory. and great develop.
ments are expected IN the Western
fields.
AS rule, truck farming in Vir.
giuin pays handsomely. There are
years when tho net returns arc
small, but rs general average the
farmers arc well to do, and nearly
oil of them have money III bank to
their credit. 1t will be remembered
IN the financial panic two years ago
that the money deposited in the banks
OF Norfolk TO tho credit OF the farm
ers OF Eastern Virginia saved this
financial centre from Inconvenience.
The farm lands OF this highly favored
section IRE attracting the attention
of the agrlculturalists of the West.
who are now negotiating for the
purchase OF lands with u view to 10.
eating.
Thrifty Western people. nccus
toned to contend with hoat and
cold, can find delIghtful homes and
surroundings land protected
from the Western cyclone by the
everlasting hills of the Blue Ridge
and Alleg hauy mountains, upon
whose western walls the northern
blasts beat III impotent fury. Whilo
SECTIONS South have suffered savere
ly from West Indian torngdoes,
Norfolk and the surrounding coun
ties have been sale. Storms from
the Gulf sweep up the coast and are
met by the strong arm OF Cape Hat
teras, which snys'so far md no far
ther," md are diverted to The cast
10 waste in old ocean. The destruo
ton of crops in Norfoll's Immediate
section, either from heat OF cold, IL
SO nominal as not TO ho taken into
account by The ngrIculturist, whose
seed tlmo anu harvest continues the
year round.
DRY GOODS.
With the sharpest competition
with Baltimore. Philadelphia. New
York md New England. tho dry
goods merchants, Wholesale and re.
tnll, have been able to increase the
business Of 1854. which was 81, 800 Z,
900, TO IS, co., in 1894. These
goods go 10 Virginia, the CnroliuaG,
Tennessee and Georgia. Norfolk S
merchants have been conservative
buyers and careful sellers, couse
quenlly the amounts entered to
profit and loss have been compare
lively small. The trade is satisiac.
tory.
HAY, FEED AND GRAIN.
The hny, feed and gram business
OF this port Is large and important.
Owing to tho sharpest competition
the Increase in value OF business has
not been so marked us in other lines.
but has been healthy, reliable aud
satisfactory. III 1854 the business
ali told, including expectation, was
Sl,700. 600. The transactions of the
past year will reach 5000, 000
LIQUOR TRADE.
The wholesale and retail liquor
business i'll Norfolk Will amount to
81. 800, 600 annually. There are
several wholesale and rectlfyiuG
houses, but no distileries. The
whiskey merchants have customers
In the interior counties OF NIrginiu
and North CaroIiua, but owing t.
the dlspensnry law, their drummerf
no longer travel in North Car olina.
The sale of beer and mineral waters
is Tor home consumption.
THE MANUFACTURE or FERTILIZERS
The manufacture of fertilizers j.
one of the important Industries o.
Norfolk. There are twelve firm.
who do an aggregate business o.
S2,0OO, 900, against $500, 900 III 1881
These firms have their Offices III the
city and manufacturing mills IL tn:
suburbs. Ii is estimated that about
1000 laborers are employed ut iron
81 to $l.5O per day. High grade fer
.lllHers are manufactured, and, under
Virginia laws passed by the State t.
prevent fraud being practlceG upoI
coneumers. ARE sold 10 the farmer.
OF Virginia and the Carolinns. The
state OF the trade Is satisfactory.
VlRGlNIE'S GREAT SReLLFIsn.
Norfolk enjoys the reputation for
having tie prettiest women aud th,
best oysters IN tho world, VIrrIuin
has Just hegnn 10 realize that the
products OF her magnificent bay. the
Chesapeake, arc II source OF wealth
and has enacted laws, vigorously On
forced, for their protection. Ut has
been estimated lhnt the revenues
derived from the State tax on oys
ters Will easily support the educn
flonal aud charitable institutions Of
aho State. IL Is not generally known
fhht the tweuty-one packers OF tins
vicinity Will do Il business OF 3, 600,
600 this year, against 81 900, coo III
1881, an Increase Of 100 per cent. III
ten years. They employ about 100
men us openers, who get from 81 tc
$l.5O per day; clerks, packers and
helpers, 800. making total OF ., 50,
people who are employed by this in
dustry. Tho Increase ii due TO ex