The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-14
DESTITUTI0N IN
DAWSON CITY.
A Government Official Says the Gold
Output is Exaggerated.
SPANS DEPLETED TREASURY
Tremendous shrinkage in Imports aud
an Unhealthy Export Business.
Shipping Raspberries 20
England.

WASHINGTON. September Especial
Consul McGOok writes from Dawson CITY,
uuQer daie or august 4, 1898, that PRICES
for provisions are very nigh exceeding
by - per cent. those o. last year., and
lodging Is hardly 10 be had az any prle,.
OutslQers. he says, cannot realize tfs
conditions, desutution aud suffering -
imminent for many unfortunate pros
pectors, who are unable 10 get away.
No one. he continues, should go 90 me
gold fields without Il couple of thols1ni
dollars and supplies Tor tNo years. mo
output OF gold has been exaggerated Ave-
SPANS REVENUES.
The effect OF the War upon spanish
trade is clearly manifested in the re-
turns for the month of june 1888, COM
pared with the same month Of the pre-
tiOus year. There was decline OF d.
0lD000 pesetas (Ss.Si3.VW in impUtt1uons,
while the export trade produced an IN
crease OF but little over 9,bUWO peaeti5
Nl1l0oOl worth Of good, ptincipa,,ly IA
raw material sought after from abroad
on account Of the low value OF the PEI
EXPORTING RASPBERRIES.
on August 10th Commercial Agent Leu
tespacher sent word from AonctOh max
a Canadian canned-goods packer was
abut 10 try the experiment OF snppnS
rdspberries 20 England. IheY VIE De
packed IN ten-pOun1 round ans. ana the
lnltiIl shipment VIII consist OF uNc cdf-
loads. Tho country produces many tnol-
sand pals OF Wild r1spDerries the kind
10 be used In the intended snipme nL
"If the experiment says Mr. Beuitl-
spacher. proves successful In canada,
would 10 not be equally SD In the Lnltet
States
AMERICAN FURNITURE ABROAD
There Is an excellent opening In Eng
land Tor American furniture Of moderate
price SAYS Consul Boyle Competition N
high-ciass furniture is out OF the QueS-
ton for the present, for seVera. reasons.
and what IS here referred 20 ls me oppoI-
unity 10 supply the demand of the Det-
ter paid mechanics ana persons ~ ttlr
circums stances. known here as tho MD
die classes"
The demand is Tor furniture ~ fairly
good make and style bought py the pei,
ter PAID mechanics and clerks and small
Furniture OF good make. with some pre-.
tension as d style. and yot OF moderate
price bought by the higher gr1le clerks.
shop-keepers and small business men and
We 'l-tO-dO farmers.
There is already an extensive trade
here in furniture brought from Nortl
America. But. strange 10 say, most or
the furniture IS made IN Canada. MS
trade Is rapidly growing. and VIII .gn-
d0ubted'y soon be very large one Inc
Canadian furniture manufacturers seem
10 pe alive 70 It's possibilities. while iaoss
OF the United States are either lnalt-
ferent or are not aware OF It's value.
British official figures as 20 the extent OF
tai strade are misleading, f0r the reason
that Canadian exports made via New
York and other ports Of the United states
are generally credi ed % the United
states and not 20 Canada.
II is a curious fact that the Canadians
have built up their trade IN furniture IN
England almost entirely BY correspon--
dence in rivalry with manufacturers OF
the United states, who frequently SEND
over Commercial. travellers but who have
made the mistake OF trying 70 create a.
demand for the American style OF f1rni-