El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-05
Industrial and
Commercial.

10 Philadelphia 500 plaster ers struck
for higher wages.
Oregon has the largest salmon can
neries in the world.
Pennsylvania and Ohio factories in
crease wagee.-Exchange
A firm has been organized at Mer-
tens, Texas, to manufacture ice cream
freezers.
Union Match company incorporated
in Nee Jersey with a capital stock of
$40, 900, 0OO.-Exchange.
Last year Japan exported nearly &c.
O00, 900 worth of coal. There are 100
coal mines. 81 of which are Important.
One of them. a Chikueo, yield 100000
tons ayear.-Exchange.
The United States had added with
out effort 5000, 900, 900 in gold to its cir
culation within the past year or so.
This country now holds over 5000, 900.
600 of gold, which sum exceeds that of
any other nation.-Exchange
The reorganization of the American
Careai Company is about to take place.
It is proposed to increase the capital
stock from SO, 500, 600 to s22, 600, 900.
The parties interested in the present
company will control the new organi-
zation.-Exchange.
Ehe following is certainly very
, gratifying statements and it will be
noted that the figures are almost re-
versed: In 1880 this country's imports
= of iron and steel manufactures amount
S14, 10000. In 1898 the imports were
SI2 100000, and the exports $40, SOC, 600.
Exchange.
Pig iron. iron, steel. copper tin, as
: bestOs, wire nails, lumber, b otis, cop
per oil and labor have wit hin the last
year advanced from 10 to 10S per cent
and in almost every other branch of
in prices, giving manufacturers fair
profit and wofkmen decent wages.-Al-
buuuerque Citizen.
There has been recently deal con-
summated whereby Lufkin, Texas, is
to have erected at once q very large
saw mill plant, operated by Mr.. Frost
of Texarkana. Said mill was to have
been located few miles from Lufkin,
but the enterprising citizens OF this
place very readily made up purse of
$500 to have it erected at Lufkin.-
Fort Worth Telegram.
The exports of cotton cloths for
March, 1899, we're more than IL. DOC, 600
yards in excess of the came month in
1898, more than half the total increase
being credited to the exports to China.
This Ia somewhat encouraging to the
cotton growing states. the opening
up of the new markets in the Orient
means more demand for consumption
and that must mean better prices for
the raw material.-San Antonio Ex-
press.
A gas corporation in Hamilton. O.,
refused to either sell it's plant or re-
duce the price below 81 90 per thou
To- hill y,1o III
it's own and for the year ending Nov.
Both, 1897, delivered 81 800, 900 feet OF
gas at eighty cents per thousand. In
the meantime the poor down trodden
company that couldn't exist on less
than $500 per thousand, is selling gas
at seventy-fve cents per thousand
Exchange.
The treasury receipts for April fell
S15, 400, 900 belowsthose of March while
expenditures were $22 800, 900 more
Receipts of March were increased by
the payment of nearly $12, 000, 900 or
ce account of the Central Pacific railway
Settlement, while the expenditures fol
. April were increased by drawing war
rants for the payment of $40 ZOO, 900 Il
co Spain The deficit for the fiscal year
p. to date amounts to S109, 100, 2sS but thu
WI probabilities are that the deficit fol
as the entire year will not be in excess o
lty the estimate of Sl12, 100000 made b!
TX Secretary Gage.-New Mexican.
The statistics of customs receipts il
las all the ports of Cuba have been com
lld pleted for the first three months o
e 1899. They show total of So, 275, zoe
'ry which would indicate q revenue frOn
es, this source for the whole year OF owe
RAJ S13, 100000. But as the imports ar
" constantly increasing, it Is calculate
TIA that the years revenue from custom
will amount to about S1S, 900, 900, O
of enough to meet all the expenses G
Ids governments, including the army of oc
al cupation. That such q result shoul
mt be accomplished so quickly. with tn
at American schedules greatly reduce
lat from the former rates, is another ev
ne depce of the corruption and extrava
Oh gance Of Spanish rule.-Dallas News
America is the richest nation on tn
ue globe. Mulhall furnishes these fig
TX ures: United States SS1, 72O, OOO, OO(
Great Britain, $50 ,O3O, 900, 900; France
,er 81, $50, OOO, 900; Germany, $40, 26O, 600
he 900; Russia. 1872, 125, 900, 900: Auetria
We S22, $50. O0O, 900; Italy, S15, SEQ, 900, OOC
ter Spain, IL 300, DOC, 900. These cOmputa
'ad tions are based upon values as show
ed by real estate buildings merchsndis
ia and railways. as we'll as the circulating
,es medium in each nation. AS will b
es seen, our wealth is more than sever
100 times greater than that of Spair
of donble that of Germany, two and one
half times greater than that Of Russis
nearly double that o. France, leuual I
las the combined wealth of Russia, Italy
'he Austria and Spain, and $22, 72O, OCO, OC
lal larger than that of Great Britsin.-Ex
lat change.
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