El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-18
Industrial and
Commercial.

A fine new -four mill is being put up
at Ures.
| Manufacturing confectionery com.
bine has dropped out.
The new cotton duck trust is starting
life with 800, 100000 capital. Quite q
duckling.-Ex.
National exports for the year tn at
has just closed are $50, 900, 900 below
those of last yesr.-Ssn Antonio Light.
Imports OF merchandise into the
United States show decrease of 81.
900, 900 for the year.-San Antonio
Light.
Pennsylvania points with satisfaction
to its silk industry, whose production
is over 1872, 600, 600, an increase of 80
per cent since 1895.
New Jersey is still Keeling off trusts,
the latest being the New England Cot
ton Yarn company, with capital OF
81. 500, O.-Albuquerque Citizen.
New industries established in the
south during the second quarter OF 1899
amounted to us. gain OF 292 as COM
pared with the same period of 1898.
The latest government census in
India showed 6,O16, $50 girls between 5
and years of age who were already
married, of whom 17O, 900 had become
widows.
OF the 5000, 600 people which it is
estimated inhsbit the Philippine
islands, it is thong hit that 4, 600, 900 are
surrounding it.
During the past fiscal year there has
been received in the assay Office in
OF
ais, Of which 81 ,649.89 was gold and
the rest silver.
The receipts of the United States
patent Office for the fiscal year were
81 ,2O9, 654, which leaves q balance to
the credit of the patent fund $40, 600
over expenditures.
The worlds aggregate of railroads is
placed at 100000 miles, of which
Anne RIGA has about 24O, 218 miles, Eu-
rope 165, 416, Asia 30, 9O3, Africa 10000
and Australia Ia, 292.
Since the beginning Of the year O,0OO
passengers have sailed from Pacific
ports for Alaska. In spite of hardships
the Arctic gold fields are attracting
1900 persons month.-Ex.
The total amount of money in cir
culation on July 1 amounted to 81 $780,
4S4, 239, which represents gain Of over
$50, DOC, 900, as compared with the cor
responding date of last year.
An oilseed trust has just been form
ed in England with capital of q little
over 81, 900 900. Trusts in other COM
modities have been in operation in that
country for several years.-Ex.
The national treasury deficit for the
fiscal year just ended ia $S8, S75'9S9.
Time was when this would have been
regarded rs an enormous shortage, but
now tie officials rejoice that the de-
fciency is ''less than 800, 600, OOO."
The American ice trust has been
formed with capital of $50 900 900. 1t
controls all the ice on the Kennebec
and Penobscot rivers, in Maine, and
the Hudson, and dictates prices in New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washing
ton and Richmond.
New York City's latest bond issue
for SIC, OPS, 900, bids for which were
opened on Wednesday, was found to
have been subscribed for six times
over. The entire issue was awarded
to q single firm at 100. As, its bid being
the highest received for the entire is
sue.
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada tor the first half of 1899, as
compiled by the New York Journal of
Commerce, aggregatedSS65, 500, $50, or
81, 45O, 900 more than the figures Charge
! BILE against the same period of 1898.
The loss for June was only Sc, TIA $40,
being comparatively light.
Cotton men of Memphis are jubilant
)ver the recOrd-breaking total Of 49, |
III bales of cotton received there since |
Sept. 1, 1898. This represents a gain |
# 80, 376 bales over last season, PIP, 935 |
,ver 1897, and 1852, 0S7 over 1896: and it
actually exceeds the total receipts of
he record season of 1912 by sos
News.
John Chester, of San Diego. Cslifor-
Tia, has organized an expedition to go
n search of the three golden bells of
he old Santa Isabel mission in Lower
which were buried in 1903,
hen the savages caused the mission
, be abandoned. They are said to
Weigh $50 pounds each. and to be
worth Sl35 600.
The scheme for a railroad to Malta
noros has fizzled again, The idea was
or a road from Brazos de Santiago, q
ort in Texas, via Brownsville, Mata-
noros and Mier to this city, with
ranch from Mier to Laredo, Tamau-
ipas; utilizing the Rio Grande railway
q Texas and the MatRmoros and Mon
Grey line on this side. and the old ORR
ntal grade from Mier to NueyO Lare-
o.
There have not been many railroads
o go into the hands of receivers for the
asst six months. The mileage affected
} but $50 and 1872 of these miles are
hose of the new Kansas City, Pitts
urg and Gulf railroad. The one road
ot |
AZ, 116, 600 of stock and bonds affected