El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-16
Industrial and
Commercial.

The net increase in circulation of
money in April amounted to Sc, O2O, $50.
FIX.
A recent census In Paris shows that
| there are no fewer than IL, 1876 doctors
in that city.
At the present time twO-thirds of
the quinine used is produced in Java.
Roswell Record.
More messages are sent by wire in
the United States than in any other
country. Houston Post.
American exports to South Africa
have grown from SO 900. 600 in 1888 to
S17 500, 900 in 1S9S.-Ex.
Spain exported 100000 pounds of
raisins to the United States last year,
Albuquerque Journal Democrat.
There are thirty six cities in the
United States that have q population
estimated between so, 1000, .snd 100,0 900.
Exchange.
During 1898 Canada produced 3d.,
700. 900 in gold, of which $40, 1000, 600
came from the Yukon region.-Sher-
man Register.
Exports of petroleum from Philadel
phia for the first three months of this
year show a falling off Of 22,00O,0 900
gallons.-Ex.
According to the report of the state
mining bureau, the total mineral pro-
duction of California in 1898 is valued
at S17. 2S9, 079.-Ex.
Postal money orders issued in the
last six months of 1898 were $40, SOC, 400
in excess of the amount issued in the
same period q year befOre.-Ex.
Lyons. France has been experiment
ing with glass pavement. which it is
said. can be produced cheaper and is
more durable than stone.-Depison
Herald.
The American Railway Equipment
company, capital S22,0OO,000, and the
National Glass company, capital $12,-
600, 900, have been fOrmed.-Ft. Worth
Telegram.
The progress of electrical develop
ment, coupled with the general act
ivity of the business, has made the
past year busy and q profitable one
for manufacturers of electrical supplies
and machinery.-Ex
The national banks of Chicago, on
February 4, held S1O3, OOO,O 900 deposits
of interior banks, and April this as
count was S96, OOO,OOO Money is plenti-
full at almost all poin!s in the country.
Citizen.
The imports of specie for the week |
ending May 9th were $294, 215 in gold |
and %, 1902 silver, total of 1856, III, |
against a total of 81, 5S3 the previous
week and 50, 946, O59 in the correspond
ing period of last year.-Ex.
The aggregate gold holding in the |
treasury stands at S279, OO0, 900 in round |
numbers, an increase of about 500, 900 |
since April 1, and the free gold sggre
gates $I46, 40. 226, an increase of about
The United States receipts from Gus
IONS and taxes at the ports of Manila,
[loilo and Cebu. in the Philippines, for
'457, OO2 60; Iloilo, s45 1874; Cebu, $780,
'57 80. Total, 1888 ,294.4 -Albuquer-
lue Citizen.
According to the treasury exports,
March gave marked impetus to the
of American coal, the total
by about so per cent the
,oal exports of March. 1898, and the
money receipts being increased nearly
Is much.-Ex.
The past weekly expense of the gov
,rnment will reach S12, 7SS, 600, eXpend-
ID as follows: War department., S4,-
$4,000; navy. S1,O21.O civil and
$685., 900 Indians,
'243, 600; pensions, 81. SS3. 900: interest.
Y, 500, 900 Elk.
During the fiscal year 1898 the total
lumber of passengers that departed
rom American for foreign ports was
.25, All, of which "a, 554 were cabin or
irst class passengers. OF this number |
81, 218 sailed from the port of New
ork, the next largest number being
O, S14 from San Frsncisco.-Ex.
The official figures issued on iron
hipments from Alabama and Tennes-
ee for the first three months of the
ear show the largest volume in the
history of the trade in the
outh, and the highest prices for the
,ast ten years. Pig iron shipments of
AZ, 900 tons show a gain of AZ, 600 tons,
nd cast iron pipe shipments equal
g, 900 tons, gain of 1000 tons. South
I'm profits in iron are evidently on the