Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-11


Tea production in Ceylon in the first
nine monthsO 10 1909 was 5000. 900
pounds greater than in the cores
ponding period of 1908.
A Russian bank in Buenos Ayres
and direct line of Russian steam
ers to South America are projected at
st. Petersburg owing 10 the continued
increase of Russian South American
trade.
bumper cotton crop is in view in
India. 1t may amount to 100000
bales. The price of yarn Is advanc-
ing.
Paper making in Newfoundland is
a new industry and inauEurates a new
erae in the history of that British
colony.The industry starts with II
factories (steel and concrete), with
water power OF 10000 horse power.
capable Of extension to $4,000. The
hydraulic and electric installation is
enormous, over 50 electric motors be-
ing employed in working the the ma
chinery in the various buildings
District after district in China Is
raising money toward the endowment
fund Of Honkons University. Canton
district has given s43.75O.
The present loan requirements of
the German Empire amount to s125.-
| 100000, to be authorized in the sup
Elementary estimates for 1898
Portueal's port wine vintage this
year, while not equal to that Of last
year Is turning out better than was
| expected.
| In eighteen months there will he
direct railway communication he
tween Ruenos Ayres and Asencion.
the capital of Paraguay. The railway
has already reached the Bolivian
frontier.
For the Anglo-Japanese exhibition
to he held in London in 1910 the Jap
anese imperial and provincial govern
ments have voted sl.6O0,0oO for ex-
penses.
The new bridge over the Gangcs
river at Sara. India, for the Eastern
Bengal railway, is to cost s6,5o0,000
1t will replace the ferry now in use.
It will be over a mile long.
British exports increased by Sl2.-
0oo,0 900 in September and imports by
$1,000, 900. For the nine months end
ed September imports increased by
$1,000, 600 and exports by s6,4OO,OO0
Great Britain sent Canada lO0.129
immigrants In the II months ended
July, 1909. a decrease of 25,s09 from
1908 and Of 1860 from 1907. It is
the lowest record since 1904 About
three fourths We're English and
Scotch. Only 3,799 irish went over.
Great Britain In 1908 imported a.
:7s,1S7 living cattle and 2.oOS.O20
hurses. Sheep and lambs numbered
HsG.2SS. or the animals imported 22,-
S92433 were from the United States.
More lard. according to the British
returns, is imported into Great Brit
ain from this than from any other
country-s1S,30 100000 worth in 1908.
The same Is true of bacon-$3O 600
900 worth, aud Of hams. sll 900, O00
worth. Australia has Great Brtaln's
mutton trade. In 1908 Great Britain
total imports Of provisions reached
a value of 1925, 900. 600, Of which the
United States supplied sss50o. OoO
worth Denmark led with $4,000. OON
worth, largely butter,
Great Britain is heavy buyer OF
wood-sI45,OOo.O 900 worth in 1908
Norway and Sweden supplied SAL.
900 900 worth, Russia tine same
amount, and the United States $2l.'
800 900 worth
Canada in 1909 fiscal year (Marcf
81 imported s2s9,76s,ooo worth OF
merchandise, of which $lS2, 900 ,0O(
worth was from the United states ant
$50 1850 worth from the entire
British Empire. according to Canadian
returns. Argentina, Belgium. HOLLAND
and Japan figure for less than $4,000,
600 each Great Britain's share wal
s7O.555. 900; Frances, sS,02S,O00. an'
Germany's. $G,001 900.
In tho 10 years 1900. inclusive. Can
ada's purchase of the United States
grew from $1O920S. 900 to s1s2.6s0 900
an increase of s73.4S2,O00, The IN
crease was chiefly in metals and min
erals, fruits, furs, hbres, sutta per
cha goods. hats and caps, boots nn'
shoes oils, paper and paper goods
provisions. seeds, settler effects, to
hacco and its manufacture, and woot
and its manufactures In the same i
years Canadian exorts to the Unite'