CALIFORNIA ANNUALTRADE REVIEW.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1667, 13 March 1883, Page 4

CALIFORNIA ANN UAL TRADE REVIEW.

Thl following statistic^ which we extract from the Sun Frtutciuo Niic. Litter of January 27th, will piovn of interest : — California product of wheat in ISB2, 32(000,000 bushels. Wheat and flour exports in ISS2, 21,635,908 centals. Wheat and flour exnoits for 20 years, 165.131, 080 centals. Domestic exports for last 12 ycais — wheat, •wool, wine, quicksilver, etc., $3 17, 186,395. "Barley crop of California in ISS2, 9,000,000 bushels. Sugar imjiorts for 18S2, 106,443,600 pounds. California beet sugar product m 1882, 100,000,000. Imports of foreign sugars tor last 13 years, !XH, 90 1,700 pounds. Codec imports for ISS2, 21,710,912 pounds.. Rice imports for ISB2, 54,277,341 pounds. Te.v imports for 1882, 24,170,016 pounds. Oold and silver yield in ISS2, f.80,300,000. Gold product of the Pacific coast since 1848, $5,016,665,000. Silver pioduct of the States and Tcrritoiics Mcst of the Missouri liver since 1858, 537»,591,000. Combined gold and silver product of the Pacific Slope since 1818, $-2,5!H},50i,500. (U\U\ and silver exports 111 26 yeais, ft0d0, 20 1,210 Coinage in .San Francisco Mint in 1782, *37,91-"),000. Coinage of Mint from 1831 to December 31, 1882, 3709, 128,730. Merchandise export values by wain ISB2, $,>>,7f>2,428. Combined cxpoits of lm-rchandi^oand treasure (exclusive of merchandise by laihoad) in ISB2, $66, 1 ."5,732. Fedcial revenue at the port of San Francisco in 1882, 5>13,HU,553. Lumber icccipts at this pott in 1882, 264,098,814 feet. Domestic coals received in '23 years, 4,759,799 tons. Wool clip in 1882, 40,000,000 pounds. Product of wine for 1882, 10,000,000 gallons. Tonnage movement of Central Pacific Railroad in ISS2, 5,027,733,000 pounds. Ficight movement of Southern Pacific Rail) Odd (1101 them division) in ISS'2, 571,835,220 pounds,. Quicksilver product in California m ISS2, 50,820 flasks. Value of manufactures in iSan Francisco in 18S2, $100,000,000. Sale of veal estate in San Fiancisco in 18S2, i? 15 ,127,750. Increase of immigration in ISB2, 39,529 souls. Banking capital of the State, ij>175,000,000.

Whvt kind of slippers do the angels wear ?" About three sizes smaller than their feet, or else the shoomakeis. lie. Statistical tables for October show that Great Britan is consideiably increasing her annual importations of all kinds of agricultural products from other countries. There was recently foiled in Sonoma County, California, a tree which cut up as follows. The Petaluma Argm says that the details can be relied upon. The standing height of the tree was 347 ft, and its diameter near the ground was 14ft. In failing, the top was broken off 200 ft distant from the stump, and up to the point of breaking the tiec was perfectly sound. Froip the tiee saw-logs ivere cut of the following lengths and diameters : Ist, 14ft long9ffc diameter; 2nd, 12ft long, Bft diameter ; 3rd, 12ft long, 7ft 7ui diameter ; 4th, 14ft long, 7ft Gin diameter ; sth, l(Jft long 7ft diameter ; 6th 16ft long, 6ft lOin diameter ; 7th lGft long. Oft 0m diameter ; Sth, 16 long, 6ft 4iu diameter ; 9th 16ft long, Oft 3m diameter ; 10th, ISft long, 6ft diameter ; 11th, 12ft long, sft 10in diameter ; 12th, 18ft long, sft (3in diameter. It will thus be &ecu that 180 ft of this remarkable tree was converted into saw-logs. Scientific investigation brings many strange .things to light with regard to the food of civilised communities, but the idea that the refuse of our dust bins jnay b« worked up into butterine is sufficient to make us believe that ignorance is bliss. Land and Water relates the facts as follows— "The ordinary {.refuse from the dust-bin is first sorted out and dealt with according to its nature. Two tanks are provided, in which fish, dogs, cats, bones, and slaughterhouse refuse are boiled down. The fat is skimmed off the top, and then put into a canvas squeezer, from which sells at £24 a ton, the remaining cake being mixed among other manure. In one year 141 tons of fish and tripe refuse, 13 tons of cats, and seven tons of dogß have been dealt with in this way." Then the Live Stock Journal takes up the theme, and says it just such oil as this which is best fittec] for the manufacture of "oleomagarinel" T,Uc idea of such an abomination finding its way upon our breakfast and tea tables is enough to, make whoiesale'con verts 'to vegetarianism, It should also awaken inspector* under the Adulteration Aot to jtoweaaed activity. • •' ' '