Show FINANCE AND INDUSTRY TUK tue first shipment of oysters in crates to england left newport news D december cember C 13 by steamship sixty five rates crates i were ere consigned to a liverpool firm adall as an exper tur american manufacturer of pittsburgh estin tates the total production of pig ing iron in the united tates this year at gross tons against a total production in 1893 of tons a decrease of 7 3 per cent cant crop data indicate an increase in the area sown sawn to winter wheat for 1595 beacon the acreage harvested it in 1894 according to the department part ment figures was acres anil and the planted area this season is acres TIFF THE chattanooga tradesmen tradesman bajis bayt there continues to be steady increase IQ the number of new cotton and in additions to plants now in operation more attention is ih being 0 iven given to the making of the finer prade grade of cotton goods several additional ire iron 11 furnaces are to go cointo into blast in ili the birmingham district where the demund demand is well maintained |