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Show H INDUSTRIAL ITEMS. BBJ Ths highest workmen's wages In BBJ Ilerlln aro paid to masons jl. 00 to Bj J2.H per day (or plec? work, BBr The European sugar crop this year BBJ Is estimated at between 6,560,000 and BBJ CO-75,000 tons. The German crop will BBE probably amount to 2,200,000 tons. BBB England's tlrst spinning mill to be BBJ' worked by electricity has been started BBJ at Pendlebury, Manchester. It con- BBJ tains 80,000 spindles, and has no chlm- BBB uey. BBB The first solid train of canned pea BBB ever shipped from an American can- BBB ntiiB factory wont out from a canning BB' company's plant at Longraont, Col., BB BBB La-it year 48,000,000 tons of cargo BB were carried from all the seaports of BB the world, and out Or that total 31,. BB 000,000 tons were carried by snips BB . of Oreat Britain. BBB Growing of grapes In graperies fur- H nlshes an Important source of rev- BBB enue In some countries, notably Del- BBB glum and the Channel Islands, whers BBB large quantities are annually Mown BB and exported. The Unltod Rtutes is BBB. a good customer for them, as higli as H' 35 cents to 76 cents a pound wholesale. BBB and two to three dollars, and even BBJ more, a pound retail- hoi rig paid for BBBJ the frutt. Grape .wing In pots in BBBf much practiced In jjarts of Europe, nnd BBBJ especially in France, where tho vines BBBJ are largely used for decorative pur-i K noses on festive oeeasloei. BBB " ' v. i A' " '' ' " "" " BBK, BBBB |