CO CHEAP TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR FARMERS. 

tallow, bran, pollards, quebracho (a wood containing tannin) 
tobacco, butter and sugar. 



se | 1899 1898. 
| | 
Wiheat = jee "Sls 0 toegee: tater he on ee eas | 1.763,000 671,000 
Maize - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1,105,000 746,000 
Linseea - - - - - - - . - - - 3 213,000 152,000 
Wool - - - - - - - = = . 28 HUhSs | 509,788,000 | 510,152,000 
Flour - - - - - - - - - - - Tons | 53,000 | 26,000 
| | 
Hides - - - - - - - - - - - No. 3,334,000 | 3,621,000 
Hay - . > - - : : - : : - Tons | 44,000 38,000 
Frozen Wethers - - - - - - - : - No. | _ 1,960,000 2,501,000 
Live Cattle - - - - - - - - - - 5 | 108,000 140,000 
Sheep - - - - - - - - - - 5 «| 521,000 562,000 

Consequent on a favourable harvest, wheat, maize, linseed, 
and flour show a considerable increase, whilst, on the other 
hand, the live stock trade and frozen wethers show a 
decline. With regard to the destination of the above goods, 
full details are not available in regard to all the items, but 
ot the frozen sheep it may be said that they were practically all 
consigned to the United Kingdom, together with about 89,000 
of the live cattle and 407,000 sheep, whilst the other 
Europeen countries took about 96,000 sheep, and Brazil took 
14,000 cattle. Tides were largely exported to the @mstea 
States and Germany, and hay to Brazil and Cape Colony. 
In a report on the trade of Philadelphia for the year 1899, 
Mr. Consul Powell states that a cheep 
Cheap Telephone telephone system for the use of farmers is in 
System for : oe 
Farmers. operation between the cities of Anderson, 
Pendleton, aud Ingalls, in the State of 
Indiana. The line is not an experiment but is in active daiiy 
Operation, and it gives a service which is reported as 
comparing favourably with those of the regular companies, 
The line, which is 14 miles in length with five stations, is 
