LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK CITY. Comparative table showing the number of licenses issued and net receipts under excise boards for year ending April 30, 1896 (old law), also number of liquor tax certificates in force, net revenue, State's share net revenue, boroughs' share net revenue, benefit to boroughs by diminished State tax, together with total benefit to each borough comprising the City of New York, for the year ending April 30, 1907 (new law).

12,674 $1,736,918. 43 $11,620,744.77 $5,810.373. 91 $5,810,370. 86 $6,417,047. 23 $12,227.418 09 Table showing the number of liquor tax certificates (covering hotels, saloons, clubs, etc.) in force April 30, 1907, by boroughs, in the City of New York.

When to Serve Beverages.

(From Osborn's Vintage and Production of Wines and Liquors.)

Appetizer-Dry Pale Sherry plain or with a dash
of bitters, Vermouth plain or a Cocktail.
With Oysters-Rhine Wine, Moselle, Dry Sau-
ternes, or Capri; cool.

With Soup-Sherry or Madeira; cool.

With Fish-Sauternes, Rhine Wine, Moselle, or
Capri; cool.

With Entrées-Claret or Chianti; temperature of

Spread of the Liquor Prohibition Movement.

The year 1907 witnessed a tremendous advance in the United States in the movement to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors. It was practically the only political issue in the South.

There are now six prohibition States-Maine, Georgia, North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma and Alabama. In eight States and Territories-Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico-saloons are licensed with virtually no restrictions, although some of these have recently passed Sunday closing laws. In all the other States there is some form of local option. In nearly all these local option States the "dry" territory has been steadily increasing in the last ten years. In the South as a whole it has doubled; in Texas it has tripled; in Kentucky it has spread so widely that the prediction is confidently made that within three years the State will take its place beside Georgia and Alabama in the prohibition column. To-day 97 out of the 119 counties of Kentucky are wholly dry," and of the remainder only four are wholly "wet." Governor Willson was elected in November on a prohibition platform. This seems an extraordinary condition for Kentucky, the home of blue-grass whiskey, the State in which $100,000,000 is invested in distilleries.

In Tennessee liquor can be had publicly only in the cities of Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga. Georgia becomes a prohibition State on January 1, 1908, and the law is so drastic that wine cannot be used at communion services in churches, nor can druggists sell any form of liquor except pure alcohol.

Alabama by act of the Legislature in November, 1907, became a prohibition State.

In Mississippi sixty-eight out of seventy-five counties are already dry, and a State prohibition campaign is being waged with every prospect of success.

Florida has thirty-four of its forty-seven counties dry, and Governor Broward is actively leading a campaign for State prohibition.

South Carolina recently repealed its famous dispensary law and substituted local option by counties. A movement for State prohibition has been started, and seventeen out of fortyone counties have voted for no saloons.

North Carolina has no saloons in 95 per cent. of its territory, and the prohibition campaign is active under the lead of Governor Glenn.

Virginia has seventy-two dry counties out of 118.

West Virginia has thirty out of fifty-five, and Governor Dawson is actively fighting the liquor traffic.

Fourteen of Maryland's twenty-three counties are dry.

In Delaware the election in November, 1907, resulted in two of the three counties going dry. Louisiana has eighteen dry parishes and parts of others are also dry, and it is illegal to solicit orders for liquor in any of the dry districts.

Arkansas has sixty out of seventy-five counties dry and many dry towns in the others. Missouri's local option law has made forty-four of her 115 counties abolish saloons. Sunday closing even in St. Louis is rigorously enforced.

Texas is one of the most notable examples of the revolution, for 147 counties are absolutely dry, fifty-three are partly dry and only forty-seven are totally wet. The sale of liquor on dining-cars is forbidden, and a traveller on a train may not even drink from his own flask.

Oklahoma has just adopted a constitution that forbids the sale of liquor.

Kansas is a prohibition State, and the last of the "speak easy" saloons has just been suppressed by popular opinion.

Nebraska has local option by villages and cities; 400 are dry, 600 wet.

South Dakota is about one-quarter dry.

North Dakota has been a prohibition State so long that in some of the counties there are no jails.

Minnesota has 123 dry towns and rigid Sunday closing.

Iowa, once a prohibition State, has sixty-five out of ninety-nine counties dry and eleven other counties have only one saloon each.

Wisconsin has 650 dry towns.

Michigan, under a county option law, has only one dry county.

A prohibition wave is rolling through Illinois, and more than 3,000,000 people are in the dry district.

Six hundred and eighty of Indiana's 1,016 townships are dry, and the prohibition advocates expect to increase the license fee to $1.000.

In Ohio 1.140 out of 1.376 townships are dry and 60 per cent. of the municipalities. Pennsylvania seems little affected by the temperance wave, but there is one dry county. New Jersey has no local option, but has recently begun a vigorous closing of saloons on Sunday's.

New York has township option, under which 602 towns in the State have no saloons. Only twenty-four towns in Vermont allow liquor to be sold.

New Hampshire is nominally a prohibition State, but only 62 per cent. of the population lives in really dry territory.

Massachusetts has 250 dry and 100 wet towns.

Connecticut has ninety-six dry towns out of 176, and every saloon must be run by its actual owner.

About half of Rhode Island is dry.

In Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona the Anti-Saloon League has started a campaign that has already resulted in the passage of a local option law in the first-named State.

In Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah, although the saloons run about as they like, they are beginning to realize that sentiment is changing. The Mormon Church is fighting them, and the prohibition people have already persuaded Idaho to adopt. a Sunday closing law.

On the Pacific Slope, California has four dry counties and much dry territory in the others, while in Oregon twelve counties are dry and 170 municipalities in the 21 wet counties are also dry. Washington has fifty dry towns.

The Canning and Preserving Endustry.

(From Census Bulletin No. 61.)

Of the total value of products of the canning and preserving industry for the United States, amounting to $108,505,471 in 1905, the largest item was canned vegetables, the value of which was $45,262,148, or 41.7 per cent. of the total. Canned and dried fruits were next, with a value of $27,308,826. The value of fish amounted to $25,547,075, of which canned fish amounted to $16,983,779, smoked fish to $2,362,740, and salted fish to $6,200,556. The value of oysters canned was $3.799,412.

The following is a summary statement of the canning and preserving industry in the United States in 1905: Number of establishments, 2.703; capital, $70,082,076; number of salaried officials, clerks etc., 3,624; salaries, $3,236,138; wage-earners, average number, 50,238; total wages, $14,218,170; miscellaneous expenses, $8,590,984; cost of materials used, $70,058.686; value of products, $108,505,471.

Although some establishments, at which fruits and vegetables are packed during the Summer and oysters during the Winter, are running the greater part of the year, the strict fruit and vegetable canning establishments are operated only during a part of the year. The time in operation varies according to the locality and the kind of goods packed. While some plants are able to commence the canning of early peas and small fruits in the latter part of May, and others continue the packing of apples into December, the busy season for most comes during the months of July, August, September and October, September being the month of greatest activity. A comparatively small number of operatives are also employed during the Winter months in labelling, wrapping and packing-preparing the product for shipping--and in many factories where they manufacture their own cans the canmakers are employed throughout the year.

The canning of vegetables is the most important branch of the canning industry, forming 36.1 per cent. of the total value of products in 1990, and 41.7 per cent. in 1905. In the value of products for this part of the industry Maryland ranked first and New York second, both in 1900 and 1905. Indiana was fourth in 1900 and third in 1905; Illinois was sixth in 1900 and fourth in 1905, and California dropped from third in 1900 to eighth in 1905. The climatic conditions in Southern California have made the State famous for the fine quality of its fruits. The natural outcome has been to give this State first rank in the value of both canned and dried fruits produced. In 1900 California produced 64.9 per cent. of the total value of canned and 61.2 per cent. of the total value of dried fruits reported in the United States. In 1905, 59.9 per cent. of the total value of canned fruits for the country was reported from this State, while its percentage of the total value of dried fruits was increased to SS.1 per cent. of the total for the country. Maryland held second rank in the value of fruit canned, and New York ranked third in value of canned and second in value of dried fruits.

Mississippi led all the other States in value of oysters canned in 1905, producing $1.502,497. The other three leading States, ranked according to value of products, were: South Carolina, $568,239; Louisiana, $509,325; Georgia, $256,750.

CANNING PRODUCTION IN DETAIL.

The following are the returns of production in detail in 1905:

VEGETABLES.

Tomatoes-Cases, 9,301.264; value, $13.885.169. Corn-Cases, 11,209,397; value, $15,952.066. Peas-Cases, 4.694,492; value, $7,928,751. Beans-Cases, 2,517,549; value, $3,972,332, Pumpkins-Cases, 244,457; value, $345,337. Sweet potatoes-Cases, 192,997; value, $284,385. Other-Cases, 1,213, 134; value, $2,894,068. Total value, $45,262,148.

FRUITS.

Peaches--Cases, 1,302,876; value, $3,894,272. Pears-Cases, 788.675; value, $2.192.085. Apricots-Cases, 539,082; value, $1.638,719. Apples-Cases. 486,945; value, $732,128. CherriesCases. 317,366; value, $818,572. Plums-Cases, 298,313; value, $495,303. Raspberries-Cases, 177.227; value, $109,452. Blackberries-Cases, 164,429 value, $285,482. StrawberriesCases. 141,527; value, $342,985. Other Cases, $386,452; value, $835,044. Total value, $11,644,042.

DRIED FRUITS.

Raisins-Pounds, 121,409,881; value, $6,349,381. Prunes-Pounds, 117,808,181; value. $3,299,628. Apples-Pounds, 40,737,089; value, $1,758,610. Peaches-Pounds, 25,861.074; value, $1.702,205. Apricots-Pounds, 19,559.573; value, $1.410,838. Other-Pounds, 18,203,825; value, $1,144,122. Total pounds, 343,579,623; total value, $15,664,784.

CANNED FISH.

Salmon-Pounds, 169,771,537; value, $11,843,521. Sardines--Pounds, 87,224,524; value, $4,380,498. Shrimp Pounds, 3,757,310; value, $345,716. Mackerel-Pounds, 1,568,450; value, $114,702, Crabs Pounds, 225,432; value, $58,753. Clams-Pounds, 943,512; value, $54.729. Other Pounds, 745,670; value, $63,175. Total pounds, 264,236,435; total value, $16,861,094.

SMOKED FISH.

Herring-Pounds, 19,192,252; value, $579,852. Salmon-Pounds, 6,633,560; value, $791.184. Finnan haddie-Pounds, 3,014,160; value, $174,234. Halibut-Pounds, 2,697,205; value, $274.118. Sturgeon-Pounds, 1,591.800; value, $345,760, Other Pounds, 2,310,642; value, $197,592, Total pounds, 35,439,619; total value, $2,362,740.

SHELL FISH.

Canned Products.-Oysters-Pounds, 53,935,107: value, $3,415,186. Clams-Pounds, 2,886,695; value, $219,426. Shrimp-Pounds, 1,330,085; value, $133,215. Crabs-Pounds, 217,424; value, $44,199. Other-Pounds, 384,565; value, $34,798. All other products, $139,415. Total pounds, 58,753,876; total value, $3,816,824. Aggregate value, $3,986,239.

Mortality Statistics.

THE Census Office published in 1906 a report of Mortality Statistics of States and cities which have laws or ordinances requiring the registration of deaths. It covered the years 1900 to 1904, inclusive, and in 1904 represented a population of 32, 996.989. The total number of deaths reported was 551,354. the rate per 1.000 of the population being 16.7. But ten States and the District of Columbia with certain cities were included in the Registration Area. The Census enumeration of 1900, which follows, covered the whole United States so far as returns could be obtained.

DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES IN CENSUS YEAR 1900.
(Compiled from the Report of the Census Office.)

STATES AND TERRITORIES.

The United States..

Registration record

Registration States..

Cities in registration States...

Rural part of registration States.
Registration cities in other States
Non-registration

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas..

Total.

Male.

Female.

White, White, White, Colored, Total. Native. Foreign. Total. 1.039,094 551,611 487,483 892,092 694,736 175,252 147,002

In the summaries of the results the data are classed as registration" and "non-registration," according to the source from which the original returns were obtained. The non-registration class includes the areas in which the deaths were reported by the enumerators, and those areas in which registration was too defective to be accepted.

The average age at death in 1890 was 31.1 years; in 1900 it was 35, 2 years,

MORTALITY STATISTICS-Continued,

The cities with a population above 100,000 showed the following death rates for 1900 and 1890:

St. Joseph, Mo., with a death rate of 9.1 per 1,000, showed the lowest mortality, and Shreveport, La., with 45.5 the highest.

CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE CENSUS YEAR 1900. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES, WITH PROPORTION FROM EACH CAUSE PER 100,000 FROM ALL CAUSES, IN 1900 AND 1890.

lucluding Bight's disease.

Premature birth.

*Including general tuberculosis, Including pericarditis. and enteritis,

Including cholera morbus, colitis, diarrhea, dysentery. Including general paralysis of the insane. Including gastritis,

**Including jaundice, and aflammation and abscess of the liver.

This table serves only to indicate the relative frequency of deaths from the specified causes, as reported. It should be considered in connection with the following table, which gives the number of deaths due to the same causes in the registration area, with the death rates per 100,000 of population. DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES IN THE REGISTRATION AREA IN 1900 AND 1890, WITH DEATH RATES DUE TO EACH CAUSE, PER 100,000 OF POPULATION.

2,210 Cerebro-spinal fever.
908 Gunshot wounds..

4,174

40:

3,333

396

4.060!

391

2,552

303

Including general tuberculos's. +Including pericarditis. Including cholera morbus, colitis, diarrhoea, dysentery, and enteritis. Including Bright's disease. Including general paralysis of the insane. lucluding jaundice, and inflammation and abscess of the liver. **Including gastrit's.

The following was the death rate per thousand in various countries in 1900: Austria, 25. 4; Belgium, 19.3; Denmark, 16.9; England and Wales, 18.2; France, 21.9; German Empire, 22.1; Hungary, 26.9: Ireland, 19.6; Italy, 23, 8; Netherlands, 17.8; Norway, 15.9; Scotland, 18, 5; Spală, 28.9; Sweden, 18.8; Switzerland, 19.3; United States (registration area), 17.6.