Bell Telephone Statistics

Boston, March 28. - The annual report of the Bell Telephone Company ior 1887, lust published, showBgross earnlngs of $3,453,027.70; expenses, $1,242,430.89; nuraber exchanges, 713; uumber of Instruments used, 380,277, an Increase of 2ti,759over the preceding year; total mües of wire, 45,732.