Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-10

remarkably early winter 1856, OIL the product oil
Louisiana thirds and the prices II cents During
the year. the price Havana table, in the
proportion and the table of imports shows the great in
supply of foreign that
this which may partly be attributed to scarcity and partly
imitation. The succeeding crop Louisiana average
and the price fell in lower than for many pre-
vous
The report of the committee here referred to- requesting
Governor lay the facts before Congress- taken the
Louisiana legislature the 2sh u and adopted by vote of ~
to sates that Cuba and the w India Islands draw their
supplies Of provisions from the u States sufficient amounts
opay for the they send here and it is argued that under
the action of the present tariff the cultivation of must be
louisiana and S. 900 900 additional imported
from Havana which will demand like amount ofspecie to
for it, This good providing the culture Of sugar
in the West India Islands remains the This, however,
fact the sugar plan aoas Of the British West India
Islands do yield under the system OF CULTIVATION
third OF the quantity that they formerly did
The import into Great Britain from her West nda
colonies in
1888 was hhds 2S 7 valve ts, 1000 oSo
Decrease, hhds. 1850 fi,s2o,oO0
This year the deficiency will be much greater owing to the
utter of negroes work. OF these have
retired TO wild lands sinking into state
In consequence Of this raoons" which yielded fair return
during stem wearing out and have not
supplied In St. Georges Parish alone twenty estates
have yielded as folows:-
Average crop@ Crep@Isss Decrease
20 esta,es, $50 h6ds sugar. ii15 hhe, s,l45 hhds
100000 lbs. cof. 1900 lbs $4,000 lbs
The OF these plantations said to be the
those the island,
I'm which case the deficiency will be, i3s,i6o hhds
allow but hall Of this, and call II 6923O hhds
that deficiency be supplied from the Cuba Muscovado
sugar We above that falling of of 10000 hhds in
caused of per cent in Havana The
demand from Great Britain will have similar effect and the
rise prices the West Indies will allow the southern plant
ample margin for the cultivation of without the
doubtful policy of an increased tariff
The financial difficulties of jamaica growing out of the slave
question which forced the banks suspend and inflicted the
rredeemable currency that hourshng is
land far been settled allow hope Of resunp
ton the Of July The following the returns of
the Bank Of jamaica
STATEMENT BANK OF JAMAICA, FOR
MONTHS, ENDING ON sisr pEc, 1883. 90
DR.. Cr.
Notes in circulation f2s2s7a Discounts, f3sasis
Dep.st.s ielsss Cash in Jamaica. Lon -
As, drafts, etc. out dom and New York, is2sto
Standing, ASS Bank premises, 40
Stock and dividends LBS Furniture, SIS
Paid capital. ice 900
Surplus fund, 3olo9
Net profits on months io2o2
fssssa f55s,si4
This exhibits very satisfactory state Of things The Bank
has declared dividend Of per cent and increased
the surplus to $4,000.
meeting Of the Stockholders Of the Commercial and Rail
read Bank Of vcksburg held in Philadelphia the nth
and the following condensed Of its affairs submitted
to the meeting
Condensed Statement ofthe and Railroad Bank OF
Esq President of the Bank and that off, Cowpcrthw
% he meetin of he tockholders: