New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-09
NEW YORK.
LQbOrera Discllar0ed.


New YORK, November S.-Two hundred
and thirty men were discharged this week
from the lumber yards in Greenpoint; leo
labOrers were discharged at Long Island
City; 100 cabinet makers were disc charged
in the same city; $50 men from the Brook
lyn city works, and 800 men from the Pros
Dect Park improvements. The rubber comb
factory, at College Point, Long Island, have
reduced their time to four days per week,
employing 900 men.
Customs Receipts.
Customs receipts to-day, $2l9,0 ,00o; receipts
Of the week, Sl.356,000.
Union Trust Company.
The Union Trust Company creditors had
two hours consultation without result.
Specie and Dry Goods.
Specie shipments for the week. $299, 800,
principally silver bars.
Total imports for the week, S5,022. 754, of
which &i,0l3.527 was merchandise and
Sl,0o9,2 ,229 dry goods.
Sub.Treasury.
The sub-treasurer paid out $235, 600 in
gold coin to-day on account of November
interest, and $4,000 for called bonds.
A. d. Williams Il Co. have been suspend
ed from the Stock Exchange for overdray-
ing.
Sub Treasury Balances.
Sub Treasury balances-Gold, $40, 225, ,756,
currency, SJ,bO'. loo.
Proposed Action of the Cubans.
General Quesada and several other
prominent Cubans, it is said, will take iIn-
mediate steps to hold a meeting in this city
TO express their Indignation at the recent
execution of their friends in Cuba. 1t is
also said that General Aurilleras will soon
have in readiness 600 men TO lead into ac-
tive service in Cuba. .szA
Bricklayers Strike.
The strike OF the bricklayers and laborers
in New York continues, but without much
success. There is a sufficient number of
non-societv men who work at the reduced
rates to meet the demands of the builders.
Laborers Discharged.
Three hundred and fifty laborers were
discharged to-day from the public works,
owing to the appropriations having been
exhausted; others are to be discharged next
week.
Kenyon. Cox Il Co.
The bankruptcy Of Kenyon, Cox & Co.
has been a1nicably settled. Drew was a
member of the firm.
The City of EichmOnd.
The steamship City of Richmond, which
a London dispatch announces as overdue,
is one of the largest vessels entering this
port, and is one of the latest added TO the
1Dman fleet she is remarkable alike for
her great size and the completeness OF her
internal arrangements. The agents of the
Iuulan line in this city say that no anxiety
need be felt concerning the safety of the
vessel, as the delay in her arrival is proba~
bly, due to some accident to her machinery.
Survivors of the PoIaris Crew.
The two survivors of the PoIaris crew,
who arrived on the Georgia were taken in
charge bv the government officials as soOn
as the Georgia arrived in port, and taken
quietly TO the navy yard. They will be
forwarded to Washington TO testify regard
ing the death Of Captain Hall.
Nortuary.
Deaths for the past week, 46J.
Going to Europe.
Mark Twain, who arrived a few davs ago,
and Joseph Arch, the workingmen's friend
sailed for Europe to-day.
Admitted TO Bail.
Andrew McClelland, the head policy
dealer of Brooklyn, who was recently SEN
fenced to a year III the penitentiary, was
to-day admitted TO bail in 5000 pending
an appeal.
Commercial.
In the market for cotton on the spot,
there has been no relief from the general
depression which has prevailed for some
time past. The demand from the spinning
interest has been limited. owing TO the dull
ness OF the trade and financial difficulties,
and these purchases have been exceedingly
limited. The receipts have been large. and
as matter of course added greatly To the
depression. Yesterday, there was little
better feeling in trade, occasioned by the
upward tendency Of gold premium. The
market closed steadier, but was not consid--
cred as permanent Improvement.
In forward deliveries the dealings have
been very limited, but the rates continued
10 decline until yesterday. when the steadi-
ness IL spot cotton caused slight reaction,
and the rates closed with an advance
The total sales for the week included
l1i,5I bales, OF which 1850 bales we're
for future delivery. and 169l for immediate
delivery az follows: 320S for export. 41S0 for
spinning, l2S 70 speculators. aud 10 IN
transit. Included were 3S5 to arrive.
Naval stores have experienced heavy
decline
Tobacco has not materially declined, bat
business has been on very limiiei scale
and mainly in small lots.