The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-31

th9 ar"1"ncment Of further shipments
%. sid from England to America causes con-
siderable comments II banking circles. This
J hing cannot Continue without the bank of
.-.Te s'-a Advancing the rate of discount still
higher hica may produce some disturbance
aa London. IN fact the opinion of MANY is
/ thst London viii have to pass through the ex-
nareCce Of Vienna and New York in regard to
! 5peoulative bubbles.
/ Monthly report No. u, of the bureau of
statistics, contains the statistics Of our for
! eign trade for the fiscal year Of 1873 as COM
/ pared with that Of 1872. The imports Of free
! articles in 1873 were S139, ,686, ,3O5; in 1872,
! SS9, 949s $40. The imports OF dutiable articles
in 1873 we're $456, los, 92s, in 1872, $458 O47,-
403. Domestis exports of 1873, 1906, ,O78. $50 :;
| in 1872, $5O4, 963, 1893. The foreign exports of
1873 were $1S, ,892, ,431; in 1872, SO, 1858, 1872.
The secretary of the treasury, relative to
the contemplated issue OF silver coin to take
the place Of currency in making payments by
the department, says he does not know exact
ly how much will be paid out and expects it
viii be convenient for him next week to issue
about 100000 in the regular course of bust
ness, but it will depend on circumstances if
gold should go up silver would not be paid out
nor will it if sold again to bankers for specu-
lative purposes. It ID not to be expected that
the treasury will begin the 1st of November
to pay out silver coin for every purpose and
thus exhaust Immediately the entire amount
held by the government. One Illustration of
the manner of making such payments was pre-
sented by the secretary to-day, who said that
if person should present a check for S255.4O
the chances we're that he would receive five dol
lars and forty cents of the amount in silver
The determination of the department is to is-
sue silver to whatever extent it can be conve-
niently done, and as there is bullion sufficient
to coin about $500, 900 within week, this will
be used as beginning,
"A statement of the Operations of the let
ter carrier or free delivery system for the year
ending June 80, 1873, has been prepared and
shows the aggregate number of pieces han
died by the carriers was 375, S75 673, and the
absolute cost of the service, including all in
cidentals. was 81, ,422, 495 at an average cost
of delivery of three and eight-tenths miles per
piece, the lowest average being Chicago two
and four-tenths miles. The service has near
ly reached position In which its expenses
will be paid by the local postage with which it
is credited. Compare with the proceeding fis-
cal year, there were 13, $50, $50 more mail let
ters 1886, ,I69 more local letters and G, ,7G6 297
more newspapers delivered, and there were
q, ,94S, ,S7S more letters collected than during
the previous year, at an increased cost to the
service Of two and six-tenths per cent, while
receipts on local postage increased 2215 per
cent. Since the first Of last July, the free de-
livery system has been established in thirty
five additional cities, and Will be extended to
all cities having population OF 10000 or up
wards.
October report OF the statistician OF the
department of agriculture includes dig Jest of
the returns from the counties producing a
large proportion of the corn crop Of the Uni
ted States. 1t is not final report upon the
quantity compared with last years. but the
last Drop OF the season. Upon the condition
Of the crop the average is 81 or 16 per cent
below the former crop. The October average
last year was 10S, OF per cent above the crop
of last year which was estimated at 1872, O00,-
900 bushels. In view OF the decrease OF per
cent in the area, the indicated reduction is
above % per cent OF $50, ,OOO 600 bushels. The
only states returning an-average condition are
Georgia, Florida Arkansas, California and
Oregon. The other averages are as follows:
Maine, So; New Hampshire, 99 New York, 80;
New Jersey, 80; Pennsylvania, 93i Delaware,
76; Maryland, 81; Virginia, 80; North Carolina,
95; South Carolina, SO; Alabama, 80; Missis
sippi, Sc; Louisiana, 81; Texas, 78; Tennes-
see, 81; West Virginia, 86; Kentucky, "a; Ohio,
sS; Michigan, ss; In1iana, "a; Illinois, 81;
Wisconsin. SO; Minnesota, 81; Iowa, 81; Mis-
souri, 76; Kansas, 66; Nebraska, n.