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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-02
RS, as follows:
Total 80 1911 27 ,425 1884 22582 23,738 $50
The totals for l869-70 were receipts
1908, exports 1880, and sales 1880.

The totals for 1S69-70 were: receipts
1908, exports 6,46O, and sales 1880.
WESTERN PRoDUCE.-The receipts show
an increase over last year in numerous ar
ticles, and decrease in others. There can
be no doubt that an increased diversion of
trade has occurred in breadstutfs, provi-
sions and Western manufactures, which
have been supplied to the South and South
west directly, instead of as formerly
through our market. We note an increase
in the receipts of apples, bacon, bale rope,
beans, butter, bran, beef in barrels, cotton
seed, cheese, candles, dried fruit, green
meat, hides, key lard, leather, white lead,
coal oil, lard oil, oil cake, pickles, potatoes,
beer, rice, shoes, soap, starch, tallOw, to-
bacco, manufactured tobacco, wool and
wheat: and a decrease in alcohol, bacon,
hams, bagging, tierce beef, broom corn, corn
in sacks, coal, eggs, feathers, flour, glass;
ware, green meat, hay, tierce lard, lime,
lead, molasses, oats, onions, pork, pack
ing yarn, rosin, spirits of turpentine,
and whisky. On scrutinizing the list Of
articles which present an increase, it
will be found that they include many
of those which are furnished directly from
Western towns to the interior districts which
formerly depended on our market for their
supplies. The decrease in this particular
may no doubt be attributed largely to the
diversion from our city by the direct trade
between the South and Southwest, and the
Western ports OF supply. But taking the
whole and comparing the increase with the
decrease, we can not find any conclusive
evidence of a large increase in the direct
trade, The latter, however, has no doubt
assumed more important proportions, which
lis no more than we may fairly expect from
the increased facilities afforded to the West
by the Southern and Southwestern rail-
roads, a large part of which, however, we
may hope to recover, with the extension of
our railroad connections and cheapening Of
river freights.
FLOUR.-We commenced the commercial
year with a stock of 10000 bbls, against
lao 600 in the preceding year, 30, 900 in 1870,
10000 in 1869, $4,000 in 1868, $4,000 in 1867,
and e, goo in 1866 showing material fall
ing OFT from last year. but still more than
the average of the five preceding years.
notwithstanding the light supply, especial
ly of the kinds most in request yet as the
demand was limited and confined to the
local trade, prices were barely maintained.
The following gives the general move
ment compared with the last four Years:
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"a 100 a0, in February, and the exports
sh1 40 embracing 3l8,49l to Great Britain,
90 s94 TO France, II, 81 to the north OF Eu-
rome. 81. 1874 to the south OF Europe, prin-
cipaily Spain, and 1872 coastwlse.
March presented several features OF more
than ordinary interest IRcreaseu crop
estimates. especially at the North, caused
. Good deal OF feeling in the Liverpool
mayket. II became evident that all parties
h.d heen mistaken, and that, owing to the
nrotracted picking season and killing trosts
having been at least fortnight later than
their average date, the crop would prove
much larger than had been estimated. ln
January and February public opinion bad
gradually raised its figures TO 375o,ooo
that the chances were in favor
of 100, 600 or perhaps 100000 bales more,
which might increase the supply beyond
the demand for consumption, with the
pretty sure consequence OF decline III
prices. There were, moreover, apprehen-
sjons Of serious disturbances to the move,
ment from the scarcity OF coal IN treat
Britain, which was pressing upon puoiic at
tention with rather alarming emphasis.
This feeling became so intenslned toward
the end Of the first week of the month that
IT verged on panic. Our own market was
sensibly affected by these influences, and,
SO far as regards the lower grades, quite
demoralized, these kinds becoming so diff.
cult to move that quotations for them be
came nearly nominal. The general depres-
sion was increased by the want Of shipping
facilities. The scarcity Of tonnage was not
confined to this port but existed every
where, an unusual number of losses by
sea, and the absorption by the California
wheat trade, having made large reduction
in the number of vessels available for the
seasons business. Under the law Of
supply and demand, rates consequently
advanced to point which materially
checked the general movement. This
continued until the latter part of the
month, when rally at Liverpool was toll
lowed by slight Improvement in our mar
ket, under which a part of the previous de-
cline was recovered. Notwithstanding this
favorable change, however, the market
closed at net decline for the month of 2h2c
in low ordinary, q 02lsc in ordinary, u q
&c in average good ordinary, lac in strict
good ordinary, and @c in low middling to
strict middling inclusive, while, owing to
its scarcity, good middling advanced -
hc. These figures place in striking light
the evil Of the excessive supply of the lower
grades, and especially OF dusty, sandy and
mixed cottons. the more so. when 1t Is con-
sidered that, as already mentioned, very
dusty and sandy lots could not be moved
unless at further CONCESSIONS. The follow
ing compares the closing rates with the pre-
vious month and the proceeding year:
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All the unfavorable influences noted above
appeared to be still more marked in April.
A further decline at Liverpool, where the
market was depressed by the receipts at
our ports keeping up beyond expectation,
general disposition at the North to bear
the market, arrival cotton offering at re-
duced prices, disappointments with regard
to trade at Manchester, an increased anxiety
on the part of holders to realize and free
arrivals of Surats, of which there was
already large supply, combined with
other causes to check the movement and
throw the advantage on the side of the
buyer. The secretly of tonnage and high
rates of freight had also an untavorable in
fuence, which was increased by the heavy
losses already sustained by shippers, to
whom the present year promised to be as
disastrous as the year before. Under this
combination of adverse circumstances the
general tendency was to lower prices, and
while dusty and sandy lots were unstable
even at liberal concession from the quoted
rates, the current prices at the close of the
month showed decline of lee in low ordi-
nary and ordinary, about lac in good
ordinary, y 01Ac in low middling and p q
7sc in the higher grades, as is shown by the
following comparative figures
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Total l2soOl ia $40 'e5a37 Io4 400 77,14s s6llo

iola4.I-S,ool lliJ'o 'S'-dot iV44"o '''I+S N-Io
To pass from the market to the crop and
the culture, We collate the following details
from the sugar crop pamphlet OF Mr.. L.
BoucheIeau:
The product for 1928 embraced 93,859
hhds brown sugar and l4,66l hhds- refined
and clarified. The total number of sugar
houses in operation was 1851, against 1924
last year; the total weight of the crop of
1928 was 1875 346, 493 lbs. against $685.
l25 TBS last year The product OF mo.asses
for the last year is put down at S,s's, $40
gallons, against l0,Ol9,9jS gallons last
year.
The following gives the details, by par
ishes, compared with the three preceding
years and the big crop of 1872:
CROPS IN HoGsHEAD
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brokers that the range in the medium and

brokers that the range in the medium and
lower grades during this period was with
out precedent in the annals OF the trade:
been of still more limited extent and with
a general sbrinkage of prices in strict good
ordinary aud the higher grades. This, how
ever, has been only within the past fort
night, prices showing some little irregular
ity but no quota BILE change during the early
part of the month, since which strict good
ordinary has given away 15c, and the higher
grades Ac.
The following gives the closing rates com,
pared with last month and the commence
uent of the year:
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to choice AZ e1z 0foNc, and the former ad-
vancing in July.to Sla 0S34c and the latter
to l00I0s4c, while for the past month
operations have been barely sufficient to
constitute a market, the nominal rates at
the close being 612 09lsc for common to
fair and l0a l02lc for prime TO choice.
The folio wing gives the monthly sales
and receipts compared with last year and
the year before:
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The tendency in May continued in favor
of buyers, but prices had already fallen
to such an extent that the net decline dur
ing the month was only ltc on low ordi-
nary, ordinary and average good ordinary,
and u a sc on strict good ordinary and the
higher grades. Dusty and sandy lots,
moreover, especially when. of good staple,
began to attract more attention, and some
orders for such descriptions were filed for
both Great Britain and France. But buy
ers would not 60 on unless at even greater
concessions than were admitted on other
descriptions. The movement for the third
quarter was on a reduced scale, the gross
receipts comprising 327.767 bales, embrac-
ing las, 2Is in March, 115,364 in April, and
So, LOG in May; the sales 343, 600, embracing
l4i 900 in March, l25,lOO in April. and
$500 in May; and the exports 433, 99l, in
Guiding 243,345 to Great Britain, 54,272 to
France, 81, 205 to the North OF Europe, 7l0l
to the South Of Europe, and 4S,06S coast
wise. The closing quotations in May COM
pared with previous dates as followc:
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,.d HAY-Ihe receipts show falling of from
ias' ojy year OF 1883 bales, 1871 AZ apaiuSt
f fo'nv put an increase Of 1924 the year beO
exbib Mnen ru ,ney were 78,o93. Prices have
s sne extremes of prime to choice ha;n,
s siS and S49 y ton, against $50 "a "eing
az oo last year, $50 and S35 tba anu
SeIore and $2l and $3s in Is6a-7o year
az Sept en- Der the market opened at s9om IN
Chime; 1"r PRIME pr as0 to choice, and after de-.
SSsst %: e 70 Eot $iS q q, closed at $40 q
and after 'i ris;n. it it esgsnsd at sssSas,
y 81 0S. and after rising 1 ~ s1s At
- ~ closed at S2i oae: In DscsHS 40
=" opened At $Ao2e, and exhibitin1 3
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the following table, which gives the crops
from 1923 to 1861 inclusive, when the cul-
ture was interrupted by the war, and from
1864, when it was resumed, up to the
present date:
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The above figures show decline, for the
month of 10 in average ordinary and Nc
in strict, 10 ON merely average good ordi.
nary and an advance Of hc in strict no
variation in low middling, and an improve.
ment of v q Nc in middliDg. 1t was fire.
quent remark among both factors and
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TOtaI, O-"
Exclusive corrections (city crop, etc., at New
Orleans and Mobile, r. 7o9. 49,,
Philadelphia receipts not counted until close
of season.
RECEIPTS OF COTTON FROM RED AND ocACHiTA RIVERS
PoK THREE YEARS.
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The receipts of new crop up to September
hava haav, fOllnUs.
RECEIPTS AT NEW ORLEANS.

The following table gives the receipts at
this port and the total crop for the last
seventeen wears:
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,ETAILsD STATEMENT Receipts COTTON AT
UNITED STATES PORTS FOR TIE YEARS

Including 30, 1923 receipts at PHILADELPHIA not
counted until close OF year.
tNot including II 705 bales corrections fcitv ron
etc) ct New Orlea and Mobile vile, VI aSdsYg'
would swell the total to 3,623,073 bs.es,
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The movement for the past three months
has been of limited extent, but, the receipts
having kept up beyond all expectation, has
shown more animation than for the cores
ponding period last year. A scant supply
of freight room materially checked opera
tons in June, but as the stock diminished,
especially of the better qualities, factors
were inspired with increased confidence
and were more stringent in their preten-
sions, especially for low middling which
was in good demand to fill contracts, and
exhibited an almost uninterrupted upward
tendency throughout the month. This was
also the case, although in less degree,
with clean and desirable lists of all grades,
while the difference between merely aver
age and strict lists steadily widened. Hence
at the close ordinary showed net improve
ment of l9c, strict ordinary of a4c, good
ordinary of Nc, strict of 7Sc, low mid
ding of lc, middling of y a Sc, strict mid
ding of hc, and good middling about the
same. The closing quotations compared
with DreyiOus rates as follows:
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b previous rates as fOIIoWs:

The movement in July presented large
falling off, while prices exhibited increased
irregularity shown by a still wider difference
between the lower aud the latter quail
ties. The latter, in fact were becoming
scarce, while the supply of the former,
although materially reduced, was still in
excess of the demand. The former cense-
quently sold at easier prices, while the
latter manifestly hardened. These were
the distinguishing characteristics of the
market throughout the month. The most
remarkable variation was in good ordinary
which sold at from l4lec lin exceptional
cases at likcl up to Isaac for average lists,
according to Style, staple and above all the
degree of dust and sand, while strict com.
manded lie, and very desirable lists for
the New York market, l7Ac. The latter
was in very moderate supply and strong
demand throughout the month, while the
former was neglected, with offerings in
excess of the demand. Hence the unusually
difference between the two when the
quotations were l4l. dl7c, which it must
be observed did not give either the inside
or the outside extreme; average lists sold at
14ls l5kc, and strict at 163. l7c, the
latter being the ruling rate. The transactions
In low middling were of limited extent but
at steady pKces, while from their scarcity,
the higher grades ruled more in favor of
factors. The following gives the closing
rates with the usual comparision:
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Total fer season. 1873

EXCESS over last wear I05 g.
Decrease from year before last. 500, =
STOCK AT UNITED STATES PORTS AT CLOSE OF sEAso,
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
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Total. sS4 IN 1855 899 1880 $50 IA Ole 4635 0726
Bales.
Increase in shipments compared with last
year. ............... 9Ss78
Decrease in shipments compared with year
before. PAS 1852
Excess OF stock compared with last year.. 8 531
Excess of stock compared with year before. 1920
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Cotton Exchange Tables.

Increase compared with last year.
Decrease compared with year before last....
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Total. .16l 276 1853 o23 1893, jo5 To- =
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Cross-t.read,newhe

The Commissioner of Agriculture
ha, ing caused Professor Vasey, the bo-
tanist, to make dissection of two and
twenty flowers of wheat in different
stages as they approached maturity,
came to the conclusion that wheat is not
liable to cross s-breeding, unless it is done
artifcially. The close and well-pro-
tected nature Of the foration seems to
forbid any fertilization from the outside.
Hence new varieties are seldom pro-
duced by accidental crossing. This is
certainly worth being made more gen.
orally known, and indicates that meas
ares of scientific character should be
taken to cross breed and raise new va.
rieties artiicially Not that we believe
new varieties will be Of any use until
we prepare the soil to feed them up to
the requirements of their development.
New varieties half-starved will not be
any better than the old varieties.
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rHE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday. July %, 1878.
eIgrifnAurs
WASH for Trees,

In reply to an inquiry whether lime
is beneficial to an orchard the German.
town Telegraph replies to correspon.
dent as follows:
Where apple orchards are kept per-
manently in grass, as they should be, a
top dressing of lime, of say thirty
bushels to the acre, every five years will
prove very beneficial. William Saun-
ders, of the Agriculture Department
Garden at Washington, gives the fol-
lowing formula, which, he says, has
proved of the greatest benefit: Put
half a hushel of lime and four pounds
of powdered sulphur in a tight barrel,
slakirg the lime with hot water, the
mouth Of the barrel being covered with
a cloth. This is reduced to the consist
ency of ordinary whitewash, and at the
time of application half an ounce of
carbolic acid is added to each gallon of
the liquid Mr.. Saunders further says,
81 generally apply it in the spring be-
fore the leaves make their appearance,
but am convinced that it would be
more effective if applied later; but then
it is difficult to do so when the tree is
in foliage" 1t should be applied not
toi the stem of the tree, but to some ex.
tent to the branches
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Seventy fivenew engines have been or
dered at the Pennsylvania railroad shops
at Altoona, for the use Of the road. They
are TO be finished by the close Of the year
1873 That road now has, it is said, Sll
locomotives running.
A solution of pyro- phosphate of soda
fits said, will quickly remove fresh ink
stains old ones less SOY without affecting
the colors Of the fabric, as is the result
when oxalic acid, chloride of lime or
chlorine water, are made use of.
According to a method patented in
France, non explosive, non-hygroscopic
matches may be made by impregnating
the wood with hot solution of a fatty
material The infammable compound
consists of phosphorus 7, gum 7, nitrate
of lead 40, glass powder 5, water 10
parts.
The manufacture of iron rails in the
United States in 1872 was to the amount
of 941, ,9S2 tons against 775.733 tons in
1871. The production in Pennsylvania
in 1872 was 414,529 tons against 235,6O4
tousi in 1871 This includes only such
rails as were made for freight and passen-
ger and railways.
Starch is now manufactured in the
south of France and the neighborhood
of Paris from the horse chestnut. The
nut yields about sixteen or seventeen per
cent of pure starch. If it is to be used
as food it must be treated with water con
tanning carbonate of soda to remove all
the bitterness, and then the starch must
be washed repeatedly with pure water. :.
Pfcider, a German inspector of past
senger cars, states that single stem o.
hemp, with the leaves and blossoms, mix
ed with the stuffing of a car seat, will pro-
tect them from moths for years, and that
hemp for this purpose should be gathered
just when in blossom, dried rapidly in the
shade, and keptin covered wooden YES
sells in dry place.
There are said to be SO, 900 men engag-
edin mining for the precious metals in
this country, with product of S20000,-
600 per year, which is at the ate of S400
year for each miner, or less than 81 SO
for each working day of the year The
same men employed as common day la
borers would earn at least an equal
amount; and if they were skilled mechan-
les they would earn much larger sum.
The..block system" of working rail-
ways. by which trains are kept apart upon
the same line of rails by a certain and in
variable interval of space, instead of by
sn uncertain and variable interval of time
find favor in England on lines having
heavy traffic. Itis used on railways hav-
ing an aggregate length of 1000 miles,
end, i, is claimed, prevents railroad acci-
dents, of which 90 per cent are the result
of,colhsions.
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Notice in Partition.

IA ARGRET ANN WELLS, Mary D. Wells,
Nl Cloe B. NJ. Wells, Ida May Wells, James
Butler Wells, Rachel Wells, John F. Wells,
Sarah T Wells and John G. Wells, and Eliza
Gillis and Sampson Gillis, non residents OF
the State of Ohio, will take notice that JOHN
D. McWright and Ruth MoWright his wife on
the 18th of June, 1873, fled in the court of
common pleas Of Monroe county, Ohio,
their petition against them and others, the
object and prayer of which is to have partt-
tion of certain real estate, and also to compel
the specific performance of contract made
by James Witten, in his lifetime, for part of
fractional section eighteen, township one of
range four, and sor partition of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter Of section
nineteen, township one of range four; which
petition is pending in said court. and by or
der of said court the above named parties
were made parties to said proceedings.
J. D MoWRIGHT & WIFE,
By Hollister & Okey Att'ys for pltiffs.
june "a, lS73-w6.
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From the Danbury News.l

1t looked like rain all day Sunday, bnt
people went to church without umbrellas
in hopes TO tempt Providence. Their
trust was beautiful. but it didn't work.
One of The most desirable sights in
this life is young man with pair of
ruhbers on his feet, an oil-skin hat GOV
er in his pocket, and an umbrella under
his arm, singing, Rocked in the Cradle
of tue Deep"
At the Depot Monday evening an
eager-looking man jumped from the
train and clasped waiting woman in
his arms. Heavens my wife," said
he. ''Mercy! my ruffies!' said She
Which showed what both wele thinking
of,
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Notice.

NOTTLIEB KAsTNKR, whose place of resi-.
VI dencs Is unknown,is notified that Louisa
Kastner did, on the 18th day of June, 1873
file her petition in the Office Of the
clerk of the court Of common pleas within
and for the county of Monroe and State Of
Ohio, charging the said Gottlieb Kastner with
wilful absence from the said Louisa Kastner
for more than three years last past, asking
that she may be divorced from the said Gott'
lieb Kastner, and the custody Of the minor
children; which petition will be for hearing
at the next term of said court. Dated this
18th day Of June, 1873,
LOUISA KASTNER,
By briggs & Hoefnsr, her Attys.
June "a. lS73-w6.
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B 1t is an important fact that the
Chinese have recently been reorganizine
their army, which now numbers 100000
men, armed with Enfield, Remington and
Colt rifes,and with full complement Of
rifed artillery. It's asked, what if, un
der able leaders, they should some day
swarm beyond the limits of their own
empire and attack the territories of their
neighbors2 They are brave, patient, Ca
palle of discipline and there seems no
reason why, with proper training, they
should not make excellent soldiers.
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For Sale.

A large store and ware room in good repair
n with the necessary shelving, counters, &c,
on Main cross street, within 70 feet of the
public square and directly opposite the Court
House in the town of Woodsfeld; being the
store house formerly occupied by d. Walton, as
a Drug Store
Terms easy and reasonable. For further
particulars enquire Of Amos & Spriggs.
June 10, '73-ti TnOS, WALTON.