The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-21
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

CV04E0ClAL MAIIEkSs
During the past year ons million dollars
worth OF coral was fished up out Of the depths
OF the Mediterranean by the coral gatherers of
Naples.
Somebody has been counting the names in
the city directories of Chicago, st. Louis and
Cincinnati. That of Chicago gives 146 1873 ;
st Louis, los, FOL, and Cincinnati, LOG, 977.
Inc number Of names in the last Boston Di-
rectory is 1875, 769.
The st. Louis bridge, which cost nearly
$1,000 600, reports that its gross earnings for
the past year were $3.50, 900 and its expenses
$9S,OOO. The net sum of S'SS, 900 is there
lore all that remains with which to pay the
interest on the seven millions.
The Leavenworth Commercial estimates that
the wheat crop of Kansas, which is now near
~ harvested, is beyond all doubt the largest
ever raised in the State. There will be mil
lions of bushels to spare after breading the
people. The Times Of Kansas City estimates
the surplus for export at about ten millions.
Chicago is anticipating Zig real Hesitate law
suit. A strip of land worth several millions
Of dollars, on which stand the Illinois Central
depot and portion of the tracks, is in dis
pute, having Just been originally entered at
the land Office in Springfield, although it has
been occupied and presumably owned by the
railroad company for the last thirty years.
The last report of the Life Saving Service
embraces the fiscal year Of 1874, and shows
Tat twenty-five new stations were established.
They are fully equipped and manned. A
contract has been entered into for the con-
struction of six stations en- the coast of
Maryland and Virginia, and arrangements
will be made for the erection of two other
stations on the coast of Delaware as soon as
possession Of the sites selected for them,
which are the property of the State, can be
obtained.
The Collector of the Customs at the port of
New York has been informed by the Treasury
Department at Washington that under royal
order, dated May IA, tax of about thirteen
cents per ton will be levied in the port of
Malaga, Spain, on all cargo laden for or
coming from, the United States. This new
tax is in addition to the existing tonnage tax
levied on vessels engaged in the American
trade, making an aggregate tonnage Of 81 l6
per ton. The new tax went into effect June
5, 1875, and the purpose Of its exaction Is to
defray the expenses Of improving the harbor
of Malaga.
The Secretary of the Treasury has deoide d
that drawback will be allowed on sugar and
syrup produced from imported melado paying
duty of 14c 59 ID, and 25 p cent in addition
thereto, as follows: On Sugar, 2ac per pound
gallon less 10 per cent The rate of 5sc per
per gallon on syrup, representing an addition
Of Is per cent on the former rate of 41c per
gallon, is adopted Professionally unul the
question Of an increased rate on this product
now pending is fully considered and finally
decided.
The Pittsburg Manufacturer says: "We
have been arguing for long time that there
are good markets in the West Indies, Mexico
f.. 6 nfv1
that all that is necessary to open them Is
fair degree of well directed effort. We have
many proofs of this. The latest is an order
Just received by firm in this city from the
last mentioned country for 10000 kegs Of
nails. This order was unsolicited. When
the ripe fruit thus voluntarily falls into the
laps Ct our manufacturers, what shower of
it there would be if they would only get up
into the trees and give them good shaking.
Peaches are SO plentiful in Maryland and
Delaware that the difficulty will evidently be
to find cars enough for their transportation.
In the past from six to seven hundred Cars
have been sufficient for the purpose, but such
. number will certainly not suffice this year,
and it is estimated q thousand will be wanted
for the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company, with an additional
three hundred for the roads running East
and West. The cars in use for this purpose
are built so that they can be run as fast as tie
ordinary passenger cars, and this year miles
of sidirgs have been provided along the Della
ware road, to meet the wants OF the increased
traffic. Even as it is, the existing railroad
facilities, it is feared, will prove inadequate
to move the fruit as fast as gathered. Accord
ing to the most careful calculation, some
8. 500 600 baskets additional will have to be
transported, without taking into considers
ton the New Jersey crop, which promises to
be large.
New Postal Cards.
The Post Office Department has adopted
new design for postal cards, and the plates
from which they are to be printed will in
few days be sent to the manufacturer in
Springfield, Mass. The color is to be light
gray, and the superhuous printed matter and
lines on the old card has been entirely done
away with. On the upper left hand corner is
simply the monogram ~. s., across which,
in q scroll, are the words "Postal Card"
On the right hand corner is the stamp,
nearly square, instead of elliptical, like the
old, the sides of the stamp being ornamented
with emblematic figures. Over the top are
the words "U. S. Postage" and on the bot
tom the words Zone Cent, both inscriptions
being sur mounted with scroll work. In the
center of the stamp is profile of the God
dess of Liberty. The paper will be OF
higher nnlsn tnan the maVefiai composing 'he
old cards, and the printing will be in lack
ink. The new cards will contain forty instead
of thirty-six on sheet, and the Post-Ofice
Department has authorized postmasters to
issue them in quantities not exceeding
10000.
The new card will be much better adapted
to general use than the old card, and marked
increase in the consumption is anticipated.
In order to meet the demand, about 600 OOO
cards are usually kept on hand at this factory.
From Post Office statistics We learn that
during the fiscal year which ended June 80,
1O7, GIG, 900 postal cards were sold in the Uni
ted States. against 97,007, 900 issued during
the preceding year.
Shipping Cotton Goods to England.
It is said that some Of the Eastern cotton
mills are about to ship an invoice of their
bleached cotton goods to England, with q
view to opening up market for them. This