The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-25
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

The last annual report Of the Massachusetts,
Commissioner OF Savings Banks, Just pub
1lshed, contains one particular suggestive fact
that while the withdrawal Of deposits last
year exceeded by nearly $50 600 those of S73,
the amount deposited was $3.50, 900 less, the
excess in Withdrawals being due to the I'M
usual call for small sums. This proves that
The poorer classes are suffering most from the
financial and business disturbances. The in
crease OF small deposits last year was also less
than for many years past, although the de-
posts of large sums continued without per-
.eeptible abatement.
Mr. Frounstein, of Cincinnati had cotton
claim of $50, 900 in 1866 and contracted with
Attdshev Wills, of Washington, to secure it.
He gave Wills his note for s. 600 and interest
.or fee, contingent upon getting the claim.
Frounste.n, finding that his claim dragged
heard that Ben Butler had a knack at putting
such things through, and gave the Essex
statesman Che was then a member of the
Iouse) the work to do, notwithstanding Wills
had the same job. Butler got the 100000 in
4 short time, and, pocketing $4,000, sent
Frounstein the balance. Wills brought suit
against Erounstein to recover the amount Of
The notes, and he got it on Thursday Butler
tas invested his lobbying fee in those fine
Washington houses. -Lo,rier-,Jo,u7an.
New York Foreign Trade.
The annual report of the Chamber of Com
merce will be published soon, embodying the
usual statistics in regard to the commerce Of
this port, during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1874. The total foreign commerce of
this port the year in question was $50, 127.-
3o4, or very nearly two-thirds of the entire
commerce of the country which was 81, 32l-
!o1,7o6 for the same time. In the general
decrease of SIC, 794 515 which is shown,
New York has more than held its own, as it is
credited with only 80 per cent of the diminu-
ton OF the trade of the country. During the
Two years preceding, ending June, 1873 and
1872, New York lost ground in the annual
increase OF the national trade, other cities
gaining twice as much proportionately.
significant proof of the fact that New York
still retains its position as the center OF the
Exchanges of the country is seen in the bal
ance OF the trade at this port as compared
with that elsewhere.
The gross exports of the country We're fully
fourth larger than the income but the large
lmportations of foreign goods through this
port in exchange for the raw products sent
abroad through other ports of entry reverse
the balance of trade in this city, where the
imports exceed the exports by $40, 139, 800
IN the classified lists Of exports the promi-
nent staples remain as heretofore -breadstutfs,
n their values, bacon oil and tobacco being
the next items in value. In the imports the
greatest dlmunition is seen in iron, consti-
tuting by tar the largest item in the decrease
Sugar, dry goods, wooden and cotton, and
coffee are in consequence the largest items il
The list, iron ranking tenth in the value of its
imports for the first time in many years.-N |
Z Bulletin.
The Regulated Georgia Bonds.
An exchange says:
A bill has after much consideration been |
irawn to amend the Constitution Of Georgia,
so as to prohibit forever The payment or re- |
cognltion OF the so-called Bullock bonds, and |
The Atlanta correspondent Of the Augusta |
Chronicle thinks it will PISS the present Legis-
lature 1t must then receive two-thirds
vote in a succeeding Legislature, and be
adopted by the vote of the people at large.
The classes of bonds specified are as fol-
lows:
The State gold bonds issued under act Of
October II, 1870, in aid of the Brunswick
md Albany Railroad Company; the currency
bonds issued under act Of August y, 1870;
.he quarterly gold bonds issued under act OF
September Is, 1870, which are enumerated in
.he act of August, 1872 Chose in the hands of
Henry Clews a Coz; the Endorsement OF the
State upon the bonds of the Brunswick and
Albany Railroad; the Endorsement OF the
State upon the bonds of the Gainesville and
Van Vert Railroad Company, and of the
Cherokee Railroad Company the indorse-
nent OF the State upon the bonds Of the Balm
bridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad
Company, and all other bonds. guarantees or
nfprsements declared illegal, fraudulent or
Io1d, as provided in the amendment
Progress of Pork-Packing.
[Cincinnati Price Current, February 49,
We have received full final returns now
rom about three hundred interior packing
points, but have not been able to collate the
so as to present anything salts
actory in this issue We presume that we
hall be able week from now to ind-
ate very closely the whole number of hogs
,acked, and possibly some indication as to
he comparative weight and yield of lard at :
Interior points. We feel justified in saying /,
hat the estimates previously given, indi-
ating the aggregate number of hogs to be
acked to the end of the season, will be fully
called.
In this connection, we deem it an item of )
interest to give the comparative number Of ;
wine of all ages in thirteen Western packing y.
griculture for January 1, for three years, as ]
blows: .
Total No. of Decrease from .
Hogs. previous year. !
'7j ............. .17.246,O0 2,GSl 800
i7i ............... 1927 900 1865, 700
373 ...........2 d 1876, 300 ...... Il
The decrease from 1873 to 1874 was about 2
er cent, and from 1874 to 1875 further de b
rease of Is per cent in numbers, which IL
oud point to a very probable less number g
{ hogs available for spring and summer mar e
citing.
At Chicago the receipts have continued on
very liberal scale for the season, and the 8
ygregate packing at the six cities during the
eek is approximately 1l5,00O-an as there a
e ten days more to the close, it now appears v
ore than probable that the aggregate pack \
e at these points will equal last year. II
The aggregate number of hogs packed at II
| the points in the West to date is approx y
ately 5. 100, 600, as compared with q total of G.