The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-24
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.


In the eighty-fve years up to 1874, me
Federal Government has collected III taxes
$4,000, 600 GEO. The extraordinary part OF the
tigur is that considerable more ahan one
half oe the sum. namely. So, 400 900, 900, has
been collected since the late war closed. Inc
national debt however, is about the same that
it was in 1866. and that debt is only S7OO,OOO,-
600 less than the sum collected IN taxes. how
do tha people like the look OF things and
when do they think they will pay out, the way
il is goi2g?
BUSINESS in New York.
The demand for merchandise. says the
fN,yn;ce. seems to he to meet the current
needs OF tho people, and to partake much
less of the speculative character that has
been conspicuous for some time. Speculation
in agric ultural staples has notably received
decided check, aud in foreign merchandise
lacks yigor and scope. One cause Of this turn
of aft irs is, that prices of nearly all are CON-
parat;vely high, and yet, with money easy and
crD., prospects uncertain, few regard !. as
safe to sell for future delivery, or, IN other
word. 60 short.
REVIEW or THE WEEK.
fH.w York CONNIE rcial Chronicle, Goth inst
M,.h a small stock here, better demand
and adyices of firm market in Rio Janeiro,
lilo coffee has been very firm and has ad-
vancad to 16a@19c gold, for ordinary to
prime, in invoices and cargoes. Jobbers
hive entered the market for additional sup
plies. and the advices from Rio having re-
ported a falling off in the daily receipts, nd
also il the sales and shipments for the United
States, much firmer market here has re-
suited A. one time the supply in first hands
was only about $4,000 bags, though thus has
la.terly been increased to 1900 bags
TIE steamer "Memnon" has arrived from
Rio Janeiro and liberal sales of the cargo have
been made The close is firm. with good
demand for both first and second hand IN
voices, as we'll as for jobbing lots. and the
simply considerably less than that held at
this time for several years back. Mild grades
have been in fair demand and generally
steady: the business has been mostly in Mara
caibo at 10000 gold, but the other descrip-
tons have shared to some extent at last week s
figures; Java alone having been rather
neglected The jobbing business has been
larger, at steady prices:
As regards the stocks of coffee, not only
are they considerably less than in the United
States than those held at this time in 1871,
1877; and 1872 but the same state Of the sup
DIV WAS a. last accounts the case in Europe,
where both in England and the Continent
prices ruled firm.
Raw sugar has advanced to SCgS1c for faiz
TO good refining, with q steady demand from
refiners, and reports that the Cuba crop was
not likely to prove as large as was at one time
expected. Centrifugal has sold pretty freely
ut sos 3-16c; molasses sugar at 7s@7ic;
Per:ambuco at Sc, end St. Domingo at IS.
The transactions have been on a pretty lib
eral scale, each day showing quite good
movement, though it is fact that the firm
ness OF holders has checked trade to some
extent. Il timers prices have scarcely varied
during tho week, and, as prices of raw have
advanced, they claim that the market fol
their product does not justify it. Their bust
ness with the home trade has been fair, and
some export trade with both Canada and South
America has been done. The Canadian min.
istry have changed their sugar tariff SO as to
admit No. ID Dutch standard and me!ado at
% cents per hundred pounds under the
recent duty. This was done at the in
stance Of the Dominion refners and places
them On better footing in regard to the low
grades OF yellow sugar, as they can now com.
pete with New York refuers in the trade In
thst description, though hard white grades
cannot be made and sold at . profit there.
Unles, the Canadian tariff is changed in othel
respects the American refners have secured
control Of the Canadian business in mos
kinds of refined sugars. Quotations here du
ring the last few days have been 1Os@1Oae
for powdered aud granulated, 1Osc for crushed
lie tor cut loaf, and 9@1Oc tor "A"-thest
figures for the home trade in old duty pro
duct; for export most Of the business ha!
been in crushed at lilo, with cut loaf to-
that purpose quoted 114c.
Molasses has been firm and in good de
mand, with q small supply at 43c for foreign
80 test refining; Porto Rico has sold for gro
Gerry purposes ut 100000, Demerara 45G46c
st. Croix at about SIC and New Orleans .
,i5(d5 75c; Of the latter there is pretty fail
supply. considerable portion Of tho re
ceipts of foreign boiling grades have, as be
for4, come to refiners. and trade has been KEEP
down to smaller business than would have
otherwise been the case.
Rice has sold fairly most Of the time. bott
TO city and out Of town buyers, and bette
trade might have been done but for the re
turn OF cold and stormy weather, which ha
had ~ rather quieting influence on many mar
kets for merchandise. The supply has beef
entirely ample. Prices show no essentis
change from those ruling last week.
Postal Charges.
The New York Bulletin says: Many person
are under the impression that the collection
OF letter postage upon newspapers from whic
the wrapper cannot be slipped on and off a
easily IS an old shoe from ones foot, is one 3
the complications growing out of the enforce
ment of the new postal law, but the fact is,
is the recent enforcement Of . regulation (
several years standing. Cases have com
to our knowledge in which pc
sons have been charged doubl,
and even quadruple by mail what the sam
matter would have cost in transmission b
express on account of the sender havin
made slight memorandum in writing of II
contents OF the package. It is questionabl
hot hart 1ovv vvh iOI, fnFh dc an
mail matter of this description intended tn
prohibition Of memorandum designed for Ii
guidance Of postmasters. The Post-OMt
autLnritieS assert that No notice Ia taken