The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-18
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

The action of the Governors of the New
FORK Stock Exchange, in advancing the rate
OF commissions, having been followed by a
greatly reduced amount of business, much
dissatisfaction has been expressed, so that
there are already suggestions that the Cover
nors undo what they have homeland go back
to the old and lower rates.
MIhe statements of the San Francisco papers
respecting the products Of the State OF Cali
fornia for the year 1874 are remarkable. The
product Of gold and silver was 500, 0O0 600:
OF manufactures, 100000 600; wheat, $685.
$1,000; wool, S6,50O00O; wine. $1,000, 1000;
miscellaneous misc articles. So, 800 nearly
$4,000, 900. The population Of California,
IN 1870, was 56027 wi h a Caucasian popu-
lation of less than 800, 900. The increase of
the population of the city of San Francisco
during the past year was %, 600
The bonded Indebtedness Of Texas, as
shown by the report Of the State Treasurer,
is s3,O35, 433; taxable property in 1872, S2l7,-
goo, 900; in 1874, S24l S4l, $50, estimated value
Tor 1879, STE, 100000 The population is
estimated by some to have increased during
1874 over 200, 600. According to this it ap-
pears that Texas, in her increase Of wealth
and population, is among the most progressive
States IN the Union. The State has public
domain yet unappropr ated of about 70 coo, 600
acres OF land, besides a permanent school
fund Of over S2,500,000 in cash and interest
bearing assets, and 10000, 900 acres Of land
located in different counties Of the State.
Stamped Bank Checks.
1t was proposed by the new revenue bill to
repeal that part of the present law requiring
stamps on checks, but the section involving
1t has been struck out 1t was substitute
Tor the exemption provided for in section 16:
''Bank check, draft order or voucher, for the
no vvDnv {~NF
any bank, banker, or trust company, two
cents"
Progress Of Pork Packing. =...
The following is from the Gin :innati Price
Current Of Friday, February II. The Price
Curreat states that it is now in receipt OF final
returns Of packing for the season at interior
points.
There is little of packing doing or yet to be
done outside of the six large cities and of
these points it may be said that there is now
little dong outside of Chicago and Cncin-
natl. The receipts OF hogs the past week at
Chicago have been liberal, and in excess of
general expectations. To date the packing
as shown in our table below is but 80, 900 be-
low the whole number 10 the close OF the sea-
son last year. 1t may be remarked that the
current reports of packing at Chicago show
number larger than the net supply of hogs as
indicated by the reported receipts and ship
ments since the first of Novamb L. But this
peculiar discrepancy existed last year even to
as wide an extent.
At Cincinnati the receipts Of hogs the past
week have been nearly up to the previous
week, and little in excess of corresponding
week last year. The packing is now 70, 900
below last seasons total.
AT st. Louis the receipts of hogs for the
week ending Tuesday evening were 5000 less
than during the same week last year, and
slightly below those of the week previous.
The packing as reported is now about 81, 600
behind last seasons total. ..
At Milwaukee there is little doing at pack
ing, with the number to date 50, 900 behind
last seasons total.
At Indianapolis the packing to date balances
Last year to same date, and $4,000 below the
total last season. Now packing 600 daily.
The aggregate packing at the six large cities
during the past week has been lO5, 600 against
135, 900 for the previous week. and 100, 600 for
corresponding week last year. The total at
these points is now approximately zoe, 600 be-
same date last year.
The aggregate number of hogs packed at
all points in the West to date is approximate
ly 5,O25, 000 as compared with total OF 5, AGO.
200 last season to March 1.
The packing of hogs at the six leading West
ern packing points from November l 10 the
latest mail dates, and estimated since, COM
pares with corresponding dates in 1874 and
1873 as follows: