The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

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n,~;,. March 12O vessels cleared from
ph;,ad.lnbia for foreign countries. Their ag-
ureoate tonnage was 81, 133 tons, wHlle Tie
valne Of their cargoes reached 81, 423.o2l.
The Parisisns eat 100, 600 900 apples every
.u;nter An eminen. French physician thinks
that the decrease Of dyspepsia aud bilious al
fections in Paris is owing to increased con-
sumption OF this fruit which, he MAINTAINS,
is an admirable prophy Tactic and tonic, as
veil as q very noulishing and easily dlgested
article OF food.
at reduction Of wages has taken place
in Germany this winter Two thalers. or one
doler and fifty cents, has been the wages OF
CITY laborers since tho war; before the war It
was one thaler, bnt this winter it has been
cut down to two-thirds of thaler. Dull and
stringent times are said to be prevailing
Throughout the Empire, and if this be true it
will be impossible for the authorities to re-
strain emigration as soon as business REEVES
in America.
Chief Grain Inspector Harper, Of Chicago,
has been suspended, or rather removed from
Office, by the Governor of Illinois for an al
legged deficit in the accounts OF his Office,
which has Just been made the subject of leeis-
latye investigation. Mr.. Harper, however,
seems to resist the action of the Governor and
Railroad Commissioners, and claims that he
cannot be suspended by the Governor, but
only removed for cause, which has no, been
done. Hence there is conflict OF authority
between him and the newly appointed in
Spector.
The spring book trade sales in New York
were concluded on the 18th inst, and the re-
suits are such as to show most cOnclusiyely
that this important interest is sharing, along
with other industries, the steady recovery
from the depression following the panic Of
1873. The prices obtained on nearly every
invoice arc stated to have been bey~ nd any
thing ever attained at any previous sale.
It has decided by the Solicitor of the
Treasury Department that officers Of internal
revenue have authority to examine checks in
any bank to ascertain whether they have been
stamped, as required by law.
The only dau gerous national bank counter
feits of the denomination Of SIS in circulation
are the issues Of the Traders National Bank,
the First National Bank, the Third National
Bank and the Merchants National Bank, all
of the city OF Chicago. The work on each of
these counterfeits is exceedingly we'll done.
As all but eight thousand of the notes of the
Traders and the first National Banks of Chi
cago haze been retired, the public are advised
bv IT., Treasury Department to refuse all SIS
notes of these banks.
The Kansas City Journal of Commerce
thinks that the people Of Galveston are at
last getting in earnest. Settles, like men"
says our contemporary, twill do more for
spite than when in a good humor. Since
Charles Morgan has commenced the work of
finding port for his steamers inland, Calves
the devil with fire. The plan is to extend
their Santa Fe Road into Western Texas. and
thus cut Off Morgan's trade from Indianola
and other western ports, and to build steam
ers to run direct to New Orleans and New
York, All Of which will help the country,
and instead of killing Morgan off, result ia
giving both business plenty to do. Texas
is large enough to build Galveston
island all over with houses, and support haf
dozen steamship lines. But she must wake
up te do it-and this Morgan movement bide
fair to be the very thing to wake her"
Our National Banks.
From the late report of the Comptroller OF
the Currency it appears that the aggregate of
the loans aud discounts OF our National Banks
is $751;. IA, 1872. In September, 1873, it was
$944, 30, llG, and during the panic it fell to
$S5G, 100000. These figures seem to show
that the business depression has had its day
and that legitimate business is reviving The
aggregate deposits foot up SCAT, 667, 1927. AS
against $622, 6S5, 563 Sin september, 1873,
though at that time it WAS supposed that
bank credits were greatly extended. From
these figures it appears that the oating cap
ital of the country has been rapidly augment
ing Of late This is one Of the good results
of the panic, in enforcing frugality and econ
omy among our people. The savings gath
every kind of industry and production, and
will thus enlarge the legitimate avenues OF
business and create new fields of labor.
ew-FashioncA Bill. Of Lading.
A circular has been issued by the London
Merchants Association, relative to bills Of
lading about the terms of which there is at
present dispute between them and the ship.
owners. The former contend that by the new
forms the carriers by sea seek to free them
selves unduly from any responsibility for the
safety Of the goods carried. The following
clause in the new bills is in this particular
taken exception to, as it asserts that ship
owners are Tree from liability on.
"All damage, loss or injury arising from the
perils or things above mentioned, and wheth-
er such perils or things arise from the negli-
gence, default or error in judgment Of the
pilot, master, marines, engineers, stevedoIes
or other persons in the service of the ship
owner"
This, it is ccntended with much show of
justice, is equivalent to freeing owners from
nil responsibility for the acts OF their servants,
and introduces condition most hurtfui to
shippers. The evil has crept in gradually un-
til it has become sore grievance. and the
committee, there fore, call upon a interested
parties to assist in restoring the old state ct
atfiirs under which the ship oN Fer was reason
ably liable for preventable injuries to the
goods he carried and for the act of his
servants.
Westward Movement Of Cora.
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