The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-21

curing and placing California raisins in the mar
kets Of the East, does not exceed lie pr pound.
Foreign Commerce Of New York.
New York Bulletin, 18th inst.
Our foreign commerce returns for Octi Der
show continued decrease in both exports and
imports, as compared with the past two years.
In the former, however, the decrease has been
relatively less than has been no ed for some time
in our monthly comparisons with last year. The
falling off is greatest in the item of free goods.
The total is s5,39O,Ol5, against 50, ,S95 last
year.
The aggregate importations at the port were
so1 sss s7S, against 1913, .447 during October,
1874, and s37, 14E ,7e3 the year previous.
The 10 al imp ,rtalIuns Ior the past en- months
S2J7, 304 ,93S, decrease of $47 1874 375 COM
pared with the corresponding period OF last year
and $50, 427, l27 compared with 1873. The entries
for direct consumption show falling on OF about
So OOO free goods about $1,000, O00O, and
the warehouse entries alb ut $l4, 700, 600.
AS before remarked, the exports compare very
favorably with those of October last year. The
slight decrease noted has been proportionate in
both domestic and foreign commodities, spec g
alone showing an increase. The total exports
s25, SOC, 305 fer the same month OF last year
and s33,3.4 295 1873. Exclusive of specie, the
total Sc, st, 581, against S2i 285 552 and $3l
246 S38 in October, 1874 and 1873 respectively.
The exports Of dome site produce foot up q total
OF SO SOC, ISL, against s23, 39Ax4 last year and
$50 745 the year prevlousk The specie ship
ments were moderate.
total exports to have been s272 SAB $3.50. decrease
OF s12, 179, 233 compared with the returns OF the
corresponding period last year and SIT GIL 400
compar red with 1874. These differences occur
almost Ell tirely in dome site produce, the foreign
merchandise shipments being but slightly less
than the past two years, while the specie exports
have been very much larger.
Me camille Morality in the East.
The Boston Advertiser conjectures that the
exis ing depression in trade is due, among other
causes to a very low state CT mercantile morali-
ty and consequent want Of confidence. As
evidence of this low morality, 1t mentions the
following examples
s.The directors OF a manufacturing company
swear to a statement of its assets, and within
sixty DAY S from the date OF their oath, uponsthe
suspension of the company, its assets prove 10
be only one-ffth IF the amount sworn TO-
At the close of the business year, house OF
excellent stanGng, and not in a speculative line,
shows upon making up its accounts net assets OF
nearly $500, 900 and Its credit is based on thls
statement Within few months this house
suspends, and an examination OF Its affairs and
a valuation Of its assets show deficit OF
500 900, a difference Of 81, COO or more IN
less than one year. A large and influential ma
tional bank has depositor That suddenly leaves
the city; an Investigation into the paper held by
the bank proves beyon1 doubt the man to be
a Tolg r. or at least The utteIer OF forged paper
with fraudulent intent.
An expert detective discovers his whereabouts,
and weaves around him complete chain OF
proof. he bank, for the sake OF an extra dlVi-
dend Of tea to fifteen per cent on their claim,
deliver 10 the man friends the paper they hold,
Within a few weeks the forger appears IN the
market buying goods for cash with which to
begin business in a distant CITY IN community
ignorant of his true chara eter.