The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-09
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

UkhA AA1ASVSS $500
A large brewing firm in Glasgow, Scotland
has begun i'm porting California barley
The supply of sardines has an addltlon
from the Cornwall, England, pilchard fisher
les, that fish being now put up after the man
rer of sardines.
I'm the United States District Court at Balti-
more it is decided that rent OWING Dy DanK-
rupt is preferred claim, and distress war
rant issued after the marshal came INTO pos
session of the bankrupts effects was allowed. |
The railways in India seem to run to bridges. |
/ A single English firm has built no less than |
1 16,O 600 bridges for the Bombay, Baroda and
Central India and Indian Railways The last !
one constructed and sent out is to have an |
entire length of 9088 feet
There are now from IS to 100 shoe factories
in Philadelphia. The largest have facilities
to make weekly from 5000 to 18, 600 pairs,
ranging down as low as 400 pairs. When in
full operation these can make in week from
25O.OOO to 300, 1000 pairs, including mems,
women's, misses, children's and infants
shoes.
In Texas there is farm of $500 acres which
in enclosed by one fence and cultivated oy
thirty-two owners, every one OF whom Is un-
married
None of the new postal cards have yet been
issued, and no issue will be made until all
the old stock on hand, about million cards.
are disposed of.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean of LIST inst. says;
"Parties who had contracts unprovlded Tor
this month in the wheat, oats, rye, and pork
markets have been compelled to walk to the
captains Office" and pay their differences:
All these contracts were pretty well provided
for at the close of Change last evening-the
contracts outstanding in oats reaching about
425,OOO bushels, being the greatest. It is I'M
derstood that some parties will refuse to set
tie their contracts and request the directors
to fix price for settlement under the rules OF
the Board of Trade"
The government will owe $ll.5OO,OOO IN
gold on account OF the November interest,",
and will probably commence paying In less
than three weeks The effect upon the gold
market will be favorable
The value of the foreign dry goods entered
at the port of New York for warehouslng and
consumption from January to October
amounts to sS5, 349, 4O4, against SIS, 1872 362
in the corresponding period OF 1874, and
$98,S93,70S in the corresponding period OF
1873.
The value of the foreign goods thrown on
the market was s85, 295, 724, against s9l, 5O2.
sos in the corresponding period of 1874. and
$1O1, 9O8, 054 in the corresponding period OF
1873.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says of the
banks and dividends:
Ofthe ifty-eight banks within the limits OF
Boston, one pays per cent, five per cent
eight per cent, eighteen per cent. one 81
per cent one 3-15 per cent, twenty per cent
one quarterly, two not declared, and one
divides January and July.
The bank dividends have not decreased 81
much this six months as had been antlcl
mated, from the fact that last April, and pre-
viousjy, considerable reduction had beef
made. We find, however, that more than one
10, n 2 cent.
that only fifteen divide more than per CEN
The Local Trade.
There is no change to note of consequence
in the anthracite coal trade at this point. In
demand continues fairly active at unchanget
prices from those current last week. IN
duantity of coal sent from the Schuylki
region during the past week, according to tn
Miners Journal, was, by rail. 112. 049 tons; b.
canal, 1924 tons; total, las, 1923 tons. againi
l31. 43O tons for the corresponding period
last year. Increase, 1888 tons. Inc tots
SO far this year is 2,903,696 tons, againi
3.318.683 tons for the same period last yea
decrease, 1874. 1877 tons. :.
The quantity sent from all the regions II
the week was: Anthracite, 50S, 155 tons; blt'
minous, 91,9l2 tons; total 66O,O6 ton
against AL, O07 tons anthracite and q, 53Z o
luminous for the corresponding period la
wear. Increase of anthracite 81, l4o tons; II
crease of bituminous, 15, $50 tons. Total IL
crease, 112, 7OS tons. The supply sent frol
all the regions so far this year foots up IA
O4S, 636 tons anthracite and 2, 70S, 967 tons .
luminous; total 16, 757. SOB tons, against nss =
43O 427 tons anthracite and 1904, 600 to-
bituminous; total II, O36 O95 tons for same P
Rod of last year. Decrease Of anthracit
3S1, 791 tons; increase of bituminous, 1O4,2
TONS Philadelphia North American.
Advance in Gold.
The gold premium, which has long mai
tanned an advancing tendency, registered ye
terday the highest figure made since Jun
1S73-117S@l17a.
The following brief synopsis will show
range of the premium in the current YET
and for five years preceding:
Lowest Highe