The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-03
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.


Camp street. At II A. NJ.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
The volume Of business in the dry goods
rade in New York city last week is repre-
bented by the Economist and Dry Goods Re
character. This is attributed largely to the
snfavorableness OF the weather, though this
Zoe. not altogether account for the small
volume of purchases of goods, and the
E,on0mist acknow lodges that no point in the
vhole country has felt the staonation Of trade
In greater d-gree than New York.
A correspondent writing from the West.
.ays that the prairie hen, which is very useful
in destroying the grassh"ppers. - becoming
very scarce IN consequence OF tue ia,ee nun aus
ber annually killed FOR Eastern markets anu
TOR Europe
The ship "Hoog!y," from Manila, arrived
nt Boston few days ago, after o remarkably
long passage of nearly SIX months and nall
kHhe WAS detained two months by battling
winds in the China Sea, and for days at
hime made no Roadway, as often occurs IN
that detection.
The total production of gold and silver in
The United States and Territories from 1919 to
hS73 was, according to a report made to Con-
ress during the last session, Q grand total o.
81 .429. $50, OOO, Of which Sl,24O $50 600 was
gold. But it must be remembered that the
PRODUCTION of silver in Large Quantities Is OF
Comparatively recent dste. It Is only within
four or five years that the great Comstock
1ode began to yield its enormous treasures,
and the greatest bonanzas have all been dis
covered within the last eighteen months Inc
production OF silver nov at the rate of $780,
UOO, COO per annum will probably be greatly
<hop VI fAW
The British consul ut Baltimore has issued
, notice to shippers, cautioning them against
skipping with potatoes, intended either for
|use on the voyage, or for importation into the
tjnitet Kingdom, any haulms or stalks, or
(adhering soil. This precAution IS deemed
necessary for the prevention Of an introduce
ton OF the COLORADO potatoe bug INTO
Fsireat Britain. The notice further states that
.otYicers Of customs at the various ports IN
England and Ireland have been instructed to
-examine carefully potatoes coming from this
country, and to take care that all adhe1ing
particles be destroyed by fire.
The construction VII CHI Jay Gould Is said
| TO pnt on the refusal OF Congress to continue
the Pacific Mail subsidy is rather startling
one, and excites a good deal of attention.
| Gould takes the ground that the United
States Government. by withdrawing the sub
| sidy to tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
she government had right in case OF neces-
sity, to take the comrany's steamers and turn
them into war vessels. 1t is further hlntet:
shat, on the strength of this construction.
.fiould & Co. propose to lease the ste .mers not
in service upon the New York and San Fran
cisco route, via the Isthmus, to British
company. While this htter supposi.ion has
no fact to authorize it. there il Ut least the
possibility that the United Safes might be
D,:A ucr
large price for mail and other government
services bet xeen California and China and
Japan.
it is said that the large price paid for to.
oacco this year has stimuli ted the demand
for seed this spring to AZ unusual extent. and
in small quantities by parties who have MOI
hitherto engaged IN raising it. From this q
large crop this coming season j. predicted.
Al San Francisco. on Saturday, James ~ OK
She millionaire, file 1 in the Recorders Office
| revocation Of his deed OF last July. convey
ing his property to trustees for various benevo
lent purposes The revocation recites thai
he wishes to provide for those having natura
. claims upon him. TO amend the instrument
and. with returning health. to personally ut
essnd the execution of his designs. The acts
heretofore performed by the trustees are con
armed.
Short Crop or Maple Sugar.
According 70 present appearances, the sea
con is likely to prove an unfsvorable one TO
maple sugar makers The Boston Commercial
y;tdAtn gays, last year little of this swee
was received as early as the 7th of March
but it is now much later in tie spring. ant
no. a single tree has been tapped in New
Hampshire or Vermont. Sap refuses to ru'
sill the snow is mel ed around the trees. and a
the same time it will be sure to dry up unles
the nights are frosty. This being the case.
generally happens that when Q considerable
depth of snow remains on the ground unit
quite late, as is the case this spring, the warn
weather comes On so suddenly after the ap
pearance Of bare ground IS to make tn
sugar season very short
i Heavy Carsocs for Liverpool.
q The Boston steamers according to tn
u Bulletin, are taking out full cargoes for Liver
& pool. That of the ''Lord Give" which
cleared Wednesday, is valued at $3.50, 900
u The 'Quebsc," which will sail next Wednes
day, will take out, besides ether goods, GU, OO
bushels of grain, 1890 bales of cotton, 7O
IONS of PROVISIONS, and 500 barrels of refine
oil. The Marathon" has on board q rat le
smaller cargo than usual. worth perhap
<l5O,OOO. 1t includes 200 bales cotton, 100
packages provisions, 10000 bushels of corn
and 1900 barrels apples.
Boston House 10 Trouble.
Simmons Bros. i Co., OF Boston uurnlsh
ing goods house), have been compelled t
suspend payment. The Bulletin says: Not
withstanding the loss Of nearly quarter OF
million by the great fire, their liabilities the
being 5000, 600, the house shouldered it
burthen and have continued to meet its obi
cations. but the October plnic and the nor
revival OF business have proved too great
strain on its RESOURCES The present labit.tie
OF the finn are about $350,O1O." The sam
paper also announces that u meeting OF tn
creditors of George b. james & Co.. lumbe
dealers, in bankruptcy. has been held. Claim
in the neighborhood Of 500, 900 were submit
ted and approved. The total liabilities Of tn
,hsm amount to about 81, 900, 900.
stock spec alation In New York.
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