The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-03
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
The Hazardville Powder Company pay half
of the expense of $1,000 accident policies for
all manned men in their employ. the premium
amounting to $40 a year. Previous to this
arrangement, the company were in the habit
OF partially supporting the widows and chill
dren OF men killed 10 their employ, but now
the afflicted families receive only the insur-
ance money.
The bark Comtesse Duchatel arrived at
Havre, from New Orleans, on the 26th ult.
Complaints About the Postal Cards.
The Post-Office Department is constantly
IN receipt of letters from different parts of the
country, complaining of the postal cards. The
general cause of complaint is the poor quality
of the paper, which they state renders it al
most impossible to take letter press copies Of
correspondence upon them. A complaint is
also made that the quality is very uneven,
sometimes being much better than at other
times.
Improving Burmese Prospects.
The Boston Shipping List, Of Saturday last,
with reference to business prospects in that
quarter, says: GAS regards the future there
is good reason to feel hopeful, for we think
that the turning point has been reached, and
that the fall will bring with it gradual i'm
provement. Of course we know that Bo ,ton's
business affairs cannot improve much without
q general improvement all over the country
but the same influences are operating in
other sectious, and, unless we are sadly mis-
taken, the cloud of depression which his
been lowering over us SO long will soon be
-dispelled."
The Shoe and Leather Reporter of New York
takes an encouraging view of the situation.
It says: "The cloud, which has cast so deep
Q shadow over the tanning interest, shows
manifest signs Of passing away. The cur
tailment of the volume of manufacture has
been going quietly but steadily on, until the
receipts are growing less and promise still
further reduction. The sudden stoppage of
the European demand added still further to
the depression, since that had afforded an
outlet which had long been desired. These
markets show more signs of revival, and the
current of shipment marks an evident in
crease. Some of this goes forward on direct
purchase by parties here, and mostly for con-
tinental ports!
The New York Markets.
[Daily Bulletin, 29sh ult.
A good uniform market has prevailed
on butter throughout the week, all things
considered, though, if anything, the turn was
o little more favorable to buyers. The supply
of State was not quite so large as last week,
but the quality ran fair on the average, and
with some falling off in the demand receivers
found it necessary to give matters close atten-
ton, in order to keep stocks closely sold up.
Some few orders for choice frkins have con-
tinued to come forward from the South, but
not quite so plentifully as heretofore, and the
call from Eastern buyers has fallen off some
what, leaving the business mainly dependent
upon local dealers, and these, as before, have
worked closely to actual wants.
No actual decline could consistently be
quoted, but 26@27c were extreme figures for
long lines and 27@28c for choice small selec-
tons of tubs and frkins. Pals have met
with very fair demand from the city trade,
but the supply was larger than could be ham
died to good advantage and sellers were dis
posed to allow easy terms, especially to any
one inclined to handle a large quantity. Lots
of 80 packages have sold at 274c for choice
creamery and were pretty freely offered at
28@29c, with the latter rate about all that
could be obtained even on the usual selection
to grocers.
For Rio coffee during the week there has
been very fair demand, and the market has
ruled firm. The arrivals have been large and
have caused an increase in the supply, but as
stated, a fair trade has been done, and holders
have maintained steady prices for most grades.
The steamer Merrimack arrived about the
middle Of the week, with II, 1856 bags, por-
ton of which has been sold. The advices
from Rio Janeiro have not been of q nature
to create any decided influence, some features
of the news being rather favorable to holders,
and others favorable to buyers, but the points
favoring one side being counterbalanced by
Others favoring opposite interests.
Early in this week an encouraging infu-
ence for holders was the frmness and activity
of the market for mild coffee, but latterly this
support has been wanting, and fair move
ment has alone sustained prices The job
bling business has been moderately active.
At the out-of-town markets the trade in Rio
has been quite small, but the supplies have
been light and prices have been steady.
The New ostaI Empire.
On Thursday of the current week, the
beginning of the fiscal year, the international
postal treaty negotiated at Berne. Switzer-
land, in October last will go into effect At
that time will come into existence q new en-.
pire, vaster than the imagination of Alexander
conceived or Napoleon's lust of power COM
passed. The United States, all Europe and
Egypt are included within its almost bound
less boundaries.
The treaty referred to stipulates that the
nations between which the treaty was con.
cluded shall form ''a single postal territory
for the reciprocal exchange of correspondence
between their Post Off ces." The nature CT
this pact is fairly represented in the following
paragraph:
It establishes five cents as the general
union rate OF postage for each prepaid letter
mot exceeding half an ounce in weight, and
provides that single rate shall be imposed
for every additional half ounce or fraction
thereof The union charge for newspapers.
books or other parcels is cent and half for
every two ounces, though in the case of news
papers, countries SO desiring it may fix the
rate for single copy weighing not more than
four ounces at two cents. When either let
tiers, newspapers or parcels are carried more
than 300 nautical miles by sea within the ter
xitory of the union an additional charge not
exceeding half the general union rate may be
levied. The general union rate in regard to
letters may be SO far modified as to be re-
duced to four cents or raised to six cents per
half ounce, according to the monetary or
other requirements Of the country fixing the