The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-21
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

U6S6ILEu IEDu btlclF N6sSS1S d. tunl tOAt oNiiAS
the season OF navigation just past.
Leaves of the piteapDie, now being extern
sively cultivated il the E.s: Indies, are turned
to account by being converted into kind of
wadding, which is used for upholstering in
stead of hair sort of flannel is also man
nfactured from then, from which substantial
waistcoats AMI shirts can be made.
A new branch of industry is being set on
foot in Nova Scotia. Several fish packing
houses finding their occupation gone for the
winter, are now at work in packing rabbits, |
partridges and other game. good market
is expected in England for this class of
canned goods.
Corn is said to be selhng in the streets OF
Clinton, No, for 20 cents per bushel.
There were 8, 627 $40 pounds Of butter and
1,240, 6l0 pounds OF cheese made In Kansas
last year.
The reports of the gross earnings of West
ern railroads in November show that nineteen
roads earned SIS, 415, 237, which is an increase
of 1927, 997 over November, 1874. The earn
ings for eleven months ending November 80,
of fifteen roads were $50, 624, 682 which is an
increase of So, 547, Isl over last year. This is
one of the most encouraging indications that
the general business of the country is i'm
proving.
Failure of Cotton Raising in Missouri.
There was a general Impression among ag-
riculturists in the southeastern portion OF
Missouri early in the season that cotton could
be successfully and probably grown in that
region. These anticipations, however, do
not appear to have been iully realized, at least
we Judge by the statement in the SOdaard
CountV Messenger, giving the cost OF Guilt
waiting twelve acres Of cotton IN that district
thus: :" Labor of one man TOR four months,
with board, 500. horse and feed $40, rent OF
ground $40, pickiny, 1900 pounds per acre, a
/ cent pound, $2l6-totaf cost 1896. The
product, it says, will be half bale to the
acre, or 6 bales for the IL acres. Estimating
500 pounds to the bale, a. IL cents a pound,
the proceeds will be 1880, or $66 less than
cost.
The Trade in Oil Peppermint.
The cultivation OF peppermint for distllla-
ton is an industry of some Importance In
Wayne county, New York, and In some por-
tions of Michigan. From New York and
Michigan it may be said that the greater part
of the worlds supply of this oil is derived.
Germany annually takes considerable guam
tity, as also England and other countries OF
Europe. 1t is used largely for confectionery
and other purposes in this country. Growers
both in New York and at the West are very
much dissatisfied with the present prices
and claim that the last crop was smaller than
for some years, the Western farmers averrlng
that the plant was erlously injured at an lm
portant stage by drouth.
This does not receive entire credence, and
as trade at present il dull prices are not very
firm, and in f,ct as compared with last year,
prices are materially lower. Then the prices
were SIS so to So IS per pound, where now
the quotations are So SO to 81, the higher
figure for that in cases. Many farmers IN the
growing dis riots hold out for 81 in cans, but
the companies that bottle the oil refuse to
pay this.
IiyeruOOl Cotton Report.
From the weekly circular of Messrs. w. G.
Watts & Co., Liverpool, Dec. Sd, we take the
following:
There is one feature of the market for
American Cotton deserving of attention we
refer to the advance of 1-I6d this eek IN good
bIiddling Uplands Our advices from America
alsoindicate an upward tendency for the higher
grades. Such change as this so early in the
season is very suggestive. The Continent and
America have purchased so largely out OF the
early receipts at the ports, that it looks very
much as if Liverpool was going to receive
very much smaller proportion OF good, and
correspondIngly larger proportion OF lnterlor'
than last season. In fact, our own advices
lead us to suppose that the American crop OF
this season, even II 1t should turn out SOME
300. 900 to 400, 900 bales larger than last sea-
son, NAV actually furnish us with less cotton
that will pass on contracts - which now
almost invariably have the Low Mlddllne
clause-than we got last year. In this con
nection we are reminded that about one veal
ago it was thought by many that, owing &c
the very poor staple of the crop then coming
forward, it would yield less yarn per pound
than usual; some even estimated the de-
crease at as much as B to per cent. IL Is
however, now admitted this was mistake; IL
fact, it is generally conceded that owing tt
the cleanliness of the crop-its freedom iron
leaf, dust, sand, etc.-the yield IN yarn was
as large, if not larger, than an average.
From India crop advices are rather less
favorable Messrs. Finlay, Muir o. Co., o
Bombay, in their circular of 9th ult., say 'lr
the Central Provinces, Berar and khandeish
rain has fallen pretty plentifully, and IN tn
first and last named districts it is feared
good deal Of damage has been done.
We have no advice of rain having yet fallel
in the Dhsrwar district; sowings are conse
ouently not completed and the grain crop
are whitening, but the cotton plants sowi
early are said to be looking well. In hatly
war prospects are said to be fair, but in Cutcl
the crop will be very short. No recent report
from Breach have reached Us out Inc crol
will be late.
In our report of 10Th ult we mentioned
that many reports had reached us of seriou
damage to the cotton crop in China, Ih'
North China Herald to hand this week says
"The cotton crop in the neighborhood
Shanghai will be at most 40 per cent OF al
average crop. Prices have opened at IA t
14t taels per picul, which is some or D tael
over the opening price last year. 1t is sal
the cotton hongs "a mercantile house or fac
tory) which last year at this time were buy
ing SO or 60 piculs day are now getting onl
3 or 4; the country clinging to what they nav
in hope of higher prices, but partly also be
cause they think they will not have muc
more than will occupy the women and furnls
seed for the next year. The quotations. give
for cotton in the above extract are equal
7.69d per pound this as against I'D las
year, an advance equal to about 63 per cen
From this we infer China will this season tax
an unusually large proportion of the crop
Eastern India, and Europe get very little.
In regard to the Brazilian crop. Messr'
Johnston, Pater & CO., of Pernambuco, i
THAR circular of the 9Th ultifnn say: 8. IE