The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-15
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

has been determined upon by the City Coun-
Gil. AS it is to be taken in December, 1t Will
be more likely to be correct than the national
census ever is, which is always taken IN mid
summer, when many Thousands OF persons
are absent and hundreds Of houses empty.
The current estimate of the population is
100000 below that of New York, but the
North american is Inclined to think true
census would show the difference to be much
less.
The Memphis Aualanche says more than
$4,000, 600 worth of cotton has been market
ed there since the season opened on the LIST Of
September last, and this amount is but little,
if any, more than one-htth OF that which WILL
be handled there this season.
The Chattanooga TENN Times says "The
iron market of Chattanooga is improving. A
large quantity of pig iron has been shipped
from our city recently. A carload of our
native iron was bought yesterday for Tusca-
loosa, to take the place of Scotch pig.
The new constitution of Alabama has pro-
vision to the effect that all banks organized
under the laws of that State must have
specie basis, and their notes be redeemable
in silver and gold. The loaning Of State or
municipal credit to individuals or corpora
tions is strictly prohibited.
The Florida Guardian says that Tampa has
shipped about 100 600 oranges. Upon which
the Palatka Herald saws From our knowl-
edge of that section, We judge that this ship
ment is just the beginning. Orange culture
IN the neighborhood of Tampa is extensive,
and the increase of population down there
will, in few years. make that beautiful Gull
port the center of considerable commerce..
The mountain counties OF Georgia, 1t IS
said, will produce large quantities OF pork
this season. The mast is good, and corn In
abundance has been raised, which can be put
in meat and made ready for market by the
middle OF January The hogs in the noun
tains always get fat on the mast, and it takes
but little grain to harden their flesh and MAKE
them ready to slaughter.
The culture of the sorghum cane, which was
quite general throug hout the State of New
Jersey some years ago, has been abandoned
almost entirely, in consequence OF the diff
GUILTY attending the refining and aintAining
the purity of the grain The only mill in op
Grafton is at Allentown, where about 500 gal
Ions OF syrup are made annually.
Reports from the Continent of Europe %
to the condition of crops! are of much in
terest They show that in France and Hun
gary a marked change in the weather had set
in about the middle of November, and with
such results to the grain crops as to dissipate
the fears of extensive injury to the growing
plants. In Germany and Holland, however.
the weather continued inclement; but there
were, at the latest mail dates, indications OF
more favorable barometrical con iitions. The
continental markets generally report ample
supplies coming to hand, and an indisposition
to buy wheat.
The Chattanooga Tines tells of q wonderful
Weld of corn The land is Tennessee River
bottom, and the river overfowed it in March,
leaving deep deposit of sediment. The corn
was planted from the Goth of April to the 18th
of May-rather late An acre was measured
off and the corn gathered from it on the "a OF
no Ill,
was gathered on the 2lst of October, and the
yield was 114a bushels. An average acre Oh
this upland, gathered on the 22d October,
yielded 55} bushels, and another 5S9 bushels.
american VS.. Sheffield Cutlery Manufacture.
The Engish correspondent of tbs Pitts
burg American Manufacturer makes state
ment OF some importance as to the relative
merits of American and Sheffield cutlery
manufacture. We quote:
"Mr Samuel Mason, living at Westbar,
Sheffield has not scrupled to acknowledge,
in public, that the American appliances for
making cutlery greatly excel those at present
used in Sheffield Nevertheless, he has writ
ten letter to the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, in
which he states that he fails to see anything
very remarkable in the statement that has ap-
peared in the Iron Age, of New York, that six
table knives had been produced at Beaver
Falls, Penn, from bar OF steel in an hour
and a quarter.
without definitely stating that it could be
done, MIR. Mason is of the opinion that
phenomenon of like character might be
effected by any of the Sheffield manufactu-
rers He however, says: The Americans
are far in advance OF anything have seen or
heard of in Sheffield. The manufacturers OF
this town are fifty years back of Beaver Falls
in the productioun of table cutlery. do not
wish to be understood to say this of the finer
branches of cutlery, but in respect of turning
out knives and forks for general csc.
Why Note
We are constantly asked by subscribers,
why the Boston Journal Of Commerce does not
publish a list of the Suspensions and Fail
ares" and of the .'Chattel Mortgages for
the week; and to answer all at once We ap-
pend the following reas ons why it does not:
l. All Immediately interested in failure or
suspension hear OF it soon enough, and 1t Is
therefore unnecessary for newspaper to In
form them.
g. The mere reporting firm as having
failed is an injury to the credit of the house,
without details are given.
3. The failure OF house is misfortune
which need no: be trumpeted abroad. list
of such disasters-if these reports Can be
so termed -weakens public confidence and
causes depression in business, with no coun-
terbalancing public good.
4. A schattel mortgage" is a very private
matter. Il can only be the vilest order OF
Grundyism that would demand the publica'
ton of such privacies.
5. All these things are matters of record
The failures can be procured at the Bank.
ruptcy Court and the City Clerk has charge Of
the chattal mortgages. Reports can be
turned out to order-Boston Journal Of Com
,aerce.
r0.ot - The ,IarLets of the Proposed Re.
Imposition Of the Tea and Coffee Duties.
New York Bulletin, 18th inst.l
The proposition to restore the duty on tes
by the President and Secretary of the Trea
sury caused no little excitement in the tea
trade yesterday, and large sales were made al
higher prices, buyers, apprehending large
advance betors long, taking the opportunity
to replenish supplies. The operations we're
large in all descriptions, whether Japan