The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
c0MMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

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Of Pbiladelphia during the month of October
from different ports, against 1OoO the same
time last year.
From many quarters of Illinois the pros
meet of the winter wheat crop is reported as
excellent.
II is estimated that owing to the failure of
the fisheries in Newfoundland, the Montreal
supply of herring will be 100000 barrels short
this year.
struction Of hogs by cholera IN the north and
northeast part Of Montgomery county is
fearful. Many men lave lost nearly or all of
their pork hogs. Many farmers will be COM
Selled to buy for their use
There is an orange tree in grove at Wela.
ka, Fla, that yielded an income of $50 last
season, the fruit being sold at wharf within
half mile OF the grove. The grove contains
about dozen trees of nearly the same pro-
ductivenes5 as the one mel ito ned.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the quail
ity of the wheat now coming into that market
is poorer than the average of past years, and
judging by the receipts thus far, not more
than % per cent OF the entire crop of the
Northwest will be of the standard grade OF
NJ. 2. The quantities of the higher grades
will also be less than in former years, while
the percentage of grades below No. will be
considerably larger.
In E gland the annual item of damages for
injuries to passengers and freight is a serious
one in railroad s expenses. The sum awarded
by English courts for personal injuries on
railroads during the year ending with June
last amounted to 81, $50, 600, and for loss and
damage to goods in transit 81, 10000, a total
of more than 81, 100000. being nearly one
half the average dividend. The largest sums
paid on both considerations we're by the Lon
don and Northw estern, $3.50. $40. The Great
E stern paid nearly 5000, 100 for personal in ju-
rleS.
The importation of foreign railroad iron
fell off from 49, 454 tons in 1874 to 1885
tons in 1875.
A Washington special says: If the govern
ment meets with as good success at Chicago
and Milwaukee at least So, 500, 600 will be
brought into the Treasury. There will prob
ably be one hundred convictions in all, and a
leak of two aud halt millions a year will be
stopped. The Treasury off Gals feel the
utmost confidence in their ability to accom-
plish the same results in Chicago and M,lwau-
kee that have been SO trlumphantly secured
in ST. Louis. a sure test of this success is
the condition of the whisl y marke', which
has been entirely free from "crooked"
whisky now for several months. 1t is an in
teresting fact that before the raid upon the
distillers began, there Was actually for a me
quotation Of illicit whisky in the market re-
ports, the price being given day by day at
about two cents a gallon lower than honest
whisky.
A Change for Better.
The gain Of So, 1924 600 of specie by the
New York banks last week has had the i'm
portant effect OF advancing the price of ster-
ling exchange, and has thus had very favor
able and stimulating effect on the export OF
domestic products. Concurrent with this the
decrease of 50, lao, 900 in the legal tenders in
dictates that that amount of currency has been
sent into the interior, probably to the South
to move cotton las we know from the price OF
New York exchange that no currency has
come West for week past). But wherever il
may have gone it is apparent there is that
much more currency in circulation, indicating
that much more activity in the marketing OF
products, though this activity, we think,
does not extend to wheat and corn On the
whole, there is more favorable aspect to the
whole export trade than there was few
weeks ago Chicago Inter- Ocean, 10th inst.
Frof. ssionaI Bankrupts.
A fair illustration of the dishonesty of
some bankrupts was 81 ven short time since
in an Easte m paper. One of these profess
sional bankrupts informed his creditors that
he had always paid twenty-five cents on the
dollar when he failed, and he would do 1t
then. But when some doubt was expressed
amount to that much, he ve-y magnanimously
informed them that if they should not he
would pay what was lacking "out Of his own
pocket!
This was a most liberal offer, and we are
sure must have greatly consoled the despond-
ing gentlemen who mad. up to the time it was
made, feared they would not realize such a
handsome percentage. We are not Informed
o: the fact, but we venture to say that this
generous bankrupt, after paying what was
lacking on his assets to make up the twenty
five cents on the dollar, wore fine linen and
Jared sumptuousy every day.
Money and Trade.
Of New York the Tribune says:
While the general trade of the city during
the week has been very moderate, the hope
full see, or think they see, on all sides the n
dications of better times to come. They say,
and not without very good reason, thai the
results of the recent State elections fairly IN
dictate not only the defeat Of any future efforts
to further initiate our irredeemable paper cur
rercy, but point in the direction OF return
at no very distant period to that sound com
basis which is recognized throughout the
world as the only legitimate measure OF value.
They see also reason to hope and beHeve
that we have substantially "touched hard-
pan," in the fact that in many articles OF
merchandise especially domestic cotton
and some other manufac goods, prices
are now ruling lower than when we were upon
gold basis, in anti-panic times-so low IN
deed as to induce al export demand 1or our
cheaper cotton fabrics in competition with
British manufactures Of course these ex-
ports at present are only to very limited ex-
tent, and it is quite possible that IN some
cases the goods are consigned 70 oe solu On
commission but still the fact that we are e4-
porting any kinds Of manufactures not here
iotore sent abroad is good indication, since
it is a sign of activity and disposition to
compete with the Old World manufacturers
in their own markets. Business men find en-
couragement also in the fact of unwonted
activity in the movement of the abundant
products of the West and of the South to the
seaboard, and in the renewed export demano
for these products, which is thought likely 10
continue. unless interfered with, as hereto
fore, by such hurttul speculations as advance
prices.
During the wear ending with the hrst OF