The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-24
COMMERCIAL MATTERS. Etc.


Ftnancier, and propose to change its n sme to
The Public, and advocate financial reform in
weekly doses.
The government has in its service 10, 1877
horses, 9739 mules and 81 oxen. These anil
mails consumed 100000 bushels of grain,
A. 317 tons of hay, 1862 tons of straw and
405 tons of corn fodder. The numerous
horses of the officers went in for share of
this fodder.
Spinner, who is in Florida, writes his sig
nature on the sands of bayou, and the ALI
get the jim jams.-Cin Times.
The Amerique-the French steamer that
would not sink when alb ,ndoned-can not be
said to be sailing vessel of remarkable quail
ties She made 230 miles under sail in three
weeks This is an illustration of the capacity
of your ocean steamer when the shaft breaks.
One would say they should make those shafts
of pretty stiff iron.
Eighty five vessels of all descriptions have
been lost on the lakes during the present
season, valued alone at 81, 049, OOO and with
their cargoes at 1921, 300. an excess over
last years losses of l,047, OOO The number
of lives lost is estimated at 1856 decrease
from last year of 131. OF this number 562
or more than half, were lost on Lake Michi-
gan alone.
Hog packing continues active in the West.
The movements thus tar, it will be observed,
is materially behind that of last year. Still,
if the present activity continues till the end
OF the season, the deficiency promises to be
less marked than it is made to appear in the
comparative totals recently.
We see 1t stated that owing to the new food
and drug adulteration act the London tea
merchants have been obliged to cease import
ing green teas from China, because they are
m ypI M hcto int bo hon Of
coloring matter, and therefore liable to be
eonfiscated and destroyed.
Secretary Howard. of the Pork Packers As
ISOLATION Of the United States, has published
his first monthly report of the exports of pro-
visions, obtained from Hon. Edward Young,
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, at Washing
ton. The exports of hog products from thir-
teen ports for the month of November aggre
gate 81, loo, 900 pounds net, valued at 81 7OO,-
900. The exports of beef products for the
same time were Z, $50, 600 pounds net, valued
at 100000 h also estimates the packing
of the West 800. 600 hogs short up to the pres
ent time. Advices from country points indi-
cate that hogs are arriving more freely, and
the quail y is decidedly better than last sea-
SON.
We add to our illustrations of the burdens
of taxation the city of Philadelphia. That
city, with an increase of 80 per cent in popu-
lation, between 1860 and 1875. shows an
increase in taxation of 3l7 per cent, or
$8,00l,2 53. Making allowance for the ratio
OF population, the three great seaboard cities
of New York, Boston and Philadelphia stand
about alike in respect to the enormous growth
of taxation. In each case the taxes are four
fold what they were in 1860, while the popu-
lation has increased only one-fourth to one
half These alarming figures are in all cases
official, and admit of no cavil as to fact
A new field Of advertising is being opened.
It is in the obituary line. A recent number
of an English paper contains death notice
of a centenarian, which ends with the SEN
tence: For the last twelve months of her
existence she lived exclusively on IS pure
extract Of meat; country papers please copy. ;"
This is ingenious, but yet only mere hint of
the posslt ilities Of the future. Ere long, the
average obituary may read in something Of
this way "Died, ----. aged 81. His
excellent table was always supplied with meat
by y, and with fine groceries by -. The
funeral will take place tomorrow. The satin
lined coffin is furnished by - 4 Co., and
the embroidered shroud was one of number
imported by - & . Country papers
please copy" Other details can be inserted
in the seme way, SO that meri.orious trades"
men will actually gain, instead Of losing, by
the death of customer.
Who Loses by a Raised Check.
Sipperly & Co. gave check for S24 drawn
presented a 500 bill in payment for $76
worth Of goods. The check, raised to
S4222 rs, was soon after presented to Duff Il
Tinkin, gold brokers, in payment for gold
coin. Before delivering the gold the check
was sent to the bank, the messenger mistaken
ly saying Sipperly Il Co. wished to buy gold
He was told the check was all right, and it
was certified. The check was then deposited
by Duff 4 Tinkin in the National Bank Of the
Republic, and went through the Clearing
House to the Security Bank, when, the forgery
being discovered, the Bank Of the Republic
was asked to pay the difference between the
genuine and the raised check 1t refused,
and suit was brought in the Court of Com
mon Pleas On the second trial of the case
Judge Robinson directed verdict for the
plaintiff, holding that the certiication of a
check by bank officer only imports that the
drawers signature is genuine and that he has
funds in the bank; and that there was no es-
/, topped from the bank officials saying it was
all right, because Of the Misrepresentation on
the other side.-N I. Grocer.
Decline in Emigration.
There are plenty of good reasons why tax
one of them is, that immigration is decreas-
ing. In 1873, there were added to our pop
ulation 459 SOB persons from abroad-an i'm
mediate addition to our wealth Of about $275,-
1871, 800, according to moderate estimate of
the value Of immigrants. During the fiscal
wears 1874 and 1875, there has been falling
off of 1872, 305 in immigration, a loss by the
same calculation of S139 1888, 600. Here is a
relative loss of nearly quarter of million
taxpayers in two years. The German gov
eminent is discouraging emigration by every
means within its power and influence. Ire
land is improving in condition. The Englis
must migrate to an English country when
they move. Taxes increasing, taxpayers
diminishing, relatively speaking, sums up our
fiscal condition at present.
The Tennessee Iron Interests.
Chattanooga Iimes.l
In our article upon the above subject some
short time since we referred to the probability
of a new trade being opened up with England
for the supply to that market OF our cele-
obosr Tn