The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-01

and St Louis commercial journalists, Their
is no reason to question that it can be pushe,
to a signal success There is much create
encouragement for New Orleans and the Mis-
sissippi Valley to cultivate these South Ameri
can markets than to expend their efforts i,
direct trade with Europe. The former,
may be said, lie right in their way The lat
ter, for various misunderstood reasons, cal
only be undertaken at an immense disadvan.
| tage, and the experiments that have hereto
fore been ventured upon we believe have
| never been attended by such rewards as K
! warrant persevering in them.
Ever since the establishment Of regular
| steamer communication between New Ycrl
and Rio, and the leading ports on the Span
lsh main, our trade has steadily increased
but the markets there, it may be said, are
still susceptible of indefinite development,
and we are inclined therefore to welcome
whatever new co-workers the commercial
spirit OF the southwest may send into the
field. If it were at all probable that our own
port would suffer any diminution of foreign
trade thereby, the loss would be more than
made up to us in many ways, by the aug
mented commercial wealth of the Southwest
and the Gulf ports.
No belittling local or sectional considers
tons on the part OF our people here hence,
will throw cold water on any undertakings
OF this character. The fact is the CONNER
cial greatness Of New York is so bound up
with the welfare and progress of the country
at large that it cannot afford to take narrow
view Of these questions. Whatever benefits
New Orleans, or st. Louis, or Baltimore, or
Philadelphia, or Boston, must eventually tell
to our advantage also. The constantly ex-
panding commercial opportunities of this vast
continent and Of the world at large, under
nj cfi 1o1n
city, cannot be circumscribed nor monopo-
lized by any one city, nor any one port, nor
any one section. Modern trade has proved a
great leveler. The age has departed when
only Phnnicians could be merchants and
navigators, or when Tyre, or Venice, or Am
sterdam, could set up an exclusive claim to
commercial supremacy. We are all on pretty
much the same plane now, and the commune
ty that is most energetic and enterprising.
and the quickest to convert opportunities to
commercial account, is the only one that will
keep in the foreground.
Blow mt the Pilots.
The Court of Appeals Of New York has
just decided against the validity of off-shore
pilofage. The following are the terms OF the
decision OF Chief Justice Church, as tele-
graphed from Albany: ''There is no provision
in the law compelling a vessel to &C .ept the
pay for services not rendered. In the case Of
Cisco against Roberts, the decision ha, been
reversed by subsequent laws and is no longer
binding. It is unjust and cannot hold good,
that vessel shall be com oelled 10 pay pilots
where no service is rendered or needed
Damage Allowance Merchandise Sus-
pended.
The following telegram was sent on the 2G h
inst. to the Collectors OF Ports designated I'M
Ger the act Of 1870 and amendato.y acts, tor
the receipt OF merchandise for the immediate
tr .nspor.at on in bond without appraise-
ment:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, April % 1875.
Collectors Of Customs
Suspend all damage allowances on mer-
,handise arriving under act of July IA, 1870,
i yonr port as the port of final destination.
also, Withdrawals from warehouse without
additional duty after one year from date Of
trivial at first port.
CHAs. F. CoNANT, Acting Secretary.
Reported Scarcity Of Old.Tax Hishwines and
Alcohol.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin Of April "a |
tates that dealer of that city, in alcohol, |
Who has just returned from trip through the |
Vest, reports that the stock Of old-tax high
vines and alcohol is now practically exhaust
d. On the LIST of March there was quite q
arge quantity on hand, but at the present
ime there are only about 1000 barrels of
ighwines and still less OF alcohol now held
q that section. The most Of the old tax
GODS are now in the hands of Eastern specu-
ators, though the stock is also getting to be
ute small.
The Western distilleries are all running
ow. but no goods are being shipped East, SO
istillers say that present going prices are
and claim that there must
Q an advance Of several per cent before any
hing in the shape of profit can be realized
he most of the Western distilleries will shut
own as soon as the cattle are put to pasture,
nd production will then be at q stand still
ntil about the first of September.