The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-04

our foreign trade for fhe month ended Octo
Der 81, 1874, and for the ten months ended
the same, compared with the correspondent
periods of 1878. The chief of the bureau
furnishes the following synopsis:
Domestic ex.
ports: Specie Foreign
Periods Imports. values. exports
81 1874 80. SAG, 4ss 65s s45, ss5os sl,ss5, IS;
Month ended Oct
81 ls73. 57,a39.11s 5l,76s,ssl 1,s67,
Ten months ended
Oct 81, 1874 400 524 965 499,17a,7 23 IS 94s. 96l
Ten months ended
Oct 81, 1a73 55o, 257 500 4ss 2l6657 al,O67, A;
The amounts of the foregoing, which, fol
1873, respectivelyfN consisted of merchandise
and of specie and bullion, were as follows
Domestic exp'ts. Foreign
1874 Imports Specie val's.) exports
Merchandise $4s7 4s5 691 $3.50 1888 233 s13 3l3 39g
Specie & bullion 12O39,2A 1875, 400 $3.50, 569
Merchandise 527177,6o5 43s, 777.o.5 14347, 1876
Specie & bullion. 23,OsO,29l 49, 1852 g. 720, 3O7
The value of foreign commodities remain
ing in warehouse October 81, 1874. was s45,-
SSO,274, as compared with Sc, 064, 932 De-
C ember 81, 1873
Allowing for the difference in the warehouse
account, the imports Of merchandise ex-
ceeded the exports of domestic and foreign
merchandise. during the ten months from
January l, 1874, to October 81, 1874, incIu-
sive, by S7,604, 4O1, while for. the correspond
ing period of 1873 the excess of imports over
exports of merchandise amounted to $73,-
652, 227.
For the ten months ended October 81, 1874,
the exports of gold and silver coin and bull
lion exceeded the imports by $40, 1872, IT'S, as
compared with an excess Of $33 O79, 64S dur
ing the corresponding period of 1873.
BY adding the specie and bullion to the
merchandise, it will be found that. for the ten
months ended October 81, 1874, the total ex-
ports exceeded the total imports in the sum
OF S34, 1884, 77, while for the corresponding
period Of 1873 the excess of the total imports
over the total exports amounted to $4O,-
572, So
The amounts of our imports and exports
for the ten months ended October 81, 1874
and 1873, carried in American and foreign
vessels, and in cars and other land vehicles,
were as follows:
Domestic exports. Foreign.
Vessels 1874. Imports 0iixed values.) exports.
American. SAC 300, 449 si25 224035 1894 GIG
Foreign f ,a- 3395s9,1l1 42o,l56as3 9,2la337
Land. -. -. 1on5,4o5 a,7ess7l e,s42oos
Vessels 1873
American. LAG a4o,als 1al,77esal 7,lsl1ss
Vehicles 1873.
Land. .---.. 126ss,o5l 6,soo117 2,61s1sa
1t will be seen by the above table that of
the total foreign trade by water during the
ten months ended October 81, 1874, over
seventy-three per cent. was carried in foreign
vessels as compared with about seventy five
per cent. for the corresponding period of
1873
The number and tonnage of vessels engaged
in the foreign trade which entered into and
cleared from the ports of the United States
during the twelve months ended Oct 81, 1874
and 1873, respectively, were as follows:
-Enteret- -Cleared-
1874 Numb'r Tons. Numb'r Tons.
Americ'n vessels. 1912 3,69ls9O 1l,s47 1896, JIG
Foreign vessels 5000 9,04s602 10 25S 9O55 429
Total 1912 Il. 74o a9a s1lo5 1851, s4s
Americ'n vessels 1874 3743 COZ LOGO 1851 $50
Foreign vessels. 20,3o2 s,442,660 2O464 s4l5 III
Total. ,6a6 Il, $50, s6a 3ao64 12,a73 100
This report contains a comparative table
which is exceedingly valuable for reference
t shows on one page the total value of the |
IMPORTS and exports of the United States an
lually from 1890 to 1874, inclusive, distin- !
gushing coin and bullion from merchandise
nj exhibiting the currency and specie values
# domestic exports since 1861. Valuable |
ables follow, giving the value of the princi-
'al articles imported and exported from 1868
o 1874, inclusive.
Foreign Exports Of Provisions.
The following We're the exports from At
antic ports in the week ending January 80.
ompared with the corresponding week last
ear:
1875. 1874.
ork, bills ............. 3,245 1892 |
aeon, lbs. ........... .6,O09,278 1854, 800
ard, lbs. .............. $, 1854 2,419,7OO
Reducing the pork barrels to pounds there
'as an aggregate of 12,OS5,112 lbs against
1892 400 in the corresponding week of
anuary, 1874.
Extraordinary Yield of Lard.
[St. Louis Republic an
A contest seems to have been quietly en-
cred into bet xeen Chicago and st. Louis to
emonstrate which place can obtain the most
lrd from the hog. At the former place SO
erces, or about an average of 1913 pounds of
rd, was obtained from 2O5 hogs, and SO
erces, an average of 1876 pounds, from 2l2
ogs here This is ''ths whole hog or none"
Lucky Office /; branch of Louisiana State
ottery, at No. Camp street.