The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

The interest of the farmers Of the West i,
the subject OF transportation was shown il
the Senate on Tuesday last, when Mr. Win
dom, Of Minnesota, presented a monster peti
ton containing the Autograph signatures 0
4S,SJ3 farmers. OF this number, ID lS2 re
side in Minnesota, y lol in Wisconsin, II,
15f IN Iowa, 5S}S in Nebraska, and 1925 il
Dako ta-with Illinois and Arkansas to b.
heard from. In Presenting it, Mr.. Wirdon
said that it was but faint expression Of ID,
sentimen aid demands of the people Of The
Northwest. This petition is probably thu
largest ever presented In Congress- Man,
years ago Edward Everett, of Massachusetts,
presented a petition of 5000 New England
clergymeD, praying for the repeal of the fugi
tive slave law, and that, from its great size
attracted much attention. But this monster
appeal for some better means Of tranqporta
ton outweighs anything of the kind ever pre-
sented to Congress.
Developing n New Trade.
stock company has been recently estab.
hshed In London. with capital Of 5000
sterling, under the title of "The Texas Live
Cattle Importation Company" for the pur-
pose OF importing cattle regularly, by line
of steamers built for the purpose by the COM
pany, direct from Galveston, Texas. to Lon
don. By thus procuring stock at low prices
at the source OF supply, it is believed that the
loss attending the experiments made from
New York and Philadelphia last year will not
only be avoided, but that in addition good
margin Of profit will be left The agent OF
the company has already arrived at Galveston.
Texas. In addition to carrying cattle to Eng
land, the company propose to bring back emf
grants for Texas.
The vessels are specially adapted to this
kind OF trade. Their chief popularity is the
application of Relph's patent for securing
cattle on voyages, by q series Of connected
safely transported. in a direct trip Of about
sixteen days.
Another feature of the company's plan is
the establishment Of stld farm in the inte-
rior of Texas for the improvement of stock
We are informed that the pioneer steamer,
chartered by the company, left Glasgow Oh
the Nth of last month. As she could not get
cargo for Galveston, she was freighted for
Trinidad, from which place she was TO pro-
coed to that port. Her arrival, therefore, is
looked for at any moment.
The programme, as here presented, it
strikes Us, is sufficiently attractive TO induce
the average Texas steer to take a trip abroad,
in preference to long drive into Kansas, TO
be shipped one thousand miles or more by
the tedious and cruel rail. We may possibly
see marked diversion in the Kansas Texas
cattle trade should this experiment succeed,
as its promoters evidently intend itishall if the
60, 000, 600 is actually paid into the company's
treasury.
Condition of European Provision Mark cts.
From recent private Liverpool and Ham
burg vices, we learn that the condition Of
those markt IS is somewhat different from
what has been understood to be the case
From the latter N .rket, repors were current
har ha,, II Is 1,sl
was some 40 600 'ierces, against 5000 tierces
last year, and the letters referred to above are
in answer to inquiries upon that point. The
reply is that at that time, the stock in Ham
burg was less than 5000 tierces, which st tie
ment is said to have been since borne out by
the continued demand from Liverpool il adj
dition to what may have been taken from
here. This Hamburg letter shows some i'm
portant changes Ia that market, and a steady
revolution in its trade in lard since the estab-
hshment of direct weekly lines of steamers
with New York We quote the folio wing from
q source eminentIy vouched for:
Importations of Hungarian lard have ceas-
ed entirely, since it could not compete with
American in cheanness, and the Ham burgers
have quickly taken hold of this trade to sup
ply all the interior of Germany. We have |
now large refineries that melt down and puri- |
fly the American lard and send it to the Up |
land IN packages convenient to the trade. |
The demand il very active, and all arrivals |
are Immediately taken up at current prices.
Indeed, price was no object as we have no
stock to speak of. The imp ortations at thi,
port from America were as follows
873-Larl, 10 600 tier ,cs; Meats 81, 900 packages
1874 8 10000 g 8 29,500
From the foregoing we have some of the
that ar and have been at work the
past two years to regolutiouize our provision
rade, which in amount has equaled or ex-
seeded all former years, and yet the average
prices at which it has been consumed have
been 40 to 100 per cent greater than since the
var.
What is true Of Hamburg is no doubt true
II many other Europe an ports II not most
nd this of self alone is sufficient to occasion
What has so surprised and astoni>hed our
most sanguine dealers the past two years. It
S seen, however, that while at this particular
'ort imports of lard have largely Increased,
aeon has fallen Oft, which is not explained
mother indication is that the Germans are
BEGINNING to fine their own lard, instead Of
uying it all refined here, as formerly. Aud
his accoun for the fact that there has been
lore demand for raw here and in Liverpool
ne past year for German market Is than ever {
etore. Especially has kettle-rendered been
'anted this season, and the time may come {
hen the business or rennlnS mere Tor Euro |
can markets may come TO an end, except for {
rands which have acquired sufficient reputa-
on to sell them against all competi orS, as IS I
the case in q rmany.-Ne,C York !
'uletin, I'd inst.
Cotton. 4
REVIEW OF THE WEEK
IN. Y. Bulletin % inst
The market has shown few slight fuctua- q
ons since our last, but on the whole the
i'm has been decidedly up ward and the pre- :
ously noted tendency toward a bullish feel /
lg became so G, neral that toward the close it