The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-22
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

The value Of exports from Boston during the
past week was $500, 451. Total since January l.,
$2l ,551 $685. against $18 533 931 for the CORES
pOpding period last year.
The arrangements for manufacturing coal dust
into fuel it seems, are not merely talk, but are q
reality. At the Harrisburg penn foundry and
m chime works five ma chimes are being made for
this purpose. 1t is also stated that the Reading
Railroad Company are about using this coal dust
fUr fuel in their locomotives.
A New Way to Pay Old Debts.
The people of Florence, apropos Of the accept
arce by their Mayor, Signor Peruzzi, Of the Lord
Mayor OF Londons invitation, are recalling the
fact that his ancestors, then PROBABLY the first
bankers in the world, lent Edward LII, q large
paid, spite Of repeated demands, and they con-
sequeutly failed, many minor firms being in
volved In it. 1t is maliciously suggested. says
the Roman correspondent OF the Paris Debdts,
that England, which readily lectures other
nations which break their engagements, should
set the example by clearing off this score. At
compound interest it might exceed the revenues
OF India, but Signor PeruZzi would doubtless be
satisfied with tie principal, and would devote to
his native city good part Of the windfall.
The Western Crops-A Better Lock.
IN. Y. Bulletin. 18th inst.l
Our exchanges from the West within the day
or two past, convey the most satisfactory assur-
ances that, Notwithstanding the serious damage
to the crops by the rains and the floods, the
farmers Of southern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois anc
North Missouri happily are far from being, as at
first most people were inclined to think they
were. "wholly ruined We never doubted that
the first reports were greatly exaggerated, but
we were scarcely prepared to learn, as we 90
now, from such usually well-informed journals
as the St. Louis Republican, Chicago Inter- ocean,
the Cincinnati Gazette and their correspondents,
that the exaggeration was 80 great as is now
demonstrated.
The injury to growing crops and farms was
commonly reckoned at from five to twenty-five
millions. The general estimate for Indiana alone
was about ten millions. S nee the weather clear
ed up, the floods passed away, and men began to
go to their fields and ascertain the real injury
sustained they have discovered in not few
cases, that they havessbeen' more frightened thsn
hurt. Two weeks ago the harvest prospect IN the
Wabash Valley, for example, was discouraging in
the extreme. The wheat had been shocked in
the fields, and a continued wet .pell prevented
the threshing, and caused it to sprout in the
shocks to an extent that alarmed the farmers
everywhere.
The lower grounds were al flooded, and corn,
in many localities, was believed to be permanent
ly injured. Farmers were Respondent; consider
ing the crops almost total failure. they dreaded
even to examine and as ertaln the real extent OF
their loss. Since investigation has been made,
however things wear materially different
aspect. The standing shocks of wheat have been
examined, and few handfuls in each shock have
sprouted, the rest having been preserved from
wet by the straw being still sound.
The loss does not equal half what had been
expected, nor 1.-THE OF what had been feared.
The corn has been spoiled only in those locali-
ties where the water went completely over the
tassels, partial flooding Of the fields doing no
more than to cause q temporary inconvenience
and an enormous growth of weeds. The saliva
ton of wheat was in its cultivation on the higher
lands corn, on the contrary, was cultivated IN
the bottoms, and suffered, consequently, more
than wheat. While the loss on the latter is be-
lieved to be inconsiderable, that on corn will in
some cases approach twenty-five per cent of the
crop
some regions it is stated to be about fifty per
cent. This is probably an overestmste, but even
were it otherwise, this loes will not so severely
felt by TIE farmers after all SINCE had the origi-
nal prom ise of an oat crop been verified, that pro-
duet would have been 80 plenty as to be drug
in the market What is true of the Wabash VAL
ley and Of Indiana at large, ID not less true OF the
other great grain growing regions, covered by
the recent "tstally ruined kilograms.
A Plea for Old Ships.
A writer in the London Times takes up his pen
to defend tn, reputation Of "old ships against
the popular prejudices excited by Mr. Phmsoll.
He SAYS Persons who know nothing about
ships should also be informed that vessel need
not necessarily only be fit for frt wood because
che is twentysx years OF age, as that is not even
the amount Of time allotted to some OF our finest
ships to remain on the Al character, so it is
really comparatively nothing to a ship that had
originally good class to be twenty-six years old.
I could also mention some ships over one hun
dred years old. and good sound vessels too.
There is the Fortune" OF Whitehaven, LAG
tons register, built in i77O; the Edward" of
Warrington, built 1897, still classed AZ, the
Draper" Of Ipswich, built 1889, also still AL;
and the Utility" 104 tons, built 1905, still on
the AL letter. At the present moment it may be
useful to persons unacquainted with ships to
know that, as have shown, vessels are not to
be condemned just because they are SO many
years old.
Prosperous Community.
As an evidence of the improved condition OF
many portions of the Southern states, the Savan-
hah (Ga.) Advertiser says: "Irwia county has
4137 acres planted in corn, 1850 in cotton, 20i0 in
peas $50 in potatoes, and 81 in rice. In use as
pastures, 2S48 acres, and under fence 10, $40;
peach trees, 1885, apple trees, 6l3l; and pear
trees 366.
There are 385 head horses and mules; Is head
Jacks and jennies; 200 work oxen; 1925 head
stock cattle; 9OO9 head hogs; 27S3 head hogs for
killing next winter; II ,406 head sheep; 339 head
goats; $40 dogs; number Of sheep killed by dogs
this year, 113; 354 polls we're returned; 283, 9l4
acres of land valued at STA, $685. $4O8 827 whole
amount Of taxable property. There is not de-
faulter in the county. 1here is decrease in
taxable property from last year of $1770 owing to
the exemptions allowed.
Superior Diitrict Court.