The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-01
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

.r;.h ,to p,c;fc Railways, by which the Enc
is IN have the cr,a. bulk OF the California
trade. v,-L
State convey some interesting ana INSTRUCTIVE
facts They are 15s in number Win resources
~ .ho AGGREGATE Of Sl95 1886, 1G4. and sur
nIus over amount due depositors OF S15, O59.-
SO Their total resources, January !, 1872
as comuared with those of the same date III
1874. SHOW an increase Of $40 994 o42. Inc
amount deposited in 1872 was $l59. go, o6|'
and ia 1873 it fell tritle, reaching $l5O, 99o'-
a59 There was Withdrawn in 1873 total 9!
Sl75.375, 532. while in 1874 the amour.
tot hed Sis. 743 231. In 1873 the savings
banks allowed S14, l5S, 90 to lie IN oanK x anu
trust companies unemployed. III t0 o." aoc
ing year this sum had Increased 70 el1:'o -
Os5. The amount Of unclaimed depssit iof
twenty years was 500 63b.
vlutiiated Currency.
The Treasurer Of the United States will soon
issue circular amending the regulation gov
erni2g the redemption OF United States cur
rancy1 30 that in case of mutilation deduction
will he made in proportion to the part missing
In the case Of legal-tender notes, 1t less tnan
one-tenth Of the original portion of the note
Il missing. the mutiiation will be disregarded.
If one tenth of the note is missing, o1e-teun
of its face value will be deducted a e. Mo: !:
MISSING one-fifth Of the face value will be de-
dmcted and so on. reckoning BY the tenths;
Srt - note Of which less than one-fourth OF
III or;a;naI is presented will be redeemed
wfthn,,7 evidence that the missing portion Is
t1toilv DESTROYED The same rule will be ap-
n}ied to muhiated fractional currency, with
tMe substitution CT one-fifth for one-tenth
The amended regulations will take effect the
lit Of May next.
NJ h1slU
w,su1SGrGS, March 2S.-The receipts of in
t4rnal revenue to date are 81, 737, 135, which
il regarded as large amount, considering
that eleven million gallons Of whisky were
taken ont in February. There was at one
time deficiency of stamps to meet this de-
n,nnd. and the bank-note companies were
Kept running night and day for some weeks
to furnish them, but this pressure is now
over The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has advices from the States of Kentucky
and Illinois that the market price for Bour-
bdn has already gone up to the amount where
It'll had been supposed it would take four or
ite moAths to put it, considering the large
.ahount of spirits which was withdrawn from
b1ad in February. The price is now within
ito or three cents Of where it would naturally
bt under the new law, with the increased
tdx; and this fact the Commissioner accepts
at proof that the new tax will be collected.
Mr. Douglas says that whisky will stand q
,lP!lar tax as easy as the present one.-Courier
journal.
Trade Prospects for 1873.
The indications for prosperous trade dur
.l}g the present season are much more pfoMis-
:rlg than the most sanguine anticipated. The
le{nc and severe winter, the failure OF the corn
crIop in many localities last year, the general
depression in all manufacturing industries.
ale causes which it was supposed would have
IL d.. l0tA nsvn1v1
tile am cunt OF business to be transacted by
.o,tr merchants. Doubtless trade will be more
Cd less affected from such causes, but not
withs.an6ing this business opens well. The
. It.ons Of the St Louis market are paying
previous indebtedness with more than sordi-
naEy aiacrity. While there is degree Of eau
TIA s. manifested by buyers and considerable
st,kc,ness observed in giving credits BY the sell
leik still the aggregate amount ofthe business
1.at sacsions in -. Louis during the present
vel, it is believed by well-informed persons,
~sSS!sgreatly exceed last years business. More
over an examination of the situation will
convince any one the least informed concern
ing commercial affairs that the merchants &C.
cupy 4. firmer and far safer position than they
have held since the panic, perhaps since the
year 1861. Prices have become fixed at so
low n rate that loss on stock is almost an i'm
possible contingency, and failures under such
circumstances are among the most improb-
able eventualities. The consequence is there
is an exceedingly healthy sentiment. pro
gressive and safe, pervadlng the mercantile
community. There is little apprehension to
Re felt Of sudden and unhealthy speculative
feeling taking possession Of the people. The
business transacted this year will be on .
conservative, cautious basis.-S. Louis Reput-
..caa, 29N inst.
Visible supply Of Cotton as Made up By Cable
and Telegraph.
". Financial Chronicle, 9th ult.
Below we give our table Of visible supply,
As made up by cable and telegraph tonight.
The continental stocks are the figures OF last
Saturday. but the totals for Great Britain and
The af1Oat for the Continent are this weeks re-
turns, and consequently brought down to
Thursday evening" hence to make the totals
the complete figures for tonight, March "
We add the item of exports from the United
States, including in it the exports Of Friday
only.
,,.,s !, ;x.,oo j ,s;s so !, ,s7, H. ). s' 49,
stock at London. lo65co 1850 l7.@N
Total Grit Britain tx Hs45oo s755N ia o@
Total continental It Ks 81. 80 900 5l2W
Total European st k 4 a,,o;o 1884, 800 1906 oo'
OF the above the totals of American and
o.her descriptions are as follows:
Total East India, e4a,s5O LOGS, 800 3oa 90.
Total American. 1,?63,6l3 1882 6c las 70
Total visible supply. 2.965, SOB 3O05, 60. 2s-2 -
Price Mid. ling Uplln,s.
Liverpool ........77su-d alsdsAd ~. $3.50
These figures indicate decrease in the
cotton in sight tonight of 100, OO5 bales as
compared with the same date Of 1874. and an
Increase Of 23.37o bales as compared witt
he corresponding date Of 1873.
l.rn~rh - n~.s->- g. LAMA
The St Louis papers contain an interesting
extract from Goulds' Directory, just issued
showing the progress Ct that city in popula-
Ion and business. This gives st. Louis an
estimated population of 400. 600, against 3l2,'
't3 IN 1870. We make the following excerpts
GROWTH IN BUILDINGS.
Within the five years, building permits fol
1tll Gl1nSf0nfiQl STR Of bEi III STONE