The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-15
COMMERCIAL MATTERS,
Shipments Of Wheat to Liverpool.


; Mccormick, Adams & Arlington Of the Ad-
vance and Venice elevators. These are both
instances of desired enterprise among our
grain merchants, and it is to be hoped that
they will be repeated many times. The move
ment of grain from st. Louis, either by the
way Of New Orleans or any other seaport, will
do more to fill the elevators and enlarge the
market here than anything else can.-H. Louis
Republican, 18th inst
Gunny Bags. Begging, Etc.
The market TOR bagging continues firm in
tone with an increased inquiry from the
South, and were holders willing to sell on
time an active business would result. We
note GALES of 5000 rolls at 1885, cash, and $500
half rolls here and in Boston at 13@131c,
cash. The market closes firm at 13c asked,
with indications of an active trade at higher
prices before long. India bales are neglected
at 95G110. Borneo sold to the extent of 25
bales at 13c, cash, holders now asking 1910
134, with light supply. Butts continue in
fair demand, and with small stock holders
are firm as to price. Stocks are now reduced
to 300 bales here, and recent arrivals have
been taken by consumers as received Sales
are reported of 1900 bales to arrive at 2ac
cash, go 60 days, and on spot 1900 bales at
2sc. cash and time. The market closes firm
at 2sG2 1516.-M 7. Chronicle, 10 inst.
Over.Estimated.
The Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Times telegraphs as follows, under date
July 9:
There is great deal of flourish made over
the results OF this last whisky raid, that hard
ly is warranted, when one looks at the results.
In the recapitulation of the recent whisky
raid, published in these dispatches not long
ago, the amount of aggregate assessments
against the illicit distillers and rectiiers of
IL xln a.
than 100000. The raid of over year ago
in New Orleans was an event that did not pro-
woke more than ordinary newspaper COM
ment, but that raid, small as it has always
appeared in the records, resulted in the assess
ment of over 500, 900, or 500, 900 more than
the entire amount assessed against the numer-
Gus recently-raided distilleries in Chicago,
St Louis, Milwaukee, Pittsburg and Gin
cinnati.
Bringing Books into Court.
The preliminary decision of Judge Dyer on
the revenue cases in Milwaukee, settled the
principle that the courts have the right to re-
quire parties implicated in revenue frauds to
produce their books. Matt Carpenter, coun-
sci for the whisky ring, argued that such re-
quirement was unconstitutional, on the
grounds that such proceedings are of the
nature of criminal prosecutions, and that no
one can be compelled to criminate himself
when on trial. court can require books
and papers to be produced only in civil cases
or actions for debt. We quote his argument
on that head, which was, of course, inconclu-
sive to the court.
The intention Of the people in making this
provision was to throw a shield around the
witness, and not to make fine distinctions
The proceedings are upon supposition that
a crime has been committed. 1t is felony,
and the same proceedings that seek to enforce
the production of the books are also proceed
ings that are intended to convict of this
felony. He then glanced at the nature of the
charges in the petition in this case, and ridi-
culed the idea that because they were not in
the mere guise and form of an Indictment
the object of the proceedings was not to pro-
cure evidence to convict OF crime.
This proceeding is to forfeit the property
of the defendants because crime had been
committed, and to obtain the books of the de-
PENDANT to prove he has committed it. If that
is not an attempt to make the party furnish
evidence against himself, he would like to
know what it was. The provision of the Con-
stitution is intended to anticipate an attempt
of government to "squeeze the citizen. The
safeguards had been put up to protect persons
not because they are criminals, but because
Government or somebody wants to make
them out to be criminals. He did not regard
the defendants as criminals proved, bat the
government in these proceedings sought to
prove they were criminals and desired to
force the production of the books to prove it.
CouAting .he Cash-The Old Treasurer and
tho New.
For some weeks past, as our readers are
aware, force of clerks has been engaged in
counting the cash in the United States Treas
ury for the purpose Of verifying the books OF
the Treasurer. The result discloses a sur
prisinp accuracy, creditable alike to the hon.
esty and business capacity of the retiring
Treasurer. Of nearly SIG 0OO,O counted,
the discrepancies are less than $l0 and 1t is
not probable this amount will be much, If
any, increased, as the count was substantially
finished when this report was made. There
are about $40, 000, 900 OF National Bank secu-
rifles the count of which has not yet been
finished; but these are not, properly speak
ing, in charge Of the Treasurer.
The vault is locked by three keys, which
are given in charge to three different persons,
appointed respectively by the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Treasurer, and the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, and the vault can
not be unlocked except by all three OF them.
Most of the government gold Is held in New
York, and there was only about 81, 800 900 in
the Treasury at Washington: No clue has
been obtained to the $4,000 stolen from the
Treasury some time ago, but that Is the only
dark spot on the escutcheon OF Gen. Splnners
administration.
Decrease Of Exports.
The statistical abstract of the foreign trade
of the United States, published yesterday,
showed decrease of S67, 900, 600 in the cur
rency value Of the exports of domestic pro-
duce during the first eleven months OF the
fiscal year 1874-75. A further statement, to
appear in our next issue, giving the imports
and exports by articles, enables US to ascer-
tain where this falling off has occurred. The
main part of the decrease has arisen upon the
following nine articles, all of them leading
staples of export:
Eleven months ending May 81.
Exports 1875. 1874.
Flour ...... $21, SS1,S78 $26, 562, S04
Wheat .......... SO, MS 1856 IS, 567, 1888
Cotton. ............ 1S1,S74,6l2 2O5, sos, 632
Petroleum ..... 23.999,396 1854, 527
Bacon and HAMS. 270l5359 81, 277, 256
Spirits Turpentine. 1,704,403 2,373, 346
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