The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-09
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

.i,,a1i e., tho season.. All Of this gain has &C
s.,,ad d,r;n, tbe last week. This increase
has heen unexpected, many looking for still
further decline. .aA
France has 1873 900 manufacturing estao-
lishments, using a steam power OF ooo.coo
horses power and giving employment 10
about 900 hands. -.
When the new Erie railway bricge At fort
1arvis was tested on Saturday, nine hundred
cars of freight stood upon slde-track await
ing passage. . nd ave,l;nos to LET
n Boston than for many years past, according
= r III i estimated that 8, 3G7, 800 pounds of but
ter and G,OSl, 1893 pounds OF cheese were
ah;nned from St Lawrence county, New
Work. during 1874. Total value, S4,5OO,OOO.
uu,erest on Claims Against 1n-oIvent Banks
Il has been decided by United States Cir
emit Cont that when national bank is In the
hands Of receiver in process ct liquidation,
end a surplus of assets is left over after pay
mo all claims, interest shall be allowed on the
amount of such claims subsequent to the sus-
nension Of business, and shall be paid out Of
such surplus before any portion thereof shall
be paid over to the stockholders.
Heavy Cotton Transaction-A Sale Which
Foo ed up S125,O0O.
Nashville Banner, April B.
One of the largest, if not the larg est, trans
action in cotton ever made In Nashville Oc-
Cured yesterday. Ordway, Gordon 4 Nc
CURE sold to James II. Maury & %. sixteen
hundred and twenty bales, for New York
shipment, the amount being about one hum
dred and twenty.ti thousand dollars
few more such. and money would Become
more abundant. There is more than twice
the cotton held now than at this time last
wear. and the fact that our farmers and bust
ness men can carry so large an amount ought
to qualify the constant talk Of hard times.
The Growing Wheat Of Illinois.
Reports in the Illinois State Board of Agri-
culture, though not complete. are to the ef-
feet that the growing fall wheat crop has not
been injured by the extreme cold Of the Wiz
ter. ana looks well. 1t is, perhaps, not as
thick on the ground as in some years at this
date. vet is strong and hardy. For some
time recently the temperature has been mild,
and ia Central Illinois the beneficial effect ct
it is manifesting. From all sources, thus far,
the information Of the crop OF Illinois IS favor
able.
A table of the entire amount Of premiums
paid to fire insurance companies represented
shows the total amount of premiums paid for
the six months ending December 81, 1874, to
be 81. 7O5, S12 70. The companies are as
sessed one per cent on this amount for the
support Of the Insurance Protective Brigade.
The companies reporting the largest amounts
received for premiums during the period
named are these: Royal, $62, 236; Liverpool
London and Globe. S54, 664; Boylston Mu-
tual, S53, 1872; Firemen's sol, 81; Insurance
Company Of North America. S36, $50; wash
ineton, $50, 5SS; Commercial Union, S3O3!o;
Manufacturers, S34 59i; Connecticut, S2S. SOB;
Home. 9,3l6; Phoenix; S2S, 13l; Franklin,
1Roston). S26. lS6; Prescott, S25.471: Etna,
S24. 495: North British and Marine. S24, 9l9;
Lancashire, $24,577; Queen, $23,S53; Fire
Association, $2l, S2l; Shoe and Leather, 81,
952: Hartford, $40, 4j3; London Assurance,
$50. 523; Royal Canadian, 2O,5O9. The others
report amounts less than S2o,O0O.
The Whisky Tax and the Revenue.
Tho effect Of the whisky tax imposed last
session strengthened the United States re-
venue receipts during February ard March,
Int thew are fast falling down to the usual
average. and will soon decrease beyond tina!
average, from present indications. February
last the receipts were S12 OOO,OO and Tor the
same month the preceding year they Were
$1,000, 900. Last month OF this year they
were about IS, 100000. an increase OF 5000,
600 over the corresponding period during
1874 The Commissioner Of Internal Re
venue states that he looked upon March o
the present year as month in which there
vouid he a great decrease in the receipts
hecause Of the immense rush tOprOcure stamps
durinp February, in anticipation OF the in
creased tax But he says he is agreeably sur
prised to find his estimates wide OF the mark
He thinks the distillers will exhaust their sup
ply Of seventy cent whisky by the LIST OF July
md they will then have the benefit OF the pay
ing Of the 20 cents increase OF tax into the rev
enues OF the government. Taken altogether
the whisky operators have made good thlnt
financially by the increase of tax, but tn
commissioner thinks at the same time tina
the government will be benefited by the ad
ditional tax, and get slight increase OF reve
nne. no that the law will prove some advan
tage to the government.
The Movement Of Specie.
ALTA California, March PSI
The shipments of treasure this week hav
been exceptionally large, reaching as follows
To 1919. 30. ~. :
New York, per railroad s9i,s62 OS s2,Ss5, 66l Q
ControI America ..... BLOOD q
Previously, per steamer 1,s69,s45 As 1,672,s7s 8
Previously per railroad 1,973,649 Us S,29s,269
Total since Jan l. SO 937 $50 81 s12,3s7,sl2
OF this shipment by railroad 81. 29O. 400 wa
gold coin. The remainder (Sl,O95.36f) wa
silver bullion, mostly for the account OF tn
government. 1t will be remembered tina
through the untiring action OF senator ot :,
gent, a law was passed for the redemption o
fractional notes with silver coin.
Under this law the department this wee
purchased over S1,O0O,OOO Of silver bullion
which it was enabled to do on very good terms
for the government, by availing itself OF ia
large supply coming in from the Consolidate
Virginia and California mines. That sllve
bullion was sent East for assay in New York
and coinage in Philadelphia. The 81. OOo,Oo
gold coin paid out for the silver was aosoroe
by the spectators who feed the Wall stree
gold bubble The silver bullion comes
freely from the bonanza mines. The Consoi
dated Virginia will give $4,000. 900 thl
month, and some further sales will be mad
to the Government.
The New York Gold Clique"
With reSnact to tho prOfi is which the cllQrl