The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
q. -. = >. J. 101s0mGy sell Household Furni-
Sr4 CaEpets, Mirrors, Mattresses. etc., 81 Camp
street
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

horses and carts engaged on the construction
of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Tele-
graph Pass. The work to be done is of the
heaviest description of grading and rock
cutting, In one place in the pass the road
winds around among the mountains for seven
miles, whilst actually making direct dis
lance of but little over one mile.
This years wheat crop Ct Alabama will
probably be the largest raised in that State
since the close of the war. There has been q
considerable increase in the land devoted to
this important crop as compared with previ-
Gus years, and the yield is said to have been
generally unusually good. The average pro-
many cases at twenty bushels to the acre.
The shoe factory at Mechanic Falls, Maine,
employs $50 hands and turns out fifteen cases
of shoes daily. Dennison's paper mills at
the same place, are running Light and cay, as
usual. The gun factory is doing q thriving
business to fill orders.
1t is repor, ed that during the months of
April and May, Of this year, the insurance
companies belonging to the chamber OF
Life Insurance." Of New York, paid for
death claims and matured endowments the
sum of So. 6S5O78 81.
A Lisbon correspondent of the London
Times laments the rapid falling off of British
trade with Portugal, owing chiefly to German,
French and Swiss rivalry.
On the British railways last year there were
.211 passengers killed and 1881 injured. The
passenger journeys during the year numbered
480, 900, 0OO giving an average Of 1870 600
day, SO that, when we remember that seventy
one of the deaths were caused by the care
lessness of the Individuals, the relative NOR
tality is not great. 1t is curious that precise
ly the same number of persons (21D were
killed in the streets of London during the
same interval
In order to supply the bags for the i'm
mense trade in grain which has recently
sprung up in California, factories have been
started for their manufacture at several points
in that State. At Oakland, 1900, 900 sacks
are annually manufactured from the raw ma
terial, whilst other factories produce an equal
amount. It is estimated by dealers that
100000 sacks will supply the demand for
the present season. Last year upwards OF
5000, 900 were consumed.
Population Of British Cities.
Notwithstanding the constant stream of
emigration from the United Kingdom, which
averages about $500 persons annually, the
population increased from 20, 86l, sos in
1866 to so, 412, O10 in 1874 The latter num-
Der is an estimate, but the distribution at the
time of the census, in 1871, was as follows:
England and Wales %, 49, 66
Scotland. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ......... 3,36O0l8
u.
Surrounding Islands .......... 144,63s
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81, S,33S
It is really surprising how London and the
chief cities in England and Scotland con-
tinue to increase in numbers. Notwithstand-
ing its immense population of 8, 254, 26O in
1871, London increases at the rate OF 1t per
cent during each decade. Manchester is an
exception, having only advanced 8. per cent,
I..k GhcfI a1d
Bradford 373 Hull "a 8, Birmingham 16.l,
and Nottingham 40 per cent. Glasgow is also
advancing with great rapidity.
Working of the International Postal Union.
m Y. Bulletin 9th inst
The reduction of postage in accordance
with the suggestions OF the international
Postal Union (sitting at Berne last summer)
has now been in operation for about month,
and, it is understood, with perfectly satisfac-
tory results. A table showing the specific
charges has just been issued. The uniform
charge for q letter not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight is to be 23d, of a postcard
AID, and Of q newspaper, not exceeding
ounces, Id. To meet these entirely novel
charges, it is announced that new
adhesive postage stamp of the value
of Gid. has been issued, and may be
procured at all post-offces; while foreign
postcards have also been manufactured,
bearing an impressed stamp Of the value OF
lid. It may be useful to state that the ordi-
nary official regulations and precautions will
apply to the new order of things. Letters
posted unpaid, for example, will be charged
double rates in the foreign counties to
which they may be addressed; and printed
papers must, as o rule, contain no writing,
manuscript, figure or mark, beyond single
stroke to indicate any passage OF the text to
which it is desired to call attention. 1t ls,
however added that stock or share lists,
prices current and market reports may give
the quotations in writing, or in any other
way. Trade patterns or samples must be
placed in bags, boxes or envelopes, the fast
enings Of which are to be removable, so as TO
admit of easy examination.
These patterns must not have any salable
value, or be introduced into letters or packets
of any other kind. Finally, no packet OF
patterns exceeding half q pound, or OF printed
papers or legal commercial documents exceed
mo two pounds in weight can be forwarded
to sny of the countries of the Postal Union.
The charges for the various kinds OF samples
and of printed matter, including books, WILL
be at the rate of I'd. for every two ounces.
Letters and packets may be registered at
uniform fee Of I'D. in addition to the charge
for hostage: but the transmission of gold or
silver. iewelry, or valuable articles, or "any-
thing liable to customs duties in any OF the
countries within the Union, is absolutely pro-
hibited.
prospects of the French Vintage.
Advices from Cognac state that the flower
ing of the vines has passed very satisfactorl-
ly, especially as regards those producing the
white wine, from which brandy is principally
distilled, and the yield promises to be excep-
tionably abundant, larger than even IN the
celebrated year 1865. The black grapes,
which are always week or ten days more
backward than the white, suffered little
from wet and stormy weather, with cold
nights, during the last stage ct the towering;
the result to be feared being more or less
coulstre, according to situation.
The vintage generally can not, however
now fail to give an immense quantity OF WINE,
and every one is actively employed in secur-
ing casks, which are rapidly increasing In
value; the wooden hoops alone having gone
up hundred per cent within the past month.
The only possible drawback to the expected
abundance is the damage that may be occa-
stoned by phylloxera, which has made its ap-
pearance here and there in the district.
The Speculation in Canary Seed.