The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-10
COMMERCIAL MATTEKS.

COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
OF the eight hundred clerks in the Bank OF
England not one gets more IMAM 'i'oo
year. :, .. oa
General Spinner will have to make good
the stolen S47, 500 package, unless the Gov,
ernment let's him of. No clue has been found
The figure, of the New York Chronicle indi-
cate decrease in the cotton in sight on the
9Th inst. of 1862, $50 bales as compared with
the same date of 1874. and decrease OF ~, 92S
bales as compared with the corresponding
date of 1873.
The losses by fire in New York city for the
month of April, 1875, amounted to $5S8, 475
against $7l,175 for the corresponding month
81 1874. showing an excess Of 726. 80 per cent
The number of fires for April, 1875, was ia,
.aven of which were occasioned by kerosene
lamps.
einnati, lengthy report Was made by the
Committee on Resolutions, setting forth that
brewers pay 5000. goo revenue tax and would
nrobably pay more but for the stringent reve-
nue. rules; requesting of Congress the removal
of restrictions and limiting the powers of reve-
nue. officers, and also the removal of duties on
imported hops, barley and malt.
The treasury statement of coinage during
Nav shows that the gold coinage for the
month amounted to 50, 1874 O0O, all in double
eagles silver coinage in trade dollars, $685.
600 fractional silver coins, 100000. The
fractional silver comprised 2, 439, 600 pieces
total pieces, 3,4Ol,O 600; total coinage, ST.
800, 200.
From the LIST Of January to the LIST of June
this year, we have exported $31, 46l, 600 OF
specie, which exceeds the export OF last year,
during the same five months, by fully Sc, OOO,-
600. and is $11, 600, 900 more than in 1873;
which accounts for what is called the high
price Of gold, or more properly speaking,
the low price of greenbacks, as gold has re.
manned unchanged in purchasing power OF
the worlds commodities. The New York
banks continue to gain legal tender notes,
and have now s63, 81, 900. Money is un-
vholesomely cheap. It is gratifying to know
that Mr.. Bristow has been able further to re-
duce the legal tender circulation by S1,000,-
600. making q reduction Of SIS, 600 since
he became Secretary.
The kind Of State 1t IL.
From the st. Jo Gazette
The State of Missouri has $50, 682 horses. q
horse for every third pt rson, young and old,
rich and Door, black and white. She has 1861
800 mules and asses, 1.493 456 neat cattle, l.
O12, 1893 sheep and 2457, l89 hogs-a grand
sum total of III, 889 head of domestic ami
mails, or about three for every human being
in the State without regard to race, color or
previous condition of servitude The as
sessed value of the personal property Of Mis-
souri is set down at $40, 263, 9S4, and the total
taxable wealth at $496, 4OO, 1893.
Tobacco.
louisville Courier-Journal, It'll inst.
1t is not known with even approximate &C.
ouracy what proportion of the proposed to-
bacco area has been planted, but there is no
doubt that some progress has been made in
all sections. In the southern counties proba-
bly half the crop has been set, but in central
and northern counties planting is OF course
1roup of six or seven counties, the weather
has been warm and favorable, and crop re-
ports from all sections are cheerful With
The continuance Of the forcing weather re-
cently erioyed, the disadvantage of start
two or three weeks late will no doubt be east
The following is from the Richmond (va.)
Price Current Of June 2;
itA meeting Of the members Of the Tobacco
Exchange on Mcnday, the following resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted
Resolred, That the inspectors Of tobacco in
the CITY Of Richmond be required by this
association to examine carefully all hogsneads
and packages of tobacco inspected by them,
ma If any hogshead or package be found to
contain any inferior tobacco, or tobacco un-
ike the center of the layer from which they
ilrev the sample, they shall make the flake
half and half of each kind from every break
where it occurs
Resolved. That whenever q hogshead or
packaee of any kim is found to be packed on
the outsides or in the cants with inferior TO-
becco. and unlike the center Of the layers,
the inspectors shall mark on the label OF such,
A-Ao int hnSr mr. q
fraud was intended by the packer.
A resolution was also adopted requiring the
inspectors to put the hogsheads after inspec.
ton in the same condition as they were II
before they were opened.
The inspections of tobacco in Richmond
from lat October, 1874. to LIST June and cor
responding period of 1874, were as follows
let Oct to LIST June.
1884. 1874-5
uoc.ha.ds S75 14S0I
Ma,cos 1876 2,99,
nnnes 1882 1,22
UplanOo. @oA -
Earnings and Expenses for 1874.
We have compiled and publish elsewhere 8
table of the earnings and expenses and ne
earninos of all railroads in the United State
that have no to this time reported thes
figures for the year 1874. The table give
the reports of fifty eight companies. witt
1854 miles of railroad, which is fully one
fourth of the mileage of the United Ssate
worked during the year, and is extensly
enough to enable us to judge OF the Who'll
railroad system of the country for the pas
year. Taking the whole mileage reporting
the facts shown are as follows:
1874 Inc. or Dec. over -. P.
Nileage..... 1864 Inc. 1O3 o.
Earnings 1880 s17s. res 40 Dec 81. oao 45s s
Expepses - lv5s4O951 Dec l6 1914 252 10
Net earnings. 67,s67,459 Inc 1888 797 .
This gives in nutshell the financial result
NJ last Years wnrkinn co far az these road