The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-23
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
r. N. & B. J. Montgomery sell Household FINN
ture, Carpets Mirrors, Mattresses etc., at IL .
NJ, at 81 Gan street
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.


In the mountains near Snake Run, Idaho,
an immense ledge of mica has been discov-
cred. 1t is thirty feet wide, and extends for q
great distance.
The Galveston Neaos rightly considers it a
little remarkable that the sales of merchan-
disc during September were greater, notwith-
standing the interruption by the storm, than
the total for the same month last year.
Carefully obtained statistics in regard to
the cranberry crop show a marked falling eff
this season in com parison with last year. The
total production of the country is placed at
210, 600 bushels, against $50, 600 in 1874.
France has 1913, COO industrial establish
ments, giving work to about 1900, COO men.
The Cincinnati delegates to the National
Board of Trade in their report to the Cham
Der of Commerce, recommend the Chamber
to use whatever inf fence it might have with
members of Congress to the end that the gen.
eral government may purchase the existing
lines, and manage the whole telegraph bust
ness Of the country. resolution was offered
in opposition to this, declaring that the
Chamber does not commit itself in favor OF
the prcje of national postal telegraph.
The Presidents Of the New York Central,
Erie and Pennsylvania Railroads have agreed
that no freight shall be carried Westward for
anybody at less than tariff rates. The roads
leading from st. Louis to the East have agreed
upon joint tariff on the basis of 45 cents per
100 pounds en- fourth class goods and 80 cents
per barrel on -four to New York, and so cents
per 1OO pounds on fourth class freights and
81 per barrel on -four to Boston.
The Eoridian says that beds of peppermint
grow luxuriantly on the Hlllsborough River,
near Tampa. They flourish without the least
care. In some of the States peppermint is
grown as an article of trade and is usually cut
fhvaa frop Y,1op
New Trnde for ST. Louis.
st. Louis is about to be made an extensive
distributing mart for the ssmi-tropical fruits
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad is at present in
that city endeavoring to form agencies with
the fruit merchants there The lowest
through freight rates are offered and ample
transportation facilities guaranteed. AS the
crops are very abund INT in both States it is
probable that the trade if centralz ed at st.
Louis will be very large, though it is the plan
OF the agent not to encourage an overstock.
The Out. Look for Manchester Trade.
The Manchester Examiner, of the 3Oth ult,
thus summarizes the outlook, particularly the
foreign market for English manufactures
"China has long been very dull, and the
winter there is always very inactive; not to
mention the unsettled state of politics. The
steadily, but is far from active. Calcutta still
looks and promises fairly well, considering
the very heavy supplies now leaving and
shortly to 60 hence; but the holidays next
month are sure to interfere with trade. The
minor markets generally and the home trade
are dull; but we hear OF a fairly good Levar-
tine demand, and Italian business has been
good for some time past. France has taken
much more this year than at any time since
the close of the war. German reports uni
formly describe very poor state of commerce
in that country, and the merchants here who
supply yarns to Germany complain very
much of the unsatisfactory nature Of their
business.
His Own Name.
I'm. Y. Grocer.l
The Court Of Appeals of this State has re-
Gently delivered an opinion of great interest
to the business public, and one which sets at
rest point concerning which there has been
protracted controversy. The gist of the deci-
sion is, that every man has right to use his
own name in his business, provided he does
not employ it SO as to deceive the public.
The facts of the case were as follows:
Andrew Meneely, father of the plaintiffs,
commenced the business of making bells in
West Troy, in 1926, which business was car
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succeeded to the business. The foundry, ever
since its establishment, had been known as
1.-THE Meneely Bell Foundry" and upon the |
bells manufactured thereat were cast the words |
"Meneelys, West Trey, N. Y" Defendants |
one of whom was named Meneely, COM
menced the business of bell making, in 1870, |
in their firm name, casting on their bells |
I" Meneely & Kimberly, Troy, N. Y"
The plaintiffs, claiming the word Menee
ly." as o trademark, sought to obtain an in
junction absolutely prohibiting any use Of the
same by defendants.
The court refused to grant the Injunction,
the opinion setting forth that if defendants |
were using the name of "Meneely" with in
tent to represent themselves as the success
sors of Andrew Meneely, and as proprietors
of the old-established foundry, the court
might enjoin them from so Using it as to de-
ceive tho public and ipjure plaintiff, but could
not erjoin them absolutely from any use of it,
and thus compel the defendant Meneely to do |
business in another name aside from his own;
that man has right to use his own name in
his own business, even though he may there.
by interfere with and iDjure the business of
another bearing the same name, providing he
does not resort to article and do acts calcu-
lated to mislead, and that person can not
make trade mark of his own name and thus
debar all other persons having the same name
from using it in their business.
The decision would appear to affect large
number OF the most famous brands in the
market
Consumption Of Coffee. Although the coffee
markets on this coast have for the moment
become dull and dropping, the extraordinary
increase Of consumption, as exhibited by
during the first nine months at
the six leading Atlantic ports, is surprising.
In 1871, the year when coffee rose SO con-
siderably in October, there had been d.s-
tributed 101, 900 tons during the first nine
months; in 1872 the quantity fell to $4,000
tons; in 1873 it was sc, 900 tons, and in 1874
81, 600 tons, while this year it reaches 104, 900
tons. In 1871 crop prospects in the coffee
producing countries were decidedly bad, SO
much so that the article has been laboring
ever since under the effects of the deficiency
Of that year, although there have been two
years of average yields intervening
This years crops are again believed to be
largely deficient in Brazil Java and Ceylon,
the main producers, while stocks ara not