The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-17
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

pduy, WHICH pald TO farmers last year S2iOO
an compen sation for damages by hail sus-
tanned by their crops.
The cattle king Of Texas is said to be Mr..
Samuel W. Allen. He has a rancho eighty
miles long by forty wide, lying between the
Nueces and Colorado rivers, in Texas, and
has 226, 600 clttle.
AT Packerton, Pa, the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company, taking advantage of the low
price OF labor and materials, are building
ooOO coal cars, turning out So per week.
About 1000 men are kept steadily employed
Colorado boasts that 1t pays more internal
revenue tax than the other nine Territories
combined, and more than Vermont, Oregon,
Nevada or Arkansas.
list was recently printed in the London
tunes OF the licensed brokers in that city,
which contained some names fully as odd as
those bestowed by Dickens on his characters
Among them were Butlin Morris, John
Alexander Petrocochino, Tom Edward Wiki
ms Thomas, Temple Hilyard, Hick Soanes
Edward Hudson Blower Smith, Norman Percy
Miles Troson and Spiridion Stamtti Zula.
The proposition for an additional mint at
the West has started up so many sites for its
location as will probably insure the defeat of
establishing one anywhere. Chicago, ST.
Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Omaha and
some other points, are voiciferously cham
ploned by the Representatives in Congress of
INC AcopcCtINe lOCdllJleS
Boston exports for January, So, ia, 1872
This is said to be the largest shipment in any
one month IN the history of the port. The
shipments during the present month are also
progressing auspiciously. The "Samaria,'
which cleared on Wednesday, took out car
go valued at 1901, 435, of which amount only
Sl2, 100 represented re-exports.
According to the reports of the Bureau of
Statistics the duties paid for three years pre-
-cedin9 the current fiscal year on imported
merchandise entered into consumption in the
United States were as follows:
Year ended. Amount
June 30, 1872. ....... S212, 6l9 105 As
June 30, 1873. ........1S 1874 929, O4l "A
June 30, 1874 ... 100, 522, 2S4 SO
The Executive Committee of the Wine and
Spirit Traders Society held meeting yes
terday at the rooms in Beaver street, for the
purpose of considering the proposed addi-
tional tax on whisky. There was considerable
debate, the principal points being the assert
ed unconstitutionality Of the proposed tax, its
righteousness, and the alleged damaging
effect on the revenue of Increasing the tax. |
In support of the last objection there was a
general unanimity of statement that high
rate of taxation on distilled spirits would have
the effect OF stimulating illicit distiliing with
a corresponding loss to the Government. 1t
was finally resolved that committee consist |
ing of Messrs. Dayton, Mackie DuVivier and
Schleiffer should proceed to Washington and
oppose the passage of that portion of tie
Tariff bill, which related to the imposition of
increased taxes on distilled spirits. -Neu |
York Tribune, 18Th inst
NIonlhIy Coffee Statement.
We are indebted to Messrs. Marks & Co.,
coffee brokers. 1874 Gravier street, for a copy |
of their monthly coffee statement, dated Feb. |
l6 from which we make the following ex-
tracts:
Imports direct from Rio de Janeiro from 1st |
July, 1873, to 30th June, 1874, 1300S5 ba gs;
imports from LIST July, 1874 to 10th February,
1875, 1T, 275 bags; stock on hand LIST July,
1874, none; received since, 1872 bags; sales
since 1st July to date, 1884, GA bags; stock on
hand 10th February, 1875, q, 33l bags.
Stock in first hands,. III. Terry 1881,
Chatfrax & Agar 5000, Johnston, Gordon &
Co. 5000, Smith, Bros. q Co. $500 Total
%, 33l bags.
Market-Carges (goldD: Prime 19@19l,
good 1Sa@5l9, fair lSi@1Sa, ordinary to low
fair 17IG9I8.
The POst-Ofiice a Carrier Of Merchandise.
Slice the adoption of postal cards for cheap
by mail, there has been no
of our postal laws which SO
greatly accommodates the public as the one
the sending through the mails of
nearly all classes of merchandise, in pack
ages not exceeding four pounds in weight, at
the low price of one cent for every two ounces.
The following are some of the articles official
ly named as belonging to the class of mer-
chandise that can be mailed at this low rate.
We copy from the Post Office Guide, which
gives this provision of the law: (
Rates Of postage on third class matter Mail
able matter of the third class embraces all
occasional publications. transient l
newspapers, magazines, handbiIls posters, t
unsealed circulars, prospectuses, books, book
proof sheets, corrected proof
sheets, maps, prints, engrayings, blanks, /
1eXible patterns, articles of merchandise, q
sample cards, photographic paper, letter en-
1elopes. postal envelopes and wrappers, I
cards, plain and ornamental paper, photo :
graphic representations of different types, E
seeds, cuttings, bulbs roots, scions, and all
,ther articles not above the weight prescribed
" law, which are not, from their form or
niure the contents of the mail bag or the
person of any one engaged in the postal
ervice. o
All packages of matter of the third class C.
must be wrapped or enveloped, with open .
nds or ends, SO that their contents may be
eadily and thoroughly examined by post 81
masters without destroying the wrappers; but :,
eeds and other articles liable, from their n
orm or nature, to loss or damage unless 4
pecially protected, may be inclosed in un-
called bags or boxes which can readily be
pened for examination Of the contents and !,
eclosed, or, closed bags made Of material =
efficiently transparent to show the contents = :,
learly, without opening, may be used for q
UGH matter.
No writing will be permitted on articles of
his class, on their wrappers or envelopes, ex- 4
apt the address Of destination. Any other :"
,r.itng in or upon any package or article Of
lis class will subject it to letter rates OF n
ostage. CO
Matter of the third class inclosed in sealed #
ayelopes notched at the ends or side, or
18th the corners cut off, cannot be mailed
,cept at letter postage rates.
The following, and some other articles I'M
to snecify are unavailable Pack