The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-12
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY,
X. H 4 b. ]. 1entgomery sol Household FurrI
ture, Carpets, Mirrors, Nattresses etc., 81 Camp
street.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

1t is reported that the French Government
has entered into q contract with an English
firm for the construction Of several high
speed torpedo boats, to be built entirely OF
steel, and to be thoroughly sea-going craft
The yield of wheat throughout Maryland
this season has been unusually large In some
favored localities the return is unprecedented.
It is stated that many Northern men are
setting out orange groves in Florida, with inc
expectation that in few years the Florida
fruit will take the place of the Havana on &C
count of its richer flavor
A man smuggling tobacco from Belgium
into France clothed himself from head to
foot with the leaves, and then put on his ordi-
nary clothes Having some distance to walk
he got into q perspiration, and his skin alb.
sorbing the strength of the tobacco, caused
severe illness, resulting in his detection. At
last accounts he was not expected to live.
Provisions in Europe.
At Bremen, the receipts of lard during six
months ended July l, were $4,000 tierces,
against 26, 100 same time last year. Receipts
of bacon, Is. $50 boxes, against IS $50 boxes
last year. Stock of bacon July l, 1880 boxes,
against $50 boxes last year; lard, 1900
tierces, against $50 last year. Stock Of lard,
July !, at Hamburg. 5000 tierces; Stettin,
500 tierces; Antwerp, 1000 tierces.
ASSESSORS NeIuruB Oh dO&Ss
The Assessor Of the State Of Ohio returns
the number of hogs this year at l, ITS. 399,
against 1,915 220 last year. The Assessor of
the State of Missouri returns 1853, 4O4 hogs
30 says the Cincinnati Price Current
Merchant Marine of the World.
A paper was recently read before the Lon
don Statistical Society giving the number and
tonnage of the merchant steamers and sail
inc vessels of all nations in 1870 and 1874
The number OF sailing vessels in 1870 was
So. 918; tonnage 16, 042, 1913. In 1874 the num-
Der was So, $50; tonnage IA, 523, $50.
The number of steam ers in 1870 Was 4l32,
tonnage 2. 1913, 1872 In 1874 the number was
$685., tonnage 5,226. 1888. From whicn it will
be seen that the number of sailing vessels
throughout the world has decreased, and that
there is q very large increase Of steamers, the
latter being nearly 80 per cent, and the former
about 10 per cent. At this ratio of increase
there would be in 1880 more steam than sail
tonnage afoat The total tonnage of the
great nations indicate their relative rank as
follows: First, Great Britain; second, the
United States; third. Sweden and Norway;
fourth, Italy; fifth, Germany; SIKH, France.
The Trade in Foreign MoIasses.
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It appears from statistics Just published
that the importation of foreign molasses Into
the United States for the six months ending
most of which was from Cuba. A peculiar
feature of the trade is that Philadelphia re-
ceived fully $4,000 hogsheads more than New
York during that period, whereas last year
New York. in the corresponding time, was in
advance of all other ports. The following will
show the importati ons at the several ports
1875. 1874.