The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-04
COHHERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.

CO14ERCIAL MATTERS, Etc.
Statistics Of immigration into San Franci sct
for the year 1875 show an increase OF Iopuia
ton from that source of $3.50 Of thl
number II 800 were Chinese and Japanese.
OF the IL, 55l, 33l pounds Of coffee imported
into San Francisco in 1875, Central Amsrics
furnished 10, 476, IT'S pounds.
The shoe and leather exhibition building
in the Centennial Grounds will be 100 feet b,
314 feet on the ground, two stories III height,
constructed of iron, wood and glass, and viii
cost 900.
The Post-Onice Department has arranged
for the manufacture Of special Centennial
stamped envelopes, to be made and sold OF
the Centennial Grounds, while The exhibition
is in progress. They will be manufactured
of special paper, dIstinciveiy water-marked,
and bearing special design appropriated to
the occasion. They will probably be sold at
the rate of twenty -fve for 81. and large de
mand is anticipated.
A Curious Bank Enterprise.
The announcement is made in New York Of
the establishment of a new bank under the
United States currency act, with a capital OF
$3OO, 900, to be known as the Centennial Ma
tional Bank Of the City Of Philadelphia The
curious feature Of the bank is set forth il the
announcement that "the Centennial M
honsl Bauk has had granted to it the priv
ilege OF doing banking and exchange bust
ness within the grounds of the International
Exhibition, ana is the only institution or
parry to which conc -ssou Tor that purpose
will be granted" Toe circular asserts that
this privilege is att sted by A. T. Goshorn,
Director General of the United States Cen
tennlal Com nission, and Jim Welsh, Pres
ident Of the Centennial 30 nd Of Finance. A
off of aiEu h,niy raI! hie
morning that "this WAS sl1ecim "a Of mod
ern banking cunning wiid;" while another re-
marked that III banking was like an irres-
ponslble trade the scns me would be well
enough, but at the first glance it had tbs ap-
pearance Of farce"
Coffee, sugar and Nola sses Statistics.
We give below a condensation Of the annual
statements of the New York Shipping List
showing the imports and consumption OF
coffee, sugar and molassss in the United
States, excluti,e Of California and Oregon,
for the year ended Decem Der 81, 1876:
The total direct imports OF coffee tor tho
year were l, 446 S74 bags. 1928, 977 mats, peck
ets etc., PIT Casks and $50 bbis aggrega,ing
2lU, COS. 1888 ID. The total co.sJwiss receipts
were 33l, 224 fb. making grand total Of 2ll, w
O26, 1852 10, against 1873 COZ, 545' tb in 1874.
The total taken for consumption from this
port OF coffee in 1875 Was 172, 1885, GAG 10, u
decrease OF H. 692, 1913 ID from 1874 The
stock here January !, 1876, was "a, GAL 900 fb,
against $50, 100 ID at the opening Of 1875.
The entire receipts for the United States in
1875 were 1878, O47 bags. or 1853. 661, SO2 lbs,
making, with stock of 46, $50 bags or
6,O59, 600 lbs on the LIST Of January, 1875, y
total supply for the year OF 2. 9l9, 7O6 bags,
bags exported and 404, $50 as stock on January
!, 1876, and We have total consumption OF
2.477,935 bags, equal to 3O7, 6Dl, 08S lbs,
against 1921. 697 bags. or 2S2 6S2 622 lbs in
1874. The Shipping List argues hat the re-
moval of the duty has in no way en- Il sod
consumers who were paying more than they
were during the era of duty. Tue trade OF
the United States has b en- Increasing aud So
tisfactory while the business OF this port has
shown a slight falling OF.
The sugar statement shows largely Increased
imports based upon thu liberal home con.
sumption Of 1874, which, however, did not
continue in 1875, and but for the favorable
drawback on exports of refined, which
went into effect in April. and largely
increased our export trade in this article, We
should have had much less satisfactory trade
and largely increased stock on the LIST Of
January this year. The total receipts at this
port of foreign direct in the United States
during the year we're 437, SCI hhds, l7.Ol8
tierces, Is, 636 bbls, 261, 206 boxes and cases,
and !, 749. O67 bags, mats and baskets, making
tota! Of 39l 567 tons of 224O pounds. Add
10 this 18, 1884 tons melado, and 9,87I tons
domestic and coastwise receipts, and We have
q total OF 423, 273 tons, which, with stock
January LIST, 1875, of &c. 1O3 tons, gave a
supply for the year of Asa, 376 TONS
We exported during the year 1898 tons, and
held Q stock on January Of 1886 tons.
making consumption OF 426, 932 IONS in 1875,
against 435, 265 tons in 1874 Our exports Of
refined, however, amounted to q, 594 tons,
leaving total actual consumption of rsws of
405, 1873 tons, or ~ 8l7 tons less than in 1874.
ports in 1875 was 662 672 tons, which, with |
the stock of so. 1873 tons on hand January l,
1875, gave total supply of ~, 8O5 tons. We |
exported Il, 500 tons OF raws, and 49, $40 tons |
refined, and the stock January was 4G 8l4 |
tons, leaving q consumption Of 621 1852 Toes,
against 66l 1863 tons in 1874 To these totals |
should be added $500 tons domestic coz
sumed in 1875. and AZ, 500 tons consumed in |
1874
The molasses trade shows large increase
in the imports and consumption OF the whole
country with other ports exhibiting moro of
an advance than has been gained by this
grades is increasing, fact " ich will COM
pensate in . measure for the prospective
short supply this year of foreign kinds We
had on the LIST Of January, 1875, stock at
his port Of 3O98 hhds., $3.50 bbls., equal to
565, 600 gallons. Our imports for the year
we're SO, SAT hhds.. 1924 tierces aud 47l6 bbls
foreign, SIS, 734 bbls. Louisiana, and 1896
1hds., 598 tierces, and l3, 900 bbls. from
,ther coastwise ports making q total
Equivalent supply of 16677,5S4 gallons;
rom this are to De deducted 2, 843. 142 gallons
Exported and 65l, 700 gallons on hand January
!, 1876, leaving IS consumed during The year
q, 1872. 742 gallons, OF which 1905 4O7 gal
ons were foreign. The consumption in 1874
vas IA, 344 gallons, including Ii, 46O,2l
oreign. The entire imports of the United
or the year were 1897, $50 gallons, which
With the stock in hand January l, 1876, leaves