New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-01

|: the Louisiana Savings Bank 3 v cent
interest ITO savings Department. November
l, and 3 v cent May i: the Citizens Saw
ipgs Bank " cent dividend December 81,
and W cent to reserve fund, 6 y cent div
idend June 30 and l v y cent to the reserve
fund; this institution also pays v cent in
terest on deposits; the New Orleans Gas
light Company s. " share December e,
and s. y share June 30; the Sugar Shed
Company y cent November =, ) v
cent January Is, " cent March II, and
y cent Nav 8; the Louisiana State Lottery
Company " cent January 9, and v
cent July ); the Levee Steam Cotton Press
5 y cent March IL; the Bienville Oil C1n-
papy Is " cent April Is. and is y cent
July II; the Louisiana Oil Company 10 4,
cent February %, 10 v cent April 20, and
10 v cent June II; the New Orleans
Wrecking and Salvage Company v cent
April =; the Jefferson City Gas Light
Company PIP y cent January % and Pr y
cent May 9; the Louisiana Ice Manufactur-
ing Company 2 v cent July 20; Stems
FertilliziDg Company y cent December 7:
the Carrcuton r .ilroad Company So v
share December g, for the last elk months
of 1875. and PIP v cent April A. for the first
quarter of 1876, and 2l9 v cent JULY /, for
second quarter of 1876; the New Orleans
City Railroad Company " cent September
8, and 3 = cent jane IA: the Orleans rail
road y cent July 10; the st. Charles
Street Railroad Company y cent October
8, 3 I, cent January IA, 3 y cent April 7,
and 3 = cent July7.
The following dividends have been de-
clared by banks in liquidation:
The Teutonia National Bank, 81 y
share April l, and So August II, making $50
y share thus far to the stockholders;
N anf
January "a, making 60 v cent thus far to
depositors; Bank of America first divi-
dend), 81 y cant November 80 to deposit
ora; New Orleans National Banking Asso-
citation first dividend). II " cent, May 10.
The First National Bank declared no divi-
dend this year. but the total amount paid
thus far to depositOrs is % Y cent.
IMPORTS CoAsTwIsE AND BY RAIL AND
RIvER.-There can be no balance sheet of
our annual trade prepared unless 1t shall
contain the receipts of merchandise, foreign
and domestic imported coastwise and by
rail and river. As no authentic record is
kept OF these items we have been compelled
to seek report from the several agencies
employed in the transportation or receipt
OF the commodities, ana can only offer an
approximate estimate OF their values, with
out protesting entire accuracy or thrown
the responsibility of any error upon those
furnish the information sought. 1t Is
proper, however, to add TO the credit of the
general estimate that some agencies were
unable to aid US to the extent that the i'm
portance of the inquiry required. We,
however, give the fol owing statement OF
the estim Ated values received from the
sources stated.
The aggregate value of merchandise re-
ceived from New York during the year has
been estimated by taking the average value
Of a cargo, spring and fall. As the princi-
pal agencies have differed good deal in
their estimates Of average value, We have
given the estimate Of each and the agere-
gate. It must be remembered that this does
not include much other merchandise brought
out by other than regular vessels.
There were two lines of steamers plying
between New Orleans and New York in the
past commercial year. The average value OF
cargoes of New York steamers in the spring
is about $500, 900 to $3.50, 600, and in the
vary in bulk and value, those leaving New
York in February, March, October and No.
vembers being generally the largest and
most valuable In 1875 there were two
lines from New York, with weekly steam
ers, making eight cargoes received at this
port month, making value of the car
goes of each line tor the first six months OF
s. 10, 600; value of cargo of each line for
last Elk months $l2 coo 900; total value OF
each line for one year SIS, li0,0 900, making a
total value of the two lines tor one year OF
| S3S 80, 600.
Ii would be we'll to state that the agent
of large. if not leading line, gentle
man of great experience and good judg-
ment estimates the average value OF New
York cargoes by their line at about $500 ,00O
to 100000 during the entire year. There
are tfty-two cargCes received by this line
each year, the carg0es IN the fall being the
largest and most valua BILE, making value
of the cargoes of this line for the first six
months about $1,000 000: for the last Elk
months of about 90 000,0 900; total value OF
cargoes received by this line for one year,
SIG 100000.
As there is difference of about one sixth
| in the estimate of these authorities, We
would have felt authorized to add some
millions to the estim ate but that the trans
| portation of insurable goods by rail mus
| have taken Oft from the average valuation
| of coastwise cargoes. There must be, how
| ever. received from New York by steamer
| fully 81, 900 900 worth of merchandise en-
| nually. but it may fall little short OF this
estimate on account of the small! amount o
| merchandise received during the summe
| months.
| During the past coVnerclai year TN
lines of steamers plyipg between Phlladel
| phia and New Orleans, and Baltimore anf
New Orleans. had to be withdrawn from
| the trade OF those ports on account of thu
decline of freights bv these routes, and in
crease by rail or inland routes.
The total value of merchandise which ar.
rived here by thu New Orleans, ST. Louis
and Chicago railroad, per month, during
the year 1875 was about as follows:
Marcbsnts' DISPATCH Line. 500 0ot