New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-22
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

Shipments of provisions are being made from
Chicago 20 come TO Ncw-York by way Of the Eric Canal
They are to catch the German steamer sailing on the
$it This looks Ike a beginning in the way OF using the
canal for fast ireiGhts.
A toast which would grace even banquet
by Chamber of Commerce Industry, the best ally of
agriculture the mother Of commerce and the true source
pie applause for its triumph, in tins country, and
hearty God-,pced ior its future"
Secretary |. l. Hall of the Trades and Labor
Council OF New South Wales writes to TIE TRIBUNE pro-
tsst.Dg agjst emigration from America H. says that
the building trade is the only which is not badly de-
ursscd at Sydney. and that there Is more Iiuor l M
market n AN trades than can be absorbed me 'iri
at ans tmc ana just now would deprcs- 10 seriously
Sbipbui!dng was killed at BALTIMORE city
once famous for its splendid ships by uadesnionsm
and the wards have now lain almost idle for u years
An order las however, just been given for 600 ton
IN Which n is hoped may prove the beginning of g.
now order Of Things. If Baltimore hnds tht Shr can
iud t caSOuIhlc prices an effort viii oc made 10 re-
yiye thc shipping interests of the city ON large scale
The MmDhis Appcql, one Of the lyeiest
rap,rs u the SOUTH cNclaims that Agitation Is essen
tal To success" and that " Mems ideas become torpid
unless disturbed by agitation, and a community VII
sink into creeping CIoW-iue>s uni >> shaken NJ E i-o
,IrrIr,,.. of tire alitatOr,." lie ApptW says memphis
is Numbering II accordingly catches the ct! hv the
shoulder aud giving shake , In 'n' 10 loosen ''o''
again roar, in Us ear, Cotton NliI-.
The French Minister OF Public Instruction
asi,sucd decree making the study Of Political Econ
omy hitherto optional, one of the subjects Of cN"mlna
ton for tc degree of curiate in all law schools TINS
of course. gives general satisfaction 90 the leading
French Political Economists. bat is severely crit c~rd 10y
lie editors of tine law Journals. one ol thtin' Ih'
Ga,sGe DIS Iibm0tJ, referring TO ms suOrci
tte science ana is 40 most a coaiectural st. on kind OF
literature les, amusing than others Ia no case can IL "o
considered branch of law The LH-eHc does moi OPP
pose tlc optional study of political economy 10y law
Students but does object TO making II Subject lof eA
animation.
In commenting upon business failures the
other day and tine differences to be drawn from compaI
ou with The reports of previous years. when less att'u
ton was given 10 the compilation and the field covered
by the agency reporting tine failures was less extended
il was not TIE THEUNC's intention to make amy r,hrc
zion iiron the Mercantile Agency of Duu Barlow Co.
On The contrary The firm deserves credit on pubic el
i'm uuu-aiur their useful and novel statistics, Nht
Ilfc ir,r coInuiatiou IMPOSES great labor upou the
firm. are valuable 20 the public as furnishing me uL
without which exact idea can DE OBTAINED as To thr
curIcr, ate of trade The article Of Tia TRIBUNE hts
been published in circular form ana construction
placed upon 10 which u was not the intention OF lIe
article 10 convey. II the editorial III the same issue 90
THE TrIEUNE referring to tine news article which ma,
been repuuii,hcd Is consulted THIS fact vi" clearly
appear.
When Mr.. Evarts at the dinner at Del
ouIcos the other evening, declared that tariffs must
be- simplc duties must be collected; aud merchants
must not Doe the prey of entanging laws there was
rapturoJs cappmg of hands from one end oi the dining
room % the other each separate clause o. the utter
auce When he Immediately followed that declaration
ana then ldt Iuuinllltn at H"iiI'' "i'' w
gfc wiling t0 put ourselves i'm the position Oh dealing
with advanced nations only III our raw hd'cIldS, mus
Doe pu> lcd aud pressed, and developed, so idt we may
C,u,tc with these advanced nations IN the CONNER c
OF Tie les, advanced nations OF tie globe me CHAMBER
M, mute. III would have done credit to Tie PATRIOTISM
and intelligence of the merchants OF NeW-Noik had 'h'
Cd o.iJ ,o,e for American Industry kndlrd spark
0i cordial tcImg iu their hearts. IL dd h"i however
The merchant, bored and Mr. Wells Nho' ia ac-
cIi4uc. ,siIb his favorte philosophy, had been im-
ported 10 make frto-trddc speech looked ui'ouo -
DE- Mr. E,atts the only man al tAe dinner VINO ny
fare of the manufacturers ana WORKING CIdSaeS VI
Am