New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-25
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

The German Government has lately demone-
tzed the onesixh thaer pieces, and is now exchanging
them at the post-oces for the new Imperial CONS "heh
these shall have all been called IN thc only cons tS vi @
ola system still remaining in circulation Will Dc tue One
thaler pieces -.
A machine has been invented In this CITY,
mounted on wagon wheels which Is intended ioI use on
fars in the West 1t deuges ground behind it with
SNAKE from burning chips and birthstone. and holds Ihe
smoke down long enough 10 suhocate every RoaoO Jus
locust and other insect that comes WITHIN us ieh0o'
The trade in Carolina rice, which the Clty OF
Charleston now controls is in danger Of being lost 10
that city by reason Of excessive charges for freight ana
milling Freight to Charleston is cents per bushel
against cents 10 the country mill The total charge 10Y
delivering 900 bushels OF rice IN the NeM-l ORR s
Il E127 so and to deliver the same uerees 10 the %
tor in Charleston costs S1t7 So Planters get from - TO
y pound more Tor their rice Oy senu'nS ~ o"
York.
The new Imperial Patent Office of Germany
WAS opened OH the first Of July circular exp aiming the
principles upon which il is based, and inviting patent a
thorcs in other to forward information IN re-
gard to their systems in order that The German once
NAV profit by the experience OF Odr institutions, mas
been issued The German Patent Office is to issue pc
r,odicti gazette similar that issued BY the United
States Paent Office, containing descriptions oi al lie"
INVENTIONS.
The annual report on accidents on Austrian
railways d6ring year $50 has been published The
number OF trains which thrown from the track dur
ing the year 2l7 the number OF collisions, 70; the
by trains 476; the number OF disasters by the ele-
killed during the year, only three Of whom were !aIse-
gers In 1879. 1876 persons were killed, five OF whom
were passengers The total length Of the railroads OF
austria is now about 5000 miles.
The trade statistics Of France for the FIRST
ok months 1877 do compare fayOraDy vita those
or the same period of last year The total imports Of all
kinds Of commodities INTO France mp to June 30,
amounted to 1862 j27 900, against 1861 $4,000 in
1870. showing the slight increase OF S6334OO. During
the same period Of 1877 the exports rom France
amounted 10 $332.595.2OO. against S355,742,SOO in
1876. decrease in the exports OF 923l47 600 the ai
Ing of in the total trade OF the republic oenG 9Z-oI4'-
The comparison OF The trade oi the lSt SIN months
OF The present year with that Of the period for last
the siagnat0n trade is afforded by the decrease Of
100000 in the imports OF raw material ard OF SID
small the imports Of France during the SIX months
s. entirely due to the unusually large arrivals OF
foreign necessary TO replace the deficient crop at
home
The superior facilities of private bankers for
the sale Of government loans illustrated by the failure
of the French Government dispose of its four per
cent bonds by popular subscription, recently referred to
in this column since these bonds sold 10 the
Rothschids and have been admitted TO the Price Cur
rent in Paris they have been quoted at premium OF i've
frauc- addition 10 the accrued interest The amount
purchased ~ the Government by the ROtischlds was
an" bv t tIe GoyeTnment before tins sale was
only 100000 The chef cause OF the financial strength
and reciperatiye power of France has been the willing
ness and ability OF the French people to lend TO the Gov
eminent and Frances consequent small foreign indcb
edness. II bad sign for France in these hard times
when four per is good return for money cafey in
vested that Der people refuse to buy her bonds II
undoubtedly shows that therpOwer 10 lend is nearly
haustei
There has been a little revival of the iron
trade OF Germany. The imports oil manufactured iron
during rhc first four months Of the present year were
follows For January, 3415O tons; for February, 49,,
400 tons for March, 1900 TONS and for April, 22,200
ions The increase the imports OF manufactured iron
during first three months of the present when
compared with those OF the same period OF ast year. has
been "a 800 tons ana of and OH iron 4650 tons
AT beginning Of the present year the duties
1factred iron imported into Germany abolished,
this fact probably explains the cOmparativ y large
imports January. But the free Importation OF for
eign iron manufactures while attended with larger de
mand seemed TO cTamp destroy the native in
dnStTes ~ Germany u shown by still greater in
crease the demand for material The export sta
tstics Tor May show remarkable increase IN the
OF rails and manufactured iron, especially to
Russia the amount sent To that country alone being
nearly great the average for the four previous
months and the Netherlands probably for shipment
10 Russia, fully fifty per cent tnan the begin
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