New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

The Californian mind has invented the idea
Of the longest railroad in the world to run from San
Francisco nearly edge of civilization on
the coast OF the Southern Continent 1t
splendid scheme hut would be useful 10 the country
a smOke-plpe 10 stage coach. There would Do
nothing for IL u do
One of the incidents of the snow blockade
and the consequent check in movement Of grain to
the seaboard according TO The Boston Commercat
Baief' week ago rise " the price OF Tolu fr SO II
led 10 shipments from New-lOrk 10 boston' WIN"
restored the equilibrium OF prices
surprising amount and variety or Aihen-
can manufactures are beginning to to Chill and other
west coast regions by way of Panama There is profit
comments on tine growth of American commerce with
the Pacific countries and SAYS Every day AZ ~ oeco
In more and more apparent that other country can
any longer excel the Great Republic"
II is believed that the four years upon
which the country will enter after President is
inaugurated will prove period OF the most heathui
proserity provided that there is no tanpeng with the
tariff the currency upset things The symptoms OF
tins visible on every side. and one OF them
ia the popular impatience 10 have the Pres-
dental question settled SO convinced are many that
the rood times at hand that they are taxing du
vantage of the present prce Of labor and surplus OF
capital in the country to manufacture 10 eniican"n OF
the coming Improvement in business These hi'ss imLO
the cos OF which bills for labor largely enter can be pro
duced economically than they can be agi ior
times do not hold them TINS respect an oppor
tunjty OF the very greatest Importance.
The English are going wild over American
beef and mutton. OF late years these items OF the
Britons hill of been too expensive for the ma
or1y @; people; and the efforts import rabbit meat
and beef rom Australia and cattle and beef from Brazil
have failed either to bring prices down or give sasac
ton in any foEm. American beef and mutton exactly
meet the need OF the hour in every way. They
reach England in splendid condition. ana sell Tor
from 4d. pound for bits TO Cd. pound
cbofc tie cl IL
the home ar,ice Como sseuTs declare mat AerTn
press is in rhapsoles, and cannot mention the subject
without quotations from Virgil ana DcSens' lie uhue
! is growing very large. roo sometimes arriving AT
Ilvcrp0o in day. IL sells Immediately ana snow
marketed in London. Liverpool, Manchester oheineiu'
| Birmingham Nottingham. and many Otns towns.
| A Congressional committee has under con-
sideration the proprety of recommending that Gov
cr,nept contract be given to Some line Of American
steamers between this country and Brazil. II appears
that the South Is vigorous bidder fo this contract and
that New Orleans backed by St. LOUIS II making ars-
ment before the committee 10 secure IT, IL IL ah Ola
dream of the Crescent City revived The argument III
! favor of the New-Orleans route is that the mails
| can he sent to Brazil more cxpcditiousy than
nv way of New-York. The difference in time
/ however. IL much less than Is commonly Su"
po,ed because the steamers which It IL intenien 70
mi io the trade from Nrw-Yurk sWiiter Than the
Old ones with which the comparison is na'c and "" Iri
70 Rio 30 Jaucro in five days quicker ,nit from ms
ncrt man d those Of the old Garrison line II the Gov
ernment g;yes mail contract Ia Brazilian lnt u WIN
be heI,se me agricultural and manufacturing interests
of the country VIII promoted by rapid drcci fne
bu. these interests will not p promoc1 n- Inr
line from the port OF N0W-4 Jfh OF sOihc otei "
this part oil the country.
There is great hope for iron manufacturers
and locomotive builders in what is going on IN the south
orn Hemisphere particularly in Australia and Brazil ~
now seems not altogether unlikely that those two re-
risn- may he better customers ours during the next
ten years than the United states Isef In Australia the
need of RAJ WAYS is now seriously "et ard enterprises
for internal communication a'f The passion OF the hour
The Colonial Governments mem ana IN south
Australia the Government PROPOSES a. u severn rail
ways itself AZ cost % not ess than 300 900. Here
il something that American IRON men dli 30" 10.
closely Tia! IL Is possible 20 suppl l. Au-t-fH 1H
with rolling stock least apparcu3 iCh me lIct ui.t
orders vP been received az Paterson Ioi locomotives
II Americans ShCu!d determine 20 mage AtsUlIa i
ma krr for iron gail- also, there Is i!tie GOuO but
that they wculd succeed. A. Cor Brazil tie lever IL
srOnL there BY decree OF 1873 the Empire guar
aer6 profit OF per cent on 13J,OUOOoO uFuSte'
IN raj: avs ana jhcn he provinces nave OHtTeh
additional % fhtse enterprises. IcIc
are in consequence nearly hundred lnes now building
or under survey Amerl.;ns already stand very Wen ID
that kei, but there r. greater iutuFt 10Y heh 'h'
If tLry take DAMS IT, The -untct II one Iat
demands AttcEtlou iTOm NE Iact Ihd u IL"
orders rolling stock have recently DD sent /" rance
ysch indicates plainly enough That the suildsslIi rep
utai1un ana locomotives Is We" enough
/ 10 enale Us 10 hold position in foreign mara. l.
Oil the part our ihtf'H4hls
aud builders. II also De- mentioned mat an Urtcf
mas atoiy been received TINS cIIy IRON Russia ior
American cast car-wheels, .a on me great rail-
runh between Odessa and MOSCOW IL 10 mailer ui
p.at deaf OF cOuscg II these wheels do I'll ms
promised Tor ,hem the whOie fIad VIII 10 IrHhei
with tbeiu the wrought iron wheels now in use VII
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