New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

A Philadelphia manufacturer wears face
with a smile Ike a rainbow. Since getting his medal at
the Exposition he has shipped his drills cuyators and
hoes To Russia, England, Denmark AhS'ral'"' anu 'o
Sandwich Islands.
There was o noticeable falling off in the
deliveries Of produce at the seabOard n, last week The
srru Is supply j., beas drawn, AMI prices have become
ilriDcr Corn mas reichrG to ccnts-a '' "-en II Eau
no iJAser bo * yortrc with pr0dt from Boston.
Il has been discovered that New-IOrk IS
eucroacnug on Balaugrcs fiji aRd oyster trade. Tie
exp6r Is very large, being due principally to American
residents abroad carry Hg with them Jhe tastes OF hcr
native land. NrwIora now enjoys me largest smart vi
il; ana The B.mo,e Oa-ste urges direct expectation
from that city
The number of iron sailing ships built upon
The Cye in 1876 exceeded IN numbers anu tonnage the
iron steam vessels 70 is the st event OF the kinI N
the history of tie Clyde The bIi4crs are al busy IN
Oh Is rapidly taxing She place OF wood fr -iinf YES,
ond merchants Insist Oh BUYING new "rN Instead
aJ old ONO Nothing except the most tempting terms
effects the sac OF sn old snip
Not a few Of the valuable features of the
statistical reports to commerce originate IA Ae New
York Custom-h0use. new one IL to keep account OF
the quantity of freight sent abroad from this port IA
steamers and saers respectively Tis Tho invention
of Mn e. X SANFORD Che: OF Export statistics a: the
Custou-house. lie began last Jane Il Is believed tat
when the fiscal year ~ completed n- report Will show
decrease OF sail
The week has taught an emphatic and timely
lesson TO the business community Ia regard t. undue
haste in putting up the prices Of goods tho moment
consumers begin manifest little appetite Under tEe
stimulus Of a recent demand the prices OF pInts and
prjut cloths have nearly doubled during The pasyeAr
Te Boston Post says at manufacturer, felt inclined 10
press their advantage They had confidence to beev
tbat the market would bear little more straining VIII
out breaking and have lately crowded u up rom 10 2ls
cents then 10 5It cents and 5s cents and finally de-
Ianded a cent, Tor extra 81 by "a ciOh On The spot
They might have succeeded in obtaining TINS last adj
.acuupsccd II, the actual consumers OF the kOou-
had not inlerpOscG heir Veto. All the printing cOmpa-
ujes advanced the prices Of thtir spinE styles rom -
10 cents, with two exceptions lhe Iah!lIoH an
z-uckcrbocker Customers would not t0uch the : GEM
g".d and the companies had D. mark prices down u
7 cents. This reaction from forced increase OF prices
il Is feared may exert bad inhntAc Tor month. ~
helms 10 snow that moder tun above all tnSs Is needed
now Win prudence, business viii steadily Erow better
and prices hrmtr But speculation - oSs I'cI O VI
place, and can only be disastrous III us elects
NeW-LOndon's advantages as Winter port
have been manifest during the past season Inc IafOor
has been nOt,caDy Of lee and has afforded the roesi
OF access and Of anchorage to vessels OF all Sizes
The plan of making harbOr great shipping port
however seems to have been abandoned There ID
opourb water at the splendid docks Of the Vermont
Central Railroad Company for large ocean steamers ana
freight can actually be brought all the way IRON the
west to NewYor City VIA New-Lond2n cheaper tnaH Dy
YORK Central, aud OF course much cheaper 10 NcN
London than TO NewYOIk Yet the advantages OF y, W
London as shipping point seem 10 pS oJ
permanent causes In the summer lhe NGrh9nt cSnhi
route can hardly stand competition WIN the ERE Cdn
in fhp
and detentiOns. II is doubtful therefore, WHctneI tle
costly stone docks. built especially for an ocean com
merce will see the lnman steamers EluI up dOng
side OF them 10 take on caiGoes' as IL was once eApu
they would.
The Messenger FrGnoO-Americdin of New
York City quotes our Mote" about the neglect to
appo1t an American commission for the French TX
bib,tion. and discusses the matter with spirit 1t
saVs 1--WE know on authority that the number OF
manufacturers who intend TO exhibit is considerable
All are astoushed and with reason at the long nactoh
NJ Congress-" The MesSdger FrGRc0-AmerieaHt Is IL
formed that the OF hesitation III congress u ta
the partsans excessive economy are opposed to II on
account 81 expense; and II says IL IL NJ tal cue
limited states should give gratutous Insult 10 lae
nation which they delight 10 cal tcif nlost anc,tnt
AyP Can any one colDplcIehu lhc non Prt % w.,
- ~ Anercan Reuublc at the Exposition or Pafls Tor
shabby question of dollars and cents Is lns 9eCasiOn
for parsmony well cbOsenI Al an exposition "licc at
er an the nations of tnc world, slai there De oy one
re cuIty by the side or that OF Germany ana at the
place Of the United Sates NJ VIC -, 'Ts T,it,,
Afalrps o. France at Washington Wiltes 70 IE Inn
UNI that ut Is upon that SonsTeSs Ihe ne .
have depended for several mOhlhs; the -, -,
gary 10 the participation OF the Chtd StaeS ~ ..'
aye determination taken by the present 1OTIs7s. ana
TLg Government; Of France hopes earnestly lal u WI
be-" The matter Is so important 'nat "ou'"
tale a popular step in acting NJ TINS 'eshion
The swiss. whose matchmaking industry ls
IN DANGER OF terrible humiliation by American compe-
tition and the Russians, whose grain growing districts
are suffering greyOusly from tine same cauSe' ne us
nyug great shrewdness and sense They nave resolved
10 resort invention and the use OF machinery or III
other words, adopt the American plan IN other
pas OF Europe relief Ii sought by concerted enOr' 10
break down the economical system under Whlch Ainer-
can industry has made such remarkable strides II
ia not now denied by British and other trade
N, ners that the success OF the Democratic party IN te
Paron has been awaited with eager interest as prop
aLv meaning speedy diversion of legislation here INTO
tree trIe channels Some Of them say 40 PLAINLY anu
me European manufacturers have all been ardent
Democrats In Is an interesting coincidence Win inc
froerade-in- America campaign which European thde
papers are n.hting that little band OF free trader: III
fbis conntry led by David A. Wells, at work Ia the
West featuring and organizing little free trade clubs as
though preparing the ground for great demonstration