The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-14
Commercial and Financial Matters.

In 1870; capital, $4,000 made In 1871, clear profit
ring Tor the purpose Of robbina through official
printing.
Yesterday morning were received, per steamer
Henry Tete, four ,hogsheeds OF sugar from Sc
Emmg plantation. Darish Of Ascension. CON
signed TO the house OF DelEado & Go. This is
tie frat receipt Of sugar. this season. Last
year the first cons ignment II sugar was received
here on Sunday. October 10th. four hpgshea'ls
Our wine importers are oil complaining Of
piebeian drink, 'iag, beer has, to great en-
tent ,usurped The place Of the elatets which ?ur
aseple population werr formerly wont % drins
from 10000 to 10000 casks Of caret received IN
this city direct FL M, Paris. During the Present
year, we are assured, 10000 Casks VIII ne inc out
side amount of impor alton.
rho fiah (ssted trade has greatly fallen Off Lii
this 81 Y, owing TO the high prices. These prices
are high on account OF the. scarcity Of the arr
iicie. The mackerel catch this year lie at least
before last one firm in Boston Withdrew twenty
four vessels from the tahery. which, after three
months st f os efo os s tr g p seas
zion. This scarcity OF tieh, with consequent
high prices. bears heavily upon the poor Of our
city.
Concerning the Tweed revelations. the New
YORK Post says The men with whom Tweed
nhs been associated In his transactions with the
city treasury, or who have shared In the profits
pf his TRANSACTIONS, and to whom hia story re-
tain him aud to convict themselves, They will
gather cont adiet MIN when they dare do so.
hut there are other witneHecs7 silent and up-
the STRONGEST b stmony, the evidence of cir
pn,,lstan il IN gnneral WY Tweed ~ already
s oseh nsg h Great e spty be s w
known long ago about the doings Of the ding
and which has been proved In court and with
great deal more which has been believed or
suspected.
The Department of State Il in receipt Of a
Communication from the Consul General at
berlin IN regard to A, American trade with Ger
n lie 8 iu the goods nude ae here ape SO
popular In Berlin that dealers hold them very
high in price and keep them in their windows
ports to Germany amounted TO s221 opo. 900, while
tho imports we're s22s, 600, CORRESPONDING only a
mIloH & ssa 1s !. against Is mi i srssGt
20 manufacturers that they establish agencies
for the sale Of American wares In German
increase our trade. orc curious item of The
gonsulH information is that the American boot
heel does NOT sui, The German dandy. Il is npt
reiaeded. We have shoemakerB who can put
the Beau Brummeis of Berlin ON stills, If
need be-
New york Cotton Market.
The Vorld of The 10th inst. says: The market
to-day was lese buoyant for cotton on the spot,
and the speculation Tor an advance in futures
received an important check Liverpool was
reported higher for arrivals, but was evidently
feverish and unsettled. and Manchester report |
cd better ma, ket Tor cotton manufactures, but
the bull party soon encountered the increased
was promise OF an increase over last year, and |
New Orleans assumed her true position, There |
spots and the early months and the more re. |
mote deliveries. but the most conspicuous wis |
between November and January, the former |
the latter ak points below. The spring moaths |
were below Saturday.
Large Cargo.
The steamship Chiawlck cleared az this port |
on the 1ath inst. by Messrs. French & Co.. with |
the largest quantity of cotton per registered ton
The Ghiswicks net registered tonnage III TOO.
and she carried under deck 1854 bales Of cotton.
weighing ,ess,ass pounds, or fraction over
. Of his cargo 1922 balss W re compressed by
the ohampion press. owned by the Louisiana
titte liz the president aud the remainder 2fg2
alsa BY th M,s Orleans and s shlspess presses
utlmans. Improvement; the Orleans and
shipgers' are also, of The, Tyler pattern. and
We built n this city by Mr. VIM. Goidng. OF
with the Grip Tie. and Gilman's Band Fuller,
and which not only increase the capacity OF ves-
sells but . cures the delivery Of cotton In su-
!. The Chiswick was loaded in eight days and
Che cottoa was slowed at the low rate Of forty
three cents per bale.
All rail freights are down to bedrock figures,
and our merchants are seriously cogitating
whether or not II Is the proper way t. ship
either from the West or New Orleans. -yicks-
pufg Herald. 12th inst.
The Improvement i'm Business ms undi-
Gated by clearinghouse Returns.
Clearing reports are the most reliable !
IL i,,at IN h,,at
scted In city which can at present be obtained
4 y true. there are Instances where CT airing
house 40 prearns wooa measHrsny ran to show
lre other instances of large returns.
oaseaa drpGn stack bsss
4 any money y mode by either side and which y
are ca.colated 70 lead the judgment astray re-
ipeess.nSS the reality 81 business revival In 81;
shop keepers. small iobbera. small man ufactu-
.ers and the lik' who do moi keep bank ac-
money; They are busy and prosperous, and
rot their nc ivity and prosperity, or lack of It
asd y
operations. tho one in grain and pro-
1isions. the other in stocks and cotton Millions
PRODUCING any wealth but s bank check
ZONES freely int pl y, aud the clearing. house
New York cl' airing houses. the clearing house
-eturn Is he best evidence which can now be- y
,ptIheu OF tne Huc uatlons 10 business and
hey have been favorable thus far this year,
Foreign Crop Report. !.
LoNpoN Oct. 9.-The Mark Lane EIpress
avs: Three weeks of fine weather has greatly a
hanged the position If not the prospects of the
9rn trade gener lily, rendering threshing pos
ibis. and imp owing the condition. There is a
nuch larger supply of English wheat than a
eemed likely, the returns for the last week or
No showing something like the usual auanTif cl
old. This has tended Tor the present to lessen |
no demand for fore gn wheat As the arrivals is
ave been good. and the sh pments from the
ttlantic p,rs very large. trade has been over r,
one tor the mo aent, and prices have given
iay. With the arrival of $1,000 to 900 quarters
merican VIII at per week at Liverpool and
~ d,sappoint ng demand, h lders have made =,
oncesSions each market day. and prizes are y
rom IS to As per quarter lower than three weeks cl
20. Whether this state of things will continue Z,
smains 70 b. Sen. The immense shipme It's q