New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

There has been shipped from this port to
Glasgow within the last year. in successive loads pretty
nearly a whole street-car line compete-cars, mules.
and all
Recent adyices from Peru state that Mr..
Meggs the contractor with the Government for the con-
sructon of the different railroads and for the drainage
nj the Cerro de PascO silver mines, proposes to make
further emission paper 10 enable h 10 carry Out bs
Obligations. This purpose VIII 10 doue' reduce INC N'i"c
OF Peruvian currency If carried INTO eheci.
American horses are making their mark III
England Their admission to courses has improved
the native stock and there is beginning TO be general
demand for them which can only be met by expectation
direct from America. Thirty horses were shipped
last October from Montreal, ana now 70 more nave DeSh
sent on from Philadelphia.
The iron and steel industry has been SD well
developed within the last five years that nothing except
local spirit and determination to bring new mines into
the market is likely TO lead to the opening OF new fur
naces for many years 1t is thought that the country
will not want another Bessemer steel furnace Tor 20
years other industries are not so well organized yet
he cotton industry particularly Is behind the needs OF
fine country great many new cotton mills Will be put
up this year, North ana South put 'hcrc Is loom ioi
them all ana more
The rapid increase of steamers on the chain
~ the great northern lakes is the feature OF the lake
trade during the last three years. The number EN-
ployed in 1876 reported to have been $780, their ton
mage being 1867. The number of sailing vessels has
faIIen off heavily decreasing from Jos Ill 1877 10
1882 the tonnage. however not cong ao"n III diIe
the same proportion, but TO such an extent tha tHee
xvnV
10 The change from sail to steam on the great lakes
is full of encouragement To New-Iofk
IL President Garrett furnishes paying guam
ttos of freight TO all the steamship lines projected from
baltimore II will be for him 10 lay double
track 70 Chicago and buy 5000 or 5000 freight cars
Tho latest project a semlmOnthy line to Liverpool TO
he rnn i'm alienation with the Allan line, so as to give
stoamer tn IiyerpOOl weekly The managing owner OF
EaWeyican Galveston and Liverpool steamship line, Mr.
TjnCham has been at Baltimore TINS week ~ regard 10
e matter He made the regulation call on MI Garrett
nat
probable. lie VIII ""i'' N0''''' ~ 49, "
little higher.
The French have passion for great enter
,,rtses of which their Offer to make statue as big
a. 1cbtbouse TO place in the principal harbor OF the
Irnitod states as a memorial OF 1876, is faint ex-
hi,,tion. Their geographers and commercial men are
aied away now with the idea Of short cuts for CON-
oe The French have left northern nations TO knock
round among the iccbeTgs, in the hope OF nndnS some
ort Of massage the Arctic Circle to the other
de OF the world. They are giving their own ATTENTION
Ia the tropical they bull Tue oucI Nan1. my
" nrgng on the canal across the American lsthlnus
They are studying how TO make use OF the Mic ana me
African lakes. Lately they nave eonecineu ti1 I u.
~ shn canal across France from the straits OF Dover
y. Tho Mediterranean, TO be opened by way OF the
soine GaOne and RhOne. Over this latter project lhe
Sban,bers OF Commerce have become enthusiastic anu
t has asked for plans and estimates OF inc
nS, The expense OF the work will be %l3OOoooo anu
sY wears will be required to bulld H. FROM pIeson' aP
neayances the plan Will be carried into execution
IAN announcement of interest to the leather
t.aa "a made from Berlin. 1t is 10 the effect that an
International exhibition Of the whole leather INDUSTRY
and the production OF oak bark will be held In that city
IN sentember 1877 The Exercier Haus on one OF tue
res streets of Berlin been placed at the disposal
~ the trade by the military authorities, and there 10
spaee and steam power enough for all the needs OF the