New-York tribune., 1877-07-20
COuNEKCIAL NOTES.

Fourteen soc etles in Russia have voted in
fav Of employing the metric system in tnat Empire.
Connecticut has appointed State Commits
SION fol tue Paris Exposit watch is sowing that
state vita ciIcua.s
According to the Chairman of the Grand
Trunk hallway that road has cs s4750O0O in Two and
quarter yeas fiom competition aud railways ~ Amer
Ost @47OCOOOo IN tue same Time nom The same
cause.
The business OF the clearing houses of the
country has considerably smaller since January
tlau during the corr, spending period 10 1876. which
seems ~ indicate ID colai sc OF speculation.
Now that the large purchases of beef and
mutton in Hs ket 10y Europe have had the ,n 81 Of
raising the price home The Bosion Joura
of makes tie bold suggestion oi putting an
export tax OF tLtse an cies iO rcNtnur purposes.
A basket is being manufactured for the
peac h-slowers sufficiently stroug Tor one Shipment
which selling five cent. two cents cheaper than
te ordinary basket Ii II OF pine, and u mace necessary
b. tie discrimination To Sci t"e O"'A' Win the p'"V"'s
this tea..
California sent abroad 301 cargoes of wheat
ana ouring the year ending June 80. valued at
SIS. .i27 800. II rcmarsabe year. Ihr statement
advance IL wheat wich stopped the export en-
tircly during Say.
Virginia aspres to see the James River be-
come the Clyds Of the New-world. The state
abund nee OF coal and and not entirely uamlar
with the art OF ship building. OF her people
no reason why James River should not be lined with
non shp ards. Me the mc Is coming, ad - noii At
nd wnon there will be imperative Iced tor starring
IRON shp-yaris large scale IN tnis coun.r,, and &
simply depends on fores gut and energy whether the
opened ON the James the Delaware or ia Ne"
England.
Specimens of silver ore recently taken from
the Cerro de Pusco SILVER mines Peru that the
submerged portion OF the mountain Is very rich, and
rou estimate shows that body Of ore Will be exposed
10y tho tunnel winch Henry Meggs To build worth
from S300,OOO,OO0 to SJOO.OOOOOO These mines ba'o
| Laid fit
present generation, though they had Deeh "oih
for $50 years WHEN the nad stop accOuu. OF
the watrr L, IN has now discovered that tInne can
be- uilt whch val drau the mOuntalu comllrify, by
rtIIiug ,n The .ahe ironi waicA tue water m tie
comes and she L. much ia earnest aDUGi Il that ihe
first loads Of tue DOW submerged one are exp cted 10
reach Lima in four non,hs /, Is predicted tudt within
silver wi be taken Vut tuaa from tue sill
| yer mines la Nevada.
A speedy return of the good times of five
wears ago predicted by Ihe Toledo Blade which bases
belief the nnmcnse crop Of the year. anu the "c
known effects OF prosperity among iagmcrs On geutrA
business appears that the crops harvested are
largest tie country ever ha0. i acreage OF wheat
Is largely in of amy since the element Of tie
country, aud tie ycld per acre Is infinitely greater hy
Is nifcent, aud has been secured IN The yer, DosI
condition. Corn Is certainly. Never was the eye
laducntd with the sight OF such hel4s Iae sii IS
,Owcr glorousy and the color Is superb Oats. whcl
have bren aiuIe since 1874, VIII tails year Yield very
mucn more than tney din then Ihe Biade eoEunu''
1--WE propheNy al Immediate thd decided re'N1io ol D
ine,s. T.ctU been ught times for three eais
The farm have not had mo"e!, nor nave tneJ lad dhs
| 90 make 10. Iuls cnOruuls crop, cOiulns IN
just at the mex of time. wien the clamiies m Oiitr
nations makes gOOd price ior II. s the et-up We u"No
botn luukns iOf auXI0u y. aud waitlng iOs 30 lh
ticutly. Tie farmer Will ~ fcw wcUAA rOn tAls Lave
money enough 10 hs debts out OF his wheat aOee'
and has ana hay ctup Il" tu-
ture nreds. lie wl pay Ihe deos thai hay' ocen as
cunulati for Laec lctts and bu viii have pltnt, "ti
wI,h To get those supplies ho has been conped to 10
| without 50 long"
Mr. EyartS's declaration TO 0 reporter In
Philadelphia that lie is IN favor of protection TO tho
| extent Of guarding home industry against runous
foreign competition and that the Of the coun
| Try must have ample outlet, Is In harmony with ms
speech 10 Chamber Of Commerce In this city when
a. said mat we have ships bH must also have
something to carry In them. Tnls later And more ek
pt this important point VIII Dc source