The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-05
From New York.
STATISTICS OF FOREIGN COMMERCE.

6AAlAbllOS Of fOlhhiON O1MhhhOhs
NEW York, Feb 4.
The annual report of the chamber Of
commerce for the fiscal year shows that
while the aggregate value of the foreign
commerce of all other ports in the United
States except New York exceeded that of
the preceding year by more than Sl1 000,-
900, New York lost $93 900, 900, making
decrease in the foreign commerce of the
whole country exceeding $50 100000 The
value of the domestic exports of brad
stuffs from all other ports was S64 00O,-
900 against 500 900 900 from New York
of provisions, $29. OO0, 900 against $685.
900 900 from New York; of tobacco and
manufactures of tobacco, $1l, 900, 600
against $14, 900, 900 from New York.
TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
A movement has been set on foot here
to organize company for the encourage
ment of trade between this city and Brazil.
A new company, known as the Amazon
trading company, have established direct
lines of steamers. A surprising amount
and variety of American manufactures are
| beginning to 60 to Chill and other west
coast regions, via Panama. There is a
profitable export of cottons, particularly.
FINANCIAL.
Clearing house statement-.Currency ex-
changes, $s2, 157,Sl1 do. balances, 3d.
0OS, sl5; gold exchanges, $S, 654, 2ss do.
balances, $1,O52 ,O96.
| THE 'LoNGsHoREMEN's STRIKE.
A reduction of the wages of men who
work along the Brooklyn docks by the
hour is to be made general. Proprietors OF
warehouses are of the opinion they can OBJ
tain all the help they want at 80 cents an
hour. They are behind in work and have
determined if necessary to bring large
! forca of Germans and Italians from New
York. They anticipate trouble, and d
strong force of police is guarding the new
hands.
THE BALANCE OF TRADE.
The World says Senator Kelly declares
the balance of trade last year was appar-
emily greater in our favor than the presi-
dent claims. There was an excess of ex-
ports, including merchandise, gold and sill
yer, in 1876, over imports of $1S5, 1856, l45
But this statement is delusive, because il
omits large export of coin bearing bonds
The president ignores the fact that we pay
$3.50, 0O0,0 900 annually in coin in foreign
markets before we approach the question
of commercial exchange.
SENTENCE OF MAIL ROBBERS.
John Kelly and John d. Defrees, rob
bers of post-o flee bags in this city, bound
to the East, were to-day sentenced to foul
years in the penitentiary.
FREIGHT RATES.
The statement made several days sine,
that some of the trunk lines we've cutting
freight rates to and from Chicago, hal
since been fully confirmed and substance
ated. There are plenty of cars now il
Chicago, and the agents of all the line
are making private contracts below tn,
regular schedule prices.
WIDOW VAN coTT's CONVERTS.
The remarkable number of 500 convert
have been made by Widow Van Colts OIL,
weeks series of religious meetings in Rev
DR.. Coreys Methodist church hero. TIN
converts were taken on probation to-day
when the widow closcs one of the mos
successful revlvals OF religion that has eve
, occurred in any church in New York
CUBAN SUGAR ESTATES TO BE DEsTR YED.
Cuban advices report powerful expo
dition corps organized by the insurge nj
for the complete devastation of Villas dc
paitment, In which are located mass
sugar estates upon which Spain levies taxes
UNEMPLOYED woRKMsN.
, A mass meeting of unemployed working
men was held Saturday night. A memoIia
to the legislature was prepared and agree
upon calling for an appropriation of So,
900. 900 on the public works for the pun
pose of giving employment to some of tn
$4,000 unemployed men in this city.
? HELPING CUBA.
1t Is stated that the schooner Bovin
which sailed hence recently ostensibly 70
Charleston really proceeded to Cuba wit
a cargo of arms and ammunition for tn
4 Cubans.
SMUGGLING SUGAR.
: Special treasury agents have discovere
a system Of sugar smuggling from vessel
> unloading at Brooklyn. An investigator
: also developed the fact that the dirty sugs
swept up after the cargo is unloaded 10 sol
to confectioners, and the bilge water froI
the vessels hold is bou ght for use in h
, manufacture Of vinegar.
DEAD BEAT.
a II. b. Ednboro, representing himself 1
, an emissary of the Turkish government
A has for five months been victimizing hot
:, keepers, steamship owners and ship brol
a ers, who only discovered his fraudulel
character by his sudden disappearance f.
new fields.
HAYES FAITH.
The Herald's CINCINNATI dispatch ga,
d Col. T. O. Campbell, in an interview wi
= Gov. Hayes remarked; Governor, / gu
y pose you don't care TO give any opinion
q on the presidential question at this tim
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