New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-16
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

Bastiats " SOphisms OF Protection " does not
contain a single citation Of fact reference to history
The lowly beet now ranks in commercial
Importance above the patrcian sugarcane More beet
sugar sugar IS made by the world every
year.
A Boston firm, which for a time turned out
10000 feet of blue glass week is shortening sail The
curious have all the blue panes they can experiment
with at present
Goodwin Smith writes to The London Times
that Canadian manufactures dying but that he does
not think the true remedy be protection He says it
Is the abolition Of tie customhouses between Ganad3
and the market 10 which it naturally belongs the Cneo
States,
Recent mails have brought instructions from
Australia and Cape Colony houses in England to make
up copsirnments Of hardware from American and not
from British products. Merchants III those distant
countries captiyaed with the beauty anu 10" prices
Of American hardware goods.
The Burlington HGWkEye man, who occa-
sionally puts his mind 10 commercial and financial
themes says: There nothing like having q sufelency
Of currency equal TO the demands OF trade you kIU%
oiled, easily, and board and lodging costs 99jO per
month"
Emigrants to Australia will not make their
fortunes in ten minutes and Mr. Adamson the American
COnsuGenera at Melbourne, writes that IN most cases.
they will want 10 go TO the United states within
year There little doubt but that good men viii 90
better 70 remain here There Will De "OEA enough ior
al before the end OF the year
japan now exports silkwOrm eggs princi-
pay by way Of San Francisco The route by India has
been abandoned The railroad across the American con-
nen enables japanese exporters 10 prOOng the season
and send on boxes down to the end Of the YEAR @ncn
would be impossible by way OF Suez The Messagerles
Maritime steamers thus lose an important freight.
Owners Of sailing vessels on the great lakes
have been thinking of sending their vessels to RIO
Janeiro for sale in trade j. c. " Mendes, com
mission merchant Of Bio JaneirO writes 10 lake cap
tain at Oswego, n. Y. that the most saable vessels
here are sehooners 10 carry about 80 tons, IN five or
present they would not readily be disposed off, II is
suggested whether after all these vessels viii not DO
wen 10 remain OF tne lakes. Employ steam on the Erie
Canal and there will be enough for the lake feet to do
From statement published by the Bureau
OF Statistics it appears that during the ~ months ended
FEBRUARY, 1877, the exports OF bacon and hams were
442O34,773 pounds; Of beef 66,353576 pounds; OF
pork IS $50 lis pounds; OF lard, 22397s4i2 mounds.
and of taOw So 5sT4Sl pounds OF the aggregate yue
Of SOC III 7GG. OF the above there shupe from
I5S754 pounds Of beef 81 73I $50 pounds Of 1o
16o,3fOi9I pounds OF lard, and 57O4j,9l6 pounds VI
tsNOw
Two plans are on foot in Massachusetts TO
utilize the Uoosac Tunnel for through railroads to the
West One proposes 10 charter a Boston and Chicago
Railway Trust Company with a capital Of $IOOOC0.OOO,
s35 100000 OF it 10 be guaranteed by the Bay State
Tue other plan has in view the creation Of a Boston
BoOsac Tunnel and Western Railway Company 10 lease
and build lines. making through connection from BOs
ton 10 the village OF Fair Haven Lake Ontario the lake
terminus the Southern Central Railroad Both plans
are In the hands Of energetic men, ana there busy
time the Massachusetts Legislature over them.
AmOnZ the promoters Of the latter OF the two Oliver
Anes. Estes Howe Elisha ATKINS and George l. Post
According to The Charleston AeUs and
ooer the decision Of President Hayes has done the
Ca5olLans good. That paper remarks enthusiastically
There inspiration and courage in the air, in the
frightened faces in the shining eyes" Political
a Las been eliminated from the affairs OF the State,