New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-09
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

Australia is about the only country that
gives subsidies TO steamship lines now eo4ttHSt n'
Just been given to a new lie 10 run 10 the LaSt i
One happy result of the building OF the DE
stone pier at NewLondon il seen IN an ADDITION - 'o
business of the port The Reading Railroad has mace
tbe place great depot Of supply and Is running us oo
steamers there.
California only has had 100000 tons OF
wheat for export after all this last year. ana the p'r
failure Of the present crop makes II pronable tai tno
snrnius of 1877 will only he 10000 tons Al lnucI-
tions ront TO strong market and hgh prices l"i '
next Winter.
Tho first sbipment of beef to Europe has
been made from Boston When beef was first oneieu ~
cargo o the steamers at NewYork the line to Whlcn
was offered scouicd the whole business and retseu 10
carry the commodity All the lines are gao INV c
ranies are almost begging for H. Arraneenenis art nS
Ing made both at Baltimore and Boston iooAinN !"
large business.
The annual report on the provision business
NJ tbe West prepared at Chicago takes view ID REGARD
IN the direct trade with Europe which mt any rate must
make the Chcagoan face beam with satisfaction just 10
think OF it, The report rrodcts that IN rev years C
visions OF The West Figures given showing that
there has been great increase IN the ugrf cyo mind
the last five II takes me powerful Onrt e in
10 see anything ike monopoly OF the export u'uo "
the facts given.
Steamers are generally obliged to accept
rates OF freight low "a those for Wlcn soou s'inS
sbins are willing to carry the same goods or approx
r,otelv an This is not the case, however, on few
rtes and one Of these from NewYork To San Francisco
ps sail around the Horn nom ports on ts PAM "
via Panama. and manage TO transact cohsiuSId NV,
trade at about hall ne rates ior Iet Ci ~ 81 ~ and
10 sail from Boston in the California trade every
year.
There are limitations that at next session OF
Congress there will aUpn atons for mail contract
for steamship line TO Brazil both from NewYork and
from Philadelphia II may possibly puzzle Congressman
somewhat 70 decide between these two places, though II
II were left 10 manufacturers OF the country VINO arc
pr,vinr so earnestly for steam line, there Wou1 pe
iittir ground for hesitation The decision Woh ne III
favor Of York. But why need There bc any slne Oh
the point Two steam lines are re'ily I'o M,
and ID would be hard To tell just now Wnch i oi lc
more pressing Importance. Line 10 the W'Ht cUaa'
,Noud certainly do great good and whether II he PR"
POSED as a wat Of deciding upon the rival claims OF DE-
Yorh and Philadelphia or not ~ Is 100 VIA. "''' ~
be lcft as much ont of sight rs II Is al present
1t would be very useful to the United States
were something to happen which would equaize wages
in his country and Italy Labor Is too cheap ID lay
Probably -ho new steamship line from Baltimore VIII
have the effect desired Gen. Dass seems to be very
much in earnest about that line He has laDored nara
with sir Garrett Of the Baltimore and ONO RaTGad'
and has also bad LONG tax WIN Is.en. ,-itd
Uess does NOT favor emigration from ly 10 lht
Stacs but is impossible to stop me NOV lugn'' I've
thinks a "A dlty % the emgrants to Amcrca nc
sas n Steamship line would DO that, ami the line w1ui
now stated that Mr. Garrett tie first steamer 81
NV % 90 H. y "a i'm RIM IN a few months. .ouid the
nan be carried ont il is believed that en-iauoh WON"
rr1lt and WAGES in Italy would approximate those
in the United states.
Although a postponement OF the Sydney kX-
bu,tou was announced last Winter, the fair opened
r,,tI,. an Auril 10 after all The American and Ca
madam exhibits are the great features Of the show An
annex has been built especially TO accommodate thcm'
and this part Of the fair TO be the most deheY
and most continuously crowded with sightscers There
il an average of 900 visitors day udng rom the
eager interest ~ people and the favorable comments
If he r... one would say that the United states did
vervood thing indeed in senGn largea otof excellent
manufactures 10 sydney The things from tins country
Which attract fhe especial attention are me large
,.uv. of cotton goods, Tools, carriages, scales mousse
ar,-arc. slgff-. -tafuDfe5, ana YANKEE hul'h7. lNt
exhibits were complete order on the opening u'S'
he making good impression. Philadelphia lhlf'dutcd
fnr s win respect 10 Australia The result cannot Ia
TO be profitable 10 DO h com rics.