The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31
Commercial and Financial Matters.

Commercial and Financial Matters,
Tlifes veasals cleared henee yesterday with
eafgosa d tnolasass. atavuntlns to sisa bbls.
State uunsois were STEADY yesterday at ssA@
sst and Premium bonds we're frm ut arDsfa
Tile market Lii stocks continues DULL
Ths estimates Tor the eefning 1naneial year
iof The United States government expenses are
t2su.ssa,Tsss The appropriations for the present
PEAR we're but ssasgesuTB
The British Mail, Il monthly financial publi~
eaiiens says, tn d review of the general eetnter-
sIa depression, tIat lib 10 the present time the
United Htases seems to havs suffered most and
France lHaal
our EXPORT trade In grain still goes On and
tasfe ii rarely lay on which we cannot ans
sutsnea d shipment for this port of Western ee-
rpnls. Yesterday the steamship Andean cleared
lar Iivsfpuol with ss2s bushelh Of corn In bulk,
and THE bnrk Huslna, for Queenstown, with 49,
sis bushels.
Ths steamer glmofe. with harges. which left
hi, Iseus OH the twenty Nth Instant lost one Of
Her harRas Ill nefite point between st. Louis and
Claire containing sb.eeB bushels pf grain In
bulk. This ID the FIRST trip Ia this trade Of the
Nllhurs. and her loss of barge is not n very
suspicious omen.
The steamer future City, with sarges left a.
Louis fof New Orleans on the 18th inst. with
tai 400 bushels ef corn In bulk. This boat will
Rain Aacessiuns as chs GENES down, aud we
hear III bafae which will Join her tow at 0aito.
containing w .euo Bushels Of corn, consigned 10
Msasrs. vairin \ Mertimer Of this city.
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tofily tn the saloons In Virginia that bill has
been Introduced In the Legislature OF that State
III compel cigar dealers to use II also. The bill
provides that the vendor shall turn The crank
ones tor each eigar sold. AT the end Of every
month the register Ia to be examined and hs
MUST pay one cent to the State for every sals
made
Aa tai as we can learn the meeting OF the
committees, On Tuesday evening, of the Cham
ber oil Commerce and the late Merchants EBx-
ehAnRes resulted la nothing Of practical char
meter. They resolved TO draw TIP a charter,
which Ia designed to be enRrafted on that Of The
Chamber uf Commerce, which will be- present
ed, In the shape oil an net, 1, the Legislature for
In action end approval, The gentlemen hay
in1 this matter la charge rank among Our most
prominent and Influential merchants and eeem
determined I'd do oil iii their power 10 establish
4 board uf trade Id this city, an organisation
which tn universally acknowledged to be NEST
necessary for the regulation and development
of our commercial interests.
In Hh Louis paper. Of the latest date re-
seived. we Notice card from Mr. Uhas. Beleher.
AhH Rreas renner and the principal importer Of
AuRafs from Havana via New Orleans In which
he mentions The publication In the et Louis
journal 81 telegram, charging that extensive
flauas have been discovered In connection with
iiaruftattens of sugar for his refinery. Mr.
Baiehaf Indignantly denies this charge, and
says, BY way cf explanation:
We have recently imported cargo OF eentfif-
New ufleans BY The CUSTOM Hpnse officers, ana
OH Saturday The Surveyor 81 uustons here
New Q,sEls,a.p a stating That charge had been
requesting That The cargo Bio held for further En-
nn M. Until tle report could bs forwarded
This style of sugar II ,ohe that epnstltutes |
ahvpt 20 per cent Of The Cuba crup and this par.
and STYLE Us all centrifugal sugar made there. |
and no charge has ever before bpen made, III |
cut ka ~, that any Of II had been artia
While publishing the above gratuitoue'y, for |
NIL. Belchers benefit, We would remind him Of |
the statement, which has been repeatedly made, |
that his agent In Havana dlscrlminates In his
shipment of freight To New Orleans In favor OF |
Line ef English steamers. These ships touch |
ri Havana on their inward voyages, but lead |
here with cotton and 20 direct 10 Liverpool We
have American steamers that have been laying |
ap at this port for months past because though |
sometimes having large offerings for Havana. |
they could not have guarantee of return car |
nc owinE to the Discrimination mentioned above |
This has been stated to us by moat reputable |
men engaged In the trade, and we would like TO |
zee the grievance examined Into and corrected. |
Direct Trade with Cuba.
The Arst returns. from the Cuban excursion |
lists lately departed came to-day ia the shane IF
MI order for small lot Of hams, lard and
breakfast bacon. The order was taken hy Mr. |
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