The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-07

same III DHbllS lhSt year, showing al. IuCreAS
in 1873 Of 50. 401 bales.
The Chicago Times of a recent date says
"For six straight weeks there has been N
cutting of freight rates ct this point. Neve
before was q schedule of prices so honestly
and strictly adhered to for 80 long q period
The shippers are beginning to despair of evel
profiting again by general rupture between
the railroads"
The Rothschlds have offered to take an
Egyptian loan of $40, 900. Considering the
notorious bankruptcy Of the Khedve. this
proceeding has some political significance
British diplomacy Is secretly aiming at The
ultimate control Of Egypt, because of the in
terest the government holds In the Suez
Canal, and this new loan of the great bank.
ing-house may be looked upon as o step to-
wards the virtual mortgage by the English
government through the Rothschilds.
According to the annual harvest reports Of
France the grain crop Of this year will be con-
siderably below the average. The yield Is
given as very good In only two departments
good in twelve, fair In twenty-three, and bad
In forty-six Estimated on this basis, 1t Is
for home consumption, during the next twelve
months, not less than ]. 200, 900 tons Of grain
or, In other words, 100000 tons more than
they imported during the year ending Octo-
ber1 1873. Tt is fair to presume that the larger
part of this amount will come from the United
States
The cultivation Of the nettIe as O. fibrous
plant, which may yet take the place Of hemp
and possibly of flax has for the past few
years attracted much attention in Germany.
A pamphlet recently published In Leipsic by
Madame Won Rooster Lade, and al article
from u leading German newspaper, both
bearing testimony to the value Of the nettle
rs a substitute for hemp, have been received
at the American Department of State from
b1e American Consul at Bremen. The q1es-
ton is one of such importance to our agricul-
turists in its possible bearing on the cutiva-
ton and manufacture Of hemp that the sub
icct has been referred to the Agricultural De-
partment for Investigation and publication
The pamphlet Ii the result of Madame Won
Rooster Ladies experience in the cultivation
Of the nettle, ami the result has been beyond
her highest expectation. and the question
occurs how plant possessing such variety
Of merits should have been for ages neglected.
Adhesive postage stamps were first adopted
in the United States in 1877 Since then the
Postof1ice Department has issued to the public
971e308,527 postage stamps of various de-
nominations, the value Of which was $780,
327,3G3 %. During the last five years II ,572,-
955 postage stamps, valued at 81 Gal 1923 As,
were issued to the executive departments of
the government. The aggregate number Of
stamped envelopes issued Is, In round figures,
1889 600 900; Of these 1863 1863, 1876 were plain.
and $40 230.300 were special request en-
yelopes. Official stamped envelopes for ex-
ecutive departments have been issued to the
amount of 779l0,975, the Postofioe Depart
ment itself having taken G6, 1838O0 and the
War Department II ,727O75. None of the other
departments have ever called for envelopes of
this character. During five years and two
months from May l, 1873, to July /, 1s7s)
since their adoption 351 ,249, 500 postal cards
have been issued.
The annual report for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1878, Of J. M. McGrew, Auditor Of
the Treasury for the Postoffice Department,
has been completed. The aggregate of postal
revenues and grants from the treasury during
the year WAS $685. 1869, and expenditures
1874, 165,0S4. leaving an excess Of receipts over
expenditures OF $42O,085. Part Of the amount
drawn from the treasury during the year
was, however. appropriated on account of de- |
ticiancies in previous years. The net revenue
for the year from the sale Of postage stamps !
was S16,s3s,115, against 1884 1886 last year.
The amount of stamps stamped envelopes,
etc, sold was $27 1875 1893, against $25, 757 SIS in
1877. The amount expended during the year
for mail transportation was S19, 444, 179, against
SIS, 356, 023 the previous year. From the state
ment Of the collecting division it appears the
balance due late postmasters is S47,292, and
the balance due from postmasters to the
United States is s49s, 563. From tables show
ing the operations Of the money order office 1t
appears that the revenue from this source for
the year was S209647, against S109,149 the