The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-06

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ria Cincinnati Price Current estimates the
summer pork packing in the west &c date at
all ,536 hogs, against 1.574476 hogs TO date
last year. .-----
Yesterday there were received here from the
a,pper coast 1853 sacks OF rough rice. The
new crop has commenced to come in early.
and we are glad to hear the most favorable
accounts of the prospects Of a heavy yield
THE stock Of lard in New York is reported
Mt III ,642 tierces Including G6o33 tierces prime
steamed, lilo tierces of grade and 4499 tierces
stearine), against 81 800 tierces one month
ago, and 80, o99 tierces one year ago.
Securities were quiet and steady State
Consols opened at TAI. and closed strong at
7ss4074, against 731a@73a4 on Saturday.
Premium Bonds opened at 81 and closed
firm at 3122S@315g, against 3oH@311S on Sat
urday. ----u-.
Importati ons of foreign raw copper into the
United States appear to have ceased, as our
country produces immense quantities OF cop
per from the native mines. We are also ex-
uorters of the metal, and the shipments
promise to become quite extensive.
The New York merchants arc indignant
over the advance Of freight rates at least 100
ner cent by the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pally. Many of them declare that sooner
than submit to this extortion they would ship
ALI goods by steamer or clipper ship, and for
ward only those where dispatch was required
by express. -
Twenty thousand cabin passengers, accord
ing TO an estimate Of the New York Herald have
lett that port for Europe this summer-the
largest number during any single season. The
tide, however, is now setting towards this
country, and for the remainder Of the season
Che arrivals will show weekly increase over
departures.
case of interest to both employers and
employees was decided in one of the New York
courts on Wednesday,. A clerk engaged from
/ wear to year at fixed weekly wages having
been discharged before his time had expired,
sued to recover for the whole year. The
agreement was only q verbal one, but it was
sustained, and a verdict given In favor of the
plaintiff
The debt statement for August l shows
500, 0O7, s52 In coin In the treasury. The
y amount one year ago was 1877, S03995 so that
there has been an increase Of $109,203,857
during the last twelve months. There are
outstanding coin certificates of deposit to the
amount of $45, 631, 030-so that the coin in the
treasury actually belonging to the govern
ment is s1G1, 376,s22.
The Galveston News of Saturday last says
sit was ascertained from one Of the employees
OF the Morgan steamship line that the four
vessels that now ply between New York city
and New Orleans will hereafter run to Calves
ton during the continuance of the quarantine
These ships are too large, when fully loaded
that they would anchor in the offing and
lighter their cargoes up to the wharf
Col George K. Leet, of the old custom
house firm of Leet & Stocking Of New York
which figured conspicuously during the Grant
administration, is at present ticket agent
on the New York Metropolitan Elevated Rail
road Col. Leet, who is now in reduced cir.
z,unstances, was undoubtedly rich man al
one time. During the palmiest days Of the
Y
supposed to be $4,000, but it came easy and
went as rapidly.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue Is
said to have discovered a perfect scheme fol
breaking up the crooked whisky business il
the Southern States. He believes, it is said
and will govern himself accordingly, Of
rourse-that as soon as the Southern moon
sinners ascertain that they will not be pun
ished If they reform, illicit distilling will be
voluntarily abandoned and crooked whisky
will become as scarce as carpet-baggers in the
reconstructed South.
The fractional currency outstanding is
n 16,455, 1893. A year ago it was S16,547,76S sc
that there has been presented for redemption
only $3.50 of this currency in the last twelve
months. Of the SIG, 1888 reported as nom
inally outstanding, it may be assumed that
very little is actually in existence. It has
been lost or destroyed, and the governments
profit on the whole issue of $50, 900, 000 there
fore, has been about S16,000,000, or nearly
pne-third.
The New York Daily Bulletin has received
the Buenos Ayres Standard of June IA, which
among other items Of commercial interest
states that commercial agents from New
York, Philadelphia and other cities Of the
United States are at present overrunning
every part of South America on behalf OF
manufacturers in all branches Of export trade
and further, that very rich gold fields have
been discovered in river that waters the dis.
trict Of Poma in that province. It is wild
and mountainous country, some twenty miles
from the town of Payogasta, and about 12(
miles from Saltu. The week, including the
date above given, says the Standard, "has
been, perhaps the week of largest gold bust
ness ever known in Buenos Ayres, the sales
OF four days reaching Sf,3,S50,0Oo, and the
y tyencimient0S lof official and extra hnl1rsl or