The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-15


of the show. Unless these figures are greatly
enlarged before the Exposition closes, the loss
to the government will be very heavy.
The imports Of foreign dry goods at Now
York In the month Of August were $loo47 .274. or
100000 less than In August. 1877 The imports
for the eight months ending August 81 were
s588G917o in 1876, s58.l5eo8o in 1877. and s53213
Se7 In 1878. o decrease OF s5 100000 compared
with last year and Of sC,OOO0Oo compared with
1876
a reduction of banking capital In New York
OF $14.71O 600 since 1876 is said. by the New York
Times, to have taken place. Upon this fact that
paper builds theory adverse to the popular
policy thnt opposes contraction Of the currency.
The policy instituted by the bondh Gliding and
money interest reduced the volume Of business.
and now that interest sets It's newspapers to
growing because there Is not demand for the
money that Is waiting to be loaned.
A. V. Dockery. United States Consul at Leods.
sends to the Department Of State q copy OF the
report OF the analyst OF the borough OF Leeds,
England. who. in consequence Of rumorB that
American hams imported into England were
infected with the deadly parasite. trichinn.
made IN examination Of ten samples. selected
from wholesale houses dealing In hams. The
analyst:
these samples for trichinn, comparing them
with trichinD obtained elsewhere. and find that
mono OF these SAMPLES nre e., 80 ihtectea;
THOMAS PAISLEY. +. II. 3. f., L. |. q.
San Francisco correspondent of the Now
York Times reports rumor that % body of
good ore has been struck In tho 19OOfoo level
Of the Consolidated Virginia. This discovery
was tho cause OF the rise of 81 a share. Pur-
chases Of the stock are continually being made
by persons who believe that. II the former divi-
dends of 20 month ore not resumed. the mine
will ut least pay 81 q share q month There are
several theories to account for the excitement
In the mining stock market. One Is that new
bonanza has been discovered in the Sierra
Nevada, and another that the powerful parties
are contending for the possession of tho Com
stock lode. third, which finds most favor with
unpreiudced observers. is that there Is neither a
new bonanza nor q contest about the ComstOck.
but only q new Misunderstanding attempt to get
the public betting heavily on stocks it knows
nothing about. and which in themselves are
worthless. Whichever theory is correct. the
market Is excited, and the brokers are doing Il
better business than before In several years.
Sierra Nevada at 800 then at s45, and again at
1856 Is the kind OF n market for brokers.
The Importance Of the accession Of Cyprus to
British commemorative point for controlling the
commerce Of Asia Minor. Syria and Egypt.
making thence tho way open to lndin-is
thoroughly understood in Europe It is vic
tory for England greater than she could wiring
from hundred bnttle-felds, The result to the
export trade of the United States Ia second only
to that of ENGLAND ii American merchants only
take immediate advantage OF the opening Of
fered to them to extend thei commerce to those
countries. The following is an estimate of tho
annual trade of those countries. which Is re-
spectacle enough in Misunderstanding our flu
ture development under British stmulous-to
excite the pride and proflt' of our exporters:
Imports OF Egypt. ...-.... ....-..-,- 800 600
Exports Of Egypt. .........-., ...,..,- Ga4OO.00O
Total trade Of Egypt. ............., 600
Imports of Asia Minor testimatod).. $4,000. 900
Exports Of Asia Minor (tstimated).... 300 900
Total trade. S58,OOO,O 900
ImpOrts of Syria ny}.,............... 5000, 900
Exports Of Syria (say). .........-....- 100000
Total trade. Observation-Disclosures l3 900 900
Imports of Cyprus. -. ...........-...- Goo. 600
EXPORTS Of Cyprus. Observation-Disclosures. $50. 900
Total trade. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50. 600
Grand total imports Observation-Disclosures. GO $50 600
Grand total exports Observation-Disclosures. 10t $50, 900