The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-22

are expected to participate In the convention,
which will convene the coming summer in
Paris. .--
The New England Shoe and Leather Asso-
citation, located in Boston, on the eighteenth !
instant adopted resolutions recommending to
the trade discontinuance of the custom Of
dating bills beyond the time when the goods
are shipped. and to reduce the time from six
to four months; to discontinue guaranteeing
prices beyond the time fixed for the delivery
of goods; also the custom of making recla-
nation on goods bought and ordered by sam
pie, and countermandng of orders where
purchasers names have been stamped upon
goods. 1t was also resolved that no compro-
mise shall be made with the debtor who has
misrepresented his financial standing.
Secretary Evarts is reported to have re-
marked the other day that he regretted that
the merchant marine of the United States
was not In better condition to improve the
opportunities which would be afforded by the
warlike operations of the European nations
that he had always favored a liberal com
mercial policy, and that even at this late day
it would contribute more than anything else
to the peace and prosperity of the country If
some leKlSlhulOu were dtlbpUtu W SLiIlulHlt
the ship-building interest and the extension
of commercial enterprise. He fears that In
the event of war; the ship building interest OF
the United States will not be equal to the de-
mands of the carrying trade, and the chance
to regain our commercial prosperity will be
lost.
The London Times is very compacent over
the Russian preparations to prey upon
British commerce" and remarks that British
cruisers will be able to make the ocean per-
fectly safe for the passage Of British vessels.
England has 297 vessels out of her 579 of all
classes in commission now, and with such an
armada she can protect her own commerce,
and at the same time blockade both the Bal
tic and the Black Sea ports. In anticipation
of such blockade Russian Imperial COM
mission was recently appointed to consider
what should be done to facilitate the transpor-
tation of merchandise over the land frontier.
They reported that over sixty million bushels
of grain had been exported by the railways
crossing the land frontier in 1877. This was
about one-third of the whole export.
While the Northern and Eastern fisheries
are complaining Of the unproiitableness OF
this years fish run. those of Michigan and
Wisconsin are equally concerned over the
gradual disappearance of the white fish from
the great lakes. Within the last four years
Michigan has placed 5O,0O0,000 white fish in
her waters, Wisconsin 25,00O000 and Canada
10000, O0O but without apparently staying the
decline of the fisheries. 1t is thought that
this decrease is due to the fineness OF the nets
used. whereby the fish are taken before the
age of spawning, thus preventing any future
increase. 1t is proposed to secure uniform
legislation regulating the mesh of the nets
and the seasons of casting, and to set apart
days In every week when fishing will be pro-
hbited and the fish allowed to pass up to
their spawning grounds without hindrance.
The New York Times Of the 18th instant
contains the twentieth annual statement OF
the Chamber of Commerce of that city, which
has just been completed. 1t is interesting as
showing the magnitude of the commerce OF
the Empire City. We give the following alb
stract:
The trade reports show an increase of bus
mess over last year. The sugar market at
the opening of the year 1877 was unusually
promising, but extreme values checked con-
sumption and attracted large supplies which
only found market when large concessions
were made. While the receipts foreign % and
sad the deliveries 1926 per cent greater, and
prices higher than in 1876 the year was an
Improbable one to both importers and re-
timers, PARALLEL only by 1857, which was
The deliveries exceeded those of any year
except 1874. The coffee trade was unexam
pied in its activity, large gain being made
upon preceding years. both in importations
and deliveries. The tea trade was unprofita-
BILE to all engaged in it, with tendency to
leave New York and to increase at San Fran
cisco. The home tobacco trade has been
moderately successful, while the import
branch was unsatisfactory. The hide market
shows satisfactory results, imports being 80
per cent larger than in 1876, with high prices.
The export trade was unusually active;
The receipts of cotton at the Atlantic and
gulf shipping ports We're 4,03S141 bales,
against 4,l9l 1l2 bales in 1876 and the exports
from all the ports 3,049, 497 bales against
a slight falling Off withstanding this,
the receipts at New York were 959,955 bales,
against 943,491 bales in lS76-a slight increase.
An examination of the exports shows ship
ments from New York of 434 15S bales, a fall
ing off from the figures of 1876 of 60,216 bales.
The exports have steadily increased from a
value of S2,000000 in 1872 to S10000,oO0 in 1877,
which is also an increase OF S25O0,ooo over
1876
The petroleum trade was so immense as to
surprise the most sanguine. The total eX-
ports from New York, which controls more
than two-thirds of the trade, We're 247, 965 S45
gallons OF ali KINGS, CIuue anu Itlllleu tgdllSl
139, 1874, 34s in 1876 The years business was
prosperous with fair prices to producers, and
reasonable profits to retners and exporters.
The exports of beef and pork were on scale
of unprecedented magnitude; those of beef
having risen from &c, 100000 to nearly 69,o0o,-
900 pounds, valued at nearly S6000,000. The
increase has been almost entirely in shipments
of fresh beef The shipment of pork did not
much vary in quantity or value from that OF
the preceding year. In that of lard and tai
low there was an increase of 25 per cent. In
the movement of wheat and wheat flour New
York has fallen behind in most marked
manner. While the total exports of these
grades from all the ports were valued at
nearly S69,oo0,ooo, against nearly coo
shipped in l876-a loss of nearly $24 900, 900, or