The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-19


that the demand for this article for export not
only keeps up, but is increasing.
According to the returns received by the
National Bureau Of Agriculture ut Washing
ton, the aggregate yield Of this years wheat
crop In the United States amounts to 425OOO,-
600 bushels.
Notice has already been made that gold was
ut par in New York at II 80 D. m on Tuesday
Yesterday it continued soin that city through
out the day. The auriferous coin tried to get
up to that point here, but did not quite reach
It, opening and closing at par11oO'4.
Our cotton friends seemed to feel better
yesterday, being somewhat stimulated by the
favorable reports from foreign markets. The
sales Of $4,000 bales, ut an advance Of 1sc on
most grades, were well calculated to produce
a better and more encouraging feeling
The editor Of the New York PubLir, after
carefully examining the figures, is Of opinion
that the amount OF fractional notes that will
never be presented for redemption must be
as much as $13,O0O0OO. and may be rs much
MS sl5 900. The government clears that
amount by "wear and tear
The director of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange has appointed Mr.. VIM. Muller, a
member OF the committee on classification
and quotations, vice Mr.. J. +. Schroeder de
clined, and Mr.. w. ii. Howcott on tho com
mittee on information and statistics, vice Mr..
Edward Murphy, declined
With the freight Of tho steamboat Raven
and barges, which left here on Tuesday for
the Ohio river was 1900 boxes OF tn shipped
by Messrs. Deeves x Barstow, on through
bill of lading to Nashville. It Is worthy Of
note, because for years past railroads have
had almost exclusive transportation OF such
freight, and very little has been sent by river.
The offerings Of State Consos yesterday
were large, and there were wide fluctuations
in the market ConsoIs opened at o. 4Nl704,
advanced 10 ~ 4M727s, and closed at So "a
697s, against &C. $685. on Tuesday. Premium
Bonds were weak and in light request. open
Ing at 256l251a. and closing easy at "a sGl25's,
the same as the closing on the previous day.
The city of Boston offers ut par ST 100000 of
twenty-year 4 per cent currency bonds for
sewerage purposes. No subscriptions larger
than $4,000 will be received. The bonds will
be in denominations Of $50 and upward. The
strong point about these bonds will be, be-
sides the excellent credit OF Boston, the fact
that, by tho Massachusetts law, all the real
estate in Boston, whether owned by the city
of the citizens, is liable for the public debt
Official statistics Just completed show that
the total importations at tho port OF New
York for November were 81 900 900 less than
for the corresponding month Of last year The
highest November imports were recorded In
1870, when the total amounted to $28,1l7,237.
Last months Imports including s6o6, 5G3
specie and Sbuion, footed 10 $23725, 500,
against S24, 95S,620 in November, 1877, and
1923. 1876, 1868 In the Same month in 1876, The
specie and bullion portion of the imports Ct
that port for last month were not remarkably
heavy, as compared with the same month
last year, when they aggregated s. ,G77, 1913,
while in November, 1876, they amounted to
$5,SS6110.
A letter from birmingham to the New York
Times says tant the export trade of that city
to America, which for many years was enor-
mously large, Is now actually dead. Cor
merly we had from Birmingham every con
cevable article Of ironmongery; but now our
own products not only mainly supply our
markets. but are competing with those Of
England In many parts Of the world, and
even to some extent in England itself Flee
troplating had its origin in birmingham, and
a few years ago employed nearly $4,000 per-
sons there But the correspondent was as
sured bya manufacturer that America was
now selling electroplated goods in that very
town. In tho nail trade Birmingham eW
ployed 10000 persons In 1860. There are
81 pvln A
years ago one firm in that city was turning
out from 100000 to s,0O00O0 gross Of screws
annually, and America was principal Gus
toner. America now imports very little In
this line and actually competes with Bir-
mingham in foreign markets.
The eighth annual report Of the Commits
sioners Of Claims was presented to Congress
on the fifteenth instant, and in it are some in
teresting figures regarding the amount al
lowed on claims during the past year. The
Commissioners Of Claims are empowered to
act on all claims coming from States that
were in rebellion, and their report is made to
Congress and the latter makes an appropria-
ton to pay the same During the year the
Commissioners considered 1859 cases, and OF
this number allowed 657. The full num-
Der of cases involved S2,79l ,03G and tho cases
allowed aggregate S2s762S According to
States. the figures are as follows:
Alabama. 1876 cases.. $293.172; allowed 81
cases .-.-......... ..-.-:.-. s4472s
eases ................ a. 731
Florida, is cases. s2s. oc5 q5: allowed - , 32l
Georgia. 3sl cases. s625 Col allowed So 557
Louisiana 26 cases, t49423s; allowed
cases ..e-...... 1901 85
Mississippi 1o2 cases 1891 .2c2 II allowed
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