The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-21
Com mercial and Financial Matters.

Commercial and Financial Matters.
Great Britain exports 100000 tons of coal
annually. --
The cargo OF the bark Alexandra. which
cleared yesterday for Queenstown, was COM
posed OF 5t65 sacks Of oil cake.
Montana is a model State. With popula-
ton of 10000, not a single business failure oc-
cured during the past year.
Asa hog State Missouri Is only outranked
bv Illinois and Iowa In that State last year
there were raised 2.2s5,ooo hogs.
The receipts of sugar from CUBA are III
creasing Yesterday the steamship Euphfates
arrived from Havana with 1913 mas.
The loss by the great fire at Minneapolis is
now estimated at $82looo, with insurance at
$50 600 The mills are to be rebuilt as soon
as possible.
Life Insurance companies which have pol
icies In Turkey are alarmed at the spread OF
disease In that country occasoned from dead
bodies on the battlcfeds.
The Little Rock Gazette represents the
wheat crop of Arkansas as being nearly u
total failure. and advises the planters to pillow
,lp and plant their land in corn or millet.
Stool, of nil kinds of hams In Cincinnati,
May o, 1878, was 7,127, $50 pounds: same date
last year. 1o,44o.27o pounds, as reported by
superintendent Of Merchants Exchange.
Yesterday there were only $4,000 OF State
Cousols sold, SIS. 800 of Premium Bonds and
$50 shares of stock (Waterworks), Consols
were weak ut 7G9so97G'4, against 761qn47GSs on
Saturday.
The glass factories in many parts OF the
country have suspended operations on account
of an overstock. There is said to be enough
on hand to supply the demand for SIX
months.
Nearly every ocean steamer sailing from
Boston takes out large numbers OF cattle fol
Europe. The shipping of live cattle Is prov
ing better plan than shipping meat In re-
frigerators. One steamer recently took iron
Boston $50 head of live cattle, and others tool
in all 1856 head.
A trade item from the Hartford Times
worthy Of consideration by all business men
"Why don't you trade with me?'' said u close
listed tradesman to a publisher the othe
day. because" was the characteristic re
ply "you have never asked me, sir. / hav
looked all through the papers for an invita-
ton In the shape of an advertisement but II
vain. never go where am not invited"
!,
The net value Of the bullion product Of TIL
United States and Territories west OF tn
Missouri river for the year 1877. according t
the most reliable statistics, were: Gold, $44
S70 223 silver $45, SAG, 100: lead, S50S5 $50; be
ing total of $o5s11 $50. This is the larges
ever turned out In this country in any on
year. The amount produced during the sam
year In British Columbia and Mexico wa
S2,G10,172.
Vessel owners on the Northern lakes con
time to make loud complaint as to unremu
nerative business. And 1t is not In lumber an
coal freights only that the cheap Transports
ton obtains but also in ore and graiI
Through rates, lake and canal from Chicag
to New York, are reported at to "a cent
per bushel on corn, and ga to 10 cents pc
bushel on wheat.
bill has been introduced in Congress t
restrict the movement of Texas cattle throug
Missouri, Illinois and other States. The bi
provides for bringing legal proceedings l
United States courts to restrain such move
ments at proper times, and is intended TO TAX
the place of State legislation on this subject
which the Supreme Court of the United State
holds to be unconstitutional, on the groun
that 1t interferes with the supreme power
Congress to Rgislate on the subject
According to the Cincinnati Price Curren
of the sixteenth instant, in it's report of tx
pork packing at the West SO far this seasol
the aggregate production of meats sine
March is about l15ooo,ooo pounds. The e,
ports during this time have reached 100000
900 pounds. The production of lard has bee
about 100000 pounds, and the export
S5OO0,00o. The increase in the export
meats since November 1, compared with la
year, represent the product of 100000 hog
and the increase in the exports of lard Il
product OF 2.150.000 hogs.
The Petersburg Post mentions yer
destructive disease among the fish, whie
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