The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14
estgrspnercial and Financial Matters.

ftgpsq,aercial and Financial Matters.
che steamship Lord, which cleared yesber"
agav for Havana, carried out good cargo,
among which we notice 400 bbls Hour ana z659
asacSs OF corr. -
Eitea-e was but O. small movement yesterday
r,Y seslri ties. State Consols opened at 711a,
mad closed weak at 712sGD7155, against 7124@
gz on Monday. Premium Bonds opened at
a055. and closed easy at 3o1S@sOM, against
sf1gB% on the previous day.
The Weld of the Consolidated Virginia mine
fsgas the year ending June 80, 1878, was 1882
t,ras and 1900 pounds Of ore, which produced
saIlIfon to the value of $15,468,915 30. The
california mine yielded 222,276 tons OF ore,
raoducing SIT, 649,329 AZ of bullion
3 T,iie New York Daily Bulletin says that the
boot and shoe trade, not only OF New England
farG Of Philadelphia, has hopeful OUTLOOK.
Manufacturers are reported as reasonably
Eg,sy. some running full time, and the New
Ys1yIr market also shows a healthy trade.
MN the foreign commerce OF the country,
0Essyu York continues to transact more Than
lin fEle other ports combined, receiving In
yssR IN ner cent in value of the foreign
srFaxFs which enter all the ports OF the United
ssaafay. while Of the total exports in the same
ssssst,- more than At per cent. were shipped
atarra chat harbor. ......
sFre yellow fever down South, says the St'
gscuts Journal of Commerce, has played havoc
III snTfd1 the trade In jeans linseys, Osnaburgs,
z. 4t ;nf, hal n-Y aTtE at
iii Invariably to be found In the Gulf States
atlsf tl1e Philadelphia manufacturers, VINO are
nafgeIy occupied with these staples, do not
look as happy as their comrades, whose best
customers are In other sections.
rFfss amount of capital invested in the pro-
sssseafon of petroleum Is estimated at fully
#sarf1 g,O. 900. The first we'll was bored In 1859.
wftste now there are fully 10000 wells, pro-
atlFt,e5,1s u greater value of oil per annum than
ate total value of gold and silver in the United
ssssfsafns. The EXPORTS which In 1861 were val
sgtyY at 81 600, oOO amounted In 1857 to s62,-
sgSstkss1o. thus taking rank as the fourth export
ssrffsIe i'm value cotton, flour and provisions
yrYfate being ahead in the list
rFTfs Bank Of England at Its last statement
mad speie on hand G2t 100000, or about S11O,-
gpystl{Hl. The Bank Of France lost In bullion
Essg week 100000 francs, and the Bank OF
Germany gained slightly during the week.
Stses condition of German government tinan-
COS ID reported to be very unfavorable. The
NJ ss1 600 100000 OF French war indemnity fund
lsaes been largely wasted and the deficit in the
tasrfget last year was $3,570,ooo Owing to the
at1ssiness depression throughout Central Eu-
~ r.t,li Id nj usynaf
& azse,1t to the financiers Of the German empire.
Tvf1e rroduct Of precious metals last year
MIL 6fle territory west OF the Rocky Mountains
ssae valued at OO,0OO,000 OF this amount
california produced $18,O00,000; Nevada, $751;
1000; Utah. $4,000, 900, and Colorado, $1,000
100. The other Territories producing the bal
ssrsea. OF the whole amount $46,00O,000 was
snold, $47,OOO,OOO silver, and $5,0OO,000 lead.
A tfTtes coinage Of the United States Mint OF San
francisco has, during the last year, beat the
world. There was coined In gold $35,OO0,O0o;
silver, S14,50O,O0O, making grand total OF
ssSg 600 600, an increase of $11,o0O0o0 over last
.ystsls,s coinage The Philadelphia Mint coined
sss1Ev $1s, 100000, while the Carson City (Neyl
aTf.lt coined only S5,OOD,000 No other mint in
tl1s world has ever reached the first named
tfgure in one year.
Tmeiug Fairchid United States consul at
Eafverpool, sends to the Department OF State
ssssuae encouraging statistics regarding emil
GRAFTON. The number OF steerage passengers
cleared from that port during the SIX mohths
ssnfffng June 30, 1873, was 32,177. In the same
4 x,e,.iod Of 1877 the number was 1856, an In
crease of 5,622 In 1878. The number OF SHIPS
I'm 1877 was $50; in 1878, 401. The number Oh
SFss. same class Of passengers arriving LII
liverpool during the same period in 1878 was
IN gl7. in 1877, 49, 1861 decrease in 1873 OF o19
yYtsr;nsr the month Of June, 1873 seventy-oDe
sssg.Fns left Liverpool with 1915 emigrants-
AL fhe limited States. and 1871 to Canada.
tggFE EUROPEAN FRESH MEAT AND LIVE
II sgNETrITs IRA DE.-~For the week ending on the
fxNegtieth of July last the slaughtered meat
d live stock landed o. Velpool d.9 to 42
sssSfle on the hoof 64t live sheep and $50 live
rrfTss. The quantity of fresh meat received "a
ere was less than me aveltge nf pani No
ysss5 greater than for any similar period since
tEse trade in live stock commenced. L. vas
gygof,ahly to be expected that during tne NOT
weather of the summer me exports u 70 ne Of,
geum Che uncertainty that stu optalns OF
lSeaDing it fresh pending It's Distribution
sTFnong the inland markets. VI the cattle on
fSfses i1Sof received at Liverpool during the
ypEsaIS under notice between three and four
hslsldred head were shipped from Baitlmore'
and several shipments have since peen mace
SStss total number shipped In the two months
s VI few days ago, 1870 head. Last week, owing
fTS the heavy exports of wheat and the rapidIty
II with watch cargoes were furnished IRON the
elevators, there were no shlpmeants OF avt