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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

SENATOR MERRIMON ~ RErRESES.
TATIvEs VANCE WADDELL-Nery
valuable contributors in the way u
census. agricultural. and other reports,
and records. have been made to the
Library Of the Department Of AEri-
culture by these gentlemen. and their
letters to the Commissioner breathe
the right spirit III regard to the agri-
cultural interests of the State. They
are manifesting a degree Of interest in
the work Of the Department that IS
commendable and gratifying. and their
aid i'll building up a good library Is
duly appreciated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

THE HESSIAN FLY.-How far does it
extend West and South: is what Prof.
Packard, secretary of the L. ;. Fulo-
moii-ical Commission, would liz u
know. Iii order To aid him II study
ing the distribution and extent of the
ravages of this pest 10 wheat growers.
Prof. p. would like specimens. Send
50 that they viii not be crushed. by
MAJ. to Prof. a. 5. Packard, II.
Salem, Mass.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

-RETIRES.-We have not heretofore
noticed the fact of the retirement Of
Mir. Il. T, Gray from the associate edi-
torship of the Raleigh christian Adro-
cate. For five years Mr.. G. has WELD
ed his pen gracefully, p~rudently, and
well. We wish him all possible sue
Cess at his profession-the law.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
ASIAN * o>uA>s BRAVERY.

r. this work. and the confusion vas
undesirable.
TAI - coMASs BRAVERY.
0smau- bravery j. stained and
biackei By his treatment - the Rus
sian wounded that fell into his hands
lis gallant defence Of Pl.vna FOR 4
moment blinded the victors and Europe
Z the fact that all prisoners wvrc
bntcherei hy the troops under Osrnan-
command.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

ONLY Two.-Old Rip Van Wrinkle is
Atwater. writing to the american 4g-
r7culturist, says :-"Experiment Sta
tions in the United States are still in
their infancy, but promise a brilliant
future. Only two have as yet been
successfully inaugurated. one III Con-
necticut, and one in North Carolina.
Several of our leading Universities.
Agricultural Schools. and Bureaus and
Boards OF Agriculture, have been do
ing excellent work in this direction"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

GOOD PIGs.-Dr. W. r. Capehart. Of
Avoca, BERTHE county. has killed 10
pigs weighing respectively 81. $50.
$50. $40. 800. 351. 354, 34S. 3+5. 347-
averaging 3S3 pounds. He has 10
more to kill. Now come on with your
fancy weights.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
THE ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY DECEMBER TO- 1873

hogs for forty eight hours 1880: offeal satur-
day 1898; official shipments 4ioi: common 81 so
GA 30 generally, 81 556o2 rs for packing grades.
$50 .. Wheat-s24 December, nominal
s3s @s3A January. 49,. February. Corn-30Is6D
81 December. 81 bid January. 81 asked Feb
ruary 35Is bid May. Oats-19's December. 70
January 23ts May Pork-s7 72h bid January,
81 a2k bid February. Lard-5.52h january.
ca asked February. 5.G7% March.
CINCINNATI. Dec, 9. 1890 .. m.-Pork ~.
Bacon 3. "A. ~ Hams o9s0io. Cut meats 2.7o,
375 "a. Lard 500 6, Ca Hogs ~ 2oeg2 IS
receipts G3i Whisky 81 o.
ST. LOUIS. Dec .. p:55 n. III -Wheht- De-
cember s8&a bid January 30, bid, February
ooa bid. Corn December ~. January 80. Fob
ruary 81
~ .. m-Wheat No. 2 rod higher; ss's6188s
December asfs teag january. oo4mpo'a February,
~ ts0oaBis cash No red 81 cash. Corn flrmer
2pb bid December. 29ft bid January. u : @3l =
February, 291s@29t cash. Oats quiet: little do
Ing: 10 bid.Deeember. 20 bid January, 1o'i@I9's
cash Whisky unchanged. Pork quiet; old
jobbing ut s7to7 90 Cut meats quiet: boxed 2 60
M. IS. q 5000 S. 3.7obu375 Bacon Nothing do
Ing. Lard quiet /: &. 35@5 40.
Foreign.
LIVERPOOL Doc. 3. II 40 =. m.-Cotton dull and
unchanged Middling Uplapds i tfd Middling
Orleans SD; sales 1000 bales. Of which 1900
are for export and speculation. Wheat West
ern spring No. % I'd. No, 7s cd: Western
winter No. % Id; No. . 80 9d. Flour Western
canal I9622s. Corn-New mixed 23s Gd@23s 9d.
Oats 2s Cd. Pork Prime mess Western 4os
Lard-Prime Western 32s al. Bacon Long clear
2ts: short clear 2Gs Cd. Tallow American
JGH o.
LONDON. Doc. o. 70 40 p. m.-Tallow JGs
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
PROPOSALS FOR LEyEE WORK.
STATE or LOUISIANA,

Executive Department, !
Now Orleans. December 6, 1873. ]
Sehled proposals. will be received at this offie
until SATURDAY, December IA, 1873, Mt II m.
for the construction Of the following levees:
Lorfo. parish Of Ibervls. First District.
Camp. parish or Ibervile. First District.
Angelina. parish Of st. John. First District
Ormord. parish Of st. Charles. First District
Cofeld parish Of Ascension, Second District
Delanroix, parish Of Orleans. Second District
Plans. proflles and specifications of the above
works arc now ready for inspection ut the State
Engineers office.
Proposals shall be addressed 10 the UNDER
signed, and each ono Endorsed for the particular
Ievee on which the bid Is made. The sealed
proposals must contain deposit amounting
to one cent for each yard of the estimated con-
tents up 10 ten thousand yards. and an addi-
tional quarter Of ono cont for every yard over.
to be forfeited to the State In of the failure
Of the contractor or bondsmen to qualify within
for weight hours after adjudication, or else tho
bondsmen must be present at the opening OF the
bids. prepared to sign Immediately.
Payment for this work will be made IA per
statement In the office Of the State Board Of En-
glneers.
The board reserves to Itself tho right TO reject
any or all bids.
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS
Governor and President Of the Board Of State
Engineers. DEF et
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
FROM THE PASSES.

PoRT EkDs. Dec. ., CD. m.-Wlnd north west
blowing strong. Weather cloudy, dark ant
cold.
Arrived: Austrian bark Ruth. Dobrlovict
master.
Spanish bark Carmencita, Bortnrrehea mas
tor. 10 days from Cienfuegos in ballast to PUG
Corral T. Go.
British ship Green Jacket. Donaldson master
G5 days from Cape Town, to fnneter for orders
American schooner Robert Ruff. Briggs mas
ter. from Havana to Joseph Kelley.
American schooner Jennie Wood, Fzzafi
master. from Ruatan. with fruit to $. Oteri Il
Brother.
Sailed: Steamship City Of Limerick.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Dee. Wind northwest
blowing hard. Weather cloudy and cold.
No arrivals or departures.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

CAsSIDYS HOTEL.--K Brookes. Jul Baulk,
VIII NJ Evans. city; J G Brown. Coqa hatta; NJ
G Dozier. Rapdes Jas Williams. Bastrop j
Moore MGnr9e VA H atch e Point Jefer7on
Wade r Young. Concordia; ! Harvey brigham.
Bastron; F EapPal Frqnkiin On La W
Ryckrnan, Chicago Hon John Hogan. st Louis ;
NJ n Ham Dabgqus; 4 bort IT, Ba Z e! J
Baton Rouge A b shepperson. n Y: Hardy.
Ala: W NJ Rexford, Y: d b Robinson city
Fl II Snyder. J; Vim J Briacoe, Tensas
parish: W Mather. l. II Cohen 7; Ed
ping Pensacola; II Blum, Savannah; T
Trice. Oklahoma II Rasin st Louis; G u Fair
banks, Tenn L Ullrich, y Y. Withers,
Miss: AluhOnse LIE Due. city 4: H Bodine and
wife, n Y: L Bru ;kner, city; " W Baldwin Ky:
l. Osgood coast; J Berwick. st Mary: W l.
Swormetedf Franklin.
ST JAMES HOTEL-yohn McGra.h, Baton
Rouge; Dalton A6 Gdd MIS- Ed Dashsr,
tters, river; Chas De Garmo. Lafaystte Ind; J
Wilmington. De:s Brown. Miss Branch
Avoyelles parish: B " Mooney. Cincinnati. o;
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

Eugene Barrow steamer Danube: n Fl Barrow
Jr. La: A g Nash. Chicago: T J Holmes, Bloom
ington. Ill: b X Kaufman. Fordham and
wife. Boston: b Williams. New York: Robert
M Mathison Texas,
CRY HOrBL-J Poteyent. MssIssppi; q
" Adams. = Il Berry. city Col y Bowman
Louisiana: Max Fischer. Bayou Sara: James
McCrary, coast: Richard II Doyle, New York;
Mcmahon, Thomas bowling, city,, J. ID
4 i Newcomb. New York: W f Bsaty. vIcas.
burg Ware. D Frost Mississippi: W J.
Hubbard, Joynesvie. Miss; A J Walker,
Mount Carmel: g Dale. Monticello: II w
Hal. Jackson. Miss; II D Murphy and wife,
InMlI Miss Murphy. Fulton. Ky; JOS Cappell )
room. Evergreen La: w Bennett, Cheney
tom surgeon s NJ II s: j NJ Berry. Delhi l.
u Blaek Mnntgomery: q NJ Williams, city.
Lewis II Bellinger. Now York; M M Martin.
moy. Delhi.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
By Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Dome stic.

New York Dec Q. 1890 a. m.-Coffee dull;
sales-looo Copernicus. 1850 Albemarle. 1000 at
Baltimore per Gray Eagle. 1000 at New Orleans
ton; job lot.-12@l6la cargoes-ordinary l1m
II .. fair 1904, good 14[.@ltt, prime - q
Mexican. Sugar quiet and easy; sales 500
hhds; refining fair to good fair 6A@7. prime y.
Refined sugar-Yellow 624@7h. extra C,7A.@ ~,
90. powdered . .4g9}s. cut loaf 91aa95s
Spot cotton quiet and lower; Middling Q; fu-
lures weak.
CHICAGO. Dec. .. 80 a. m.-Wheat opens at
s3A bid January. Corn opens at 81 = bid Jan.
uary. Pork Sc 60 bid S. Is asked December
s. So bid January. 81 30 asked January: 81 %
bid February. 81 asked February. Lard $50
January. SO February.
Union Stock Yards-Estlmated receipts OF
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
CANCELLATION OF BOND.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EYeeIIti Vn DnIlurtI ant

Executive Department
Whereas, w. o. DENEGRE 81 tho city OF Now
Orleans has applied to me for the cancellation
Of bond furnished and subscribed by E. T.
Parker. ~ principal. on tho - day Of -.
1875. with William 0. Denegre as security. In
the sum Of fifty thousand dollars. approved on
the twenty first day Of October. 1875 by G. G.
Antoine Lieutenant Governor and Acting Gov
ernor Of Louisiana, and conditioned for the
faithful performance and execution Of the
duties Of the said f. T. Parker rs Public ADJ
minl8trator for the parish Of Orleans.
Now therefore. j. FRANCIS r. NICHOLS.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana. do hereby
issue this my proclamation. calling upon all
persoEs therein Interested and concerned, to
show cause, In writing. at the office Of the Sec
rotary Of State, within ninety days from and
after the last publication hereof why said bond
and the mortgage resulting therefrom should
not be canceled, erased and annulled.
Given under my signature and the seal Of the
State Of Louisiana, 1T the city Of New Orleans.
this thirteth day Of November In the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sey-
enty-eight
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
By the Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary Of State.
del
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

The annual reports of the street railroads
In Now York city to the State engineer
show. among other interesting things, that
these roads generally do n thriving business
and pay good dividends ON their capital
stock Tho cost Of tho New York elevated
railroad has been: For lands and buildings
$S1OO9ii. for cars and engines, $i03, 7St .
total, $s5O4 G2s. It's earnings last year were
sl20,9ss; and It's expenses, including in
terest (SlbO,OOU were $i01 700 showing
m excess Of earnings over expenses Of
$2s. 2sS. There were carried over 1t last
year i.9l6000 passengers; tho number Of
persons killed was G. and the number injured
was II. The road is eleven miles IN length.
50 that It's cost has been Mt the rate of about
$775, 900 n mile which shows that building
elevated railways IL no child'S play. The
time consumed in passing over tho entire
length Is twenty eight minutes east and TWEEN
ty-iive minutes west. Tho Third Avenue
fhorsc) railroad with q capital stock Of
$20O000O and n funded debt Of $2.o0o0o0
shows gross earnings for the year of $1.7l0,-
68l, and expenses Of $l7G1. OSO, Of which
5000. 900 was paid to stockholders in the shape
of dividends and other profits The actual
dividends paid during the year were S500,000.
which Is ~ per cent on the capital. The mum
Der of passengers carried was 30. 100000. which
il 100000 fewer than for the previous year.
The Broadway and Seventh Avenue road,
with capital OF 81, 10000, and u total cost Of
$3,o96,0O0 shows gross earnings Of $9l3,629,
and expenses of S930.n52. The dividends paid
were 500 500, being 9 per cent on the capital
stock The Eighth Avenue road, with CAPT
tai stock Of $lOOO000 and u debt 81 S27s,OOO,
shows gross earnings of S7t5, no and expenses
of $733, 1G0, Sl2O,000 of the latter being div-
dends, which is " pcr cent on the capital
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

The following is the National Cotton Ex-
change New Orleans Department. report for
the month OF November;
In closing their report for the season the
committee again take occasion To return
thanks to their numerous correspondents for
the promptness and fidelity they have shown
In replying to the monthly questions sent
them. Considering the difficulties in the way
of communication in consequence OF interior
Quarantines, tho reports received have for
the most part, been fuller IN number than
might have been expected, and rs a whole have
given evidence of great care and much labor
In arriving at the facts therein set forth.
Louisiana Our report is complied from
thirty-eight replies received from twenty
four parishes, bearing dates from November
% to December /. The weather has been
much more favorable than same period last
wear. Picking has progressed finely, aud
about seyen-eighths of tn" crop Is gathered
1t Is estimated that picking will be completed
by the fifteenth OF December. / he yield in
the river parishes Is estimated at about D
per cent less than last year. while in other
portions of the State there has been an aver
age increase of about Is per cent. About CD
par cent of the crop has been marketed.
There has been universal complaint that
seed cotton this season yields much less lint
than usual.
Mississippi We have fifty-eIght replies,
covering twenty-five counties, average date
November 3d. The weather for November
was much more favorable than during the
same month last year Picking has progressed
quite RAPIDLY, and will be completed by De-
cember 90 The yield compared with last year
is reported about one-third less. About one
half Of the crop has been marketed. Our cor
RESPONDENTS In this State generally agree that
the comparative yield of lint to seed cotton Is
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
DELINQUENT CITY TAXES OF 1873.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, City HALL, |
New Orleans, November 30. 1873. J
All unpaid city taxes for 1873 are exigible on
the 3lst Of March. 1873. and delinquents are
hereby respectfully notified that on the 18th Of
December proximo. interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent Der annum will be charged from April.
l879 togetk or with the cost Of advertisement and
clerks costs, ALE. II. ISAACSON.
del It's Administrator
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
Commercial and Financial Matters.

State Consos opened yesterday ut 747s
went down to 72'4, then rallied and closed
steady ut 74174l4, against HS@7'4. Pre-
MUM Bonds closed weak at 2G,sO2G5a. The
sales ut the Stock Exchange included 1870
of State Consols and 900 OF Premium
Bonds.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

IF cotton Is king IN tho South. corn may
Justly put In claim To the title In other por-
tions Of the country. The amount OF corn ek-
ported In 1863 was only 100000. while thlE
season tho amount will probably reach s5,eo0,
600. The total acreage this ycnr Will proba-
bly, reach 5O.OOO0oo and the total yield will
not be less than 800 Ooo 900 bushels.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

Shipments of our saccharine product arf
now being made by sailing vessels to the
North. Yesterdaythe bark X. A. Alien cleared
Cor Now York with 2Ol hogshcads 81 sugar
and 1894 barrels ~ molassos and the
schooner j. ID. Robinson, for Now YORK, WIN
$500 barrels Of molasseS.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANH DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday. December TO- 1878.

Arrivals.
Emma Irvine. Mary Ida. Belle. Whisper
Henry Tete. Danube. II. 9. Yaeger Belle OF
Shreveport. John Howard. Frank pnrgoud, J.
M. Chambers. Con. ID. II. Kucker, 10 Bryarly, r.
H. Lee Martha.
Departures.
Alvin. Isabel. Kitle Nye. Eva. Whisper, Belle
@. X. Peck Trenton. Frank Pargoud St.Mary
To Arrive.
Emma Irvine. Alvin. Isabel. KIttie Nye lower
coast j., J. Gsy. }. w Cannon. Bayou Sara Belle
Eva 9. X. Peck, Whisper. upper coast Assump-
ton st. Mary. Trenton Lafourche: O. n. Dur
fee. Opelousas; City of Alton. St.iLouis; st.
John, Baton Rouge: Laura Loo, Guiding Star
Cincinnati: Bastrop. John Wilson. Ouachita
w j. Behan, Bonnie Loo Rod river; Henry
Frank Memphis u Florence Meyer. White river
j. nj. White. Greenvle
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Signal Service United States Army. !
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending mt 5:45 .. m.. Monday. December o.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
time ut all sthtiOns.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
RA1LROADN.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW OR.
LEANS RAILROAD
THE BEST ROUTE EAST.

T.
Trains will leave and arrive ut the CallIops
Street Depot on and after November 10, 1878, as
follows:
Lenve. Arrive.
Eyp. No. l. 500 .. m. Exp. No. D. io:15 n. m.
Mlxed No 3. TOO 4. m. Mixed No. 4. 300 .. m.
Nos. and run daily. Nos. and daily. OK
cept Sunday.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING OARS
THROUGH TO LOUISVILLE. CINCINNATI
AND CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE and for
ST. LOUIS Sleeper IL attached ut Milan, on
abling passengers to go through without leay-
ing the train. Only ONE CHANGE TO NEW
YORK and EASTERN CITIES.
Tickets for sale, berths secured and lnforma-
Common.
A. D. SHELDON, Ticket Agent.
r. CHANDLER. General Passenger Agent.
NH
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
FACTORS AND TRADERS
INSURANCE COMPANY,
~ .CarOndeIet street. N
ASSETSL APRIL 30, 1875, $l,28S3l6 IA.
.CarOndelet street

ASSETS!. APRIL 30, 1878, $l,208, 3l6 IL
ED. A.IPALFREY President,
JOHN CHAFFE. Vice President,
THOS. +. WALKER. Secretary.
Trustees.
John /. Noble. b. +. Eschelman.
John Chaffe. w. G. Black.
Richard Milliken. Charles Chaffe.
j. /. Warren. L. g. Jurey.
Samuel Frledlander. VIM Hartwell.
A. A. Yates. O. J. Leeds.
II. NJ. Walmesley. A. T. Janln.
A. II. May. Joseph Bowling.
r. Lyt. Lyon. A. M. Blckham.
Samuel III. Boyd. Henry Abraham
Joseph McElroy. Louis Bush.
VIM. J. Behan, A. Brittin
81 q. W. Sentell.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

Special reports to the Cincinnati Price Cur
rent show tho number Of hogs packed
from November 10 date and latest mail
dates. at the aforementioned places, as fol-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

uIarly and promptly every day at tho above
hour.
The Robert f. Leo William Campbell muster.
A. McVay and w. Cannon inehnrgs Of the office.
leaves this D. m. FOR Vicksburx and oil way
landings.
Tho Opelousas Packet Companys United
States mail steamer G. Fl. Durfee A. +. Trous-
dale muster, J. /, Mohr clerk. leaves to-day ut 8
.. m. without fall. for the Atchafalaya.
The regular tri weekly upper coast daylight
packet Whisper will arrive this evening and re-
turn to- morrow. rs usual ut II n. m.
Capt. Joe Dntferes' tri-weekly coast. Donald
sonvllle and Iafourche packet st, Mary leaves
tomorrow ut ~ IN.
Tho trl-weekly coast. Donaldsonville and
Bayou Goula packet. @. X. Peck j.. Ransom
muster. j. Il. Keenan clerk, leaves Tomorrow ut
" m. clerk to represent tho Peck Will be
found daily ut tho head Of BIonviIle street.
, The fleet United States mail packet John W.
cannon. John q. Libauo master. leaves to-rnor-
row at 8 D, IN. for all coast landings through to
Bayou Sara.
Tho Clara S. VIM Wenzel master. Willie
Jones' elerk. Is receiving to leave Tomorrow
s1re Mt .. IN. for the AtchafAlaya and Bayou
Tgche, through to St Murtjnsyille
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

On yesterday and the day before there were
received at this port by river l6 40 bales Of
cotton. being m excess Of 4i29 bales over the
receipts Of tho corresponding two days Of last
year. This excess would have been increased
by over 1000 bales by the arrival Of tho two
regular packets, which were delayed by bad
weather Tho receipts Of sugar yesterday
were 1i57 hogshends, against 1i5G on the
Same day last year. and 35l7 barrels Of
moasses against 3557 barrels for tho same
time last year
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
COMM ERCIAL.

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday Evening. December .. 1873.
COTTON-A fair demand prevailed through
out tho day and under the influence OF more
encouraging news from abroad factors wore
moro disposed to purchase the sales aRgregat-
ing $500 bales.
The following Is the official closing Of the Cot
ton EyphunQe.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

Tho "Benner bale" Of cotton reached hero
yesterday by the Jackson Railroad. free of
freight charges This is the bale that was
purchased with q fund collected by y noble
hearted lady. Miss Clara Conway, Of Mem
phs. and having been presented by her to
the Cotton Exchange Of that city. was sold for
the sum Of 500 for the benefit Of tho widow and
children Of the late Lieut.. HeEner, the partic-
uars of whose death. from yellow fever. while
commanding the relief steamer Jno NJ. Cham
bers, are well know to our readers. This bale
will be on exhibition Mt our Cotton Exchange.
and will again be sold here, after which IT will
be forwarded to Galveston. Mobile. Charles
ton Savannah and Richmond.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
NETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Monday Evening. December .. 1873.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE,

Clearlngs. Balances.
Dpcembar 7.........-.. 81 300 400 "a 1854 0l9 81
December q. ..-......t. 2.ll317 33 $50 400 OF
Total thus far 8l.374 1876 81 &3al. al ~
We quote exceptional paper 7@8 v cent: A
do eGlO: second grade do o: loans on col
laterals b@s: Al mortgage paper sh@l0; Soc
ond grade do @ " cont per annum.
Gold II quiet.
Foreign Exchange firm.
Sigh easy.
State Consols steady Mt 7i074A.
Premium Bonds weak at 2G i,p2G'a.
Stocks dull.
Gold opened In New York ut 100 a. and closed
Ut 1905. Here II opened at 100 a01OOb. and
closed nj 100 4 t0l OOls.
STERLING Bank bills -@482: commercial
478@DA7p
FRANCS Bank francs -: commercial b27 d
SIGHT-Bank counter rate q " cont. com
morcial = " cent discount.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10

New YORK. Dee. Mooney closed MT , n cont
Exchange higher mt 4s}@4s7ls. Gold opened ut
loo'e advanced to l0o'4 and declined to 100 ut
which 1t closed Governments closed firm cur
renry Ga loa@l2l. Pacific Railroad bonds
closed ns foll0ws: Union irsts 1878 @l0s land
grants l0T ,Noios sinking funds 1O3 treo1O4
Centrals 107 lNDlO7's.
Gold ccartngs vt the N. D. s.. N Y.-Gold hnl-
ancos, &7ii,0W: currency balances. S7l5.0OO
gold ctoarings. S6.3l0Oo1
Clearing House statement Currency OK
changes $40 $40 100 currency balances s. All 1872
gold exchanges. al21o7,ols: gold balances. so93.-
1871
In State bonds Louisiana consols sold Mt TAX
and District of Columbia 3-G5S. registered were
firm mt IN