The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02

Han s,,eajvna from offiesrs of steamboats, that
there Ii larne amount OF grain between Cairo
and that city awaiting opportunities Of ship
,,tant to New Orleans.
uba foreign exports OF provisions from At
ianttn ports from November to January "a
show the following result;
1npreasp THE rear la lard W s.-.lt.t.. F,tpn7na
Decrease this year IN pork, hb's .s'.s.. aui5a
Daereass this year in bacon, H. .t.3A.G7257l
a single steamer sailing from New York last
week took a cargo OF gf,aio bushels Of corn. 3D.
pig OF wheat IA ase Of peas, 1900 barrels Of Hour.
100 bales Of cotton, and other merchandise. be-
ann the largest cargo ever taken from this port
BY one vessel. This enormous total Of produce
s,at, best be realized when 1t Is considered that
IL represented years crop Of at least $500 Hetes
of farming land.
'f,ha New York cigar makers strike. which
has lasted four months. has succeeded In dry
Ing out some i5.ouv skilled hands from regular
employment and having their places filed
mostly by strangers and apprentices. It has
driven the manufacturers to transfer their work
TO other places. and New York has loet greatly
In consequence, and. furthermore. has left 5000
peor and hungry people at the mercy Of uneef.
tain charities. The strike has. therefore, ended
In failure and loas.
The value Of fruit crops In the United States
ID estimated by the government statistician at
siao.oeoo es annually. or about half the value OF
the wheat crop. The value Of the annual crop
oil Michigan liz put down at st0oen1o. Califor-
MIA has 10000 acres Of vineyards. producing
teeup 900 gallons OF wine annually. besides vim
egar, raisins, brandy and fresh grapes. The
other states produce bteoo,ooo gallons OF wine
annually. The single port Of Norfolk, Va. re4
ar sIt tt,ae,t
Illinois, whose fruit growing ls OF recent oti=
Gin, now has 100000 acres Of orchards.
The lee crep on the Upper Mississippi.
though backward. will be. It is thought. ample
10 supply the wants of the river towns depend
emit upon that source for supplies. though none
Of the lee Ia over eight inches In thickness,
Unless there comes another severe freeze there
will be no thick Ice UP there this season In
tense cold spells. freezing Ice over foot thick,
have occurred In former seasons along the
Upper Mississippi as late ma March. but the feel
Ing at present among the denizena Of that sec
zion In that no Htch result Ia likely to happen
this year. Perhaps we will have to supply our
Western friends with Ice manufactured in Lou
isiana. Who knows Stranger things have
happened, and GOALS bavaheen carried to New
oastle. .
Thn nlHtrtrt III Columbia In fair pie OF
the extravaganza of the political management
of cities, The public debt s $40. ooo,ooo and the
annual interest exceeds si 100000. The com
masionera estimate their receipts from taxes,
stc., for the year ending June 40. 1879. Mt st5a6,
sis a. and for 1879 a 81 600 s44 10. total 9.241.
ara M. Tho estimated total expenditures. In
Guiding ordinary running expenses of tho Dis"
trict government and outlay for necessary re-
pairs of streets, increase Of fire department
ste., for the year ending Jnne. 1siB are saiap,-
ADB IL, for 1879. sss74,sb2 %. Total h5T4.ooo Tc
showing an estimated excess Of expenses over
receipts from taxes. etc. OF s2,sao.po2 A.
which sum the commissioners hope will be pro-
vided for by Congress-. And Congress should
not provide 1t, for II 10 simply encouraging en'
travaganee. A good place wherein to COM
menee municipal reform would be tbs same
Dstriet of Columbia. IA
The trouble between the railroads coming
from the seaboard to the Western cities, witt
reference to the continued cutting OF ireigh
rates, are not likely TO be econ settled. We are
not disposed. generally to, rejoice ut suet
contentious and atrifes. but in this case we arr
comforted with the belief that this railroad WA
will result In benefit to the great Misssssipp
water route, at least as far ~ exports of'pro
tfuee to foreign countries are concerned. Ac
pordtng to the New York Bulletin promtnen
railroad men express the opinion that Their
will be no reconciliation. and that another rail
road war will be tnaugurated. which will ulti
snntaly have the effect of breaking up Tho ttunl
line pool altogether. Even IL the present dit1i
eulties can be amoothed down and II tempo
rary truce patched up. they aay there are othe
contingencies not guarded against mt present
which will sooner or later crop up, and til
troubles will then break out afresh greater thu
ever.
The growth OF the cotton seed trade Ia trul
wonderful. Before tho war 1t was rarely use
for any other purpose than to feed COWS an
fortiline tho ground; in truth. 1t was positiv
nuisance on our cotton plantations almost a
much 30 as the hagasse on the sugar places i
this State. Now 1t is converted into oil an
cake, and forms very considerable item of on
mort to foreign countries. There are now seve
large mills In this city In constant operation /
this ltne Of manufacture. while there are other
In Shreveport. Baton Rouge. Natchez. Wick.
burg, on the Arkansas river. In Memphis. 5
Louis and Chicago. and these enterprises. I
far as we can learn, have proved to be remark'
bly, successful and remunerattve. During tt
month OF January. Just pasttthere were a4o,o
bags of cotton seed received ut New Orleai
alone and scarcely day passes In which OF
marine columns do not record large shipmen
of the manufactured article to foreign port
Recently cotton seed. In its crude state. hi
been exported On Wednesday last a steam'
arrived here with barges containing 22,ao3 sacl
Of cotton seed from Greenvlle Mississippi. d
ct which was brought here for shipment
Europe.
Exports nyAd Imports.
The official statement Of our exports al
Imports for eleven months. ending Novemb
so last. presents some interesting features Fl
total imports of all kinds were SAT- .eoa.2l
against SAT- $50 ,37s for the corresponding elev'
months of the preceding year: and the expol