The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-24
.,,,uercial and Financial Matters.

Numerical and Financial Matters.
49, steamship Teutonia, which cleared
raterday for Liverpool, carried out Is'4o4
,.hals III corn In bulk.
r,or,e tile visitors at the Cotton Exchange
s..orday was Mr.. John Shillito, the great
n goods merchant Of Cincinnati.
\. 80 been decided by the PostofIice de-
,t,neut that advertising sheets made up In
: form Of newspapers cannot be mailed at
bwspaper rates
The miners of Durham. Eng, have voted to
rntinue their ssfike by large majority. In
# the majority was overwhelming. the
rAes being 81 900 against 300.
There are now in port twhnty-three steam
,lps. twenty-one ships. ten banks, three tEigs
nd thirteen sche pners. Last year at the
anne date there were. only nine steamships
bport. -
public securities yesterday showed some
Improvement. State Consols closed firm at
klm5o. against 4s04s1s on Tuesday.
Premium Bonds ruled steady at 261s@2Gss.
rainst 2e,a261s Oh the previous day. The
Rles at the Cotton Exchange footed up
w, 900 of States and $4,000 Of Premiums.
one New York firm sold last week 10000
40 Of nitrate at 1-16 cents per pound
mother firm ID reported to have sold 10000
srs during the same time. These extensive
|rarations are the result of an apprehension
IN the war between Chilli and Bolivia and
I'd blockade of the nitrate ports will cause
Scarcitv there. Hence buyers have hastened
y increase their stocks.
The hog packing of Chicago since the first
|, March Is some 10000 head below last year
Nv the same time. but at other points where
u,ttlng is progressing q little increase Is re-
norted. The principal cutters at present are
hose houses denominated English" who
Ib,n the bulk of the manufacture, having ex-
fons,ve connections on the other side of the
Atlantic. ------z-
discovery has been made In the Cleve-
land. England, iron district which promises
N cheaper the cost of producing steel. Here.
.tofore, owing to tie largo proportion OF phos-
[nhor,,s In the ores OF that district, 1t has moi
heen possible to make Bessemer steel from
them. and. III consequence. the north Of Eng.
/ land has almost entirely lost the rail trade
| II Ii found now that by using magnesium
limestone lining to the converter, and by the
addition Of spiegelesen containing 20 per cent
/ AZ manganese and 5 per cent of carbon, the
vary best Of Bessemer steel can be made from
The ores. -
highlands interests are suffering from the
gar in South America. The Chiians have
seized and destroyed the wharves ant
launches used by the English In loading theil
shIps with guano on the Peruvian coast: ane
ss about hundred English vessels have thus
been kept from obtaining their cargoes. ant
ss English creditors of Peru and Bolivia are
Interested In these effects OF the war, the mat
ter has naturally had an overhauling In Par
lament. The government informed inquirine
members yesterday that measures had alread,
! been taken for the protection of English inter
ests In that quarter. It IL presumed the Chill
lens will have more respect for the SACRED
+ bird-manure Of her neighbors when they ar
/ informed Or Engand's interest In It,
The United States Supreme Court held, o.
Monday Of last week, that carriers 81 pas
sengers, even In street cars. are bound to |
higher degree of care, skill and vigilance il
the preparation and management OF thei
vehicles OF conveyance than was required Q
the owners OF stage coaches, as well as on &C
count Of the greater number transported
The same time as the constant ingress an
egress of passengers. The traveller takes Il
law no risk that the utmost skill, care an
caution can avert. The case In which the de
cision was rendered was one in which dam
ares we're claimed for negligence that results
In an injury to passenger who was attempt
ing to get off street car.
The position OF sugar Is given as follows Il
the circular of Messrs. Willett, Hamlin
Co, dated April II.
1879. 1875
Stock, Tons Tons
New York, April II. g 3s9 1865
Boston Anril ". ....4.......... IN I0S 1T,6b
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