The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-03
=, n,arcial and Financial Matters.

~ cotton market yesterday was very
III There were no foreign advices, and
a q.thar sellers nor buyers manifested much
| n..anoaltion to operate until Liverpool could
vs hoard from. Prices were unchanged and
Z. - nusIness of the day was confined To- 750
I b1es $500 ..a... !.
\ ..sday. The day was not favorable To busi-
L % but the little business transacted was
I = the basis of Saturdays prices.
4 ii the grain landing yesterday business
81 almost wholly interrupted by the rain.
( ptoes were little HEmer On white corn, but
I Il other respects the market was quiet and
Exchanged .sss s8 ~
PROVISIONS were quiet throughout the day.
moderate business was done Id dry sailed
ssats, and in iobblng way the movements
hbaeon and mess pork were fair.
e The sales OF flour yesterday amounted to
| au barrels at previous prices. The demand
! M fair, but the almost continuous rain
lacked the movement. The tone OF the
EMket continues strong, and some holders
Ii asking higher prices under limits i'm
,sd by shippers on their property.
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The price Of bread Is lower In London than
sktas been for forty years. The best OF bread
now sold In that city for three cents Q
Epand-the average for forty years past hay
"a been about four cents.
4 There are numerous complaints In Some
I.ctions Of the tobaceo-growing regions, but
Ehken as q whole the reports are favorable,
Ehth North and South, for an increased yield.
9Ihe recent rains were timely for thia crop In
Rhe Ohio Valley and Missouri.
A.FHE PRICE OF SILvER.-The following lot
II from the United States Mint explains it
Mint or THE UNITED STATES.
! New Orleans. La. June 2, 1879, !
Hr-The purchasing price for silver at this
rnt Is fixed at 81 u per ounce for fine, In lots
d 1000 ounces or less. until further orders.
''A' 4. q. TRACY, Chief Clerk.
they are taxed in the Queens Dominion Of
|G,nsda from the sheets on the bed to the
/ tfir and tombstone in order to raise revenue
nd protect manufactures. The Toronto
Eiobe gives O few specimen articles and the
|smount they are taxed for the benefit Of
| thei farmers OF Canada. We here Reproduce
lie llst. This array comes under tile new
hrih< The numbers given below are per-
Eentages when not otherwise stated:
lamp and oil 80. sheet 20, blankets over 30,
MIXING %. window glass 20, carpet IS. under
E4pthng 81. soap 25, towel 25, shirt 30, OUTER
ddhes 35. boots 25, door hinges 80 oil 20. maize
| ii cents q bushel, halter-strap 20 per cent.
mrry.comb &c. brush IS. harness IS. harness
D0rr1dQb
Nnt per pound, copper kettle 80 per cent. stove
ii table cloth 20. table s5. crockery 3d. tea SO,
/ bspot 2O hat Is, book 49, chair So. knife and |
| ttk 2o sugar 49,. corn-haas ~. mover aud
Espef H. wbeelbarrow rs. blacksmith's mate-
boom a5 clothes line 20, bog Of raisins 90
Nten. batting %. molasses 30. India-rubber
+ E&ds 95, putty %, medicines co. states for chill
! lrh Isl cork 20. children's clothing 80 to 45,
bread 10 sewing machine rs. draining tiles 30.
+tment22, wall papers 3d. zinc 10, garden-seeds
n saltpeter 20. salt 10 cents per 100 pounds,
kaionery 20 per cent books 20 to 30. maps 20.
nsalng-trunk 25, clock 35. coffin -, and tomb