The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-26

sssat -four offer only In sparing way, be-
,.ino that later on such goods will be
..rted Sales 500 bbls.
mn only enlivening features In provisions
rathe sales Of pork. The total transac-
ann Of the day covered IT'S barrels at rates
INV than quotations current during the
IN week. This line of trade generally was
IN md prices were barely maintained.
II the list OF imports by the bark Rosario,
.alch arrived here yesterday from Malaga,
..not,ce 5000 live snails," "A dozen live
M. 1s and 10 dozen live fishes.
,ndre Drummond, In the United States
fiprult Court at Chicago, rendered an i'm
Grant decision In a patent case on Friday
~ he decided, Judge Blodgett concurring,
mi the process Of canning, preserving and
.,kIpQ meat Is not patentable. The ques-
TN roes at once to the United States SUI
|nne Court. -
fhe st. Louis Journal Of Commerce says:
rhe project Of establishing fast mail line
nths Mississippi river has been abandoned.
.ynp 10 an inability on the part of the
|nrties interested in the enterprise to secure
IL NECESSARY capital to build the water craft
|,suted for the purpose. Postmaster General
Inv who took great pride in this enterprise,
r yery disappointed at the outcome OF the
|tsn"
The outturn of the wheat crop Of 1878 will be,
sk said, about $3.50, DOC, 900 to 3s5,OOO,0O0 bush
|ss The estimate Of the crop Of 1878 by the
|Iuicultural Department was 420,122, 400
|buahels. Messrs. Tallmadge Il Lindman, OF
Milwaukee, estimate the wheat crop Of 1879
Ri 4So,0OO,0OO bushels. This Is counting
chickens before they are Matched. From all
accounts SO far, it is not probable the wheat
[rop I'd the United States In 1879 will exceed
INIT Of 1878.
From statement of the dividends paid by
[he Illinois Central Railroad, we learn that
le annual dividends of that road from 1868
1878 were 81 per cent currency, and this
Etas equivalent In gold to about 81 per cent
From 1865 70 1873 the uniform annual divi-
[iend was 10 per cent currency, and the aver
I'VE gold equivalent was about ~ per cent.
The largest gold equivalent (S11s per cont Of a
A M cent annual dividend was In the year
|E12
Philadelphia proposes to sell to New York
| liz main Exposition building for tie WORLDS
/ Of 1888. The Philadelphia papers say
/ hat this structure, now standing In Falr-
mount Park can be had for less than S3Oo,ooo,
nd can be put into excellent condition, Trans
pted to New York city and regretted there
| hi $500 600 more. 1t Is urged that this would
ave the Gothamites at least 1000 on tne
instruction Of main building alone, anu
WOULD provide them with structure ample
Eall the exhibits they can secure.
1--we says German contemporary, reckon
HIT single grain OF wheat produces fifty
minis, and the fifty grains will produce fifty
|nore, and 90 %, we find: In the second year,
800 grains; third year, 125,O0o; sixth year,
1000; twelfth year, 244, lac, 625, 0oo, oOo'
|hethird years crop would give 300 men one
neal, leaving enough bran to feed eight pigs
lir one day. The produce OF the single grain
|hthe twelfth year would suffice to supply ~
of the earth with food during
|tadr lifetime.
ills suggestive fact that ten years In
|uease of the cereal area OF the United
|Ehtes is greater than the entire acreage OF
|slain Of any country In Europe except Rus
W and France, greater than that OF Prussla,
|asarly as large as the combined grain area q
AUSTRIA and Hungary, and three times as
|lCge as that Of Great Britain. The acreage
a corn alone in Illinois Is about the same as
That Of "corn' Of all kinds In England ana
seotaand Our grain acreage Is about nall
that Of all the nations of Europe. How long
Will it take to surpass all Europe, with Its
M,000,O 900 people?
/ State Consols opened yesterday at 1914 and
vent up to 461s at the first call at the Ex-
Change with sales Of $2sO,0oo. At the second
|nl they dropped to 44224, but recovered later
|nd closed easy at 4511a@45s44, against 1870
|M on Tuesday. The total sales 81 me day
hot up s446,o0O. The sales OF States since
Friday last have been extraordinarily large
|aegregating 81, 955,5oo. In New York yester
Nv Louisiana Consols opened at 45l4, wen
Ep to ~ and closed at 451z045s4, with sales 9
|S0a,OOO. Here Premium Bonds closed al
|3ss@25sz, against 251a@254 on the previous
|&y, with sales of only $4,000.
Mr.. Ernest L. Forstall, acting consul OF To-
Netherlands, has sent us the following in re
[ahon to the Importation Of Dutch herring:
The Netherlands government, considerina
mt the warrant Of the quality OF Dutch herr1ns
kkrather to be sought in the responsibility
no commercial firm. which unoer US Dahl lIl
taBrs this product for sale, tnan IN an oHcla
Examination. which, with respect 70 the presen
nate and extension Of this trade, cannot pc 81
Ated with sufficient accuracy. has abr0gdted
Rom the first Of June. 1879. all oflclat stamp
Ion the barrels. and forbidden under the pen
VIZ of the law every counterfe1nng OF the sal
samps, as we'll Of those lately as OF those for
lerly used.
The undersigned, by order OF the Netherland
{ 60vernment, while bringing to general MOTTO
ne above mentioned measure. has the honor t
@ution traders that from the first OF June, 1877
40 stamps applied on barrels containing Dutc
nerring are to be- conhded In. except those meI
40ning the names Of Dutch commercial hrm
The New York Shipping and Commerci;
list says dealings are largely carried Q
lApy What are technically known as puts" an
4 sealls, " which 1t defines as follows: A "put