The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-30
..,,arcial and Financial Matters.

I commercial and Financial Matters
VACANT. The president 81 the Gotten
,s.ar,e ma appointed Messrs. j. u. Gl+yn,
Es ~ ',,arrer and Cyrus Bussoyas deleg, ates
:. tha labor convention TO be heia at Yieks-
surr on the ffth OF May.
Tho steel bridge Of the Chicago and Alton
,a,,road over the Missouri river ut Glasgow,
., has just been completed, was opened
!. Ea .raflrR,n Saturday Inst and subjected 70
~arious severe and satisfactory tests.
rtate Consols closed yesterday firm at 5oaas
Az, sgalpst 5ollSsD5o5s en- Monday. Pre-
mum Bonds ruled steady at 26ts@2sl144,
aralnst a502eil on the previous day. The
ssles at the Exchange footed up $1s5,0oe Of
a,ates and $4,000 Of Premiums.
Tha whole line of the Erie canal will be
ready FOR business by the fitst OF May and
ri bio officially declared open as soon as ves-
sis begin to arrive from the Upper lakes.
: abont 1000 men are now engaged in what is
called "bottoming out this great thorough
ARE Of transportation.
The late Ross Winans. seven years ago,
built 119 dwellipg-honses for working peo-
bic In Baltimore. They were built In flats
for two families EACH and though they had
all modern convenences, and were cheap as
10 rent, lata are not popular In that city.
They have just been offered for sale, but the
sale was Withdrawn with only nine Of the liz
houses sold.
The letter carriers, whose hearts were re-
ioiced by the passage Of bill at the last SEES
sh,r of Congress- increasing their salaries,
have failed ms yet TO realize on the new law,
owing to the lack Of an appropriation. Con-
sress will provide for the N ticlency at It's
present session, $4,000 being required for the
remainder Of the present fiscal year, and
$4,000 for the next year to meet the In
crease.
The robbery of the San Francisco Mint Is
curiosity among official populations. The
enterprlsing negro who acted as night watch
]. man has been stealing gold bullion for three
years past. has managed to make away with
about 900 worth, and when he was arrest
y ed had stores Of ingots buried lii his garden
like the traditional miser- There must be-
something lacking In the system d checks
and safeguards In the mint to permit such
thefts to be continued for SO long time.
Under the postal regulations heretofore,
when the postage, as paid by stamps, on
{ letter was insufficient, the postmaster at the
Y mailing Office marked the sum due with
pencil. ia future. the postmaster at the de-
1 lyering Office will have to aflix stamps repre-
senting the extra postage due, and to settle
for them In his quarterly account. The new
stamps are the same size OF tho existing post
age stamps, but instead of portrait they
bear the words UNPAID postage" and the
numerals !, 2, 3, Or Of large size.
The Missouri river business In grain and
provisions from Kansas City continues, and
promises permanency and increase The last
Kansas City Price Current says that not a
week passes that some large shipment of
meats or grain Is not made down the river by
barge or bout Last Tuesday the L. H. Dur
leo carried three car loads Of meats, and
Thursday OF the preceding week the Fannie
Lewis brought down 10000 bushels Of sacked
grain River transportation is represented as
Inst growing In favor with the Kansas City
rain merchants.
We mentioned yesterday that the body of
&bl Dwight, the unfortunate New Yorker who
Insured his life for $250.oe0 and shortly after
dlcd has been again dug up and subjected to
sseoond autopsy by the insurance companies
that are still seeking to avoid the payment Of
Insurance on his life. Mr.. Geo. Z. g. White,
Tie general agent Of the Equitable Life As
sarance Society, located In New York, who Is
now In this city, informs us that his company
sprumptly paid up the $4,000 that it had on
the life Of Col Dwight, and, consequently,
had nothing to do with the disturbance OF his
remains.
There was yesterday q lively trade here In
Cotton, and an advance OF lzc was established
on ell grades, with large sales, amounting to
$500 bales.
Sugar was fairly active In the local trade
Receipts were liberal for The season.
There was moderate amount Of trading |
% the grain landing. The demand was good |
enough. but the supply was short Of white
corn, yellow ruling steady, with a full supply |
Offering.
!. The deal In flour showed little change, but,
while the movement was rather sluggish,
prices ruling steady to strong, with light re-
cepts and q steadily diminishing supply.
PROVISIONS, although not active, were
1rmer, and higher prices were asked and OBJ
aimed on cut meats and bacon. During the
,ast few days there has been some heavy
lading In hams to be shipped from the West,
htended for export, at prices above current
quotations on spot goods.
Inere are but few of our general readers
VIC have an intelligent idea Of the vast
mount Of postage expenses disbursed BY !
'rominent business houses. The editor of {
ne st. Louis Journal Of Commerce recently
Alled unnn nn,nhar of tho la.e.os4 a,.,,.1 l.,