The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-03


Orleans r.. r. for comparative statement Of
the cotton receipts at this port via that road,
from which we take the following
1875 6. 1867. 1877. 8. 1889.
qantember. ......... 46S7 13.20T 1854 4,6g9
Sctober 'a......... s7i4o 5o,s97 42782 l2.49o
: November .......... 4,i32 64.70g 69.157 b6.975
December. ..,-...-.- 7oooo i2'ioo eooSS $751;
Total. .........165,9 5s 2oO.979 194.1H 1884
Decrease under 1876 -................. 2,4s
Decrease under 1867 ,....-....s..... T.438
Decrease under 1878 .--................. $4,000
A committee composed Of leading North
Carolina agriculturists, having investigated
the matter, report that the law passed re-
Gently by the Legislature fixing heavy tax
on all brands of fertilizers brought into that
State for sale has been productive of great
benefit to the agricultural classes In several
particulars. It Is claimed that the analysis
to which the law subjects fertilizers has
checked frauds I'm their manufacture, and
improved the quality Of those imported into
the State at least 80 per cent, whilst the
home manufacture OF fertilizers has been
stimulated. 1t Is also said that the opposi-
ton to the law on the part Of the fertilizer
manufacturers has mostly died out.
The national debt Of Mexico Is $780, oO, 900,
which Minister Foster thinks ought to be
easy enough for 100000 of people to pay, or
at least the interest thereon. The present
government, however, he says, Is. in no con-
dition to resume payment Of interest, and If
the country Is to be revolutionized every few
years, as In the past, there is no assurance
that IL ever will. Besides its national debt,
Mexico owes the United States $4,000, 900
under the late claims commission, and the
Mexican railway about $2,O0O,0O0 and as the
government seems to act on the principle OF
paying first the debts last contracted, these
two are likely to receive attention first, yet
1t Is even thought 1t will continue Its default
ON the last named of these two.
PROSPECTS FOR WINTER WHEAT AND
HoGs.-The covering Of snow which the
Western and Northwestern country has re-
ceived is favorable for preserving the growing
wheat In good condition. The Chicago Ti-
bume published recently reports from the win
ter wheat districts, which Is condensed as
follows:
The fall has been unusually dry. Kansas
has felt 1t more than any other State. The
acreage sown In that State has been reduced,
aud the growing crop has suffered for the
want OF rain A similar situation exists in
Missouri. In Nebraska the acreage has been
Increased, and the crop has not grown as well
rs In former years. In the States OF Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana the season has been more
favorable, and we hear OF no complaints, but
on the other hand the crop has grown finely
and enters the winter In good condition. The
present heavy fall Of snow is most opportune,
and cannot but have most beneficial effect
upon this important crop. We enter the win
ter under very favorable circumstances. All
branches of farm work far in advance of
former N
Tor movement OF crops. We have taken some
pains to ascertain the probability Of the fu-
ture supply OF hogs. From the varied and
extensive sources from which we draw such
we shall have our heaviest runs OF hogs yet.
Farmers have been holding back. Corn has
been very cheap, the season favorable for fat
tening, and yet, with all these considerations,
there has been no advance. So next month
we expect to see them pour into the city as
they have never done before.
The resumption Of specie payments is as
yet confined to New York, and no gold coin Is |
being paid out at the Office of the sub-treas-
ury in this city. Secretary Sherman assured |
the Baltimore bankers, who called upon him |
Ia reference to resumption at other sub |
treasures, that his plans locked to resump- |
ton all over the country. He did not give
any explanation OF the means he would use
for that end. In the Washington dispatches
OF the New York Herald we fna The following
statements on this point:
1t is the ultimate intention to redeem legal
tenders at all the sub-treasuries IL the trans
actions In New York after January | next de-
monstrate that resumption is to De a com
plete success. When the department Is salts
fled Of this fact United States notes will be
at the different sub treasures
throughout the country as well as IN New
York To do this 1t may be necessary to
coin from New York. In this case
an appropriation would have to be made for
that purpose The cost OF transportation of
silver by the government Is paid out
u the silver fund. The transportation
or gold is paid only out OF the amount
appropriated for the transportation of
funds" As the amount Under this present
appropriation is no more than sufficient to
Jay for the carrying Of rstes, an appropriar
ion for the transportation Of gold would have
equired to be moved in the process of re-
umption at the sub-treasury 1t is hardly
expected, however, that this will be the case.
rom indications on the part OF the people
generally ALREADY made manifest in a pre-
srenc8 at this early date for greenbacks
athes1than for gold. 1t can safely be inferred
aat he different sub-treasurieS will receive
suffbtient amount of that coin to redeem all
!. k.1er notes presented without calling
r 49, ~ York.
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