The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-11
IN ANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
TRADE ITEMS. ETC.

TRADE ITEMS. ETC.
r.o falling In prices for cotton yesterday
:. a.eier. under the influence of dlscouraa-
- aavra from abroad and theliberal offerings
u, and figures were marked down re per
md from Tuesdays closing. The stock at
II. norf ia now $685.. against 5692 at the same
s,s.laet wear. or this 423T bales are In the
saaes. unsold and awaiting orders, and l45s
"a On shiphoard The stock In New 1ofk
anprises 2G,GG7 bales.
m New York spots yesterday We're quiet,
I'M sales If 7ss bales no deliveries nn con
vsats Futures for September and October
pra down ii points. and points ~ the later
nopths, closing weak.
The Liverpool market closed steady, win
nIpa If 5000 bales, $3.50 of which We're Amer
Nam, Futures opened 1-32l cheaper hal ~
pyered, closing dull. The liavre market was
Hill and unchanged
sugar and molasses were quiet and Without
|letable change.
arain il III limited request ana s'eaos' WIZ
], ample supply Oh sale, ,
Flair ruled quiet throughout Nc4''i'hs'
he demand being confined chiefly 10 inc Joh-
Ing trade ,,,,, a,a.
prnvistons were dull and slightly easier,
,naeo,,enf ,,pon the liberal receipts.
Az ljverrool Middlilg Orleans cotton COM
,anda III per pound, against sd at the same
lime last year. -
limited States per cent bonds continue TO
II, y1ayr fhAy trrre
Inoted at lol 4al0l7s. and at London at loss.
Fhe money rate at New York was per cent
,rhe prjee OF plastering In Chicago is u1l-
ettled and capricious. Sixteen bids for plas
pring the Chicago eustom-house ranged from
SlB, 426 Al to $4,000.
The Assistant United States Treasurer at
Nav York reports that gold continues to ae-
umulate III the vaults. and it will soon be
,ecessary to use portion Of the silver vault
or ite storage.
The cost of shipping butter from the West
h New York. In refrigerant cars. including
the cost of tubs, commissions and freights, -
Rsid not to exceed three cents per pound when
khlpped by carload.
During the first seven months Of the pres
Int year there were imported articles of food
Into France to the amount Of s1as, 100000
[The Importation OF similar articles during
Ehe corresponding period last year was only
fl4t 100000.
Russia does everything in colossal style.
Her Interest bearing debt Ia simply enormous.
Ebe owes Holland 1922, 535 900; England, $685.
100000; and France, $2,s26. 10000: or total
10 these three countries Of S3,St7 4aO, 900. In
addition to this enormous debt she has the
colossal sum Of 1,l32. los, t25 paper roubles. or
hbout 1866, 0s2, 562 In our money, circulating,
b portion OF which bears interest.
According to the report OF Consul Perceval.
pF Port Said, the total number OF vessels
which passed through the Suez canal IN 1879
was 1850, of which 1927 were British, so French,
Il Dutch, A italian, - Austrian. - German.
u Spanish Egyptian. 8 Japanase, 6 Danish,
Swedish and Norwegian. Portuguese 8
Turkish, Belgian, American and / ZanSi-
bar. Total 2t7s,3l6 tons, Of which 1,T26, BAG
we're British.
Some idea of the extraordinary growth of
This country may be conveyed by the exam
Bile of one State. LIN 1870 the wheat crop OF
Illinois Amounted to 27.eoO,o0o bushels. This
year 1t ioots up to nearly twice az much, OF
l5,oOoo 00-by far the largest wheat harvest
Illinois ever had. But 1t should be remem-
bered that Illinois IL chiefly a corn producing
State, and that Of it's 25,o0o,0Oo acres under
cultivation almost nine-tenths are devoted to
corn, not wheat.
AS bearing upon the question of ship
canal across Florida. 1t may be stated as q
fact of NO small Significance that the number
81 vessels, foreign and domestic, which en-
tered the five Gulf ports Of Galveston, New
Orleans. Mobile, Pensacola and Cedar Key,
during the year ending June 80. 1879. was 1908,
With tonnage of l, 49,, ol4 TONS as follows:
Vessels. Tonnage.
IaiNast0n .s..s.- 4...ss..-4... AIT 243 a9t
view VfltaAs ,.....-st.-*.s4sY.. 1913 sIa 232
nlooHe .Ys..44-.. -.+.ss4...4. lao 63h42
Pensacola y..,..s... ...........- $40 1919. sbs
Cedar Key. la 5sss4