The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-27

and oil estimates for the maintenance OK eltht
must be based thereon. N,
No marked change has been made within tn
year the system having worked smoothly an
With satisfactory results.
consequence Of supervision has, boon
steady reduction nt the excass. year by yeh
the amount added from loose. waste. damagec
linters. etc, f,9r the season OF o. is1s-7e. havn
proof ' 81 To v.asbe WORK b our Exchange i
securing careful handling ana thorough protoe
ton Of the cotton intruet~d ~ H. lnemhers.
This. VIC believe IL the only market II Whic
the records of the cotton movement are 10 kep
that the minutest details concerning receipts
shipments aud stock from dny 70 day are mad
criticism Of all Interested
A careful analyR VI tho agrass for the pas
season given Ivy tina chief supervaor In his mn
nua report shows that this entire loss mad,
from Ill oauses from the time cotton s lendet
MI this port until II Is funllp slowed In the b old
OF the sea going yassels, amounts 10 % 400 Of
per oont-this includes faetara, aud brokers
sampe san Inm Mt saaI &c rtsa h ~
cotton by the exporter whilo passing through
tho compress. etc
1t Ia evident that o. oven tie small percentage
of waste above stated not one huff falls upon
either the planter or exporter.
Certainly eueh n perreptnge leaves but hc
smallest possible margin for " true aud faith
full exhibition Of tho cotton for eAla hy mpln
During tie aeasnn o. 1873 10 he city OIL mills
made a.o2 bales oi Inter- or short-a,aplo n"'
source II hHs been CUSTOMARY to include IN bulk
along with the oSeess foun.i NJ the close Of the
season. Az thss l. apt to misead wa sugEeet
that the Superintendent Of the Exahana Is Id
atructed to obtain. at leaet monthly, tho pro
duct Of tho oil mills. and aid II % the current
running account Of receipts
During tho year the work Of supervision has
extended over all tho presses In operation. ~ In
number. situated In ,dtir1r parta Of tho city.
In these every pound OF loose Inns hsen gath
cred up carefully pres ,rsnd and accounted for
by the chief supervisor. eamplete record being
kept In the books Of his of1lee.
Although the fotDa ut our diap1ga haa been
somewhat limited. compared with the extont Of
the duties required the results OF
LEvEE INSPECTION
have been emtnently satisfactory Tho daily
reports of tho inspectors showing tho condition
of the shipments of cotton on bonrd tho vassaa
ut the landing have increased IN iniarasf aud
OF the information furnished by the Exchange
~ IT, members. Affnrding protection to both
s ssa, and shpep hs dss has met with
Tn December last on the deoeaae of Mr., Holm
Fischer, Mr.. J. II. mcCarney. the present In
cumbent. was elected chief levee inspector.
As anticipated. the receipts ot cotton nj this
port during tho season IT 1878 showed ma
sertal falling off: the gross movament amount
Ing to a5t 123 bales less than the previous year.
This entailed n diminished
rNgoNE FOR BOTH DEPARTMENTS
mt previous rate, Of assessment. It will be re-
membered that nj tho close Of the Int supervis-
aon year, when the question was discussed of |
m advance In the rate to prevent any possible
deficiency In supervision 1t was decided by the |
board as best to Iet It remain at y per halc mud
II the income should Prove short Of the outlay
10 pay the difference from the surplus then to
the. departments credit thereby continuing the
policy OF practically returning the excess aocu-
Tha decrease Of e4b2s 90 In tho balance to tho
credit Of supervision nj the close of August
1873. as shown by annexed hguraa L. there
fore, IN reality, snalier than was anticipated.
Briefly stated ne financial I'm, movement zen, OF the
viOua years, has been ns follows:
pETEIrIa
7tselua Mo,t's Ending ,rith Close Of Iuo'.st.
7ss Is sso H. % 50 ,x u o
laevee inspection 1'.l9o 80 1882 ~ 1852 II
Total. .s5s. 800 "a ts3. 0s4 is 500 $40 81
EXPENDITURES.
Supervision ....ss2 o2a 70 s5G 473 ~ &Bs Ito ~
Levee inspection II olF a. 1o.aa7 ~ lo,I4a o6
Total ....-,.. .sss.oas 81 ss7 al 90 te5. asa %
Balance 70 Credit Close Of august
Levee inspection. 4s7a 81 1905 is aa.s IS
Total. ........s ls.s33 IL s;7.osl as s22o4s 10
You will perceive that We have within the
,ver for account Ok supervision at the close Of
1851 to the extent OF sl0.2.5 o.
During the year ,undar review We have. by 4
!trict economy. reduced supervision expenses /
b44so ~. Fart OF this WAS duo to decreased t
abor bills, ETC., Incident 70 the falling otr Ia /
vas necessarily small. as in any event, to prove
thoroughly efficient. the force must DO main Ii
aimed at certain standard L
The Levee Inspection Department during II
he past year has been aelf sustaining. II
1t 10 probable that In both departments d
THE INCOME FOR 1890
Will show q marked increase. Of the gross
upervised, and 10000 were inspected. In
ther words fees wore collected for both de- a
,Rrtments on ab eut vs. cent of tho entire res
alpts. It II probable that we shall Increase tho r
quantity 81 cotton handled during the current
ear $50 900 bales. but allowing ouly 200 900 ex-
ana or ths w pns tsa n m tho
nents. we should have tho following rosults: 2
tross receipts 1850 bales l4sa.nH2 !,
Increase +.,.-'-.,-.rt..E 40 900
Probable gross. Observation-Disclosures. 63a b52 y,
THREE rouRTHs or WHICH n
tould give for supervision and inspection Y
72s. alA bales: which at cents per bale would q
I've for supervision $40 1856 SO and for leyee In
peotion. at cent per bale. sla. 2se H. q
To supervision might be added from aldi- y
onal fees not above included $1,000. placing q
70 total revenue OF that department at fr4c- q
AZ lat years rate q expenses for superb ut
lon ts52,o2s ssl and Il y possible 1t may be
efcit to be d du ted from the balance remain &C
lR over at the close of August. 1879 Of about al
1000. against s4e2s ~ den3it during the rast 10
Leyee inspection. On the contrary with no W
lanRe from the, present extent and DISPOSITION Oh
the force. Will probably show a gain In sur ~
lps for the year OF about $1,000 q
In conclusion. the committee beg to commend VI
II. q. 0. Sully, chief supervisor. aud AIR. j. Fl r
cCartney ehies lavea INSPECTOR for tho zAaI | re
nd ability they have displayed In he conduct ~
their respective departments. an oxnmplo -
lat has generally boon copied and tied npou Sc
their assistants Responsibility submitrei Of
VIM. CUNNINGHAM Oh hartman 60
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of
)MMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND STA MS
TlSTICS.
New ORLEANS vamher "a. 1870 DE-
the President and Board OF Directors of tho r.,
New Orleans Cotton Exchanges: 'a
reviewing t'nr labors Or tho
st year. the Committee on Information and
Rtistios have To report d continuance Of tho "
me line OF duties earri q out by their prede-
sSors.
1 general supervision and direction or the -,
,change system Of talegraphin have proba- -