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, 1879-03-26

MONTE CAnLO, Mnrch G.-Except III the mat
tcr of weather, which flas been exceptionally
wet, thu session at Mpntu Carlo Inns been cutie
up to The average. 1hc play has been very
heavy ut titncs nntl thpse Who catne here with
THE nu!al,lc determination III breaking the bank
or Ut working systc1l1s have not the usltnl futc
of "EoIns empty nway." Tile English pluycrs
l,aye Ind particularly roltgl, time Of it, loth
hero md at the Mclterraanco at Nlco wlero
mora noEcr Inns been lust al,l won at barcatut
thnn the oldest mcnshcr OF TINT gambling circle
can call to mind, cpnlpettlon for tlle bank hay-
ing often reacl'cdas high rs 1,000 francs. When
! arrived tlcrr, Soon after Christmas, the lurgc
winnings ut trc1lto It q1larnllte Ut two English
l.. throw In fur 9i,GNU tra'cs, With an original
stnke Of len lnn4; wtiIlr +, N. was credited
with 15D.K'O francs "io tic good:' ulu sa,y
tlsc lastrr win close upon 1O,tNJ lrasps iu
mum Loo fra,lv.) ilu!f Of Il went again alter
dinner, however; nnl befOrr he lett tt,r England
laat week hls p'ay WAS reduced to stn;!e louis
stake; yet during t!c hight Of Ills SUCCESS IL
auco nopc,x. alor brought tlrIn IN q louis u
minute! Ills Eross LOSSES aru rcpusted to he
over El.., ,o00, Mr.. Il, was LEU, ,o00 francs "uut
np to yesterday, whcn he gut 1t all buck, with
something t0 the gaot Au ,contrairu, almost
every knight Of tlic trigger who bus tried su H.
coup ilis l0sscs with tlc gun has Inrt tho salno
disastrous luck o,l this tapls Ycr.. Il e0usI.lera-
be portion Ut sums Of tho valuablu niurup.
shooting prIzes tuo, have found tl.clr way buck
aluln Into tic coiFrrs of the administration from
tlle pockets Of the winners thercot, nllI, except
III tlle solitary raso Of b0 per ca,lt 1opy.unlcr,
who sent III, ,0C0 to Lon1uti tbs next dnY, no
winner Of utly consequence was tutkcl ubuut
until Count DclgarAr, who always played tho
maximum, Won 3b0 Ul0 fraucs, with which he de-
parted 10 Vienna yesterday.
1llc1e llaTu bren SUM wonderful runs ut
tree It gnaraats titirns tho lust fortnight; MIL
II a n0bl0 plunEer, well known in English
gaClMg circles, Ind not prevailed Upon hjS uu-
willing partner {the Mr. l.. before alluded to) to
trauslcr pu accumulated stake of 1000 frauus
on rougs and eunteHr tp 'tor after q run Of suyen
on the former (which exteuleti tu ecyer}, le
would haTe returned IL Ntce By tic last trlln a
richer man thau the Nero p0ssess0r Ut Ills rail-
way ticket. 0no of l!r heaytest playcra heru ia
Dir. Watson, an Ancticaa, who IL said to hAyu
lost 46O, ,00Q At tre1ste ytdraate within tho last
live years; hut tls most sensational performer
uf thu presgnt season is q Dltc!l.ApIcrlcan, who
goes BY thu nickname Of Couat Impair, from
the fact Of his invariably staking the mari.
Mum On that distsou ut ro,t'ttte. bayn also
seen him put the sntne amount OIL thu colur,
900 francs on tasst. and tho ns41fnnH. Of n[nc
louis on ten or dozen even numbers ta plkfA;
Rnd QUO AFTERNOON hu had suclI q tremendous
run OF luck that Ito was Obliged. tu roll up thu
bank-notcs In bis pocket-h1n1kerchtct on leay-
inE the table. but .c, tho, la4 bud his rt-
verses, ANU was few duYs ago reduced TO
, 1879-03-26

CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD.
UepDta foot o! Lhkc.at. lndnnaAv. and
and Canal and slxtecnt.sts. Ticket utces TO Carks
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ST CHARLES HOTEL--R M strother. ST
Louis; Thos Bogwell. Baltimore; Oden-
heimer. New York; Chas X Sigh. Mich N ?
Pughs Hsarne Texas; y B Gregg, st Louis
Zeb Warne, Williams. Little hock: M Eman.
Colwell Baton Rouge; " p j Davis. st James
J Hall, New York; Simpson Horner, Pitts
burg; Bodenheimer. Greenville: Fl Z Harper
steamer Belle.
CASSIDY 8 HOTEL-A FL Peale. steamer L
Gastrell: W q Strauss J Strauss. Jackson.
Robinson, La: !. A Hoffner. Morehouse, La: E
Erwin. Delta, La; Ferguson, VIM W Moore.
E A Woods. Miss; III Mcdonald Campte. La
D 7 Heap. Darlington, La: d H Kennedy. st
Louis; q Perkins. So Elk Co; J Haddick. J Fl
Waldron, John Harphin. Memphis: " ]
Kelly st Charles. La; D L Carlton. Ark; L B
Dun. La; ii CARROT. George 4 Hardy Vicks-
burg. Miss: DR. III @ Allen, Detroit Mich: Henry
LYMAN, Scotland. Canada John Tyer Cave In
Rock. IL; Young, Galveston; ii White
Bt Joe. Mo.
ST. JAMES HOTEL-Adolph Ban. Bayou
Sara; A G Nash, Chicago: s NJ Tanleton, Lou
itsiana: = Duke, Durham. 9; W Fl Wilcox.
H Mead, e D Pike. New York; s G Cobb, PEN
Hyie Park. Mass: 81 Oranshaw. Geo Halbert,
Southern Fxprrss Company: r w Gillespie,
city; Z Roy, Atlanta. Ga; J N Staten, st Louis j;
J Townsend, Memphis; l. Anderson; Chas NJ
Cloteworthy. Harper's Ferry.
CITY HOTEL-J Collins, city; ~ Aldridge.
Grenada; J Hall, Miset.sippi; Nat Puckett.
river; P W Mitchell Mrs NJ C Robbins, M bile !:
DR. J Fl Wright aud wife, Dauville, Iowa; R5v G
Stewart. Baton Rouge; @ NJ Wiler N l. Fay. J
NJ Nathaus, PhiladelOhia; H Barrett. Wseon-
Comb Ciy; Geo e Hutbell. San Antonio; W
Mayfeld. Helena; w Sow. Miss Anna 1 Stow
Wisconsin ii l. Irwin, West Virginia.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY MARCH o. 1879.

| ago. One was confidential clerk In foreign
house that operated largely In the street. He
was in good position to get "points," and
the understanding was that the others
Sn0uid operate upon them, letting him IN Tor
share OF the profits In consideration OF the
information he should furnish. These five
formed little ring with cash capital Of
about $4,000. They hadn't the slightest
They were to be on equal ground
with the biggest operators, so far as
points were concerned, and no such word
as fail could be found In the lexicon OF their
calculations. Where are they nowH Wen,
the confidential clerk Is In lunatic asylum.
One of the others is q street car conductor at
81 rs day. A second is clerk In an Insurance
office at $40 week. A third made his way
West towards the Black Hills, ana mas not
since been heard from. The last Of the party
Of five stil hangs around the street, watching
the indications, but unable TO put up even 50
In bucket shop. Their whole capital melted
away in three months. ana they We're lett
without dollar. Here is another case: A re-
tired business man OF my acquaintance con-
sidered himself too smart to be beaten
at any game. He lived In fine style,
kept horses no, and s carriage ana and
Wall street fever struck him, and he began to
speculate. He made out pretty we'll at the
start and that led him into larger operations.
In less than six months from the day he put
up his first $40 900 margin he was an insOlvent
debtor, with suits against him by the brokers,
through whose hands all his money had
passed. He now manages to scrape up
cheap living as an insurance agent, but he Is
hard pressed half the time for his board. |
This man has told me more than once that
the affection OF his wife Is the only thing that
has kept him from suicide. Scores of such
warnings against tempting the goddess Of
the Stock Exchange might be given, but 50
long as her snareS are set men will walk |
straight into them, with their eyes open. and
the notes OF warning will be raised In vain.
New York Correspondence Detroit Free
Press.
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u 10 feet on the gauge The weather is cloudy
with indications of ram. The wind is nor tn
west. and 1t is turning cold. Arrived Desmet
from tJ,,I Paducah. Lady Lee from Peoria, E. G.
Elliott from Grand Tower. Spread Eagle from
Grafton. Departed: Commonwealth for New
orleans, Il. G. L iott for Grand rower, Spread
Eagle Tor Grafton, Lady Lee for Peoria. Arkan-
s sas for % St. Papl Joe Kinney for Kansas City
me VIM L. Halliday arrived at D. m. The
Commonwealth, on leaving. was drawing seven
feet and bad good passenger list; she had en-
gagemeDts below to FIJI out. The new steamer
City Of Giree,Tnvlle. OF the Anchor Line. will
port. Capt John p. Keyser. general superin-
tendent. IN oh srge. w f. A.
PITTsBURG, March 22-The river Ia 8 feet in :
ches and rising. The weather. Is cloudy and
rainy.
MEMPHIS. March 22-The river IL rising. Ar
rived: Colorado from Vlcksburg. Departed
City Of Alton for New Orleans The weather is
cloudy.
CA1Ro, March n2.--Arrived: Greyhound from
Mem phis; Helena from VicksburR; Annie SIT
yer from New Orleans. at 10 a. NJ: James ID.
Parker from Memphis; El Dorado from New
Orleans. Departed: Greyhound for Ohio; An
ME Silver for ST. Louis; Parker and I'll Dorado
for Cincinnati at noon. There was o hesyy
rain here last night. 1t Is now cloudy and cool.
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PoRI EADs, March %, D. m.-Baaometer 20 90.
Wind south west. fresh. Weather thick. rainy
and threa' ening.
Arrived AZ 7 40 last evening: Steamship Knick
erboeSer. kembl9 master. from New York. to
A. Moulton.
Steamship Lone Star. at $50 this morning.
Clapp master. from New York. to G. A. Whitney
Go.
British steamship Thessaia. at 9:4O a. 10 =.
Thompson Ne sster from Liverpool. to E. i.
Forstalls Sons.
The steamship Gussie. of the Morgan Line.
from Texas ports. with cargo of live stock,
bound to Havana. put In here this morning for
harbor, and Is still at anchor inside. Sea too
rough to proceed on hsr voyage.
The ships ISmer and Glenfinort were put out
oyer bar Yesterday aad anchored. waiting favor
able wind to sail.
No departures.
The steamship Mfkado. that was aground at
Crane Island. In South Pass, after ightering
47o0 bales of cotton. 80 tons Of oil cake and 70
| tons OF coal was pulled off by the association
tnwboats, and towed down to Port Eads, where
she Is a0w reshipping her cargo.
The steamship City OF Limerick Is still inside
| at Pcat Eads, repairing her propeller.
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some OIL the most exquisite pictures We have
ever seen are now to be found at Theo. Lilien-
thaFs, 121 Canal street. This truly enterprising
artist has added many new and attractive fea-
lures to his gallery; on these additions he has
undoubtedly expended much of his valuable
time and means In obtaining. satisfied that
when the public became fully aware of the
wonderful strides made In photography and
introduced here. they would readily avail
themselves of the opportunity afforded by him
and have their pictures taken by the new pro-
cess. His hopes have been fully realized. and
he can now claim large patronage from the
most elite and fashionable circles In our city.
Mr.. GENTLE. an artist from the North, is on
gagged with Mr.. Llienthal. and parties desiring
fine pictures had better call and nave them
taken by him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
By Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Dom estic,

CHICAGO. March %. 900 q. m.-Pork-s1O 15a
10 171s April sales, so 27a now SO 5000 321i
May, $40 AN June.
Union, Stock Yards s:25 a. m.--1e5 cars stock
godo Estimated receipts OF hogs to-day
80 o52; do shipments s77o; do for last week 4o.-
6f0; light hogs 81 $500: mixed packers S. 100
10; heavy shipping 81 1904 40 Cattle-Esti
mated receipts $500; market strong, .
1906 D. m.-Wheat- 891s bid April, 93a@o3ss
May. Corn-s19S March. 3i4 April, $50 0352&
May, asA June. oata-211 asked March, 2ls
ST. LOUIS. March %. : Opening Wheat
Fl 90 bid March. 81 O24 bid April 81 o3'. bid
May. Corn-3255 bid March, 325S April, 1910
33s May, 34Hg34A June,
1850 D; m.-Wheat lower; No 2 rcd 81 o1B@
1.o2 April, 81 O25.91sO2A'May, 81 OK June, 81 0i4
Ol& bid cash. No. red 1914 cash. Corn lower
for cash options steady; 32ss April. 331a033@
May, 322s cash. Oats flrmer at 81. bid ApriI 251a
cash. Whisky steady at 81 OF Pork quiet Cut
meats-Car lots clear ribs 4,s5G94 80. Bacon
easter; clear ribs 5.3595 a.7}s cash. $40 April.
Lard nominal.
New YORK. March %. 12:45 D. m.-wheat-
Spring 81 02@1 O5, do winter 81 04@1 044. Corn
AZ. $685.. Pork 50 25G1O so. Lard Sos.
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mh2O lot
NOTICE.
DRAWBRIDGE AT NEW LAKE END.
DEPARTMENT. OF COMMERCE.. CRY HALL, /

DEPARTMEN- OF COMMERCE.. CRY HALL.
New Orleans. March IA, 1879. !
Sealed proposals to build small drawbridge
at the New Lake End at the intersection OF the
New Canal and Revetment Levee. will be re-
ceived at this Office up to IL m. on MONDAY,
March "a, 1879.
Said drawbridge to be built according to plans
and specifications on file In the Office of the City
Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. j. HENRY BEHAN
mh14 II 20A Administrators of Commerce.
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Did you ever eat a shadine salad ?

The DEMOCRAT Is indicted to Mr. Eekert. who
presides over the music emporium at Grune-
wald's for very popular ballad composed by
Arthur J. Sullivan. entitled Golden Days. p
also copy Of Green Mountain Waltzes" by
Carl Faust.
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NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE., CrTY HALL,
New Orleans. March 20, 1879 I
All parties who rented polling places for the
election held on March 10. 1879, are hereby re-
auested to send in their bills to this depart
ment. All bills must be approved by the Clerk
and Commissioners of Election and the Presi-
dents OF the several Central Ward Clubs.
J. HENRY BEHAN.
mh21 At Adminisi rator of Commerce.
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CITY TAXES AND LICENSES FOR 1879.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE CRY HALL.
New Orleans. March 90 1879. I
Only few days remain to pay city taxes of
1879 without penalties; MONDAY. the thirty
first OF March instant. being the last day.
Licenses for 1879 we're duo February %. and
the list of delinduents is now being prepared
for enforcement with penalties.
Trouble and expense may be avoided by Inn
mediate payment.
ALE FL. ISAACSON.
mh20 lot Admlnistrato~ of Finance
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NEW ORLEANS STOCK ExCHA NaE SALES.
FIRST oALL-1O A.
States 4S&@4oh: Premiums 2i1s@24zs.
INTERMEDIATE CALL-11 A. M.
States 49}5 1904; Premiums 24h@24zs.
SECOND CALL-12 M.
S. 900 State Consols. 49x
10 900 CITY Consolidated (Crossmanl. ....... 274
States 4o4@49X; Premiums AA@25.
INTERMEDIATE CALI p. M.
SIS 900 State Consols Is. observation-disclosures. 49A
States 495s@50; Premiums 24sS e241s.
THIRD CALL-2 p. N.
so 900 State Consols. 49T
5000 state Cons0ls- .--...-..--...-.......- 49i4
GOO Premium Bonds. Observation-Disclosures. 244
$50 N. 0. Saw. Institution deposits. 80
States 493s 049's: Premiums 243s(G247S.
CLOSING CALL-3:3O P. M.
S. 600 State Consols. Observation-Disclosures. 49,
5000 State ConsUls IS. 10l- ...........-.... 4914
States 49s@491s: Premiums 243S@24t.
The sales outside the Exchange aggregated
s55, 900 of States at from 49%@49zS.
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commercial and Financial Matters.

The exports Of specie at the port Of New
York since January are, in round numbers.
n million and half dollars in excess OF the
imports, notwithstanding the trade balances.
The exports consist wholly OF silver, and the
imports are, in large part, gold.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

The experiment OF washing sugars to re-
store the true color has been abandoned.
report has been made to the Treasury De-
partment that it Is impracticable, and Secre-
tary Sherman has issued an order that the
Cuban centrifugal sugars now being received
at New York shall be polarized and otherwise
tested to ascertain whether they have been
artifcially colored after crystalization; and
in all cases reported as artificially colored for
the purpose OF evading the duty in part, an
increase of three-ouarters of cent pound
shall be levied In the order the Secretary
establishes 92o as the extreme test OF polarl-
cation for sugars to be classified as not above
No z Dutch standard; all above that test Of
saccharine strength to be classified as from
No. 7 to 10, or from No 10 to ID Dutch stand
ard Customs officers at New York state
that while this is an arbitrary order, IL mas
been considered necessary by the treasury
Department to prevent low-grade centrifugal
sugars with high saccharine strength IRON
being admitted on the lowest rate OF duty. IL
was further stated that the President would
call the attention of Congress to the sugar
question, and request that body to change
the present law by giving authority TO the
Treasury Department to employ SUCH means
rs may be deemed necessary to insure an
honest and full collection OF the revenue.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

DoN'r SPECULATE ON WALL STREET
There isn'ta better place In the United States
to stay from than Wall street-with the ex-
cepuon, perhaps, of Memphis or New Orleans
In the yellow fever season. know nve men
who went there to try their luck about year
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT, I
Signal Service, United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 3:43 D. m. Saturday. March %.
Observations taken al tae same moment OF
time at all stattons1
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n State Consols closed firm at 491s949sSs,
against $685. on Friday. Premium
Bonds closed easy at 245ss124Is, against 24240l
25 on the previous day. The sales at the
Stock Exchange amounted to $4,000 of
States and only $1,000 of Premiums
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COM W ERCIAL.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.


Saturday Evening. March %. 1879.
COTTON-In the early part Of the day the
market ruled strong, with fair inquiry; but
later. however. there was falling off In the de-
mand and the market closed steady. with sales
of only 1000 bales
The following is the official closing of the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

LIVERPOOL, March %. 40 o. m.-Wheat-
Western spring rs sd@ss I'd. do winter 50 lido
SO I'd. Flour-West 'rn canal 80 0ti@l0s Corn
Prime mess Western SIS. Lard-Prime Western
33s Sd. Bacon-Long CHAR 27s Cd do short clear
255. TailoW-American 35s cd.
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The bark Pontida cleared yesterday for
Rouen with 1922 bushels Of corn In bulk
Our shipments OF grain for Europe show a
most encouraging activity. Our Western
friends can send forward their corn, wheat
and rye, and we can assure them sure a nd
rapid transit to European pOrta
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

The salaries OF postmasters have been re-
adjusted according to the amount of stamps
cancelled, the number Of newspapers sent,
and the cash receipts. Under this adjust
ment Georgia has twenty-one presidential
postofices- that Is, offices conducted by post
masters having salaries over $1,000, and
therefore appointed by the President, in
stead Of the PostmasterG Georgia
leads In this respect the cotton States
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RIVER NEWS.
stage of the Rivers,
~" Change,
Stations.

Daily telegraphic report of the stage OF water
at various points. with changes, In the "a hours
ending yesterday at 8 .. N.
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Lilienthal. the photographer. holds the bull
by the horns. His patent photographs can
never be excelled.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

I'm weary of the food have to eat. TT
Shadines.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

The best and pnrest medicine in the market
for fever and ague is Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY Montgomery d Co.

PARLOR SETS, FINE ROSEWOOD EMERSON
PIANO IN EXCELLENT ORDER. DINING
ROOM AND KITCHEN FUENITURE.
SHADES, CARPETS AND ORNAMENTS,
BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK AND sTATU-
ETTFs; and A VARIETY OF HOUSEHOLD
GOODS, In fine condition. Being the con-
sents OF the dwelling No. 500 Annunciation
street.
WTTLL BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. ON
w the premises. on MO DAY March "a nj
II a. MONTGOMERY & co.,
m216 Auctioneers.
MONTGOMERY 4 Co. AUCTIoNEERS.
4u - SELL
HORSES. MULES. BUGGIES, HARNESS. ETC..
Every Wednesday and saturday,
AT II O'CLOCK A. III.
MONTGOMERY'5 TATTERSALLS.
de3l Gre, No. 10 Baronpe street.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MON Il rARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, I
Saturday Evening. March a.. 1879.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE.

CleRrings. Balances
March ~. 81 1887 81 STOP 800 So
We quote exceptional paper GOT y cent: AL
do TO; second grade do-@-; loans on col
laterals $685. Al mortgage paper go: sec
ond grade do % v cent per annum.
Mexican dollars are now quoted at s3ls @s4
and trade dollars at 90095c Halves and quar-
ters American) are quoted at 99@99h.
The sales Of Foreign Exchange were fair
and rates are firm. Bank sterling rules at
-@4s6.i and bill of lading and clear bills at
4S304S4 Saes-f29 ,OO0,biIl lading at 4830ls4
French bills are steady and quiet We quote
bank francs -: commercial 5.23Z@5. 221s.
Bank sight bills opened f1rmer and closed
the same at par: commercial is quoted 1850.
v cent discount.
State Consols firm at 491l@497..
Premium Bonds closed easy at 24s.@24z6
Stocks are firm.
Mr.. /. N. Maynard. manager OF New Orleans
Clearing House. has obligingly furnished US
with the following report of the average daily
condition. after the morning exchanges, OF the
Associated Banks for the week ending Friday
morning. March 81. 1879. after the exchanges:
RESOURCES,
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The Secretary of the Treasury has written
the following letter, which is Of interest to
buyers OF government bonds
have received number of letters from
bankers and dealers in government securities,
expressing apprehension that this depart
ment will call upon the national bank deposit
taries for the very large sums to meet the
calls OF 6 per cent bonds maturing in April
and May In advance OF their actual preSenta-
ton for payment, thus producing at busy
season Of the year the boarding Of money in
the treasury in advance OF its need for such
payment The fear is expressed that such
boarding will interfere with the current bust
ness OF the country, and | am appealed to to
relieve the public from this apprehension.
It Is not the purpose of the department to
call the money deposited with public deposit
taries into the treasury except rs 1t is needed
for the payment in called bonds The great
body of these bonds IL now in the possession
of the government. and their payment will be
made BY simple credit. The apprehension,
therefore, Is In u great measure groundleSs,
but you may give assurance to all Interested
that the proceeds of the per cent bonds will
not be called into the treasury until necessary
to make payment of called bonds and that
the business will be so conducted AS not I'M
necessarily TO interfere with the money mar
ket.
AS public officer. | cannot waive the right
and duty to Judge Of the time and amount Of
money to be drawn, but the government is
Interested with all citizens In completing the
refunding operations by making the exchange
OF per cent bonds for 6 per cents with as
little disturbance as possible
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

FROM THE PASSES.

u. indicates rising; f. indicates falling; s
indicates stationary.
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Among the important features Of Califor-
MAS new constitution which will be submit
ted to the people for ratification next fall, are
provisions for d railroad commission to regu-
late freghts and fares and bring the power
full and defiant railroad corporations under
the control Of the State government. This
clause is aimed at the Central Pacific which
has controlled California legislation fourteen
years, and has swindled the State out Of q
large amount In taxes