The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-25

VI New York with O cargo exclusively con-
slstlng Of molasses 1913 barrels.
NJ. ateR,sh Ja Port Eads arrived here Inst
.,sht with 1920 bushels Of bulk corn. $50 bbls
= aour. 1ls sacks OF corn, 94T sacks oats. 9gs
49, hay and sos packages Of lard.
Tho Importation of fruit continues to be
,.roe Yesterday three vessels arrived here
s.om the West Indies ports, with cargoes
.rurepating $3.50 punches Of bananas 1890
sreoanuts and Il, 900 lunches of plantains,
With $4,000 oranges.
state Consols were weak at 81 940152, against
stxa52ss, OK coupon, on Saturday. Premium
Bonds closed steady OF 252s@2511s. against %
aq5R on Saturday. The sales at the Stock
Exchange footed up $4,000 81 Consols and
tu0o0 of Premiums. On the street the sales
amounted to $4,000 Of Premiums at 25ts6
qSs!. and $4,000 of Consols at 5124M52S.
Msssrs. Marks Il Go. aud Small Il Co. favor us
With the following telegram from Rio:
Rio DE JANEIBo February "a. 1879.
Bags.
naceipts coffee since preceding Saturday 10000
Purchases for Europe same time. ....-.... IS 900
Purchases tor United States same time. 40 900
Price OF Pc, II. or good average scargOes RASOO
ltock $4,000
Txphange. ..............-... 2Db
average daily receipts .............-.s... 400
| The steamship Commander cleared yester-
day with, besides 3672 bales of cotton 1901
bushels OF bulk corn; and the bark Cerere,
br Naples, with 80, 1863 bushels of bulk corn:
and the bark Aspatogon, for Dunkirk, 81 ,42S
bushels Of corn In bulk. making the exporta-
don In one day to amount to liz, 800 bushels,
ali Of which shows the facility and celebrity
with which one can send grain forward
1 10 Europe 50 fast as our Western friends
/ chose to crowd US with 1t.
The Alabama Legislature, before adjourn
Ing authorized the substitution of per cent
Nor the falling due per cent State bonds.
This will reduce the interest fund very con-
adderably, as 1t is believed the skies can be
Jrsdlly sold at par. An effort to reduce the
yax rate of the State was beaten by one
lyute. A board of tax commissioners was
appointed, with power to reduce the tax rate
after all the assessments are in, 1t shall be
Nmnd possible to do So The chances are that
reduction will be made,
The bill to increase the pay Of letter-car
hers, which has passed both branches OF
Aongress provides that there shall be three
asses OF carriers, to be called first-class,
pcond-class, and auxiliary carriers. In cities
n over $4,000 population tirst-class carriers
hall receive $1,000. the second-class $500, and
Huxlaries $500. In cities of less than $4,000
mere shall be one class, who shall receive
NO. Appointments of carriers shall be made
1bthe class having the minimum rate Of pay,
Did promotions from lower grades shall be
kade to higher grades to fill vacancies, after
Ne or more years service, on o certificate OF
De postmaster to the efficiency and faithful
tss OF the candidate, but the number Of car
1ers In the first-class shall not be more than
NHpthirds of the whole number Of carriers
Haually in service In the city in which they
unemployed
1.-The rules OF the London Stock Exchange
whibit its members from advertising for
4uiness purposes but, as a set-off to this,
&adln order that the public may know who
and who are not connected with 1t. the
&mmittee for general purposes OF the Stock
zchange publishes in the papers yearly, II
ptoitener, list OF those who possess the
sht Of membership. A list of this kind has
mntly been published, which goes to prove
MI the occupation of n stock broker has at
factions which have drawn toward it repre-
nhtves Of some Of the best English fami-
b Although the list does not include the
zne Of any peer, it does that of several who
peers sons, and there is also In 1t a
&rlnkling of baronets. But beyond the titled
embers there are a number of names which
associated In the mind with families that
1eald not obscure their patronymic with
h and though a name may be shared by
1ers and may, In this sense, be misleading,
certain combinations OF given and de-
Patterns lead one to believe that the Lon
4aStock Exchange includes within Its walls
ns who belong to the highest social class In
Kingdom. The Exchange has at present
ary 1000 members.
he good people of the California coast
always been fastidious in regard to the
aey they handle. Till the present year
greenbacks have been excluded from
Eal circulation, being bought and sold as
On that side of the mountains. Lately
vent silver coins have become so scarce
tit has been difficult to make change for
hing less than a dime. AS to pennies,
the most ragged ho0dlum would scorn
huch them. In the emergency the nickel
tas to make its appearance on the streets,
nearly all the papers are down on it.
tncation and ridicule are heapcd upon it
bout stint; but the Call takes this sensi-
View Of the subject: Our people must
" overcome their aversion to the nickel
vent piece, or consent to get along with
putty Of that denomination Of coin. They
50 accustomed to the handling of gold
silver that the introduction of any base
as medium Of circulation strikes
has an offensive innovation. But this is
Faudice Five-eent pieces are not likely
eeumulate to large amount in any of
IN branches of trade. II they do, the sub
Eurer stands ready to redeem them in
saoacks; and if there should be slight
49,. - tnh l Dt