The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-08

| t1'he yeRr has witnessed such surprising move
ments In stocks that nothing now appeara IT,
| eradibls to the average speculator. and about
all that ii II thought worth willie to inquire
abant stceks ID not what ars their values. nnt
who nre tho buyers and whnt are their pnr-
posea. There probably never has been year
lii the history Of this country when there Whs
such n succession of Important events ali tend
inc ID help speeutation, and It 10 not. therefore.
astonishing that now ilt the beginning ri the
ninth month Of the year. speculation y yerglnR
On madness, and that All sorts Of stocks are
fought cosflsenty including those known 70
bH w6TthfH#H tflDse u afe
owned by n few psOple who can marx their
price up or down, as d man might 40 the price
Dc hie doe for viii II there was no buyer md
those which have no value except such o. the
remote future may Develop
| TIM COFFEE THADE.The movement Id Rio
coffee ut the ports Of the United States for ne
month Of September, just closed. was the larR-
est ever recorded. amounting TO 272.Opo bf!s.
| The sales for the past three months are 90 32
bags and there has been an advance ID the past
sixty days Of D cents per pound. This advance
| III In some degree based on tho prospect OF d
| minished supplies. The crop year ends July !.
and for the season OF 1879 81 the total supply 10
estimated ut s6oo.0oo bags, Pgainst 1000 ooo tor
the previous year. But, according 70 the New
| York Chronicle, the most effective stimulus GO
tho increased movement and higher prices has
been found Id the restored confidence II the
United States, and the indications on all sides
81 an increased consumption. tue result Of the
greater purchasing power Of the country. This
| feeling ana the enlarged demand have resulted
\ Id our cutting loose from the comparatively
stagnart European markets. and even In giving
| slight impulse to them The price 81 fair car
goes Of Rio coffee one year ago was. however, u
eenis per pound. or LIZ cents above the present
price: from this figure steady decline sci IN
till the lowest prices In recent years were
reached. The reaction THAT has tnken place ap-
pears therefore, To be Il reasonable one.
! THE GALVESTON QUAHAETtEE.--Th vote by
which the Galveston board 81 health on Friday
last refueed to raise or modify the quarantine
against New Orleans WIS five to three. The fol
lowing ID the resolution which was adopted:
/ Resolped. That tho secretary IL instructed TO
1 reply 10 UaDt TUwlsr's letter or this date that
the Galveston board III health ~ sensibly aware
es ny yheb hsy aaopea and
forced against III places where yellow lever
exists. and though they believe intercourse \,
10 fever DO Introduced. vet from The absolute
| Waut Of all the appliances which are considered
necessary to take the proper methods for dlsin-
| fecting vessels ana tarRoes, they believe that
their duties % guardians Of the health q
the people Of the State Of Texas Mt large. hs we'll
| III the people of this city require that they
should use the only method under their control
10 protect to people from disease Introduced
from Without ths State, md therefore Will con
! ii refuse admission to this port II any vessel
with cargo FROM Ii port OF place where yellow
fever to any extent has appeared within The lasl
/ forty days. However much We may desire the
opening of intereourse with svery section OK the
country orr duties aS senttnels ut the most OK
and important character to justify us In mod.
/ living methods. which 80 FIR have been SUCCESS
| full, until the communities with which We ear,
4 nesty desire the resum ption OF commercial and
social Intercourse Bhall have remained enth.
eiently long exempt from any, appearance g
1 quarantine restrictions which for severn
months past wa have felt constrained to Impose