The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
TRADE IrEsas, ETC.

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TRADE ITEMS, ETC.
.,I,ha movement Iii cotton yesterday was
.,.lat ana the sales were confined to 350 bales
M Il decline OF t1Sc per pound.
fs,,rar was iii limited request, Without any
change In prices. ,,
The weather yesterday being very innlem-
nnt fha movement at the grain landing was
l, stessarily light but the feeling In prices Was
steady. #@@@
1,r fo,,r there was a better feeling In
prices. under the influence Of buoyant adviees
from, the West.
PROVISIONS were not much n demand, and
The feeling In prices was easy.
state Cunsos yesterday were quoted at
a71.eags the same as on Friday. Premium
Bonds ruled At 241s0D24sss, against 24}}sD2t5s
on the previous day.
The United States Department of Agricul-
ture places the general average condition of
the tobacco crop Of the country al ", against
"a one year preceding.
Taking the totals for this year, 1t is shown
that the shipments OF grain from Baltimore
are 3sg, 237 bushels In excess OF the combined
shipments from Philadelphia, Boston and
New Orleans
An item OF interest to the financial world ia
the fact that on Thursday last the ocean
steamships arriving In New York brought
from Great Britain, France and Germany
about $5,oo0,o0o In gold.
The business OF exporting cattle from this
country to England has grown with astonlsh-
ing rapidity. In 1875 there were only 330
shipped In 1876. only 100; il 1877, the number
increased To 10000; while In 1873, the number
exported reached Gs.oon.
OF that great popular loan" known as the
ten dollar refunding certificates, there were
sold by the Treasury Department $40, o12.75o,
and the popularity Of the loan II shown by
the fact that $35, $50. 100 of this amount have
been presented for conversion into per cent
bonds.
Briggs, the State Assessor In New York,
says that Ii the Board Of which he 10 q mem
her were permitted to tax humbugs, enough
money could be raised Ia one year to wipe ont
all the State county, city and village debts,
refund all the money contributed To build the
Midland Railroad. andGgive TO every man,
woman and child In the State hulpup. q
Yelocipede and a slver-plated assega
Dispatches from Madrid have represented
the present revolt In Cuba tobe small affair,
but shade OF doubt has been thrown over
the accuracy of the news by the instructions
to expend 100000 a day and more, II neces-
cary. In the determination Of the bands Of
the patriots reported to have taken the field
Revolutions are very persistent In Cuba, and
are apt to break out suddenly after apparent
defeat The treasury of Spain cannot long
afford to pay out $4,000 day.
One of the New York papers says OF the
proposed combination Of the coal companies
that having got themselves into o bad scrape
by the purchase Of coal lands at ridieulously
inflated prices. and made ducks and brakes Of |
their stockholders money In ruinous leases,
they now seek to escape the penalty Of their
own folly by shifting these burdens upon the
backs OF the public In the shape Of higher and
artificial prices for coal.
Notwithstanding the noticeable improve
ment in the iron trade, thirty thousand men !
@Are still out Of employment at Glasgow, Scot
land. Taking into consideration the Uthet. t
thousands dependent upon these unfortunate
artisans the extent OF the destttution and
suffering which the winter promises to develop |
may be- imagined. Having no means OF sup
porting themselves, and there being no imme- |
diate prospect of O revival of trade sufficiently
pronounced TO benefit them materially. they |
must depend, almost without exception, on
public charity. Approaching the deplorable |
condition of the people, the authorities are
making provision to assist them Outing the
winter months.
The agricultural statistics Of Ireland, which |
give valuable information with respect to the
land under cultivation In that country, show
q decrease In the acreage bearing crop Of
B2,2t7 acres since 1878, the total now being
5,12l,7sS. In 1878 the total acreage Of green
crops amounted to ,s63 acres. whereas
this year the total reached Is 30, G3G acres.
In 1878 the acreage Of flax crops amounted
To HIST acres, and that OF meadow and
clover to 1,a24, 34s acres, whereas this year the
numbers are 1913 004 and 1924 sA respectively,
showing an increase IN the amount Of land
cultivated for flax In the present year the
cultivation of wheat, barley, peas and beans
has increased to a considerable extent, as
compared with the last years returns, where
rs Iii land growing potates, oats. rye, turnips.
cabbage, carrots, etc. there Is considerable
decrease.
We take the following from the butter and
cheese circular of Messrs G. IL. Lawrence y
Co. dated yesterday:
Butter-Receipts for the week ending yes
terday were 927 packages against 1893 pack
ages last week. We note good demand for
both fancy creamery and fine Western dairy,
and receipts were closed out promptly on
arrival The market for these goods is very
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