The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-14


: operation eta. 1851 43e which YVES the Tux o.
= III TGs s5i 0ig pounds The receipts from cigars
:. tobaeeo ard snuff for tho last fiscal year were
y s2t 600 olU being the tax on t2oap9. tEs pounds
During the last fiscal yanr the reeeiUiS from tn
: RaIlon-tax Oh dlstied Spirits were Az 700 tGl
being the tax Oh b3.o2H. tFh gallons. There hat
! been collected Oh dstillad spirits to the rlcHs
Of the last fiscal year tba9p1Gtl5. the number n
gallons payug this tax being e9T 4t7 6g4 TIL
average rate u tax for the whole period from
1902 has haen 1884 cants Thu average rate foi
, the last fiscal year was 80 % cent? There are
, small collections under former laws with The
tax at ~ cents. which accounts for this fraction
Of ~. The present tax heinR 20 cents per proof
gallon. The total amount Of internal revenue
collections since 1869 ~ ~ E46 ST. $50.
PETROLEUM Pttsbnrg papers complain that
the late course OF The petroleum market has not
been favorable for the realization of the eS-
peetations of those who bought for rise, and.
while there are those who still have faith the
general feelng Ia not az confident as 1t was last
month when operators generally expected that
the price would 20 10 f. II not higher Etatis,
tioalIy The position Of the market has not varied
to amount to anything for some time past.
4 While the production has fallen oil possibly
somewhat within the past two months. the con
sumption continues to keep III pretty we'll bnt
| will no doubt. fall OF nbout the close of the
year. while aa regards tho visible supply II con-
tinues lnrge. estimated In round numbers at
7 900 900 barrels. The market for refined
| presents nothing nev or IMPORTANT. The ex-
| ports, 1t Ia evident from the charters, keep up
we'll aud there IL IN active and increasing do
mand for homo consumption. rs there always
| is at this particular time. bit prices continue
| very low, III sympathy with the raw article with
| but little prospect apparently Of any improve
| ment soon. The demand, both for export aud
home consumption Is steadily increasing every
year and will continue to do so as long al. there
| is nothing to eompeta with IL az m luminat
but nj the prices ruling the present year the
margin for profit must. Of necessity be small.
and horein is the only canse for complaint.
THE EXPORT MEAT TaanE.-[Boston Post
II ~ about four yents alnce fresh meat was first
| exported from the United States to Liverpool
where II arrived In good condition: aud the SIX
pertinent then began has since been continued
With unvarying success, the traffic having In.
creased with marked rApidty. The new trade
has had obstacles to- encounter In EnRland and
on tho continent. but the lemnnd Of consumers
and not The, prejndiees of producers ana
permanent success Of tho trnffle was soon dis |
covered to lie In the process Of refrigeration |
which would anable exporters 70 lay down
meats u Liverpool ia as good condition az they
we 9 shiuped III. Tha destderatum with ship
p,ars was 10 maintain temperature OF four to
they expected to 10 only through the agency of |
natural tee Il was soon found that 1t could be |
accomplished after great deal of trouble: but
voyage than direct 10 England. This comrelled |
fresh study of the whole matter the result |
longer voyages. no Other, process being en-
ployed than the ,lss Of cold dry air. One such |
cargo was carried from the RIVER Platte 70
Falis, The most Of i having been On board the
vessel not less than one hundred days. ana ar
rived In perfectly sweet condition. and ~ part
Ct 1t was even then sentover 70 london by or
when first shipped
This necessary cold dry mir was produced Ivy
whatanding., serious ohia tions to the work
Ing out Of chemical processes on board m
ocean steamer. The current practice IF freez-
other REASON than from the difficulty In mar
ketinK them afterwards; The treatment Of the
c u PREVIOUS ~ shipment ts inst coming
problem. The reFrigeratng processes en-
p'oynd on board ship arc held TO be but a seq
must he entirely deprived u Its animal heat or
cooled to The bone rs the shippers say. In
perfect refrigeration during the voyage Ia then
not 50 much feared aud msnta thus treated are
said 80 stand more careless handling after be-
ing landed ,t than meats Killed freshly on the
ing Of the modern Refrigerator. wbereas Amer
lean killers regard il ns thelr most etrective,lly.
Fresh meat in England If IN many cases uuen-
*,
meat comes out sweet and appetlzins after all
t Y hard chances OF voyage. More meat Ia
thought to DO thus wasted rs IN ENGLAND than in
any other country. Refrigeration promises TO
make American ments marketable at al the
uhiet Eurnpenn ports. Our modern method
threatens the overthrow OF the logged English
habits aud prejudees In respect to the landing
of M ats. American beef Is rapidly becoming
the fhvorite IN England. and OUT. vast cattle
wealth to the country.
!
o. thn NV. York Bulletin The largest esfi-
mated requirements OF the United Kingdom by
ne Ereat"st bulls for the cereal rear Is7aso is
FL. and even this they admit may be greatly r. ,
uced by az average early harvest iii 1880. There .
h q, alren ~ been shipped from septembcr to
York Philadelphla. Baltimore and Boston, and I
rom Montreal-wheat and -four, reduced 10
,ushela 1256,ooo bushels. equal to 13a BAG .ol2
'ushels FOR tho year, or d surplus In same ratio
= $500 600 bushels of their whole requirements 9
" you New Orleans, California. Portland
bov or her opris nr9 n aHt r ne
uppltes are usually received. or course no
quo snpposes the above four United States ports
'xpart during the winter months with the st.
lawrence ard the Eric canal closed but our
atroada are daily increasing their rolling
took and extending their rails, and with All |
pnn winter. present high uriees to farmers
nd remnnerattve rates Of freight. people Will Il
ninal facilities on tho Jersey side are com =
lAted and cnrs can be unoaded without delay .
ides, New Orleans during tho winter mouths :
gay be expected To make good the loss of Mon :,
real. Judging from the energy and enterprise Il
1 IT. Louis merchants and the recent improves
1ents of the. Mississippi by ietties etc with r.
eW lines OF foreign steamers. The amount OF "
neat IN sight" ts unprecedented-25 col 228 r.
ushela being tho lowest estimate while other n
ond authorities make Ii over 2s 900 900 bushels a
2 iaet tho storage capacity Of. the different I,
e an h Il nov pretty well taxed Judging By the
ally receipts ut Chicago. Milwaukee. Detroit NJ
nd other receiving points III
u will be- we'll for spectators to bear these al
lots Ia mind. Legitimate business III the grain -
larket has been mn imposaibility of late and
'mebndy viii yet get his fingers burnt II 1t st
Continued. Other countries sometimes spare G.
Dld England" some Of their stan Of life In G.
sehan n,e tor her gold and goods, although
rant that the United States are ahead this wear
ut high prices reduce oonsumpfion. e1tani r.;