The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
TRADE ITEMS. ETC.

TRADE ITEMS. ETC.
The reports from all the great cotton mRrta
ware unfavorabe yesterday. and the demand
FOR the staple lii this market being light the
market ruled easy. showing decline Of ssa per
pound-the GALES being only 1900 bales.
AT New York the market was luat at g.
cline OF lsc. with Gales Of 1929 haee, and 400
bales delivered on contract. Futures declined
1s to 40 points,
The Liverpool cotton market Waa dull hnh
eaeler. with sales Of 1000 bales OF when s3'"
were American. The receipts were $500 ha'ea,
none Of which were American. Futures were
Bad lower. closing weak. The Havto marker
was shade easier. and that Of Bremen httet.
The worlds supply Of cotton yesterday was
1,seo, sas bales, against 1eGl12a bales ~ ~
same time last year.
There was n fair demand YESTERDAY lnt S"R'''
but the market was easy. The reeeip's were
,nat houaheaas Moasaaa was lower huf hetive.
the receipts being alta barrels.
Flour svas not particularly active. hmt 49, zone
of the market was better anh holuers "sheo
higher prices. Sales 1900 barrels.
Provisions were In fair demand Yesterday.
Prices we're steady to strong. inclining favor
ably to sellers. ------ -. VA" .-
tcher d. there was collected ol taxes on real
s,state. bank stocks and personal estates $40
ID asq. Rather d thriving settlement. that.
Etata ronsola ruled Yesterday nj ARA. against
xsssaH on Friday with no reported sales. Al
New York there wa u ean nt $4,000 at A. IRE
mium nouds closed at 9esed2pH. agatnst ~ 40
gat. III the previous day. the sales footing ~
$llf,s2o Observation-Disclosures.
According Ia the circular Of Messrs. Y. IN.
lawrence n Co.. the reeainta ~ butter ~ the
past week were SO, packages, against 667 the
previpus week or cheese 2n2a boxes, against
qsos boxes the week befnre.
Turing the laHt year o359 9aa arrns 0f public
anas we're disposed Of anil n.'atapa ahroa were
surveyed In addition to I3tNei 9sS acres pre-.
vioualy surveyed The total number " acres
of the public domain still unsurveyed ia about
j .nst 900, 900 acres.
Tho Nav York Sock Exchange fairly ran
wild With excitement and activity on tho twelfth
instant The transactions reached tha nnnra-
ceiapted volume OF oltooa shares. and the
pricea In many cases were the highest ever at
tanned. The appreciation Of stocks In the past
three months haa already added II billion If
dollars to the nominal wealth Of the country.
90 Oh with the music.
RAILROAD STOCK The par value of the rail
road stock held in the United States In round
numbers amounts to $4,000 900, aud hnideh
OF the extent Of the recent speculative boom
may be gained from the fact that the average
advance In these stocks during the past three
months has been sTa per cent. which amounts
to m increase Of the national wealth, on paper,
OF over 81 ona,Ooo,ooo.
Two weeks ago the creditors of the Glasgow
Bank received their third dividend, making l IS
id on the pound out of the total. That total ia
In round numbers 6t1 600 900 Of which m 400 600
is paid and fs e0O,o 900 Is atill to pay, There Is
every probability that the ~ eco 900 will be
liuuidated to the farthtng but the interest Ia
doubtful. Two Of the directors have emigrated
to Australia: another is living with his family
iii handsome villa near The Italian lakes.
On October IL s3oooonc floating dock basin
was opened at Bordeaux. Ii can accommodate
eighty ships of the largest tonnage. and will
give an enormous impetus 10 the port. The
shipping OF Bordeaux has almost trehlaa since
1875. and Its steamer tonnage exceeds 600 900
tons. Bordeaux ID considered the most aristo-
cratic of great French provincial cities. Even
Parts recognizes Bordeaux society "a chic
while Bordeaux rather looks down upon
Pariaians az for the most part novi hom'nes.
Doors AND sHoEa-Th total shipment Of
boots and shoes from Boston thus far since
January / foot UP the enormous number Of
i.Tsl.TT4 cases, or 22,74p cases more than were
ever before shipped in any twelve months.
Boston paper says that the excited and unset
tied condition OF the leather market Is a serious
drawback to the naming Ut prices. aud most
r,h,, huvn hair 1v
FOR inspection will not guarantee q price on
any future order.
The councils for the settlement of trade dis
putes LII France lii their last year considered
3s a4s cases. Of this number 2s,sSi We're heard
In private, and a reconciliation was effected IN
1s4l6 III per cent: 1855 could not b. reconciled,
and were RENTED for hearing to the general
council and ao7s differences were settled upon
advice OF the councils. As to the causes Of dis
pute, 21,ses cases were relative ~ wages 47ss
to dismissal and 1875 to matters affecting ap
prentioes.
NAcKEREI Erc,-The maokerel fishing sea-
son IL about over and has been more satisfac-
tory to both producers and dealers than any OF
Is predecesso rs for some years. Vessels now
arriving at Boston and Gloucester are hauling
up for the season. Adyees from the latter
point report the stock on hand and atioat Very
light. From present appearances supplies Of
all kinds Of behring's will be moderate. and
though the demand at the East is light as yet
the tendency IL toward higher prices The re-
ceipts of Georges Goldfish At Boston are small.
and the catch OF shore goldfish has been much
lighter than usual.
CONNECTICUT TOBACCO CRor. : The tobacco
crop of the Connecticut valley ~ said by many
resident farmers to surpass even that Of 1861.
the great tobacco year. The wcather has been
very fair for curing. though perhaps little toe
dry. All engaged III the cultivation OF this pro-
duct are anticipating good returns. especially
II prices hold up. OF which there are fair indt-