The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
TIE semi annual diyidends payable in Boston


TIE semi annual dividends payable in Boston
aggregate 81, $40, $50
The Times deprecates the bimetalist meeting
as calculated to foster delusion abroad thai
England intends to tamper with the currency.
The city of Boston pays annually $4,000 fol
sweeping and cleaning the streets; sj90io for the
removal of house otfal, and Sl0e,O0 for the re-
moyal of ashes and sweepings.
During February the British imports decreased
fS 600. 600, and the exports increased f2,l 000p,
compared with the same month last year.
More money is coming into the Texas state
treasury from the sale of school lands than from
taxes and all other sources.
The Western Union telegraph company last
year reported q gross revenue OF Sl6SbS 1896.
Their expenses were S9,4s9,269 and their net
profits S7,S79 127.
the sale of stamps shows New York 81, 1000 900:
Chicago $4,000 Philadelphia, s3S2,ON and
Boston, S360e00. St. Louis, Cincinnati, San
Francisco, and Baltimore come next.
The life insurance business of Iowa amounted
to over $4,000 last year. The premiums
We're over $4,000, and losses paid more than
II ANYBODY has any Confederate bonds to dis
pose Of there is still market for them at 81 on a
thousand.
ed by the government during the last fiscal
year 10 importers and passengers from whom
excessive and illegal custom duties were ex-
Tne Kentucky house has passed the fish cul-
ture bill joint resolution was offered yester
day instructing senators ana representatives. IN
the manufacturers of distilled spirits i'll Ken
lucky.
The annual product of silver a the commence
ment OF the Christian era is estimated 10 have
been 81 20o 600; at the period of the discovery of
America il had diminished to $4,000; after that
event ii gradually increased, and in 1000 1t at
tanned to $1,000 600: in 100 TO SIS O0O0 in 1907
to SIS 00D 900; in 1856 to Si7UOO,O00; in 1862 to
Sos 900 O0i, aud the present time tits S9i 00000
Twelve hundred persons were present at BIZ
metallic meeting in London, seven countries be-
ing represented. The governor of the Bank of
England advocated the free coinage of silver.
The secretary directed the transfer OF S53i5,-
OS2 in gold bullion from the assay office, New
York, to the Ihint Philadelphia;
United Stgtes bonds redeemed under the 1C5th
call s9659D50; lOdth call, sl7,sS3 $780, 10th call
Secretary Folger contemplates issuing call
for bonds, Continued 6s TO the amount of sl5,-
10000, payable in 3per cents of about 100000
each, on the Sd, 10th and 18th of May.
The SECRETARY of the treasury directed the
transfer from the Philadelphia mint to the treas
ury here of'sl7 900 in gold coin, to relieve the
vaults, now crowded TO their utmost capacity.
In the movement of coin and bullion there has
been O change against this country. For the
calendar year 1881 the excess of imports was
$40 1927 AS against $50 229 SD for the year 1880
loss of Sl99,2,374 In the first six months of the
year, however, there was a gain in the net eX-
ports amounting to nearly 100000, so that the
aggregate loss for tle last six months WAS nearly
ss:.sSSY0Soy as compared w.ll the So time in
Gu 81 says the New TgT. indicator, is now
che tu6n grain, ND -tpg d such a demand
.foIg0ld SpTif ~, -N.C make money more active
pSoduce wOuF.ose Is go N tive price and sup
ply the place OF taelie % citing the foreign
Balance Jniike mott OF Ire ountries of Europe. !
this COT utry uut rr,'y produces surplus of food
and OF staple all.guals req tired for manufac- |
ture b.. As also 'aTFC prod ucer of the precious
metals An oGJou %. 10000 per month |
of gold would about al-1 the average product |
of our mines
The Paris Journa. o liD O. publishes the trade |
returns of France for the year lssl The total
value of impOTt5 is 1916 AIS, 900 francs, and OF
exports 3,6i24k francs, showing an excess of
1,334, 000. 900 fr1hcs on the import side. Com |
pared with the corresponding statistics for 1880,
The imports sh bw decrease of ~, 0Oe francs,
while exports have increased Hl553 900 francs. |
Although thief Imports remain largely in excess /
of the expOE&E, the balance in favor Of the |
former is SIN Her than that of either 1879 or ISIS,
while the tO trade of the country has steadily |
4Sfeased " difference in favor Of 1881 over
1850 amount ing TO 1854, 900 francs.
The sub bmmittee of the committee on ways
and mead will meet on Monday TO
eSnsiher the subject ,,,t Of reducing ,dSsnag
and Sther PARTICLES which afford internal reye,
nueu Thk subcommittee thus far has devoted
all unfe to persons interested in the Ieduc:
yet bad tn opportunity for consultation as to the
prebaration OF a bill.
Englikh commercial experts have estimated
that the entire traffic Of South America for the
year 1881 including imports and exports will
reach ~ enormous sum of at east ST. 600 600 600.
Or hs f"st trade the United States enjoys, per-
an. lstol oltate. In New York, Is valued in
tht u s list foi ISL at s11, 10000 The personal
prr.t. ~ William ". and William v Vanderbilt
moi Including ie new houses on Fifth ayenue)
"a raiJedn a. - 5000 Mrs. Cornelia NJ. Stewart
Q ynON. 4 . a.. Stewart d Co. s, 600 600, Peter
and Robert ollet s5570,OO0; Ex-Governor Ed.
win J.. Morr n, sI.0oO000 James Gordon Ben
rfit a. 90 10 Elizabeth Burr, 8, 200 O0G Ames
r. hrs 100000, S. s. Higgins, 81 900 cor Rob
pff H1nueI 10000 LOrillard estate, t25OO,OO0
DALLAS EXCHANGE AND COIN.
Ruylng. Selling. Buying. Selling |
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Chioag0 ..kdkPar@KI N. o.. kgk Pard9k !
sulvesnn x Pardk HoustOn..k Parak
light o. S. Francs, Sos 10 Marks, Is.
ede dollars. .. .gOcts Mexican dollars. scots ,
xican halves. .<Octa Mexican quarters. lbcts