The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-05
'JNANCE AND COTTON
FINANCIAL.

rsr New York Tribune remarks that no gold
~ NJ, last week nor is any likely 10 90 so
a. securities are moving eastward and the
~ iaterest In London is 3 per cent The
N Of England now holds sllssOo'V3S IN gold,
,Ss Rank of France Sl1203s, 500. The Trib-
sHnrludcs that IL the condition Of our for
',riie were as favorable as il was u year
,,id would soon begin TO come this way.
here is no mproyementin exports nor the
..nsot of any Cotton shipments last week
81 only 81, OF bales, against ll09i bales last
y, Al one time during the week the low
-. of ocean freight and decline IN prices
a,nlsted an export demand for wheat
a corn, but it was quickly checked
advancing prices. Grain was taken
ballast last week. AT one time uhe
'. was only d per bushol-lcSs than 70 cents
I, ton from New York 10 Liverpool Even cot.
was 4 ken at only $3.50 per ton. This shows
ssrly the remarkable decline in American eX.
~ The movement is 50 small that vessels
mne,e with each other for freights even TO the
Jat OF taking grain instead of ballast
reprrAEYs statement Of the foreign com.
see OF the United States, recently issued by
n bnr,au of statistics, shows, as for months
"A an increase of merchandise imports and Il
elns In exports, During the month the gosds
mports were valued at SjS SIS 63i. compared
I'M 81. 75g, 1913 for the corresponding month of
M YEAR while the exports for the same time
molntel to Sl6,lS1005 against ss7733,-
In February 1881. nseQueutly
M imports have gained 81, O5s.iil, or % per
mi! The exports meanwhile suffering u loss of
96S > or IL per cont. AS was TO be OK
erted the specie movement shows Il notable
snge, having risen to sS,7SS,527. In cnmpari-
M With s., 2SI, $50 for the preceding month, aud
s7 81 IN February, lSSl The goods imports
yceed the exports of the same by about 81, AGO.
nj hut with specie and merchandise COM
ned the exports exhibit an excess of S,3 =
al the corresponding figures of year ago
sng slOEOOOO. For the eight months of the
sal year ending with February the excess Of
1pOris Inclusive of speciel over imports was
mn So ~ $50, against sl3S, 1903 056 for the like
kenOd of 1851 the Imports in that time having
nlirged about a. 200, 900, while the exports lost
10000. Without the specie movement tho
differences of comparison are yet more Couspicu-
ls for the goods imports alone Increased over
SN00OOOO and, per CONTRA exports deeliaed
eGy sg0 10000
The report of the secretary of state at Austin
brlsl shows the following totals Office fees
plleCted Sl0,S77 an amount nearly equal to the
nlectOns of the two preceding years; requsi
ions for the return of fugitves, 13l; warrants on
raniilions from governors of other states, 5O
Rewards, III; pardons lSi; combinations and
conditional pardons, IL: fines RENTED, %: rail
tAl charters filed, n: amendments filed to
Railroad charters, IL; miscellaneous charters
ufled 2lj The sales of land for taxes brought
1850 Much of the taxes was paid in after the
ands were advertised The cash balance in
he treasury now amounts to 81 1872 952, 81 0sg 4pi
currency and the balance specie: university
fund cash, SIS, 1874: interest bearing bonds, s3i2
" school fund available, SlG2, SOS permanent
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