The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-18
FINANCIAL AND COTTON
FINANCIAL

THEtotal volume of the imports at Nav noLk.
including specie. during lss- Was slsy. 400,
against Si9j,4249tj for ISL; hut eAc4usNe OF
specie the total il9a - $50 IN lSs- and Siss,
an as In 1851. Showing an excess of Imports Of
merchandise amounting % more then so-sVV0,-
Olc The volume OF eX ports on ths oihsr manu-,
Including specie, amounted % NJ ssSol4,
against tSSS. leo 20l in 1851; but exclusive OF
specie TO s3l6 6S7 against 1913 lS6SsO In ISL
showing atcreass in sxpoIt of merchandise
amounting 10 near s9LOOOO,0 The lotai differ
ence therefore, in the merchandise account was
close to $50 0O0 OuO The New York Commercial
Bulletin says; This change in the movements
of merchandise produced corresponding
changein the movements of specie, whereby
we received only sI1o4,1SS in the past year.
and sent away SIS 5Qis7l. as against the
receipt of $50. 92S, 23S and the shipment of only
sl2623 SSl In 1881. O0r exports were eurtailed
by the advance in prices, due to short crops and
consequent increased speculation. and our i'm
ports were stimulated indirectly by the same
causes. We have noted already that this show
ing has for several months been undergoing a
favorable change. But for the month Of Decem.
Der it would appear that, while the exports were
somewhat larger than those of the same month
in the previous year, the imports were also lit
tie i'll excess of those of the year before and also
larger than the exports by about &c. 10000, This
would seem ID indie tie a retrograde In the recent
change, but as q quantity of goods hes been pu'
Into bond-ssO74l 1875 against s6l66 9Si-lhe in
creased imp rtation would seem To be due 10
ear Ter arrivals of spring stock than usual us is
reported to be the case.
The state comptroller of California reports tn,
assessed va uauOn Of tho taxable property u
his state as t607, i12 262 i'll 1881, while II was
s65S, COL, 50 in 1881. The property tax rate fol
be-, 1881 was 65 mills on the hundred dollars, or
~ so mills on the dollar, ana yielded IS sos 0Si
,plsCor lsS2 the tax was 5 y6 mills, and amounted
S. ls6,1.5. Botf years, however, produced a
slight defcit, which was apparent only.
IN estate tax for schools alone is $1,000 OOJ q
" butthe disbursements for schools, nelud.
the state university, were nesr Sl,9OO,OJl
u anuum. The total dishurser,a' reached
1881 sol 56 in 1851, against Si,4lS,S as III 1855.
Of which about EGO, ZOO year was for gen
oral expenses, a little less for schools, and y
round sum Tor Improvements of harbors and
lands.
The city Of ST. Paul, Minnesota, last year en-
joyed an UNIV ntsd degree of prosperity. The
exchanges OF the banks which Indicate tn,
Volume OF business transacted We're in 1882
400, against 500, SC0,0)0 in the preceding
year the wholesale and jObbing trade expanded
$40, $780, 735: the value of business blocks con
suuctsd was 81, &c. coz more than in 1881, and o
private residences, g. 0jl, 200 more than iu 1851
The Indebtedness of Lawrence county, in tn,
Black Hills, is enormous There is bonded
debt of 1872, 600. at 10 per cent; another debt o
$4,000 for u court house, At s per cent and ,
floating debt of $780, 00 which draws per cent
Warrants sell for 20 cents on the dollar. In view
of this condition OF her financial affairs the ter
ritorial legislature will DO mixed to provide som,
measure of relief.
A bank has been recently established In Sonc
ra, i'eXico, u portion of the capital being pro
videu by Boston parties. This bank Is unde
the patronage of the state of Sonora, and ha
valuable concessions from that state.