The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08
FINANCIAL AND COTTON



Tpt Novombsr statement Of imports atd eI' |
torts nv tie tufeau Of statistics, says ihH ~ |
eaeO Tlmes, Al ogs total Of ifte mefchanute
unmarried during the eleven months pndtd 90.
va,,bef no ofRigi go ggl, against tis6 $50 iur
Inc same time In 1871. Probably " VIII WQity
some of our statesmen TO learn that ouf lmrnrf
lGI during the later period, against HlsliN'
duriuq the earlier one. The impo ~ ~ kurn'
inCrensc from S,li9 OOI POUNDS 10 lVtvuCpl9
In this increase IN sweet lmpOfle IRON we iitv
island Kingdom some Statesmen Will no DOUBT
SEQ evidence that n touch OF flee trade VIZ rum
an infant industry down N Louisiana, wheae
planters waste one-third OF their hna Ply ~
pcr cent. for borrowed money ana Ihhhh WIFI
blessed stars for protection; T.,
ported duting the eleven months was 'hbit
Su. fca. y S4jG, $780, S7 the same time II 81
lie A. s..cst increase was in wool and woollens,
cotici "a. ID linen goods and some forms OF IRON
aut s,,l. The largest increase III iron imports
,,,inrs under the head oil steel lngos, pa,s,
SINGER, nd wire, which goes 10 show what the
sIetl ~ men m, ant by inducing the taria com.
rris,' reduce the duties on ingois oi Ger
me exports of domestic merchandise fell oil
from s7Se279 2S3 In 1881 10 S659,bAl26 IN lss2
The excess OF merchandise exports ovei lmpo
was over slS9,e0Ice1 which fact Will give much
Ratification TO our brilliant balance f-trade
theorists Nevertheless, we imported only
Sil 255576 of geld. while we exported
fset o vii In move those same Theorists 70 lift up
their voices in lementstion. They VIII now
ever be able to draw some cons IaCon nom Inc
fact that We imported $500 IN Sidyer,
verse; was smaller in the case of silver, ana So
the secretary OF the treasury has TO beg congress
for more vauitIooia
THIS decrease of International debt IN January
was t15 636 $50 against Sl5, 4iS228 IN December;
The decreaGe since the beginning OF me hscsi
wear has b, en- sos 0O7, 667. Considering The greI
Increase in the appropriations for the earreh'
wear over those for the last, andconstdering also
the falling CT Of revenue in consequence OF ihe
that such u rate Of debt reduc-
ton should be maintained. As no
tax Reduction ~ Will Of De the eTrrsp, Year the
pIospect noyy seems to be that the total pay
inent for the year will exceed even that OF last
year, which wss not far from sltnUUo9V " d It
staud,ne wss about SIS, e0c 900 during January,
but the Increase IN 3s was only about " v0O w.
The reported cash balance available is Si4S, zoo,
month ago. This would seem 10 indicate mat
the rather dangerous process OF depleung tne
reserve is still geins on Apcut mat IOmvSgr
staternert is received. The amouAt of gold and
silver certificates outstand ng increased during
the month from 1857 4Cs $40 to SID; o2A4lO;; me
tidcates though the statement is, as usual silent
TpnA that point Why the two items should be
inckded in one Is a conundrum that NOBODY put
a treasury official can answer.
FINANCIAL ITEMS.
The semi-annual dividends payable in Bos-
ton in February will amount to u, 5Sf,Sl9
The Canadian Pacific company has advertised
for propo-als for the purchase OF any part OF
$4,000 coo capital stock, with the view oil getting
It into the market of the United states: iii,
The Detroit National bank. Detroit, with a
capital of 81 COO 0O0 has been authorized TO com
mence business. The corporate existence OF the
First National bank of Burlington, Iowa, has
been extended to February, 1908.
Another Western Union Telegraph, company
has fled articles of incorporation with the sec
Rotary of state OF Kansas placing Its capital at
Tbe revenue collections at Peoria during jan
,ary were Al. 54O3S AZ and the shipments
were 307, 32S barrels of whisky.
There were 1893 hotel fires IN the united states
during the year 1882, including all classes OF no.
tells and SUMMER resorts. With few exceptions
all these fires destroyed the hotels, lnclpient
fires and fires which did only nominal damage
being not included in the statement On elghn ~
657.lJO. The aggregate insurance ON twenty
eight is given as S29JCOO, leaving the loss on w
not stated, and the insurance on l66 unstated.
THE following statistics show the business
transacted in the Huron customs district (John
p sanborn, colector) for the year ending De-
oember 81, 1852: Money receipts, 1914, 199 6l
value of i'm ports eli, 500 $50; number of entries
of merchandise 1871; value of domestic ex:
norts $40 S6S 23i; vessels owned in disrict-sail
ib5 steam 49, barges IL total tonnage. 6o, 300
Immigrant arr sals-ual5 A,272, females 26, 5l6i
the 100 az sau Francisco is the largest in the
.rofld--iVice A. lArky tls one in Philadelphia,
auc t.-ce tines The sie- of any in Europe, ana
beA o. q go wouaole-i and bullion stored
yss ',;i,{ Al tsmentissuy shows: Decrease of
fhe rrtlie debt duriug anuary, flS, $50 $50 ";
ssst RI i-eaEllry sIi5 80 81 81; gold certificates,
$50 IA fr l.5tiaoafes vi deposit outstanding,
80. qjF reflL.lhg certificates, $3.50, l5G legal
leaders outstanding 1916 6sl, 0l6 fractional cur
rercy outstanding, s7olS.093 IL.