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i a nd Finantcial letters.
REMABKS.-Yesterday the mar
were generally dull, although there are
takable indications of a sure and steady
V $vement in all departments. The bottom
e.rtainly been reached, and hereafter the
iteadenby will be onward and upward.
The large sales of wheat in New York, as re
.ootted, and the advance of lc on spring and co
On winter, Indicate better prices In flodfr in the
Sear future. In the local trade, the prices of
o.ur can be represented as unchanged, supply
traongnd no anxious sellers, receivers prefer
',ing to send goods to store rather than force
!a*_les at present prices.
t The .movements in provisions are still lim
-ted on sales from first hands, but dealers are
pretty well engaged, and in a jobbing way the
aggregate going into consumption is,aulite
irge.
We observe some improvement in the tone of
the market regarding mess pork and bacon,
both being steadier, though other articles of
the same class continue dull and easy.
ausiness at the grain landing was only mod
.-ýlate. The supply of corn is scarcely sufii
-eat for the demand, and prices rule firm.
There was but little attention paid to oats,
and hay.
' Business at the Sugar Sheds developed no
feature of interest to-day. There is not much
d for sugar, and, consequently, prices
an easy inclination and there was some
._-uation. It was otherwise with molasses.
Sreeipts consisted only of low grades, for
ioh there were no buyers.
hair showing. There was a good demand and
tone of the market, if not intrinsically
r than yesterday, was certainly not any
oe, although the nominal quotations are
That little town of Cairo has commenced to
ifst a liveliness in trade which we did not
ek it able of. There is a cargo now on its
.ay from that place, which is due here in a day
ýr two consisting of 40,000ooo bushels of corn
P-ea on the steamboat John Means and
es sold to arrive. The shipment speaks
or |tf, sand at-this time we make no comment.
Aleeording to the New York Tihvs there were
r-one failures reported in that city during
month of October, the largest number of
one month this year, but the liabilities.
Oh are in round numbers $3 600,00, are not
great a in some other months. The num
of failures has increased about thirty per
t ao) the record for the month of Septem
Swhile the aggregate liabilities is smaller by
bWe have recently heard frequent complaints
importers that the Naval Office, at the
oM-House, has not the requisite clerical
d in passing entries which c ruses
s and inconvenienoe to importers in
tl permits for the delivery of their
Ss a most serious cause of con
and we sincerely hope that the authori
ere or at Washington, will look to it and
e matter rectified.
t;-Eretofore the Northwestern packers of pork
v.enerally used in the process of pickling
White agaars. which they have Invariably
t from New York. Yesterday ) a'e heard of
e ad hipment from Ihis polit (;b ",ders.
er Dolbonde) of thirty hogsheads of
ite Louisiana sugars, to be shipped to a
Western packing centre. According to
t published rates of freight we can ship
sugato the above point at, at least, 10to
r ot ess than they can get the same from
ew York.
The tobacco trade of France, which is entirely
the hands of the government, has reached
uch dimensions as to necessitate the erection
sixteen extensive factories. The way in
which this industry came under governmental
-(ontrol constitutes an amusing incident in his
*oy. In 1810 Napoleon noticed that a certain
wore magnificent diamonds. Inquiring
out her, h,+ learned that she was the wire of a
0oo manufacturer. In the following au
an a decree was promulgated making the en
. trade a Sta e monopoly.
*t In 1875 the quantity of wine made in France
unprecedent-dly large, the Gironde alone
oduoing 11e,oooe,ooo gallons, and the whole of
rsce no less a quantity than s 848,000,000 gal
a. In 1876 the quantity produced in the
ronde fell to 44.ooo,oco gallons, and that of
ance generally to 924000 000ooo gallons. This
from all appearances, thi re will be a con
erble increase in quantity over that of 1876
fact, a good average vintage, and this, not
It ng that the appearance of the vines
the cold and wet weather up to almost the
loseof July had given rise to serious fears of
deficiency in quantity again in the vintage of
While the export trade of England to the
United States is rapidly declining, her import
e from the United States is increasing year
r year, and these imports are goods which
must have, while her exports are goods
actually necessary to us. Durfngthe year
SEnglad imported from the United States
700,000 co d exported thereto s122.000,000, a
ance of trade in favor of England of over
,000,000. During the year 1876 she imported
this country goods to the value of $367,352.
while her exports hither amounted to only
000,000 ($2.00o0,000ooo less than in 1865), showing
balance of trade in favor of the United States
over ,000.000.ooo.
English Manufacturers Cornered.
A prominent London paper sums up an arti
cle on the situation of English manufacturing
terests in a picture as just as it is startling,
ut conoludes with a ludicrous expression of
nfidence, suggestive of the boy's whistling in
graveyard to keep up his courage. Thewriter
Uhappily. the Board of Trade returns for the
t two months, still leave us, as regards the
vival of our industry and commerce, in an
attitude of vague expectancy. There was a
arked decrease in the import values for nep
ber, notwithstanding that these included an
ually large proportion of food supplies at
S eanted prices. We have now reached the
omalous position of buying from foreigners
xactly twice as much as we can sell them; and
d when the large excess of imports. as com
red with exports. is considered, it will be ob
oeas hat the lessened foreign demand for our
pldmanufactures, with which we have been
ustomed, in a great measure, to pay for the
mmodities We import, cannot fail to narrow
e resources of the community. American
coes are reported to meet with increasing
acceptance in Manchester. The saws and
tlery of Philadelphia and Pittsburg are
mimes referred to similar manufactures
roduced in Sheffield. The machine made
of Waltham threaten to supplant the
horologic workmanship of Coventry.
ather from the United States evokes
from the tanners of Bermondsey the
confession that they are no longer able
to sell the same material of a certain
nality against the trans-Atlantic product.
lcultural implements, bearing the trade
mark of a New York company, are to be found
pxposed for sale in English hardware shopst
d indents from the colonies entrusted to
rms in London and Birminham for eetcution
y include American edge tools. The
wn last named was recently regarded as the
iet source for the supply of smali arms to the
orld, and it was conideutly anti diated that
e present struagle in the East would
ave imparted a potent stimulus to gun
a- fsacture in that locality. But for
he first time in the history of modern
rfare that branch of industry in
e midland metroo' is has failed to reap any
vantage. The Winchester rifle in use by
he Turks is produced in Rhode Island; a eon
iderable share of the heavy ordnance of Tur
ey is supplied by Herr KruppD and Russia
manufactures a good portion of her own war
naterial, while she derives most of the re
ainder from Germany. Nevertheless, we
ve unbounded confidence in the future of
ritish industry. Besides, it is indisputable
every period of dull trade, without ex
ption. has been followed by a rebound of
.ustrial expansion, in each case more strik
ng than the previous one. And as the aver
interval of stagnation after a commercial
ie is known to last about four years, there
reasonable grounds for believing that in
ess than two years from the present time an
pportunity will occurs to manufacturers and
erchants to recruit th eir resources depleted
ugh protracted depre ssion.
The Debt and Currency.
ing the month of October the reduction of
eb 4ess cash in the treasury, was $I.236,554 30
ve. large decrease. It is encouraging, also,
hat . this reduction $2,424.000 is by retirement
legal tenders. and $4s4,067 61 by redemption
lonal currency. Itis also an encouraging
that the cash in the treasury has largely in
On the 1st of October, deducting the
not due for the army, it was $178 s03,928 68,
1o the 1st of November it was $1s84538,04 5 ,
of So,2.4116 90. Against this increase
a sd decrease of demand liabilities, we
carease of $25 s.t80 21 in interest, and
of SHo0,a17 01 in the principal of this
Abrlef e has been an finee
00 haldatea. ,61th amou of d
silver owne thetmsury is $97,479,648 94, but
a t ,564 416 is held for interest due and not
and about 6.2900,0oo for called bonds. The
alanee, which is wholly anplioable for redomp
tion of outstanding notes. Is o6,a24,328 94, and of
this sum it is stated that only $2,295,922 is in sub
sidiary silver coin the balance being in gold.
The increase in coin reserve for the month was
very satisfactory. As to the currency reserve,
it amounts to $1,s395,201 64 notwithstanding the
retirement of $2,424,000 in legal tenders, but the
amount estimated to be due to the army is now
89,500.000, ee that the available or permanent
legal tender balance is not more than about $15,
900,000; but the corresponding balance at the be
ginning of October was only about $16,041,000.
The Treasurer has done much better than was
expected. He has gathered in legal tenders
enough to provide for the payments not yet
made but due to the army, and nearly enough
besides to meet an entraordinarily large retire
ment on account of new bank circulation issued.
This is Secretary Sherman's answer to the
bills pending in the House. The treasury
steadily pay its debts, reduces .the outstanding
legal tenders as the law requires, and. to the
surprise of many,. accumulates coin without
unfavorably affecting the premium on gold. It
is a singular fact that the accumulation of coin,
though much more rapid than the production
of American mines, and though not explained
by any excess of imports over exports of coin,
nevertheless causes no advance in the gold pro
mium. This implies that a considerable re
serve of coin, held in private hands, either here
or on the Pacific coast, has been opened to the
demands of the government, and the magni
tude of that reserve, and the extent to which it
can be depleter, without material change of
price become very important in respect to the
premium, and in respect to the prospect of re
sumption.
The currency statement, issued as usual by
Controller Knox on the first of the month, shows
a large increase of national bank notes. The
amount surrendered has been large, but the
amount required to be issued has been much
larger, and the excess of new issue has been
wholly to banks of this city, Boston and Phila
delphia. Outside of these cities, there has been
a decrease. The Free Banking act, it appears,
encourages increase of circulation at the chief
commercial centres, whenever new circulation
is needed, but the retirement of circulation out
side of those sentres fully equals the issue of
new circulation. The result is that loans at
these centres may be increased, or, when sharp
contraction of legal tenders becomes necessary,
the average of loans is less rapidly decreased.
[Now York Tribune, 3d inst.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANB DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday Evening, Nov. 6. 1877.
NEW ORLEANS CLEA BIG-HOUSE.
Clearings. Balances.
November 3..... ......$1,407,740 5 8$137,724 66
November 5 ......... 1,20.589 60 182,686 72
November 6........... 2,636,335 18 187,445 36
Total thus far .......... $.564.665 63 8507.856 74
We have no change to note in the demand for
money. At the banks there is a fair counter
bu ineas doing. Exceptional commercial paper
12-- 1 cent; Al do 15@-; second grade do -
-: loans on collaterals 10i-: Al mortgage
paper 10@-. second grade do -@- 1 cent per
annum.
Gold and Foreign Exchange were active, and
rates ruled steady throughout. Although there
were no dispatches received to-day, in corse
r uence of the elections in the North and West,
(old closed 36 higher than yesterday.
New York sight was freely offered and closed
weak.
b.ocks show no improvement.
State Consols were In limited demand, and
losed steady at 8608631.
Premium Bonds were atlive under the influ
snee of the dull movement, and the market
losed steady at 36%@37%.
Gold opened at lou(0o102%, against 102% at
New York, and closed at lo2el@103, against
1o20 in that market, Sales $2:.00s and Slo.o0a
at 103, $5000 at 102%®103, $20,000 at 10'2% and $3000
at 10o4.
STERLING SALES-£5ooe bill of lading at
189, and £1000 do at 4589!. bank sterling --0493,
,ommercial bills 488%(4489%.
FRANC SALES-200,eoo commercial at 515,
and 5oo,oo000 at s15s@514%. Bauk francs -@-,
and commercial 515.
SIGHT SALES-$so,oo, $2o.o000 and $15.000
bankers' at 3', and $25.000 commercial at %@6
1r-16 cent discount. The banks are checking
at', 7~ cent, and comme' cial sight is quoted at
at %@7-16 t cent discount.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHoANoGE BSALES.
F.BRS CALL AT 10 A. M.
$10,0 State Consols (B this year) .......... 87I
10,ooo PremiumlBonds (B this year) ..... 37%.
BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND CALLS.
22 shares Factors and Traders' Ins. Co .. 98
10,000 State Consols ....................... 85
.o000 Premium Bonds ................... 36%
5,.000 do do ................... 316
SECOND CALL.
6,oo0 Premium Bonds................... 36@
BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD CALLS.
130,000 Premium Bonds (B. o) ............ 377
THIRD CALL.
100 State Consols (small) .............. 855
3,000 Premium Bonds ............... ... - 37
AFTER THIRD CALL.
10,000 State Consols...................... 8 0%
CRESCENT CITY OPEN STOCK BOARD SALES.
BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD CALLS.
$5,000 State Consols.................... 86
10seo Premium Bonds .................. 37
10.000 do do .................... 36%
10,000 do do .................... 36,'%
5,000 do do .................... 36%
5.000 do do .................... 36~
2,000 do do .................... 37
1000 Half-Paid City Coupons. .......... 334
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The following are the weekly quotations of
the New Orleans Stock Exchange:
BANKS.
Bid. Asked.
Canal. p v 100 ..................... 96 97'
Citizen's. p v 100 .... ........... 77 s0%
Citizens' Savings Bank, p v e100.. - 111
Germania National. p v 100o..... - 117
Hibernia national, p v 100..... 77' 80sf
Lafayette, p v50 ................ 12 15
Louisiana National, p v 100........ - 108
Mechanics and Traders' p v 20... 92 -
Metropolitan Loan and Saving, V
S100................ ..... .. 95 .9
Mutual National. p v 100.l........ 88 95
New Orleans National, p v 100 .... 80
Peoples,' p v 50 .................- - 45 -
Southern p v 50...... - .......... 38 445
ntate National, p v 100 . . ... ...... - 72
Union National, p v 100.... . 78' -
Workingmen's. v 25............. 17. 18
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Crescent Mutual, v 100 .......... 75%' -
Factors and Traders', p v 100..... 96 -
Firemen's, p v 50 ............. .... 47
Germania, p v 100................. - 55
Hibernia, p v loo100 ................76 -
Home p 4O ........................ 19% 22
Hope, v v 100 ....................... 49
Lafayette, p v 7o .................... 18 -
Merchants' Mutual. p v 100 .... 41 43
New Orleans Ins. Ass'n, p v 30 .... - 28
N. O. Ins. Company, p v 50 ....... 34!2 37
People's Ins. Company, p v 25.... 14 15
Sun Mutual, p v 100 ............. 99 101
Union, p v 100 .................... 39 -
STREET RAILROADS.
Carrollton.pv 00........ ..... 115 116
Now Orleans City, p v 100.......... 140 141
Orleans p v 50..................... 2:3 26
St. Charles Street, p v 50.......... 75, 75%
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Bienville Oil Works Co., p v 100... 140 145
Crescent City Oil Co ......- .... . 101 103
Crescent City Slaughter-House
Company.p v 50................. 30 34
Jeff. City Gas Light Co.. p v 100... 50 65
Louisiana Ice Manufacturing Co..
V V 50 ............................ 10 12
La. State Lottery Co., p v 100...... - 80
Louisiana Oil Company, P v 100. -- 90 99
I evee Steam Cotton Press. p v 100 33% -
Lamm's Fireless Engine Co., p v
100.............................. 50 1
N. O. Gas Light Co., p v 100oo....... 10V 104 o
Sugar Shed Company, p v 60o..... 65 8o
STATE BONDS.
New State Consolidated Seven Per
Cents .........- ........- 86 86%
CITY BONDS.
Premium............ . .. .... 36% 3747%
Consolidated ...... .............- 7 39
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
Canal and Claiborne street R. R.
1st mortgage 8 per cents .... -. 67 91
C. C. Slaughter-House 1st mort
gage 8 per cents .............-- 96 -
Jackson R. R. 1st mortgage 8 per
cents ...................... 101 102%
Jackson R. R. 2d mortgage cou
pons 8 percents................. 89% -
Jackson R. R. 2d mortgage debt
s8 er cents...................... 75 -
Jackson R. R. Con. gold 7 per
cents.......................... 27% -
CERTIFICATES AND WARRANTS.
City Scrip, 1874-................ . 31% as
City Scrpl. 1876 .................. 43 47
Eyity.Srio.1876 ..................... $1% 33
S lr. o W .1874a........ 9 92
93 92
F._ICE 6 IZT .
ar. e, 1is8t ................... ..8 81
r, 1874 .................... 8 81
r,1815 0..... . . .. 2 68
teember, 1875 ..................... 62 66
October, 1876 ....................... 70 75
November, 1876 - 0............... . 3 46
SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.
October, 1874 ........................ 26 29
November, 1874 ..................... 26 29
December. 1874 ............ .... 2 29
October. 1875 ........................ 26 29
November, 1875 ..................... 26 29
December. 1875 ................. 2 29
October, 1876 ....... ............ 46 48
November, 1876 .................... 25 30
December, 1876 .... ....... 25 30
COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday Evening. Nov. 6, 1877.
COTTON-The position of the market at Liv
erpool to-day forced a concession in the quota
tions of our local market. On spots Liverpool
opened dull and easier and closed the same,
with sales amounting to 640)1 bales. Arrivals
were reported 1-324 lower and closed dull but
steady. The position at Manchester was also
unfavorable, yarns and fabrics all tending
down. Uplands at Liverpool were quoted at
6 5-1rd and Orleans 6 11-16.
Here there was a good demand, and holders
making concessions, the sales reached 73003
bales, which at the close caused a reduction of
ce in the official quotations.
The official quotations of the Cotton Exchange
were as follows:
TO-DAY. YESTERDAY.
Low Ordinary ......................
Ordinary ... .. ......... .
Good Ordinary .... . ........ 9
Low Middling .............. 10 10%'
Middling ................. . 1io 10~
Good Middling.......... . 11 11
Middling Fair ................- -
Sales to. day, 7:00 bales.
Demand good.
There were no dispatches to-day from New
York.
COTTON STATEMENT.
In store and on shipboard Sept. 1. 1877.....21,356
Gross receipts since yesterday.. 4,731
Gross receipts previously. .. ....244,925- 249,666
Total supply........................... 271,012
Exported to-day ............... 2,510
Exported previously........ .. 140,643- 143,153
'I'otal stocks this 'ay ............... 127.859
Total stock this day last year........... 166,587
The day's exports were 2510 bales to Havre.
N t receipts slnce yesterday........... 3,398
Receipts from other ports .................. 1,33
Net receipts last Tuesday- ............. 9,027
Net receipts this day last year .......... 8,576
Net receipts since Friday -.. . ........... 31,608
Net receipts same time last week.......... 28,191
Net receipts same time last year......... 22,760
Net receipts since September 1 ..........10,165
Net receipts same time last year ..........251,957
Cotton on shipboard as per account of the
Cotton Exchange, as follows: Liverpool 18,sos
bales. Havre 17,393, Bremen 2514, Mediterranean
1183 North Sea 3231 Spain l81, coastwise 2346
total, 46,196 bales. TIhis, taken from the stock
at noon as noted at the Exchange, leaves in
presses 81.663 halt s.
For three days up to 12 m. to-day, the move
ment at ports was as follows:
Bee'd since Same time Same time
Friday. last week. last year.
New Orleans.... 31,~58 28.191 22,760
Galveston.... 9,313 8.742 11.891
Mobile .......... 10,799 • 8,645 14.275
Savannah........ 1,.949 14.464 13,497
Charleston ...... 18,524 13,760 14,512
Wilmington .... 4.965 8,03s 2,600
Norfolk... .. 13,567 12.319 18,437
Baltimore ....... 279 497 290
New York .... *1,497 395 3,997
Philadelphia .... 336 1.107 2,092
Total.......... 1010,957 92 332 105.994
Receipts at ports since September 1 . .. 846,796
Receipts same time last year .............1,082.776
Receipts same time year before.......... 930,836
*Estimated.
The exports, consolidated for thei past three
days. give:
G. B. France. Cont. Chan. Stocks.
This week . 5,623 ' 8,332 16,959 1,354 482,807
La-t week.. .40,4 8.174 . 2.858 2,525 390,091
Thisweek 18,510, 18828 10,052 .... 669,046
FLOUR-There was a good and active job
bing demand in Flour to-day, but in round
lots not much was done. The trade generully
entertaining strong views, on account of the
advance in wheat at New York and the large
sales there and at Liverpool, no disposition
was manifested to sell freely, even if there had
been much demand. The respective sales in
cluded about 1200 bbls, as follows: 50o bbls at
4 75, 25 at $s, 25 at $5 62 0, 50 O and oat $6. 50 at
3 40. 100 at $6 50, 25 and 50 at $6 75 75 at $6 8731
26, 25, 50 and 50 at 87, 25 at $7 25, 100, 100 and 200 on
private terms.
Common is quoted at $4@4 25; fine$4 50@4 75;
superfine 5s: double extra $5 25@5 50; low treble
extra $8 5so5 75; good do s$c146 25; choice do $so so50
ktw 75; choice extra $6 75@7; fancy 576(7 25 ' bbl.
Dealers and grocers obtain 50c above these
prices.
SUGAR-Receipts 22 hhds. The market is
dull, the sales representing 54 hhds at 8ss@9e for
yellow, 87(@)9c for off whites, and white 95c. We
quote: Common c,; good common 6'[e-mail];
lair to good fair 7% w7o7c; fully fair to prime s@
8'sc' strictly prime -c; choice -&--c; yellow
clarified 8%@e9c; whites s8'.a9c.
MOLASSES--Receipts 140 bbls. Market quiet
and somewhat irregular, low grades being in
good supply and neglected. Sales 35 bbls good
prime at 50c per gallon. We quote common
290(3te, fair 37(@43c. prime 46@048c strictly prime
50o@52c. and choice at 53@654c 1allon.
COIN MEAL-Is in limited demand and very
quiet, and held at $2 5o(52 ;o for good to choice
grades; dealers jobbing at $2 8562 95 V barrel.
Receip ts to-day 100 bbls.
(,1 T Rt ~ TrK--The mnrlrnt is bare, and
supplies would command 55c0 bushel.
RYE-No. 2 is quoted to arrive at 70oc bushel.
WHEAT-None on the market. Spring cm
mands $1 24@1 25 and winterS1 30@136 P bushel,
to arrive.
GRITS-Easy and in fair demand at $3 8503 90
P bbl on the landing. Job lots sell at $t5 1 10
e bbl.
PORK-Ruled firm to-day at $14 25, with an
only sale of 50 bbls at that price. Dealers job at
$15 25@1(5 50 I bbl.
DRY SALT MEAT-Is in light supply, and
the few transactions reported were on the basis
of 6.(Y6%e for loose and packed shoulders,
dealers jobbing the same at 6/@7c. Sales-15,000
bbls shoulders, loose, at 6`oc, 25 boxes at G6c, 10
do at 6'e, 20 do on private terms.
BACON-We note a shade firmer feeling, but
the demand is too limited to justify other than
nominal quotations. We quote shoulders 7%
@c; cleOar rib sides 9369%lc. and clear sides 10
10'loe. dealers obtaining an advance of 4'@Ke
on these prices. Sales-5 casks clear sides at
10e6c.
HAMS-Rule steady, particularly on choice
small averages adapted to the export trade.
We quote such scarce and held at 14%c; other
grades 13%~14'zc. Plain canvased and uncan
vised 11%@130. Dealers obtain an advance of
10 on these prices. Sales--l tierces at 14 c.
BREAKFAST BACON-Quiet, and, according
to cut and quality, quoted at 9Y@10%c; jobbing
and retailing at 10l5.11lc.
LARD-Dull and easy at 8,4@9e for refined
and packers' in tierces: kegs are quoted at 9 !c
refined and 9Xe for kettle or packers' s'eam
pressed. Dealers job at an advance of M@4 e
on these figures.
PACKERS' HOG PRODUCTS-Dealers are
selling on orders in the job trade at s8 P half
bbl for pig pork, $12 50@13 ' bbl for prime mess
pork, $10 for prime pork, and $11 50 for rump
pork. Pickled pigs feet are selling at St 65 P
keg. Ham sausages are dull and quoted at 8,
s9c ? tl. Family pork is jobbing at $13 50 P bbl
Pickled pigs' tongues are quoted at sc apiece.
Pickled heads are offering at $10@11 f tierce;
feet $10lo1 P tierce, and jowls at $16 ' tierce.
No spare ribs on hand.
CORN-There is a good demand for corn at
firm Prices. Sales-300 and 200 choice new yel
low at 56c; 200 old mixed at 58c, and 200 old white
at 65c0 bushel.
OATS-The stock is large and market weak.
Sales-1500 sacks choice Galena at 370 P bushel.
BRAN-Ample supply and easy. Sales of 250
bags at 95c P cwt.
HAY-The stock of prime is good and market
neglected. Choice is scarce and in fair request.
Choice quoted at $16 50(1417; prime $14 50@15 50.
Sales-150 hales ordinary at $14 50 P ton.
BULK CORN-Quiet and nominal at 55e P
bushel.
COFFEE-Was moderately active to-day; the
sales being 1079 bags to arrive on private terms.
QUOTATIONS FOR GOLD.
Cargoes. Job Lots.
Prime................ ..... 19'@20 20 @5203
Good .................... 19%@19% 19Y@20
Fair................. .....18 @- 18 @19
Ordinary to low fair.... 16Y%@16% 163@17'4
TOBACCO-The market to-day is quiet and
no transactions are reported. The stock on
sale is estimated at 5200 hhds. We quote as fol
lows:
Inferior lugs 3@34e, low lugs 35@3O c medium
4@4~c, good to fine 4C@s5.4c, low leaf 55@6%
medium 7@8c, good 9@10%. fine 11@11 c, and
selections 12@12..
.RICE-Market steady. Choice 64@6)c. prime
6@6%c, good 5%@6c, fair 5Y4@5'/c. ordinary 54@
5%c common 4%@5/0e, No. 2 3%@3%c P ft.
STARCHO-In good demand at 3Se in lots;
jobbingat 334@4c 1b.
SALT-Demand good and stock fair. We
quote, from warehouse: coarse 75seoc. fine
s$c@$1; Turk's Island neglected and nominal
at 89@90e for bags of two bushels; table salt, in
pockets lM@7 e each, as in size.
BUTTEB-The recelits are large demand
10 > a We mtoe fns l eg York
limited dendpries are eaker. We auote
full area western factory 140, Western 12@18,
as in uality.
liAGjIN-Quiet at 120 wholesale; retailing
at 12%@13c. Baling twine quoted at 14c whole
sale 15%@160 at retail.
EICUOLENTS-Potatoes are quoted at $2@
2 50; onions scarce at 52 50@2 75: apples $1 5roe
3 50; cabbages $3'a5 100; crates $1 75&2 25
each.
WOOL-More stocks offering than there is de
mand, and it is hold above the views of buyers.
Burry is quoted at 11@012c. Louisiana clear 26 c.
clear lake 275;.5290 ' lb.
HIDbHS-Supply small and market quiet;
country green s(8@85e, dry salted 13l@3Ic. dry
flint 14a 150lc.
TALLOW-Market bare and nominally so.
WHISKY-Dull. easy and irregular. Good
choice Western is selling at $1 0701 10, and city
made at 1t t05tl 0e gallon.
Domestle Markets.
[By Telegraph.]
NEW YOnK, Nov. 0.-Yesterday's trading in
"rain was extraordinarily heavy at the Produce
Exchaneo. The aggregate amount of wheat re
ported sold for private and foreign delivery
having been over 700,000 bushels; corn, 35o,oo0o;
barley, over 200000.
CINCINNATI, N4ov. 6.-Mess pork is steady and
quiet; $13a013 o. Lard inactive; light offerings
at s'd for new current make; no old in the
market; country kettle held at 9@9'4 and city
make nominal. Oats quiet; white 28s81, mixed
26i(a28. Rye steady and in moderate demand at
59BD@e for No. 2 and 56We58 for good to prime
sample. Barley-Western spring 46O55. Whis
ky is in fair demand at $107 o gallon. Hogs in
moderate demand and market steady; common
are selling at $:t 90(t4 35, fair to good light $4 40(0)
4 65, fair to good packing $4 5004 75, and se
lect butchers' $4 8(004 90. Green meats quiet;
shoulders 4%(45 clear rib 6ca.6. Flour fairly
active; family selling at $5 75@5 OIo, extra $5 350)
550; rye flour $3 50x3 75. Corn in fairdemand
at 350136 for new mixed ear, and 440.45 for old.
Wheat steady and quiet; white $1 28(1 33, red
Si 20.
1T. LouIs, Nov. 6.-Wheat-No. 2 cash 81 34
bid; No. a cash. $1 23 ; November $1 244 ;
December $1 23)'.: year $1 23t January $1 24;
November, cash, $1 10o@1i 10%. Corn-Cash 425;
November 42'n: December 39% bid; year 374;
January 39} ; May 42. Oats-Cash 25'a.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 6, 2 p. m.-Weather wet.
Breadstuffs quiet and st adtly. Wheat 128 7d0(
128 lt d club 12 lOd(01:3s 3d; rest unchanged.
Receipts wheat last three days 33,000 quarters,
25 0(0) American.
LONno N. Nov. 6, 2 p. m.-Flour unchanged at
30s. Wheat unchanged in prices; cargoes off
the coast steady; Chicago spring 528@528 ed;
red winter 55s 4d; California O2s; cargo, s to ar
rive dull-Chicago 49s; California 588@618; ar
rivals for orders light. Corn strong; cargoes
offi the coast 3(1 better at 30s 3d; cargoes to ar
rive at yesterday's outside price. 298ed; arri
vals for orders light.
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday, Nov. 7. 1877.
Daily report of the stage of water, with changes
in the twenty-four hours ending yesterday
at3 p.m.:
Above low Change.
water. Rise. Fall.
Feet. Inches. Inches. Inches.
Cairo ........... 12 0 14 0
Cincinnati- ........ 5 11 0 3
Little Rock..... ... 10 0 0 18
Louisville . - 4 3 0 3
Memphis........... 7 11 0 1
New Orleans ...... 13 , 2 0 1
Pittsburg.......... 5 6 0
Shreveport........- 8 3 0
St. Louis............ 10 3 0 2
*Below high water mark of 1874.
NELSON GOROM,
Sergeant Signal Service, U. S. A.
Arrivals.
Ouachita Belle. Texas.
Departures.
Martha Mary Ida. Henry Tote, Dawn, W. J.
Behan. Lessie Taylor, R. E. Lee, Common
wealth.
To Arrive.
Martha, Isabel. lower coast; Blue Wing No. 3.
Mary Ida, Henry Tote, upper coast; A. C. Don
nally. Shannon. Golden City, Ohio river; Gov.
Alien. Bayou Sara; La Belle,. C. Durfee, Red
river; H. C. Yaeger, Gold Dust.'Bt. Louis; J. H.
Hanna Baton Rouge; John Howard Ouachita;
Yazoo Valley Vicksburg: J. A. Scudder. Moem
phis; Frank Pargoud. Greenville.
The weather yesterday was cloudy and quite
cool.
Business only moderately active.
The Bastrop, unable to get out of the dock
until yesterday, deferred her departure to Cam
den until to-day.
The John Howard, from the Ouachita, was
due at daylight this morning.
The Big Sunflower has been temporarily
withdrawn from the Opelousas trade.
The Isabel changes to a daily lower coast
packet as far as Monsecour plantation.
The Bertha Brunner is up for Bayou d'Ar
bonne, to leave to-morrow.
'ihe Ouachita Belle, for all coast and town
landings to Bayou Sara, is the regular packet
for to-day.
The Frank Pergoud, for Greenville and the
bends, leaves to-morrow, as usual.
The John H. Hanna leaves Friday for Baton
Rouge. James P. McElroy in command.
The Blue Wing No. 3, leaving this to a. m., is
the only departure to-day for the upper coast
as far as Donaldsonville and the Ashland plan
tation.
The St. John leaves for Baton Rouge Satur
dMessrs. Janney & Work, agents, received from
Capt. Parisot yesterday a dispatch from Bay u
Sara. in which it was stated that the Yazoo Val
ley would arrive at midnight with a full load
and leave to-day positively for Vicksburg and
the Yazoo.
The Henry C. Yaeger, from St. Louis, is due.
The Gold Dust follows.
The St. John leaves Saturday at 5 p. m. for the
coast, through to Baton Rouge.
The large and splendid side wheel steamer
La Belle for Red River Saturday.
The John Howard is to-day's United States
mail packet for the Ouachita.
The Ouachita Belle had another fine trip in
yesterday.
The price of coal to steamboats was advanced
to 65 cents Monday.
The Susie Silver leaves St. Louis to-day.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that Capt. C.
W. Stinde is negotiating for the purchase of the
Andy Baum for a Red river packet.
The Bertha will arrive to leave Saturday for
the Atchafalaya.
The fleet Bart Able, the favorite Alexandria
and Grand Ecore pactet, leaves Saturday. Dick
Sinnott and George Hamilton will be found on
board. The Able has undergone a thorough re
pair and returns to her friends in splendid
condition for the season's business.
The splendid Memphis and Bend packet John
A. Scudder, J. Frank Hicks in command, Ohas.
Dix clerk, leaves to-morrow at 5 p. m. without
fail.
Attention is called in another column to the
advertisement of the New Orleans and Gulf
Transportation Company steamers Alvin and
Martha. Both of these steamers, as well as
their officers, are well known. With the skillful
management and clear head of John Kouns to
direct affairs, shippers both here and on the
coast can confidently rely upon them in the
transaction of business. The Alvin. one of the
best boats ever in the trade, leaves to-day at 12
m. W. T. Scovell in command, Henry Kouns
clerk.
Cant, P. A. Charlet will have his well known
coast and Lafourche packet Assumption at the
landing to-morrow, ready to leave Saturday.
See advertisement.
The Steamer Danube.
Check, a well known river correspondent,
writes as follows from on board tle Danube.
November 5:
Steamer Danube, Chas. Thorn in command,
left the foot of Jackson street on Sunday, No
vember 4, 1877, at 12:15 p. m., with 10oo sacks of
salt, and, it rwas said, she was bound for Shreve
port. Having on board the pecular quality of
salt to make a boat run, she made the time to
Baton Rouge as follows: Time to Carrollton
wharf 33 minutes; crossed to Twelve-mile
Point at 1:15 p. m.; turning McCutchon's Point
at 2:15 p. m.; Red Church in 2 hours 36 minutes;
crossed over to Desland's Point at 4:15 P. m.;
passed the Convent landing at 6:25p. m., Hamp
ton's Point at 7:15; turned Eighty-one Mile
Point at 7:18 D. m. ; passed Bayou Goula at 10:20.
The fog caught us at Bayou Goula bar, and run
to Ludd bar in heavy fog. Passed Plaquemine
at 12.20.
MONDAY. NOVEMBEB 5,
Landed at Baton Rouge at 2:' a. m., having
made the run in 14 hours and 1to minutes
ag linst a rising river and 4 hour's hard head
wind and one and a half h-,ur's thick fog, with
salt as freight. I am told that the "goose" did
not get the precise "flap," but we got here, and
the beautiful Danube glides smoothly on.
CHECK.
All the circumstances considered, the Danube
is proving herself a fast boat, ard will, when the
opportunity offers, show her heels to some of
the fastest of the Red River fleet.
The Golden City, the second boat out in the
C. L. and N. O. Packet Company, will be here
to leave Saturday for the Ohio. Mee the ad
vertiement
Thae mer Toens wUt one r r
asoton ueed, mo saeks oil cake and as
e St. Hrancis Belle leaves daily at 7:0 a. m.
from Bienville street for Westwego, rannng in
connection with the New Orleans and Texta
Railroad to Donaldsonville.
The Blue Wing No. 3, J. A. Comstock master,
leaves this to a. m. for Ben Turead's Donald
sonville and the Ashland plantation, Ascension
parish. Messrs. Wood and Dean clerks.
The Ouachita Belle, John C. Libano master,
John H. Mosson and John Reichard clerks,
leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for Bayou Sara, Baton
Rouge and all coast landings.
The 4azoo Valley, S. H. Parisot in command,
John T. Hall clerk, leaves to-day at 5 v. m. for
Vicksburg and the Yazoo, taking freight for all
way landings.
'he New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta
tion Company steamer Bastrop, Gus Hodge
master leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for the Ouachita
through to Camden, signing through bills
Tae New Orleans and Red River Transporta
tion Company's steamer Texas, carrying the
United States mail, leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for
Shreveport. Geo. W. Rea in command. H.
C. Boazman clerk.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta
tion Company's steamer John Howard, in pla.e
of John H. Hanna. F. A. Blanks master B. G.
Cornwell clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for the
Ouachita to Ouachita city.
The Martha will arrive this evening, and
leave to-morrow for the lower coast at 12 m.
The trt-weekly coast and Donaldsonvllle and
Lafourche packet Henry Tote will arrive this
evening and return to-morrow, as usual, at
12 m.
The passenger and United States mall steamer
Frank Pargoud. J. M. White master, Curt
Holmes clerk is receiving to leave to-morrow
at r, . m. for Vicksburg. Greenville and all mail
landinga.
The M. I. daily line packet Mary Ida, J. A.
Ruiz in command, is receiving to leave to-mor
row for the upper coast to Ben Tureaud's.
The Bertha Brunner, J. M. Raburn master,
H. G. Meyer clerk, is receiving to leave to-mor
row at 5 p. m. for all landings on the Ouachita
and Bayou D'Arbonne.
[By Telegraph.]
BATON ROUGE. Nv. .-To Capt. F. A. Blanks:
The John Howard will arrive at daylight and
leave at 5 p. m., positively. for the Ouachita.
P. C. MONTGOMERY, Master.
NATCHEZ, Nov. 6.-To J. B. Woods & Co.:
Steamer Henry C. Yeager will arrive Thursday
morning and leave Saturday.
I. C. VAN HOOK, Master.
Exchange Clippings.
Cincinnati Enquirer, November 4: We have
no neat announced far either Memphis or
New Orleans. As our dispatches from Kana
wha and Pittsburg are favorable for water, we
have no doubt some of the big boats will wheel
into line the first of the week.
The Cotton Valley left for New Orleans last
night with a good start. Capt. Joe Carlton will
join her below as she goes down. Capt. Wash
Williamson is in charge.
Capt. O. P. Shinkle, aside of other new fea
tures, is putting in stationary marble-top wash
stands in every stateroom on the new Golden
Rule.
St. Louis Times. Nov. 4: The Bismarck has
paid over $40,00o to insurance companies for
hull risks alone since she came out and now
that she is gone, after ten years of faithful ser
vice, these companies should not complain if
they are called on to pay back $15.eoo.
NEW WINTER CLOTHING
Wheeler &d Pierson,
18 and 15 Camp street.
We have opened our
I ITOIl c ALL CLO G,
and invite buyers to examine our styles and
prices.
Elegant Scotch and Cassimere BUSINESS
SUIT', $15 to $28.
Black Worsted FROCKS and VESTS, $18 to
$25.
Fancy Cassimere DRESS PANTS all vrices.
Elegant new style FALL OVERE OATM, $9 to
Youths' BUSINESS and DRESS SUITS, nobby
and stylish.
Boys' DRESS and SCHOOL SUITS, very low.
Shaker Flannel UNDERWEAR, all prices.
tenuine English HALF HOSE, warranted, $3
a dozen.
New Fancy SILK SCARFS. 0ce.. 75c. and $1.
KID GLOVES. COLLARS. SUSPENDERS and
UMBRELLAS.
As our goods are all our own manufacture we
can offer
THE LOWEST PRICES,
for goods, made in superior style and guaran
tee a fit equal to custom-made. dall and see, at
WHEELER & PIERSON's,
15 and 1. Camp street.
WHOLESAI E DEPARTMENT up stairs, with
full stock for country trade, at the lowest
prices. 0021 Im
MME. BERNHEIM'S,
145 .... Canal Street ---.... -145
Next house to corner of Bourbon.
Her numerous friends and customers are
respectfully informed that Mme. BERNHEIM
has opned her NEW MIILINERY and DRESS
MAKING EsTABLISHME \T with an
ELEGANT NEW STOCK
Of the Latest Imported Styles in
HATS, BONNETS. FLOWERS, FEATHERS.
LACES, ROBES, CONFECTIONS,
etc., from the leading houses ot Paris. ime.
Bernheim has secured the valuable services of
Mine. SOPHIE, who will have pleasure in
catering to the cultivated taste of her many lady
patrons, all of whom will undoubtedly transfer
their former patronage to the new establish
ment.
The Dressmaking Department,
Under the personal auspices of Mmne. BERN
HEIM, will be conducted by Minme. LEONTINE,
who has hitherto been employed in the
First Houses of Paris,
Assisted by a-competent corps of artists in their
profession.
Thankful for past patronage. and soliciting
the continuance thereof, Mme. BERNHELM will
give perfect satisfaction in
Both Branches of Her House.
Strict and careful attention paid to all city
and country orders, at the most reasonable
rates.
New stock receiving by every steamer.
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JUIIO,
PORTRAIT PAINTER,
No. 3 Carondelet street, New Orleans.
Portraits from life
or from pictures of
the deceased (in oil or
crayon), from $25 to
$150.
My ART GALLERY
is a pl ce of free re
sort, and the public
is invited to visit it
at pleasure.
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IR. J. SAGET
19 ............ Chartres street....... .....19
Informs his numerous friends and the pub
lie in general that fe has lately received from
the Manufatories of Belgium sand England, a
large quantag o; oP AMS, of the m t
elegant * al alt :. tsda deo
;· i · ·
The following tariff of charges is adopt~t.a
the undersigned to August 81, 1878:
COMPRESSING.
For foreign ports, direct or coastwise.
whether by steam, sail or railroad,
per bale......................... 1 ?5 a
For coastwise ports, steam, sail or
railroad, per bale................... ooeols.
CHARGES TO SHIPPERS.
Drayage to ship, per bale.............. 23s 0a
Labor on cottons hauled by shippers,
payable on delivery, per bale...... 10 eals.
Covering sample holes with shippers'
patches- ...
patches............................... 4va
Extra bands, each ................... 7 eal.
On cotton shipmarked, not ordered
the day it is weighed, storage and
labor, per bale, with the privilege
of remaining three days............ 10 celo .
After three days, storage for first
month, including the three days... . 30 oaen
SMALL NUMBERS.
On small numbers the cl arge for labor
and storage for any period to 31st
August, 1878, per bale ................ 30
On all lists or parts of lists of cotton
received an weighed for hauling
or transfer to another press, but
not hauled the same day it is weigh
ed, a charge will be made of, per
bale................................... 3o el
Extra drayage on cotton returned from
ship, steamer or railroad, each way
twelve and a half cents, to be paid
by shipper, together, per bale...... 25 ocst
For forwarding cotton, labor, per
bale................................... loeea b.
On all cotton ship-marked or small
numbered, removed from one press
to another for the purpose of stor
age or compressing, or shipped
without being compressed, per bale, 2seel-.
to be paid by the purchaser upon
delivery of the cotton.
Cotton taken by original planters' mark wilL
if removed upon the day it is received sal
weighed, be delivered free of charge.
Levee Steam Cotton Press, J. C. Denis, Prs
Commercial Press, Smith & Goldsmith.
Canal Street Press, J. V. VanWickle.
Atlantic Press . . J. Zunts & Co.
Fireproof Press, J. P. Mqpre.
Jackson Press, O'Brien & Co.
Louisiana Press, E. K. Bryant.
Natchez Press, L. A. Levy. Jr.
Orleans, Pelican and Shippers' Press, Sean
Boyd & Co.
Liverpool Press, Stanley & Co.
Penn, Kentucky and Planters', Herndonm
Krumbhaar.
Virginia Press, Lewis & Lynd.
Union Press, A. P. Mason. oats rr
J. R. WALER, . D. D. S.,
Is..............Delor street...........
CAREFULLY PERFORMS ALL OPERATIO
IN DENTISTRY.
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PARIS FASHIIONS.
Ime. JULIE LaB. FISHEB,
Brohek Ad B ach at!
Parlors at the Turner Mansion,
15s...........CANAL STREET........... IS
Begs to inform her lady friends and the Dubli
generally that she has on hand one of the ma~
beautiful and complete selections of Parisia
styles and fashions in
BONNETS, HRAT, FEATHERS, FLOW 3M
SHAWLS, Etc.
In her DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT she
has employed the best Parisian Artiste, and she
will be pleased if the ladies will call at bhe
Iarlors,
188 CANAL STREEr.
Mme. Julie LaB. Fbiher.
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FALL AND WINTER OPENING
-or
IMPORTED MILLINERY.
SItane. RLomas RopsBaoitr
No. 9 Chartres Street. Near Canal,
-WILL HAVE HER OPENING ON
Monday and Tuesday, November 5 antl
-Of'the Latest Received
PARIS BONNETS, HATS,
-And other Novelties in
MILLINERY.
to which the Ladies in general are respectfuit
invited.
N. B.-No cards. oc1e a
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
-AZWD
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
This Institution is now open for the recepedo
of students and cadets. The session begins. by
law, October 5 and ends July 4.
Tuition free. Admission granted to young
men and youths not under fourteen years oa
age, who are proficient in the branches of a
common English education. They can enter at
any time daring the session. Course of study
for the present optional with the parent of the
student or cadet.
Military Cadets will be quartered in the Uni
versity building; other students can find good
board, at reasonable rates, in the city of Baton
Rouge.
EXPENBES FOR A MILITARY CADBT.
Fixed expenses per month: Board, lodging
and servant attendance, $12; washing and mend
ing, $2 50; fuel and lights, 50 cents; medical at
tendance, St; total, $16; or for the session of
nine months, $144; or at that rate for part of ses
sion. Payable monthly in advance.
Contingent expenses per session: Estimates
uniform clothing, $47; text books and station
ery. $15; medicines, $5: breakages and other
contingencies, ir$; total, $72. Payable $48 on ea
trance; balance, $21, January 1.
In cases of withdrawal*from the gatutioa
cadets will be charged only for the time of at
tendance, with this exception: that there will be
no remission of fees for the last two months of
the session.
For fuller information, address
oc20 m D. F. BOYD, President
HENRY KLUNG,
LITHOGRAPHER, ENGRAVER
-AND
F R RI 2 . "W Il RI.
"11.. .......Magazine street . ........M
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
All work executed at, NewY . nrirna. ivstr
F. BUS( H,
GUN AND LOCKSMITH.
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