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The towboat Grand Lake No. 2, with 4 barges.
Will arrive here to-day from St. Louis. She
brings a cargo of 73,207 bushels of bulk corn;
also 14,099 packages of freight, of which there
are 7978 bbls of flour and 2605 sacks of oats.
The New York ,hipping List, of the 7th inst..
has a very well considered article under the
heading of "Southern Trade and Industries."
in which it alludes to the active and healthful
character of our business, and dwells particu
larly upon the fact that Southern trade is now
transacted upon a better and safer
basis than it was in ante-helium times;
and that the "old plantation system
or " mortgaging the future by reckless
purchases of supplies on long credits has been
auperseded by cash payments and shortcredits,"
placing, in this respect, the Southern trade on
an equal footing with that of the Northern and
Western States. These facts being admitted
we only want to develop the industrial re
sources of the South. and the Slripping List
very cogently and strongly urges men of capital
to make their investments In this portion of
the country as offering an excellent prospect
for a remunerative return.
Cotton Crop Report for October.
Mr. Heater, the secretary of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange. has obligingly furnished us
with the following report from the National
Cotton Exchange of the cotton crop for the
month of October:
LoUISIANA.--We have at answers from 31 par
-hes, average dates October ii. The character
ft weather universally bad, in fact, the most
_nfavorahle season for gathering crops ever
known. Some report slight frost, with no dam
age, while the majority state that great damage
has been done by the incessant rains and wind,
causing cotton to rot in the fields, The average
of crop picked is about 60 per cent and picking.
With some few exceptions, will be flnished about
the fifteenth December. The yield, compared
with that of last year, is estimated to be 27 per
cent decrease, but much will depend on the
character of the weather.
MossissiPPI.-Eighty-four reports from :I
counties, average datt October 31; 20 report
weather fair to the 14th, since then very rainy
and unfavorable: 6 report weather fair during
the month, 5s report very wet and unfavorable
during the month, mu-h more so than last vo tr
at same time. A light frost is reported from
some sections but no damage was occasined.
Picking has been greatly retarded up to the
date of our answers: 50 per cent of the crop has
been gathered. Owing to continued rains pick
ing will not be finished in some sections before
the first of January. The yield will be about 12
Der cent below that of last year with a fatvordble
season from this time. A large majoritt of the
answers report heavy rain storms, which have
-reatly injured the cotton remaining in the
felds, causing the cotton to be beaten out and
the bolls to rot .
AREANsAs.-Our report is compiled from 49
answers received from 24 counties, average date
October 81. The weather during the whole of
thopast month has been very wet and decidedly
unfavarable for harvesting, as compared with
the same time last year. There was a light frost
in some sections during the month, but this
occasioned no damage to the crop. Picking
has progressed fairly; uo to the date of our
answers so per cent of the crop had bees
gathered and the remainder expected to be
picked by the 15th of December next. The yield
up to the present time compares very favor
ably with that of last year. but heavy and con
tinuous rains, accompanied by storms, have
done damage to the crop and much will iepond
on the weather during the balance of the pick
ing season.
Only a Merchant.
The appointment of Mr. Welsh. of Pennsyl- I
vania, a merchant, as minister to one of the
most important courts in Europe. has given
rise to much derogatory comment. Some
Northern and Western newspapers have taken
pains to ridicule this nomination, and have de
clared that he. being a merchant, knows noth
ing of diplomacy, and necessarily possesses
none of the arts and shrewdness requisite for
the position, We now nothing of Mr. Walsh's
suitableness as a minister, but we think that the
fact of his having been an old and successful
merchant is highly cominendatory, and leads
us to believe that he is peculiarly and admira
bly fitted to fully comprehend the nature and
scope of modern diplomacy. As the Hon. R. C.
Win'hrop has well said:
"The distinctive and characterizing featurn
of the age in which we live is the rapid and
steady progress of th ' influeneo of commerce
u on the social and politlHal condition of man.
The policy of the civilized world is now. every
where and eminently. a commercial policy. No
longer do the nations of the earth measure
their relative consequence by the number and
discipline of their armies upon the land or
their armadas upon the sea. The tables of
their imports and exports, the tonnage ot their
commercial marines. the value and variety of
their home trade, the sum total of their mer
cantile exhanges., these furnish the standard
by which national pow,,r and national imnort
anoe are now marked and measured. Look
to the domestic administration, or the
foreign negotiations of our own, or any other
civilized country. Listen to the debates of the
two Houses of the Imperial Parliament. What
are the subjects of their gravest and most fre
quent discussions? The succession of fami
lies? The marriage of princes? The conquest
of provinces? The balance of power? No. The
balance of trade, the sliding scale, corn, cotton,
sugar, timber-these furnish now the home
spun threads upon which the statesmen of
modern days are obliged to string the pearls of
their rhetorie. What occupy the thoughts of
diplomatists? The reciprocal treaties of com
merce and navigation. These are the engross
ing tolics of their protocols and ultimatums."
Webster, "the gift of New England to his
country," was also capable of judging, and he
entertained no mean opinion of our merchants
knowledge and capacity. Said this great states
man:
"The free nature of our inst;tutions and the
popular form of tlo+e g veornments which have
come down to us trom the Rock of Plymouth.
give scope to intelligefnc,. to talent, enterprise
and public spirit, from all classes, making up
the great body of the community. And the
country has received benefit in all its history
and in all its exigencies, of the most eminent
and bttiking character, from persons of the
mercantile profession. Who will ever forget
that the first name signed to our ever memora
ble and ever glorious declaration of independ
once Is the name of John Hancock, a merchant
of Boston? Who will ever forget that in the
most disastrous days of the Revolution, when
the treasury of the country was bankrupt, with
unpaid navies and starving armies it was a
mereb ant-Rtobert Morris. of Philadelphia
who, by a noble sacrifice of his own fortune, as
well as by the exercise of his great financial
abilities, sustained and supported the wise men
of the country in council, and the brave men of
the enntrv in the flield of bat le.'
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday Evening, Nov. 9. 1877.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING-HOUSE.
Clearings. Balances.
November 3............. - - 1,47,740 45 $137,724 66
November 5 ..... ... 1,520.589 68 182.686 72
November 6 ...... . . 2,636,335 : 1 17,445 36
November 7 ..... ....... 1,56 5s. 6A 162 617 48
November 5s ... ....... 1,732,804 57 190,651 74
November 9...... ..... 1.8x1.454 92 122,949 26
Total thus far......... $10,743,808 83 $934,075 22
Throughout the week all ,of the banks have
reported a fair ,emand for money; and on the
streets fair transactions in paper have taken
place.
To- lay there was noted an unusually large
demand, both in bank and on the street.
and rates for paper are firm. Exceptional
commercial paper 127- ' cent; Al do 15@--;
second grade do -a-; loans on collaterals loe
12: Al mortgage paper 10-o-, second grade do
--@-- ' cent per annum.
Gold is easier in consequence of the decline
at New York
Foreign Exu.hange followed the course of
Gold, closing 'i point lower than yesterday.
New York sight is weaker and active.
Stocks continue to rule quiet.
State Consols are neglecLed and closed easy at
Premium Bonds are steadily advancing with
fair sales and closing at 37@374
Gold opened at 102310103. against 102' at New
York, and closed at 10o.@102!o, against 102'.;
in that market. Sales-$4ooo and $2000 at o103,
5000 and $2000 at 102%, $3000 and $2000 at l'_211.
STERLING SALES-£tE5t bank at 493, 20oo0
bankers' at 490, £3000 bill of lading at s488 and
£7000 do at 489. bank sterling --s92%, commer
eial bills 4Sb8®4S9.
FRANC BALL(S-00.00 and 58.000 commer
dal at 616@5153s . Bank francs -. and com
mercial r516..-15%.
E.IGHT SALN8-41)W bankers' at 7-l16i%.
6,odo at }(,gea 6Q0eobang 8$ j 00ao kers' at
4-1f u .o 3dijatJi W at 7.1&
, i"" Pf*Tim00"
are cheking at M9 cent, and commercial sight '
at 7-16 9 cent discount.
NEW OELEA1N STOCK EXCHANGE SALSE.
FIRST CALL.
$650oo State Consols, deliverable Nov. 12 87',
10,oOO Premiums .......................... 37
BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND CALLS.
20e,000 State Consols ....................... 7 b·
SECOND CALL.
i7 shares State National Bank ... 69·
525.000 State Consols ....... ................. 87
THIRD CALL.
6,000 Premiums .... ...................... 37
61,000 37
AFTER THIRD CALL.
15.000 Premiums .......................... 37
CRESCENT CITY OPEN STOCK BOARD SALES.
BEFORE FIRST CALL.
prioooPremiums ....................... 7%
BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD CALLS.
10.000 State Consols... ............. 87
4,000 Prem ium s ........................... 37'
10,000 do t.37
102000 do .. 7
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN COINS.
American gold ......... ............ 102 %@102
American silver, new issue... . - @par
Mexican dollars, currency. - . . 98
Five-franc pieces, gold value ..... 85 @
Twenty-franc pieces, gold value- 3 80 ,4
Sovereigns, gold value. .... .... 4 0o (
Ten thaer pieces, gold value... - 7 80
Spanish doubloons, gold value... - @15 20
Patriot doubloons, gold value..- .. - @15 00
Mexican doubloons, gold value - - (15 20
Mexican twenty pesos pieces .....19 20 (019 25
South American gold, peso....... as -
Prussian twenty mares........ 4 p0 @ 4 75
California gold. ...... .... 5 per c dis.
Light weight American gold..... 3 pr a dis.
Mutilated American gold........ 3 per c dis.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The following are the weekly quotations (,f
the New Orleans Stock Exchange:
BANE .
Bid. Asked.
Canal, pv 100............. .. ... s; -
Citizen's, D v 1(0) ................... 79 s.o
Citizens' Savings Bank, p v 1(00.- - lie)
Germania National, p v 100...... - -
Lafayette, p v 50................... 12 -
Louisiana National p v1 0 1
Me.hanics and Trades' p V 20. 9' 10 1
Mutual National. p v 100.......... 89 95
New Orleans Natiohal, p v 100.... 8o - r
Peoples,' p v o0 ..................... 45 47
Southern, p v 50-....... .- - 44 P
state National. v 1 ............ 69 70 C
Union National. p v 100 .. ...... 79 ba
Workingmen's. p v 25.... 17 18 131
INSURANCE COMPANIES. tell
Crescent Mutual, p v 100........... 77 78 at
Factors and Tradl'rs', p v 100..... 99 9,. pr
Germania, p v 100 ................ 40 -
Hibernia, p v l100o ............... .. 75 -- E
Home v 40....................... 20 23 no
Hope, v Voo 100.................... 60 55 Fr
Lafayetto, p v 70 .................... is'f - - ia
Merchants' Mutual. p v 100 ..... . 41 44
New Orleans Ins. Ass'n, p v 30.... 275 2, mn
N. O. Ins. Company. p v 5so........ 36 40
People's Ins. Company. p v 25 .. . -
Sun Mutual, p v 100 .............. o99' 102 N
Teutonia, p v lo00 ...............- ....- 8 6 - (it
Union, pv 100 ...................... -
STREET RAILROADS. C1
Carrollton pv 1oo ................. . 114 - WI
Crescent City, p v 50 ........... 20 25 Ni
Canal and Claiborne. p v 50 .... - 7 Bt
New Orleans City, p v 100 .. 1395 140' N,
Orleans, p v i..................... 2:1 25'2 P1
St. Uharles Street, p v 50.......... 77 77,1 B
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKB. 0
Bienville Oil Works Co., p v 100. - -
Crescent City Oil Co............... 103
Im. Bonled Warehouse, p v 100o.. 29..'4 -
Jeff. City Gas Light C ,, p v 101.. 55 70
Louisiana Ice Manufacturing Co..,
o V 50 " ........................... 9.'A 13Lb
La. State Lottery Co.. p v 00...... - o b'
Louisintua Oil Company. p v loo .- 0 99
Levee Steam Cotton Pre's. p v 100 34 - T
N. O. Gas Light Co., p v 100o ...0-- 13:; lo0~' L
Sugar Shed Company, p v 60...... 65 75 I
STATE BONDS.
New State Consolidated Seven Per G
Cents ........................... 7 87` y
CITY BONDS.
Premium .... .................. 37 371d
Consolidated ...... ................. 39 4
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. d
Oanal and Claiborne street R. R.
1st mortgage 8 per cents..... 65. 91
C. C. Slaughter-Hous e1st mort
gape S per cents ............... 9 -
Jackson R. R. 1st mortgage 8 per
eents ............................ 102 -
Jackson R. I. 2d mortgage cou
ponssper cents....... ...... 911 . 92
Jackson R. R. 2d mortgage debt
s per cents ..................75
Jackson 1. rn. Con. gold 7 per
cents ............................ 27
CERTIFICATES AND WARRANTS.
City Scrip, 1874..................... 31 3
City Scrip, 1875 ..... ................ 43 47 I
:ity Serl , 1876 ..................... 31 33
Half paid Coupons ................
Legislative Warrants. 1877........ 95 97
POLICE CERTIFICATES.
1 October. 1874........................ 2 31
November, 1874...... ............... 28 31
December. 1874 .. . . 28 31
November, 1875 ..................... 58 62
December, 1875 .................".." . 5 1I
October, 1876 ....... ................. 70 75
November, 1876 ............... 43 47
SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.
October, 1874... ................. 26 29
November. 1874 ..................... 26 29
December, 84 . .................... 2 29
October, 1875 ........................ 2 2
November. 1875 ............ ........ 2 29
December, 1875..................... 26 2)
October, 1876 ........ . ............ 3
, November, 176 ..................... 25 30
f December, 1876 ..................... 25 30
COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Friday Evening. Nov. s,, 1877.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Friday was a cold and gloomy day; but this
condition of the weather seemed to have had the
effect to impart (contrarywise) a decidedly
cheerful feeling to several departments of trade.
The sugar men were delighted with the cold,
because they thought it would ripen the cane
and give their constituents a favorable prospect
of making good crops. Sugar is at this time
beginning to come forward more freely, and the
demand for the same is growing most encour
agingly. Cotton, as noticed yesterday, is active
and improving, under an increasing conviction
that the crop this year will be considerably less
than that of last year, owing to the rainy
weather, etc.
Business in Produce, for various reasons, is
not as active as at this season of the year it
should be. The stock of flour accumulates rap
idly, but receivers are sending it to warehouse,
and our provision dealers are doing nothing
except in a jobbing way. the market being dull
and easy on everything except on mess pork
iid hbacon.
The above is the general position and outlook
in the several lines of trade at the close of the
commercial week, but we are happy to say that
business men and merchants generally are full
of hope, expectation and confldence as regards
the future.
We give the details below of the markets:
COTTON-The activity in the cotton market
yesterday was not maintained to-day, not on
account of any depression in the market, al
though holders were far from being reluctant
sellers, but because of the scarcity of the grades
most inquired after. The movement yesterday
largely swept the tables of desirable grades,
and buyers found some difficulty in finding lots
to suit their views and the orders they desired
to till. During the week prices lost aec on ac
count of the depression in Liverpool. but since
then the ground lost has been regained, the
week aggregating 45,500 bales, against 29,950
bales last week.
In the receipts. as will be seen by the ofull de
tails given below there is a gain of 3696 bales on
those of last week. but in the aggregate receipts
since September i. our j unning account is
still short g3.47 bales on the.receiots during the
same period last year. The exports are also
short as compared with last year, the greatest
falling off being in the exports to France. The
total decrease sin e the 1st of September, as
compar-d wi h last year, b ing 94,a72 bales.
The official quotations of the Cotton Exchange
were as follows:
TO-DAY. YESTERDAY.
Low Ordinary "................. .
Ordinary ................... 91
Good Ordinary............ 9 9`t,
i Low Middling .............. 10 10
M iddling ................... 05 lo
Good Middling "....- "..... 11 1131
MIiddling Fair .............. -------- 113
a.les to. day. 5800 bales. Market steady.
The total sales of the week closing das .
WeM 40JW bales, ageinst 29,960 lae .
change compared with last Friday, except on
Good Middling, which is quoted 7c lower.
At New York the fluctuations in futures dur
ing the week aro noted below. Yesterday they
were active and strong; to-day they were
steady with sales for the week amounting to
318.2006 ales, against 197,500 hales last weok. The
changes during the week show a decline on all
the moths: On November .1.32, on December
1.37'1.39, on January 1.45w1.47, on February 1.53
"1.55, on March 1.57(y'l.c. on April [email protected]. on
May [email protected], on June 1.72( 1.73 and on July
1.643" 1.74.
Foreign markets were quoted to-day as fol
lows: Middling Uplands ; s-tad at Liverpool
and Tres Ordinaile sp ts 7f at Havre; Middling
Orleans 6 11-1id at Liverpool. and Low Middling
afloat 77[ at Havre; same time last year Mid
dling Uplands were 11-1;d and Middling Or
leans 6 7-led at Liverpool ; Tres Ordinaire spots
78f, and Low Middling afloat sof at Havre.
COTTON STATEMENT.
In store and on shipboard Sept. 1, 1877.....21,356
Gross receipts since yesterday 8.::1(1
Gross receipts previously ........ 266,8983- 275.213
Total supply ... .................... 296,569
Exported to-day ................. 45
Exported previously ... ....... 169.520- 100.365
Total stocks this lay . ................. 136.204
Total stock this day last year.......... 185,517
The day's exports were 631 bales to Rouen, 15o
to Barcelona, and G6 to Cincinnati. For the
week the exports were 14,029 bales to Great
Britain, 4013 to France. 12.484 to other foreign
ports, and coastwise 6(.85 hales,
N.t recetits since yesterday .. .... 7,556
Receipts from other ports .................. 774
Net receipts last Friday .................... 2.424
Net re"oipts this day last year ............ 12.024
Not receipts this week ......... ........ 53.791
Net receipts last week ...................... 50,098
Net receipts this week last year.... ...... 50,448
Net receipts since Heptember 1. ............ 212.:511
Nit receipts same time last. year.......... -276,198
The sources of the supply received st t is port
during the past week and since September 1
were as follows: Red river. 5491 bales; Ouachita
river. 416s bales; Jackson Railroad, 13,235 bales;
Mississippi and other rivers, :0,9oo; making the
total net receipts, 53,794 bales. Adding to this
6172 bales received from Mobile and 3395 bales
from Texas, the gross total of the week is as
certained to be ;:3.3:;1 )bale. The total net re
cei pts si ne September 1 aro 212.351 bales, against
276,198 bales same time last year, and the gross
total 275.213 bales, against :04,859 bales same time
last year.
The exports from this port since Septembit'
1 have been 1ic.:65 bales, against 204.412 in 1874.
and 181.333 bales in 1875. They were to (reit
Britain 80,7;5, to France 16.901. to other foreign
ports 19,472, and colstwise 43.,27 bales.
Cotton on shipboard as per account of the
Cotton Exchange, as follows: Liverpool 17,702
bales, Havre 21,!93. Bre,men 45;s, Mediterranean
1312,. North Sea 43915, Spain 2745, coastwise IO1;
total. 55,748 btiues. This, taken from the stock
at noon as noted at the Exchange, leaves in
presses 80.456 bales.
Accirdling to telegrams received at the Cotton
Exchange the receipts from noon yesterday to
noon to-day wore 34.528 bales, against 28.9;5 last
Friday. 42,443 last year and 23.010 year before
last.
For week ending at 12 m. to-day, the move
ment at ports was as follows:
ee'd this Rieislved This week
week. last week. last year.
New Orleans...- 53,794 50,098 50,448
Galveston ... . 15,923 17,621 25,4:36
Mobile . -... .. 17,889 14.707 23,527
Sava'nah ..... 31.727 21.196 27.571
Charleston ...... 30,974 28,698 26,244
Wilmington .... . ,50o2 i.677 5.472
Norfolk ..... .. 27,505 21.953 33,769
Baltimore ....... 50o 1,066, 104
New York .. 1,745 725 7.6198
Philadelphia .... 5913 1,192 3,029
Boston ........... 5,6 2,473 3.813
Othtir ports.... 5,872 5.588 2.832
Total ...... 201,6. 10,994 210,443
Receipts at, ports since September 1 .. . 9:15,477
Receipts same time last year ........ 1.111,207
lteceipts same time year before .. . 9911,574
The exports from United States ports have
been as follows:
G. B. France. Cont. Stocks.
This week....... . 42,966 10,440 20,229 517,931
La tweek- ...... 71,359 15,6'! 5.;91 423.972
This week last year 52.791 21,761 17.563 715,491
Since September 1 the exports have been: To
Great Britain 240,818 bales against 270 602 last
yeas; to France :37,192 bales against 90,520 last
year, and to the Continent 42,993 bales against
54,453 last year.
SUGAR-Receipts 10l hhds. A fair business
was done at the sheds to-day at about ye-ter
day's prices, good common selling at 6c and
5Vs45%c; good common 6c; fair to good fair 74
7ic; fully fair to prime7.4,a4c; strictly prime
; choice -'--c; yellow clarified 8%a@9c;
whites s s9½c.
MOLASES--Receipts 509 bbls. Sales-250
bbls if grad's ranging from common to prime.
Demand light and market rather inactive, but
prices nominally higher on some grades. We
quote common 276134n: iair 406,43e;1 prime 464.
47c; rtrib'tly prime 47449c, and choice at 514i53c
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FLOUT-A large amount tr irour came in 10
day. The market shows no (hange in any of
its featurs,. the dremand being light and re
ceivers still holding to strong views. Sales-32
bbls at $t 25: 25 and 25 at $5 50; o10 at $6 25:;25
and 50 at $6 50; 25 and 150 at $6 62' ; 25 at $6 70;
23 at $6 75; 25. 25 and 50 at $7; 50 bbls fancy at
$7 37,; 200 ounprivate terms.
CORN MEAL-In light supply and demand,
and quoted at $2 55(t,2 65, according to quainty
and wright; dealers still jobbing at $2 851, 2 90o
bbl. Saies--5 bbbis at $ 6so.
BACON-Is firmer. supply light and demand
good in a jorbbing way. We quote: Shb ul(l141 He(:
nominal. clear rib sides t.C1es(( i earsidets l(tMt
and very soaret. Dealers obtain in their trade
'[email protected] ad(vance on these figlres. Sales: 20 boxes
clear rib sides at Oe. 5 easks clear sides at 10 e7.
BREaKFAST BACON-Quiet, and. according
to cut and quality, quoted at 9,e. lo~; jobbing
anti retailing at 10D0) 1-ll1Ce. Sales: 15 boxes at
loho1_-. _- ,
vased 11 "2 12,' ; sugar-ell red 13iz(a 14,e. Deal
ers job at an advance of ,i@lc above these
pric:s" 10i tihrees sold at 14!.C.
I'ACKERS' HuG PRODUCTS--Dealers are
selling on orders in the jotl trade at $H 3 half
bbl for pig Ipork. $12 5a,10'3 7 bbl for prime mess
pork, $10 for prime pork, and $11 50 for rump
pork. I'ickled pigs feet are selling at $t1 ;s
keg. Ham sausages are dill and ,quoted at 1;
(9(; . ltb. Family pork is jobbing at $13 50 i bbl
Pickled pigs' tongues are quoted at 8c apiece.
Pickled h'-ads are offering at sli@11 f tierce;
feet s10towll t eree, and jowls at $10(11 V
tierc.. No spare ribs on hand.
LARD-Dull and easy at S..a %e for refined
and packers' in tierces; kegs are quot.id at 9',C
refined and ote for kettle or packers' steam
pressed. Dealers job at an advance of 4,ekc
on these figres.
POltK-Tlhls article is in good jobbing de
mand, and the supply heing light and in few
bands. the market, is firmer. Trade sales are
reorted at $14 37%, and some holaers refuse to
sell at less than $14 50. We quote the market
jobbing at $14 37P5(14 50. dealers jobbing at
$14 754.15 2_5. Hales 25 bbls at $14 37%.
DRY SALTIMEAT1'-IS onering ir 'aiy, iU - n
rive. ar 6'4c for loose shoulders, packed shoul
ders selling at A,1e. The demand is fair and
market easy. Sales 25 boxes should"rs at 6.e
ex-depot; 1 oar lotd clear rib sides at 7/e.
RIYE-No. 2 is quoted to arrive at 7oc Sa bushel.
WHEAT-None on the market. Spring cm
mands $1 241.1 25 and winterS1 30@136 I bushel,
to arrive.
Cto(.r.E AND PEARL MEAL-Quiet and
steady with a fair demand at $3 75 44 I bbl.
CORN FLOUR-In fair request, chiefly for ex
port at $ 754(4 5, according to quality.
CORN IN BULK-The market is bare, and
suppOlies would eommad 555n C ' bushel.
GRITS--Eesy and in fair demand at $3 751,53 so
V bbl on the landing. Job lots sell at $4t.4 10
1 bbl.• "
RICE--Steady. Choice c'~s~ eo prime 6%
'3,o; good 5'&V6c: fair 5.!.s:e; ordinary 5'3.
5a,,; e ,mmn 4on ra 5(: N). 2 3.4@3's d lb.
TOBACCO-Sales 20 and a hhds on private
terms. Stock on sale is estimated at 5200 hhd-.
Inferior lugs 35a3 'c, low lugs 3%.3'(,e medium
4@4 'e. good to fline 4'4,'5'c, low leaf 51.9(06
medium 7(44e, goo1 9~ 100. fine 11i 11Si ', and
selections 12s(12 ..
COFFEE-Market quiet and unchanged, with
a well supplied market.
qUOTATIONS FOR GOLD.
Cargoes. Job Lots.
Prime ...................9 ,20 20 (20
G ood ...................... a i S 1 ? 90( 20
Fair ....................... 18 a - 15h%4 19
Ordinary to low fair ....16e(i1@ 160(a9t74
HAY-Quiet. and supply small. Choice $18;
Prim" $14 5.4', 15 So V ton.
BULK CORN-- uiet with light supplies at
54.u(, 55se bushel.
CORY--Large roeeipts and market weaker.
Sa es 40e bushels whi e at Sac ; 300 do at 60e; 700
and 60) yellow at 60e ' bu.-hel.
i OATS-Are in good supply and quiet. Sales
350 bags St. Louis at 3G,; 4901 choice Galena at 3.2
Sbushel.
SBttN-Dull at 95e V ewt.
ESCULENT,--Po toes are selling at$2 2554
2 65; oni ,ns at $.,-5(3 25: apples '$151a..4 Vs
I bbl: cabbages $4 uC V SeC.
BAGGING-4t 'm.dy at 12'e0 in round lots; re
tailing at 12%1@13c. Baling twine at 13'c in
round lot-; r.'tailing a' 14c.
BUTT E -The recei ,ts of Northern are fair.
Western are in light supply and in fair requsLt
We qu ,to New York creamery, fine, 3a:b31e;
New York dairy 19@C280, as in quality; Western
repakei lo.isc, as in quality. tedier,
CHlEEE--D- and fair and prices steadier,
with only a moderate stock. New York cream
15l18iS Western factory 12@14c. as iun quality.
STABLI-Im good demanad at a$ in lots;
96e@$1: Turk's Island neglected and nominal
at st90ec for bags of two bushels; table salt, in
pockets. 1%@7 `7o each, as in size.
WOOL-More stocks offering than there is de
mand. and it is held above the views of buyers,
Burry is qulOted at 11i@12c, Louisiana clear 20;hC.
clear lake 275:a290 I lb.
HIDES--upply small and market quiet;
country green s. sic, dry salted @1kO1e'Lc, dry
flint 14(0015e.
TALLOW-Market bare and nominally 8e.
WHISKY-Dull, easy and irregular. Good
choicn Western is selling at $1 07@1 to, and city
made at $1 o00(.1 06 F gallon.
-0a---
RIVER INEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. I
eaturdgy, Nov. 10. 1877.
Daily report of the stage of water, with changes
in tee twenty-four hours ending yesterday
at 3 p. m.:
Above low Change.
water. Rise. Fall.
Feet. Inches. Inches. Inches.
Cairo ............... 13 3 1 0
Cincinnatit ..... 7 10
Little Rock ......... 9
Louisville .......... 4 3 3 0
Memphis .......... 9 4 o
*New Orleans .. 12 4 0 0
Pittsburg ........... 4
Shreveport......... 20 11
St. Louis............ 10 5 2 0
*Below high water mark of 1874.
NELSON GOROM.
Sergeant Slignal Servivre. U. 1I. A.
Arrivals.
Alvin. Golden City, Natcbez, Martha, Bertha,
Tensus.
Departuren.
Alvin, .J. Ii. Hanna, Gov. Allen.
To Arrive.
IQabel, Alvin, lower coast; BlueWing No.
3, Mary Ida. Henry Tote, uo per coast; A. C.
J)onnally. Shannon, ,Clara S., D. Stein. Ohio
river; Ouachita Belle, Bayou Sara; La Belle,
C. H. Durfee, IRed river; Goll Dust. J. F. Tolle,
St. Louis.
Cloudy and cold yesterday.
Business quiet.
The Nitch7z arrived yesterday morning with
4310 bales of cotton and '284 sacks of seed. Shel
returns to-day. a° usual.
Thl. TenseLs alrrived yesterday from Tensas
Lake, and i' receiving to return to-day posi
tivoly at n p. in. taking freight for all landings
on the 'T'easn and Maion. W. H, Cooley, com
mands; Capt. L. V. Cooley in charge of the
The Grand Lake, with four barges, is due
from St. Louis.
The Gold I)ust will arrive, as per telegram be
low to agent Jno. F. Douglas, to leave Tuesday
next for St. Louis.
It is possible that the cabin of the J. M. White
will be of polished mahogany.
The Bertha had a fine trip In yesterday, and
will return to-day as usual.
The Blue Wing, due Thursday night, failed
to arrive on ime. She will doubtless be on
hand to leave this morning as u . oasl.
Capt. J. W. Tobin left yesterday for Louis
The MI. V. Transportation Company nave
brought the towboat My Choice, to replace the
sunken Atlantic. so a private telegram received
yesterday stated.
Capt. Tom Taylor, having put his well known
Buruf river p cket fra No. 10 in the best of or
der, including a first-class job of painting.
leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for that river, having
received telegraphic advices from his friends
that, there wae, water, and that he and his boat
was wanted. Capt. Taylor requests us to ray
that the No. 10 is in for the season, and that she
will leave as advertised.
Capt Delalioussaye is also to the front with
his fleet and popular ten-day packet Tom
Parker, and has her at the landing receiving to
leave this evening, positively, at 5 o'clock, going
through to the head of navigation on Beuf river.
As Capt. Ielahousse e is off this trip on the
Hanna. Capt. Joe Muir has charge of the
Parker, Tom Knee clerk.
Capt. Prank Bergeron went out in command
of the John Hanna yesterday. Capt. McElIroy
change over to the St. John. and will hack out
this great favorite in the coast and Baton Rlouge
trade this r, p. in., pronIptly.
The th)achite Belle for tihe coast to Bayou
Sara to-day. She goes sure.
The fleet Katie will arrive to-morrow and
leave Monday for Vicksburg and the bends to
Arkanolis.
Capt. J. L. 1ODD0inS suHrt Iun iiuLt wv
Macon and TAnsas to-day, sure as fate.
The elegant Ohio river passenger steamer
Golden City arrived with a full trip and returns
to-day, positively. Comfort, speed and safety
are the at'ractions offered by the Golden City.
The Democrat advertises the departure to
day of eighteen boats.
The Clarksville arrived Thursday night from
the Teche. Her chimneys were a little out of
line; looked as if they had been sent for and
couldn't come; looking, as it were, as if they
were trying to lay down in nine different places
t the same time. The damage was caused by
the breaking of the stage derrick. As new
chimneys will be require t the Col. A. P. Kouns
will leave in her place to-day.
The Bob B. and the lelle passed Evansville
Tuesday; the Clara 8., with the D. Stein in tow,
is due. Tuesday morning; the Shannon is also
tdue about the same time.
The Martha lost her Thursday trip to Port
Fads in consequence of a late start from here
Tuesday, a big freight, and unavoid ible delays
under way. The Is.bel, leaving that day, car
ried the mail through. The Martha leaves to
day at 5 p. m., and will go to Pilot Town, as well
as Port Earlds.
The Bart Able, almost without a rival for
promptness and dispatch, leaves to-day for
Grand Ecore.
The St. Francis Bello leaves daily at 7:30 a. m.
from Bienville street for Westwego, running in
connection with the New Or1*ans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonviile.
The M. I. upper coast daily line packet Mary
Ida. J. A. Ruiz in command. leaves to-day at 10
a. in., going as high as Ben Tur, aud's.
'lihe Blue Wing No. :. J. A. Comstoek master.
Messrs. Wood and I)Dean clerks, leaves to-day at
'10 a. m. for Donaldsonville and the Ashland
plantati ion.
' i tri-wenkltv coast and Donaldson
viille paket Henry Tctc. J. F. Aucoin master,
M. H. Landry clerk, leaves to-day at 12 m.,
making all planation landings in daylight.
Tne Ouachita Bello, John C. Libano master,
John H. Mossop clerk, leaves to-day promptly
at 5 p. m. for Bayou Sara, Baton Rouge. Plaque
mine and all coast landings.
T'he steamer Bert ha. H. H. Broad master,
Theo. Johbn clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for
the AMchafalaya through to Washington.
The H. C. Yaeger is announced to leave for St.
Louis to-day.
The Natchez, T. P. Leathers master, J. F. Muse
clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for Vicksburg and
all mail landings.
The Bart Abe. Richard Sinnott master. Goo.
Hamilton clerk, leave, to-day at 5 p. m. for
Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
The Golden City, J. D. Hegler master, Ster
ling McIntyre clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for
Cincinnati.
'I he New Orleans and Red River Transporta
tion Company's steamer La B lie, M. N. Wood
master, Ed. Groves clerk, leaves to-day without
fail for .hrev-pdrt.
The Bayou Macon and Tensas packet Tren
ton, J, L. Robbins master, leaves to-day at 5
1lhe semi-weekly coast. Plaquemine and
Baton Rouge packet St. John, J. P. McElroy
master. leavess to-day at 5 p. m.
The sr mi-weeklyl Donaldsonville and Bayou
Lafourche packet Assumption, P. A. Charlet
master. N. Z. Duouis and Joe Lagrone clerks.
leaves to-day at 5 D. m.
The O1achita River and Bayou Birtholomew
packet Bastrop, Gus lHodge master, leaves to
day positively at 5 p. in.
[By Telegraph.]
EB.AYOU SARA. Nov. 9.-To Jos. A. Aiken: The
Lai .,lle will arrive to- nigt an i leave for Red
river on Saturday. M. N. WOOD. -Mlaster.
VICKSBURG, NOV. 9.-To John F. Doug as, l10
Gravier street. Steamer Gold Dust passed
down last night; will leave for St. Louis on
Tuesday. E. W. GOULD.
Exchange ClIppingm.
('incinnati Commercial, November 7:
The Laptains of steamers in the Cincinnati,
Louisville and New Orleans line whose boats
ar, ready to load. met and drew lots yesterday
morning to see which should follow the Cflero
kee to New Orleans and so on. The C. B. Church
drewhe first choice, and will leave on Satur
(lday,. followed by the Charles Morgan, on Wed
nesday. iath int.: Thomas Sherlock. Saturday,
17th inst., and Robert Mitchell, Wednesday, 21st
inst.
The propellor Davfd Hostetter leaves for New
Orleans to-day. She leaves her two brick boats
here and takes three produce boats South from
here.
Courier-Journal. Nov. 7:
The Robin. with 7.00)0 barrAls of salt, extends
her trio to New Orleans, and as she disposes ,,f
her salt she will ta. e on all New Or.eans freight
she can get b tween here and Memphis. Capt.
Frank Dougheity has gone down ahead of the
Robin to make all contracts for any freight lie
might get for her.
Evansville Courier, Nov. -:
Capt. D"lHart and Capt. Charley Arthur got
here with the big Sh ,lnuon at noon. She had
truly th- banner t rip of the s *ason, being packed
and jammed with freight and people. One item
was 1500 plows. She had two barges, a d her
cabin hall was so packed with furuiture hatthe
smiling face of Charley Arthur could not h.
seen, but only the top of his head. Shs added
a big lot of furniture from J. . Rankin & Co 's
..h.f.uL, a e in taw a goodbarge, with a
carto box, that her owners will use as a whar
boatat some point on the Ouachita river. She
has appointed Rankin & Co. her agents, who
will, in future give through bills of lading to alf
points on that river
The Evansville Journal, referring to the A. C.
Donnally's trip for New Orleans, remarks:
"She was crowded as full as she could be stuffed
with light freight, and had a cabin full of peo
ple. She had a great many horses and wagons
and a regular colony of gypsies. The roof of
the boat was covered with wagons, women.
children, dogs and poultry. A sight of the Don
nally, after so long an absence, was a cheering
one and hundreds of people flocked to see her
during her stay."
St. Louis Republican. November 7:
The A. J. Baker was to sail for New Orleans
last night with three barges containing s0,000
bushels of grain. This included 19,40o bushels
of corn and 20.901 bushels rye from the St. Louis
elevator at the foot of Biddle street.
Mr. Geo. Lee has secured the bar privilege of
Thorwegan's Charles P. Chouteau. He would
have been on the Grand Hiepublic but for her
untimely demise. Mr. Lee is a veteran boat
man.
The John Gilmore left for New Orleans with
l12,cee bushels of corn in bulk, and also other
freight.
CAIno, Nov. c.-The weather was quite cold
this morning making ice, which was the first of
the season. River rising fa t.
The Joseph H. Blgley and John A. Wood. with
tows of empty barges, clear for Pittsburg this
evening.
The U. P. Schenck came to the wharf this
morning to load for New Orleans.
Memphis Avalanche. Nov. s:
There was about 19o baltes of cotton at Ter
rene for shinment to New Orleans on Tuesday
morning. The Dean will get all she wants, and
the Howard has a full cargo in sight. The How
ard came in yesterday morning with 5770 sacks
of seed and 14 hales of cotton.
The new steamers Clara H4. and D. Stein, the
latter not quite completed, passed south lashed
together yesterday. The first named will carry
about 1iee bales cotton and the btein 800 bales.
The later is to run in the upper Bartholomew
and connect with the other. Both are com
manded and chiefly owned by Capt. Wm. Won
zel. They had a large freight for points below
Helena and for New Orleans.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
DR. SYDNEY DAVIESON'S
ARRIVAL IN NEW ORLEANS.
DR. SYDNEY DAVIESON,
M. R. C. P. LONDON, M. d. Glesen,
Author of " Practical Observations on Nervous
Debility." "Essay on Marriage," etc.,
Senior Proprietor of the Missouri
State Museum of Anatomy.
St. Louis., Mo.,
Begs to inform the citizens of New Orleans
and vicinity, and especially those who have al
ready availed themselves of his services, that
he has returned to the city for the season, and
may be consulted, till the 31st March next, at
his old rooms,
9 Rampart Mtreet, Between Canal an=
Customhouse.
And may be consulted DAILY from 10 a. m. till
3 p. m., and from 6 till R p. m.
Dr. DAVIESON. having Ldopted as his line of
practice the treatment and cure of
Nervous Diseases,
Has spent years of study and research in that
branch of Medical Science bearing specially on
the suffer ings arising from YOUTHFUL FOL
LIEd OR INDISCRETIONS, causing nervous
nental and physical debility, and the loss of all
vitality, and his lng and varied experience in
the best European Hospitals, together with
years of the most successful practice, both in
Eurove and America, enable him to guarantee
Relief to All Sufferers
who consult him. Dr. TAVIESON has been
specially and remarkably successful in his
Treatment by Correspondence.
It is, however, desirable that at least one per
sonal int-rvi' w should be had, if practicable.
Dr. DAVIESON especially invites the atten
tion of those who by placing themselves und.er
the care of ignorant charlatans have only in
creased their sufferings. The phvyician who
understands his profession and labors with in
telligence to advance it in the respect of men,
is a benefactor to mankind and the higi esti
mation in which Dr. DAVIESON is held by
physicians themselves, is proof that all who
apply to him may have
Implicit Faith in a Rapid and Perma
nent Cure.
Dr. DAVIESON'S work, "Practical Observa
tions." now in its i.sth edition, will be found a
valuable guide. and may be had, bound in
cloth, pri'e 25 e, nts by addressing the author.
Dr. SYDNEY DAVIE-ON. No. 9 Rampart street,
between Cunal and 'ustomhouse. New Orleans,
or from GI'ORGE ELLIS, bookseller, opposite
the Post)oflee.
Dr. DAVIESON may be consulted at No. 9
Rampart street, between Canal and Custom
house. New Orleans. up to the 31st of March,
after which his address will be 1705 Olive street.
it, Louis. where he has been permanently lo
catedI for many years.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., and from
e to a p. m. Sundays, 10 a. m till 2 p. m.. only.
nors em
SANY
Painting to-day
I -B
UNIACKE,
-GO TO
14 Exchange
Place,
N. O.
oc26 1y
NEW WINTER CLOTHING
Wheeler & Pierson,
13 and 15 Ca7p street.
We have opened our
and invite buyers to examine our styles and
prices.
E'egant Scotch and Cassimere BUSINESS
SUITS, $15 to, $2.
Black Worsted FROCKS and VESTS, $18 to
625.
Fancy Cassimere DRESS PANTS, all prices.
Elegant new style FALL OVERCOATS. $9 to
$20.
Youths' BUSINESS and DRESS SUITS, nobby
and s ylish.
Boys' DRESS and SCHOOL SUITS, very low.
Shaker Flannel UNDERWEAR, all prices.
Genuine English HALF HOSE, warranted, $3
a doT.,n.
New Fancv SILK SCARFS. r5.. 7.e., and $1.
KID GLOVES, COLLARS, SUSPENDERS and
UM tSRELLAS.
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'4',
15 and 1I5 Ca. p street.
I WHOLESALEDEPABTMENT up stairs, with
4full sitok for countrr trade, at the owest
k priess, Tim
i.N-ICIPAL ADVZ TIB IENUTL.
SEALED PROPO4bAIa.
DEPARTMENT Ol WATERWORK. AND PUBLI)
Buildings. ioom No. 23., City Hall, )
New Orleans, November e. 1877.
Scaled proposals will be received by the un
dersigned until MONDAY. November 12, 1877, at
12 o'clock, m., for repairs to Boys' House of
Refuge, according to plans and speciflcationIs
of City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to rejot anyand
all bids.
Parties making proposals for the work are
required to deposit with the Administrator of
Finance, as an evidence of their intention to
abide by the adjudication, the amount of $100 In
cash, which shall be forfeited to the city in case
of failure to sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contract is not awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them on
the day adjudication is made.
No bids will be received unless accompanied
by eortiftlate of Administrator of Finance that
deposit has been made.
Proposals to be endorsed. " Proposals for re
pairs to Boys' House of Refuge."
JAMES D. EDWARDS,
no7td Administrator.
NOTICE TO BAKERS.
MAYORALTY o0 Nuw Onrza , I
City Hall. November 3, 1857. 5
The average price of fresh flour being this da.
seven dollars and fifty cents; in accoordance
with said valuation the price of bread for the
week commencing on MONDAY, November 5,
1877, will be:
Sixty ounces for twenty cents.
Thirty ounces for ten cents.
Fifteen ounces for five cents.
Bakers of bread are required to use only the
best flour of the above value per barrel, and t.
use of damaged or inferior flour in bread offevll
for sale in this city is prohibited. Oonsu
of bread are requested to report to the n. ;
police station any violation of the above gd
nance. either in variation of weight or qualiOEI
material
noi ED. PILSBURY. Mayor.
TAX NOTICES.
1873. 1874. 1slst.
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYINE
1873. 1874. Is95s.
OrFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR, FIBsr DINmIr
47 Ca ondelet street,
New Orleans, October 19, 1877.
Attention is invited to the provisions of A$
No. 23, approved March 1, 1877:
"That all penalties presently acruen fp.
non-payment of delinquent State and
taxes be and the same are hereby
provided, the said taxes be paid on or be
first day of December. 1877; and pr
furtlwr, that nothing herein be constru es
to prevent the enforcement by tax colleotoi
the payment of delinquent taxes bfore the
date,. but paymentb when so enforced, t .
case, shall be free of penalties as above1"
vided." E. A. BURKE.
oce l3ot State Tax Collector, First Distrkt. ,
EDUCATION.
ST. LOUI8 INSTITUTE FOR 0
(Established in 1847.)
Mrs. E. H. MATTHEY ..........i......Pr
All the branches of a finished ednca io I
both English and French. are tanght b!
lessors of superior knowledge and scieneta
German and Spanish languages also ta
Music, vocal and instrumental, reoeivab
cal attention.
Classes for a thorough course in mode
In object Drawing will be reorganized e
the session. Also. Painting in oil and in
colors.
For further information apply at they
LOUIS INSTITUTE, 275 Dauphine stree..
tween Ursulines and Hospital.
sel 3m Balu&Th
PARIS FASAlIONS.
Ime. JULIE LaB. FIBHN3y_
Dwnas~ ad ad~
Parlors at the Turner IMansion,
188ss........... CANAL 8TREET.........
Begs to inform her lady friends and the
generally that she has on hand one of the
beautiful and complete selections of
styles and fashions in t
BONNETS, HATS, FEATHERS, FLAW
SHAWLS, Etc.
In her DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT
has employed the best Parisian Artiste, sal
will be pleased if the ladies will call at
Paurlors.
188 CANAL STREET.
Mme. Julie LaB. Fish y;
0c19 tf
FALL AND WINTER OPE
-OF
IMPORTED MILLINE3
BMne. Ro3ma R
No. chartree street. Near t
-WILL HAVE HER OPENING ON
Monday and Tuesday, November s
-Of the Latest Received
PARIS BONNETS, HATS,
-And other Novelties in
MILLINERY,
to which the Ladles in general are r
invited.
N. B.-No cards. ool
CkNCE.LI.ATION OF BOlD.
UNITED STATES 01
State of Louisiana,
Executive DeDartm)r
Whereas, THOMAS D. COX, former
urer of the School Board of the parishof
sumption. has appliedtomeforthecae
of a bond for the sum of five thousand
subscribed by him, the said Cox, as
on the tenth day of April. 1876, with P. J.
bert, J. Chamberlain and Charles Dupaty .a
curities, conditioned for the faithful
ance of the duties of the said Cox as Tr
of the School Board of the parish of
tion;
Now, therefore. I, LOUIS A. WILTZ,
tenant Governor and Acting Governor oi
State of Louisiana, have thought propdr:
issue this my proclamation, in order to
public notice to all persons therein
and interested to show cause, in writing, at
office of the Secretary of State, at the ofit
New Orleans, within ninety days from and
the last publication thereof, why the said
should not be cancelled and annulled and
securities above named discharged from
further liability.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set.
hand and caused the seal of the State of
ana to be hereunto affixed. at the city of
Orleans, this sixteenth day of October. Iai
year of our Lord one thousandeight 1
and seventy-seven, and of the one hundredi
second year of the independence of theUi
States of America. LOUIS A
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Gov
the State of Louisiana.
By the Lieutenant Governor and
ernor: WI.L. A. 8rsowo,
oc18 ot Secretary of

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