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k In Cincinnati the Grocers' Exchange was or
t~ied on the 2eth inst., and a member re
ported that he had purchased soe sacks of cof
fee at Mobile, under New York prices, with ad
4itional advantages in freights and time of
pament.
Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, but it did
aot have any perceptible influence on business
here, except that the lack of dispatches from
the North and East, it being a dies non in those
parts,. kept our cotton men in the dark to a cer
bin extent, but, notwithstanding this draw
back, there was considerable activity in that
line of business.
Mr. Robert Woodward, of Arley Castle, Glou
eestershire, England, said at a recent meeting
of the Severn Valley Club that Great Britain
and Ireland had under cultivation this year
-.U0,000 acres, which averaged 21 bushels to the
a-re, giving a yield of only 5,767,500 quarters.
Deducting 25 bushels to the acre for seed, and
deducting also 3 per cent for inferior quality,
ieavLe only 7,585,000 quarters for food, making it
.essaryto import 14,915,000 quarters, or nearly
g~ooo,oo, bushels from abroad. British India
'will send about 1,000 000 quarters, but the United
9%atee will be heavily called upon. He stated
-lpothat many of the forward sales made by
parties on this side of the Atlantic of wheat at
#$ 6d@50s per quarter, to arrive at ports of call,
-ave been oancelled by the payment of as per
*uarter by the parties who sold it. He told his
hearers that they could get 56s by holding on
ý their wheat, and advised them to do so.
- We learn from the Louisville (nourir'-.Thmrnl
oat Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, has introduced a
'blin the United States Stnate authorizing the
4etablishment of mail stnamship service be
tween the United States and foreign countries.
Itprovides that whenever it shall be brought to
,'e knowledge of the Postmaster General that
Oal.il communication has been established hby
tneam vessels owned by American 'ltizens be
tween a port or ports of the United States and
-any foreign port or country. the Postmaster
O6neral shall, at his discretion. declare the
same to be a marine mail route, and shall con
tract for the passage of the mails thereon at
a rate not exceeding the rate paid for
tnail carriage upon the trunk lines of railroad
-of the United States; provided that said vessels
-hallbe of the requisite tonnage and rate; and,
further, that the owners thereof shall give the
requisite bond for the faithful performance of
the contracts. This bill is of great Importance
and its passage would do much to open up a
lucrative foreign trade for this country, which
England and France and Germany are now en
joying because of their liberal subsidies to
steamship lines. England has paid over $52,
;00,000 to steamship companies (luring the last
ten years, while our government has not paid
Over $5,0oo0,000.
A .oard of Trade.
Wenotieethat the Louisville merehants are
much exercisel on the subject of a board of
t.rade. They have a Merchants and Manufac
"trers' Exchange. but that institution, though
';weyuseful in advancing the mereantile and
eA.nufacturing interests of the city. does not
exactly fill the idea of a board of trade. On the
-eth inst. there was a large meeting of mer
Shants held in that city, for the purpose of in
: augurating such a board, and one of the speak
ers referred to the fact that Louisville had no
representativein the National Board of Trade,
akinstitution that had great influenca on the
o.ommereial legislation of the country. He
compared Milwaukee. a city of 11',00o people.
*ith Louisville; that city had a Board of Trade.
h 575 members, and its expenses $17,000 per
liaum, were always promptly met.
We have here in New Orleans a Cotton Ex
i consisting of about 300 members, and a
more honorsae body never existed. It is corn
p0osed of men who are scrupulously honest
/t all their transactions, and take great
pride in preserving the fair name and fame of
the institution to which they belong. But this
E.chang. embraces only those who are en
gaged in the cotton trade, and there is seriously
'.lt here the want of a board which will take in
Western produce interests. Recently an
t has been made to resuscitate the old
T of Commerce, which has been for sev
.s in a comatose state, and a committee
S appointed to devise ways and means
to.to make it a live, active and useful
f17 B. earnestly hope that this consumma
bereached. But, if it is not impeiti
-dafiake a suggestion, we advice the par
•egving this matter in charge to
Be the charter of the old Chamber
'mmerce; have it run and controlled
board of directors (like the Cotton Ex
mnge), and not have too frequent meetings, at
teh ambitious members can air their crude
dens, gushing rhetoric and sonorous eloquence.
this chamber, as we understand its constitu
ton, embraces members belonging to all classes
of mercantile life; and if properly reorganized
will be the great commercial institution of our
-ity. It this chamber should follow the course
of that of the great city of New York. and es
-tablish a high court for the trial of all mercan
tile cases and disputed points arising between
its members, it would save a vast amount of
litigation and consequent expense. It could.
by its great influence, have a law passed by our
Legislature, as has been done in New York, by
which a capable, honest and reliable judge
could be appointed to preside over such a court.
Beet sdkar.
Foreigh advices report:
The sugar market in Germany has been dull
drin the week ending November 4. owing to
the opinion, which is spreading, that the beet
dot roduction will be larger than expected.
he test estimate of Licht places the produc
on of beet sugar at 1.25o.ooo tons for the Conti
at, against 1.059,000 tons in 1876-7. and
14.000 tons in 1875-6. which shows a plus of
,o000 tons against 1876, and a minus of 94.000
tons against 1875. In Grmany. some 7,1000oo.o
aentners (f sugar will be made, against 5,824.ooo
centners in 1876-7.
The Journal des Fabricants de Sucre esti
natee the French yield at 325,000 tons, against
.1*3,000 and 463,ooo tons in the two preceding
Sears. As the colonial yield is admitted to be
SInferior to that of ordinary years there will be
.greater demand necessarily for beet sugar.
.Qaues of Bank Failures in Chicago.
. The opinions of a number of the bankers of
ilhioago as to the causes of the recent collapse
r of ii ancial institutions hers, are reported in
'the 2mes to-day. It will be seen that there is
no disposition to charge these failures to the
aecount of the government's financial policy, or
to any other cause not entirely within the con
Strol of the managers. Most of the broken .on
Seorns have gone down under the we,ight of
t drminal recklessness or positive, willful e sun
-.reiism. In an exceptional case or two honest
upidity, ignorance and incapacity, without ..e
rJerate rascality, may have been the roeks on
hich shiwreck has been made; but nothing
short of a financial earthquake or a miracle ever
mrins a bank that has be--n rtanaged with hon
cty and business tact and intelligence. In the
rsations referred to there will be found
*me shrewd, clearly expressed ideas on the
bjeet, which will interest business men of all
. One prominent banker attributes the
to disasters to the vicious prae:ice of loaning
-the money of banks to their own officers or
stockholders-ai tractice which he thinks should
e utterly abolished. This opinion will donbt
less be almost universally indorsed, though a
-gentleman of great experience controverts it
with the remark that "it doesn't seem to make
asueIh difference who borrows money-if the
llaterals are good." And it must be confessed
there is a god deal in that.-[Chicago Times,
Important Insurance Decisions.
The following decisions were made by the
sIted States Supreme Court at Washington on
p 26th inst.:
New lYork Life Insurance Company vs.
; error to te Circudit Court for the eastern
of o irg.ia.-In this ease it is held that
lato1 pin gof insurance that al
da at aquiet are toe
signed by the prbtelent sad actuary of the com
pany furnishes no ground for assuming that
any place of payment of premiums is the resi
denoe or place of business of the agent. but that
the place of payment is the home office of the
company and that as war suspends all coin
mercial intercourse between citizens of bellig
erent countries or States, no active business can
be maintained, either personally or by corre
spondence or through an agent, by citizens of
one belligerent with citizens of another; hence
the outbreak of the war determined any exist
ing insurance agency in the South for Northern
cimpanies,. and the tender of payment ,f vre
mium" to such agencies after the commence
ment of the war was a void act, and had no ef
fect to continue the poll-y in force or to give in
·ured a claim to a revival at the close of the war.
Reversed. Justice Bradley delivered the opin
ion.
sc. Sparrow et al. vs. Avery et al., appeal from
the Circuit Court for the southern district of
New York.-In this case it is hold that ship
owners are in no ease liable for any loss. dalm
age, or injury occs,,oned by collision, beyond
the amount of their interest in the colliding
ship and her freight pending, except for costs
and interest by way of damages in case of
default of payment and suit to recover the
amount, nor are stipulators, either for costs or
value, ever liable for any d(efault of their prin
cipal beyond the amount specified in the stipu
lation which they gave. except for costs and in
tel est by way of damages in case of their own
default to make payment, pursuant to the terms
of stipultation, wheneovr the obligation of the
stipulator expressed in the stipulation is for a
dlefinite sum. Hurety stipulating to paly a sum
cannot be compelled to pay more than that
amount for any default of his prli-ipal.
Affirmed.
A Singular Marine Case.
It is announced that the Switzerland Marine
Insalne. Com riany will eontetit its hiss upon(
a policy issued by its a gent iin St Louis for
t$10,0t on the steamer (i"r udl tpubali. Tni..
policy sem-n to have been issued in good faitll.
but under a misapprehension by o(,ne of the
comprnatly' repro e-,etativc. ini St. Louis. in the
elief ihat the comp, ny lHsireil and intended
to write policies tiup i hiulu. This ag.nt was
authorized to accept riskso n enarl g,,s, but sOl''
how was pIrsu ded that mlllrinte business
included hull-policies, and anccrdingly issu'di
a certill ate of ills rice co vering the lire risk
on the boat in illes ion. The Imantaglgr of thie
company for Amerieci is the 8wiss Consul
here, alnd when he heat d of the loss,
was amazed beyd nma-ure. He is an iras, i
hbl itnitvitdual. and when, a few days after the
loss. the claim was garnisheed by the sheriff on
behalf of a at. Lo,uis eredtor, tlhe wittzerland
mnitlager gave hini a sound lecture Iupon Iis to ly
in attaching a 'omniany whicht'l would not pay.
Since then the a tachment has been raised, ant
other companies here have paid their claims.
but not so the Switzerlind. It appearsa that
when the certifliate was i-sued thie company
had not then fully complied with the Miss uri
Iaw and received the 8 te ant horit y to transactt
business. and now it is stated that the company
will do eInd itself against the claim for loss on
the ground that the insurance was grantetd by
tn agent not an hotized to do bust tiss. T'lis
is rather tn extraordinary defentse for tiny com
paty to offer, but the circumstances are (e'u
liar, inasmiuh its the Switzl'rlalt does only ia
cargo bus s, inie, a never gave litbsrty to atny
o. its ag.nts to write upon hulls.-ISt. Louis
Itepublcan, 27th inst.
Dry Goods.
[Now York Journal of 'ommerce. Nov. 23.1
The week opened with an advance in llt prire
of Iho Sprague dark pr' nts to r;',.. which was
no less a surprise than at the oit. ning of the
week previous the lamilton f.blrics were re
ducid to 5i. T''hc a'tion of Miea.r4. Harding.
Colby & Co. was generally applacu ied, at, be
sid.s giving an imprved tone to the rmarke. it
exhiit'ed the fal't that iii a very quiet way thiey
hald distribut r da larg, stock of medium iand
other styles. It opnedl the eyes of crciakers to,
the fact that bolt 'ul was ,i isibly bning ireatih, dI
without disaster. and the next movement nirst
be upwalrd. The acltion, was operativie upon1)c
othlr goods than prinls, anlld already its fatvr.n
ble i,flcuence, whilt notwiceable in incrcas-ed
ac/tion for 6c'4c prinis. exhibits aLsleadicnes of
tone in the market for e itton goa)ds gen-rally,
though no slpec'ial mov'ement lais to be re
marked, except an increase in miscellaneous
shipments for export.
With all houses hat distribute goods of which
the selling value is dependent upon the de
sirabili y of styles and colorings, the last two
weeks iof November are known as " repentance
wee. s." as all goods thought perishable through
the character of styles and fabric are sent to
"hospital" and disposed of on the "soll and
repent" principle. During the two weeks re
ferred to many goods are sold, but the loss is
often as great as what is received, hence many
houses have occasion to repent their having
overbought their outlet in order to secure
terms and prices. The month of O:tob,,r was
not favorable to the consumptive distributlon
of many styles and qualities of dress goods.
and as a consequence prices have been very low
on many standard makes.
Jobbers of this market are pursuing the pol
icy of reducing stocks to the lowest possible
amount, while what we learn from those of the
interior shows a like course being practiced,
and the end of the year will probably show
smaller stocks with distributorsthan have been
seen for many years.
The various manufacturing branches of
trade are showing some signs of activity, but
still we find them moving in a more cautious
manner than usual. With the most responsible
houses this is specially noticeable, and to some
extent is making credits dearer with the weak
er ones. There is too much competition on the
partor small houses in this market, and a large
ratio of expense makes it extremely hazardous
to houses with small capital. Ieveral instances
have been reported this week. and in the e iso of
one house the expense ac ount was double as
large as that of an older house in the same line
of trade, but doing a business of three times the
amount.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday Evening, Nov. 29, 1877.
NEW ORLEANS OLEARING-HOUSE.
Clearings. Balances.
November 24.......... -$1,464,301 77 $154,165 73
November 26............ 2.124,916 21 1.9.031 7:3
November 27............ 2,045.270 57 116.198 9
Novemlber 2s.......... 1.9134.204 91 13:1323 66
November 29- ........... 1,575,59 09 142,cci5 30
Total thus far........... 9.144.233 09 $741,815 12
We have no particular change of importance
to note in the demand for money, or the tone of
the market. The former is fair and the latter
easy. We quote:
Exceptional commercial paper -@0lo cent;
Al do 1@012; second grade do --(a-; loans on
collaterals 91o0: Al mortgage paper 910;
second grade do --@- 9 cent per annum.
All transactions in Gold and Exchange were
made on the closing dispatches of Wednesday.
To-day, being a holiday in Now York, none
were received.
Gold steady and quiet.
Foreie n Exchange fairly active and steady.
Sight is lower and quiet.
State Consols are weak at 8s%@87.
Premium Bonds easy at 367(:37.
Stocks are quiet, with the exception of ordi
nary kinds, which we note sales of 500 shares
Levee at $1t 35 and 200 do at $1 32 per share.
The New Orleans Stock Exchange and the
Crescent City Open Stock Board adjourned
their meetings until Friday morning, the 30th
inst.
Gold opened at 102':103'6 and closed at the
opening rat -s. Sales--$sooo at 1I.c:10o:.4., $:3000 at
103. $5000 at 102'9 and $10.o00 at 103 ' '.
STERLING SALES-£3o000 bill of lading at
490%i. £15,000 do at 49009449'i. £25,000 do at 495(0
491, £4000 do at 491. and £50.os clear at 490.0.
Bank sterling --(4494, commercial bills 48.(40
490'x.
FRANC SALES--3s0,00 commercial at 5.14.;
55.13R%; 50,000 and 5,)0o00 do at 5.14x, and 75,000
do at 5.138. Bank francs -, commercial 6.14
SIGHT SALES--$40,o00 bankers' at 11-32,
$60.o00 do at ?l. 15,000 and $i10,,10 commercial at
7-16 P cent discount. The banks are chelking ,
at ; 'P cent, ant commercial sight quoted at
7-14@'?X i cent discount.
COMMIERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday Evening. Nov. 2t. 1877.
GENERAL REMARKS-Yesterday was de
lightfully bright and cool. Our Northern and
Eastern friends were so much taken up with
their observance of Thanksgiving I)ay, and the
discussion of their turkeys and cranberry
sauce, that they did no business, and conse
quently no telegrams concerning the markets
in those parts were received. They, seemingly,
have more to be thankful for than we have down
here; they shut up their shops, banks and
other public institutions, and give themselves
up to hilarity and gastronomic enjoyment.
For causes stated above operators here in
cotton were, to a certain extent, working in the
dark, and the market was without spirit.
though exhibiting considerable steadiness in
prices. The sales reached raoo bales.
At the sugar landing and sheds the market
ruled easy and irregular. The receipts, 935
hhds, were comparatively light, and the sates
reached 881 bhds,
There was somelittle business done'ia pro.
visions; in fact, there was more done than for
several days past. More attention was paid to
dry salt meats, which were held at firmer prices.
In regard to mess pork hiyers and sellers are
at loggerheads-as regards prices, and in conse
(quence the movement in that article of Western
produce is restricted. Bacon and lr~d are dull
and easier.
COTTON-This being a legal holiday through
out the North saod East. no regular dispatches
were recteived at the Cotton Exchange, and for
that reason we are unable to *how the receipts
and movements of the markets at ports. Some
lprivate dispatches, however, were receivdl,
which reportetd lavre firm and Liverpool uni.et
rn spots and firm on arrivals, with sales esti
mnateld at 100($.,5 bales.
By reas-'n of the facts stated, this market did
not show as much activity and; interest as
iusual. The letling was steady, and sales
reached Sts tI;ales.
The official quotations of the Cotton Exchajnge
were as follows:
TO-DAY. YESTKEDAY.
Low Ordinary .............. x',
Ordinary ................... 9's 911
Good Ordinary........ .. - 9%
Low Middling .............. 10l 10%
Middling ................... i , lo
Good Midldng ....... - 11'; 11i
Middling Fair.. 11 .... 1 118
Sales to-day, 5100oo bales. Markat steady.
COTTON ATATEMENT.
In store and on shipsltard Sept. 1, 1877.... 21,356
Gross re't"'pts since yesterday . 15,432
Gross receipts previously ........ 465.798- 4l1,2lo
Total supply ......................... 5.2,586
Expo'rlted to-day................ 11.4s59
Exported previously............. 252,794-- 264.757
Total stocks this tay ................... Z:,129
Total stock this (lay last year........... 252.152
Experts to-day-Liv-.r--ot ,6aS Italtie: ; lavrs
4515 altes; I; rettonlt 3:99 bales; New York 1i01
hales ; Pr'Villlafe bIOllo hallts.
N t receipts since yeste'rday ............. 11,779
lRe cipts from other ports. ............. Gas
Not ree-ipts la:-t Thursday ............ 51 l
N-t re eipts this (Iny last year ............ it 27-2
Net re(iDt sstiLt I1'riday ............. 5z.2t
Net r'e.oipts sante tsim loast week .... ...... .517
NIt reei ptts satul tine, last year .. ..... 45,0;(
Net rete ipts sintso SeptetntI'b r 1............. 86;,,5"1
N 't. receipts samile tintio last vyear. ......... 431.04.1
Cotton on shipboard as per nneount of the
Cotton Exehanelle. s follows: Liverpool 59.64
bales. Hav'o 3:5,5.3 Bremen ,6;45, MNediterranean
4-11. North Heta 82114, Spatin 4"269, Mexico -.
eoastwise 775.1; total, 126l.271 hatles. This taken
from the stock at noon, as notjed at the Ex
change, leaves in prwsses ill. s hbales.
MOLASSES-R-ecipts 2191. bils. Sales. 2910.
We nItot In asier markret. with common almlllost
uresattblh. We quiote: Common -a.-i; fair --a
•s. ; primeo 2(Rl : ;c ;st rictly prime 35@:37,; choice
StIS-;R--The recotipts w'vre light to-day, com
prising only 9303 htils. and as comopared with
thirnt the siales wl'ere fair. ainoulltihg to M-41hhds.
it'h market b)illg easy and soneowhat irregular.
We qIl'te: Inlftrllor :t'rt-'.e, common to
good co tntuon 4t05 40; fair to good fair
5tt.,t;t; fully faiir 6;'(a-;tc; prime t'ie;strielly
prime 7e; gray ,l-rillt I ---; yellowelarillid,
a in quailty. 7 7'2t7 ',c; off whites. good tochoice,
7t4 ms4e; white elnriti-d a7.H49e.
FLOURI-Thtere was snme demand for Flour
to-dtay. hint lite imove'niltt was r"'stri-ttft by the
strilg'nl'y of receivers, who hold the supply.
itdl-er limits in somle eases, above. the views ef
buyers. Only 8Tt hIblsolht, as follows: r, bbts at
s5; so a' $5 -20: 2t10 aIt $.' :itO; i.t and 65 at $7; 25 at
$7 t 2s.1. aind s. ;,1 oni private lt ins.
CoenlnI t, is qtt t'd at 1, 1i 25: fine $4 250,4 50;
st hrit' tI $11 ; As: tinntle ext1a165 257(t5 .t ; low trible
ex-rt$ r$S t,5 75; ;ot,4 d, fit; (thite d(o Si 25ta,
;t 5t; c'htice extra $6 5f 5,t6 75; laney $6 75('07
' hbll.
D)'-ult'rs and groce'rs obtain 50e above these
pries.
C(OliN MEAL-Wna in request to-day. the
sales slowing at range in. I ict,'s frotm .s 51'12 -;
' hibl. l)'n'l,'rs alre still jobbingt at $2 2 !, 2 0t
bill. S. ls ,- I : . 10. , .11 s1 1,H lolbils lt S2 ,5; 50 at
$2 ;12' ; 25 at -2 ;5.
C(IEAMI AND, PEARL MEALr-Quiet and
stelady with is fair detmand land light supply at
A. 7.,- -1 1 hbl.
COHN FLOUIR-In fair request, chiefly for ex
port, at $456t4 50. act'trdilng tot quality.
GRITS-Easy a11nd inl fair demand at $3 550. .5
'9 bbl on the landing. Job lots sell at $434 2a
Vbbl.
RYE FLOUR-Is in moderate supply and
easy at $4 25544 50 r bbl.
PORK-Was in moderate request to-day, and
the tone of the market firmer. Iluyers were not
wanting at $13 25. and some property exchanged
hands at that priceo. but holders in some cases
stood out for $13 50, the market closing quiet
and steady at $13 25@13 50, dealers still jobbing
at $14(a.14 25. Sa1,'s-25. 25 and 65 bbls at s1$ 25.
DRY SALT MEATS-We note a better and
stronger feeling to-day in consequence of the
favorable condition of the weather. The de
mand was goodl at 5'!e for loose shoulders,
holhlers asking 5 .o. and sales at 5'eC We quote
the market firm at 5' e5Sc for shoulders, loose
and packed, dealers still jobbing at 5 'Qr;ct.
Sales-2 car loads shoulders, loose, at 5'c;:
1,000o t, loose at 53ae; 1 car load do, boxed. at
5.,e; 20 boxes do at 5sc; o1.000 ) clear rib sides
it 6"~c.
BACON-Continues dull, and we hear of very
little inquiry except in the strictly jobbing
trade. Prices are easier to-day, and we quote
shoulders. 7I5't9 i., clear rib sides 1i@t9'a.e, and
clear sides 9.tA'91ic; dealers obtaining .e ad
vance on these prices. Sales-10 casks shoulders
at 7Xto. 5 casks clear sides at 91ec.
LARD-There is very little doing in lard, and
the market is dull and lower at s!zc for re
fined, and a'ec for packers' prime steam in
tierces, dealers' prices ranging from 86(§9c on
job lots.
HAMS-Are quiet and steady, with a moderate
demand. We quote: Uneanvased and plain
canvased lo.iStie and choice sugar-cured 13'
t114C 9 It. Dealers selling Xi@lc advance on
these prices.
BREAKFAST BACON-Quiet and steady at
95m@10e in a wholesale way, dealers jobbing at
10%.11c.
PACKERS' HOG PRODUCTS-Dealers are
selling on orders in the job trade at $7 75 9 half
bbl for pig pork. $12 s. bbl for prime mess
pork. $10 for prime pork. and $11 50 for rum$
pork. Pickled pigs feet are selling at St 856'&
keg. Ham sausages are dtll and quoted at 8@
8s'0 91 t. Family pork is jobbing at $13 so50 91 bbl.
Pickled pigs' tongues are quoted at 7Jf-s'
apiece. PI'ckled heads are offering at S10t011
9 tierce, and jowls at 5s 50@5 9 barrel. Bo
logna sausage 7 rt';tcsce.
,'lOBA.:CO--hothing reported. Stock on sale
saw0 hhds.
QUOTATIONS.
Inferior lugs .............. . -- .. 3 @ 3@
Low lugs .................................. 3%@ 3%
Medium ........ ... . . .........-- 4 @( 4%
Good to fine ............... .............. 4%@ 5%
Low leaf ................................. 5%@(
M edium ................ ............... 7 . (6 8
G ood .................................... . 9 (@ 10
Fine ............. ....... .......... 11 @1,1
Selections.........................12 @12%
COFFEE-Demand moderate and market firm.
QUOTATIONS FOB GOLD.
Cargoes. Job Lots.
Prime ..................18%(a)l1 19Y,54119%
Good .................·418(%)18 183%@19
Fair.......................-·- 17%@- 17%@18
Ordinary ..--............16 @J16 16(163e%
Extreme range...........----@-- 15 (@20
CORN-Is fairly active and steady. Sales 500
yellow at eeo, 500 white at 620, and 351, white
mixed at61e ~ bushel.
OATS-Quiet, with an upward tendency. Sales
250 bags choice Galona at 400 S bushel.
BRAN-Neglected. Sales 100 bags at 92'3c
cwt.
HAY-Dull. 150 bales strictly prime sold at
$17 t ton.
BULK CORN-No , offering, and the market
is nominally 55Ie t 4bushel.
WHEAT-None here, and nominally at St :i30r
1 35 1 bushel for winter, and $1 20w1 25 for
spring.
EsCUJLENTS-Potatoes are selling at $1 53@4
175: onions at $1 250.2; apples at $1 50@3 4
bbl; cabbages at $6w 4 100, and $1 75@12 1 crate.
BAGGING-Steady at 12'Sc in round lots; re
tailing at 12'% 13c. Baling twine at 13.c in
round lots ; retailing at 14c.
BUTTER-The receipts of Northern are fair.
Western are in light supply and in fair request.
We qute New York creamery, fine, 300S431e;
New York dairy 19.425c, as in quality; Western
repacked 101atc.e, as in quality.
CHEESE-Demand fair and prices steadier,
with only a moderate stock. New York cream
i5515%c Western factory 12@14c, as in quality.
STARdH-In good demand at sHc in lots;
jobbing at 375¼e4c t lb.
WOOL-More stocks offering than there is de
mand, and it is held above the views of buyers,
Burry is quoted at 11'(12c, Louisiana clear 26%c.
clear lak., 273'4l)290c lb.
HIDES-Supply fair and market quiet; coun
try green s@s.3c, dry salted 13@132c, dry flint
414150.
TALLOW-Scarce. City sc: country 7e M lb.
WHISKY-Dull, easy and irregular. Good
choice Western is selling at $1 07@1 to. and city
made at S1 05.al 06 5 gallon.
SALT-Stock light with a good demand. Since
our last report one cargo, all coarse, sold at
723%c per sack. afloat, and one to arrive on pri
vate terms. We quote cargo price at 70@75c, ac
cording to filling. Dealers are selling from
werehouse at 75 s8c for coarse, 95c@31 for fine,
a- in quality and quantity. Turks Island neg
lected; held nominally at 320e bus eL Table
salt in Dockets 15%@70e each, as in czn.
POULTRY-Old chickens $4. ;oung $2b@3
ducks 3; geese 6s; Turkeys $92 dozen.
EGGS-Western is@20c;: o ana 223e9
dozen.
New Amerdcan Sowing iXLs CWnaL
treao
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday. Nov. .o, 1877. J
Daily report of the stage of water, with changes
In the twenty-four hours ending yesterday
at ap. m.:
Above low Change.
water. Rise. Fall.
Feet. Inches. Inches. Inches.
Cairo ............... 18 1 12 0
Cincinnati.......... 3 9 8 o
Little tick-........ 1o 0 3 0
Louisville .......... 11 7 11 o
*New Orleans ...... 11 4 1 t
PittsbuHrg........... 7 5 0 10
Shrevoport ........ 21 3 1 0
St. Loots...........1 4 0 6
Vickhburrg.......... 1 5 8. 8 0
*Below high water mark of 1974.
W. U. SIMONS,
Sergeant Signal bervice, U. S. A.
Arrivals.
Martha, I'habl, Mary Ida. Henry Tote. Belle,
W. J. I'oitevertt. Tom Parker, J. H. Hanna,
Tihos. Sherlock, James hloward, La Belle. City
of Augusta.
Departures.
Martha, Mary Ida. Henry Tete. Belle. W. J.
Poitevent. (C i. Church. Dawn, Belle of Shreve
port. Frank Pargoud.
To Arrive.
Martha, Alvin. lower coast: MarY 111a, Honr
Tet.,, Ielle. Blue Wi,,u No. a, upper coast: W..J.
'Poituvont, aet. Mary, Absumption. Lafourche;
C. 1P. Chouteaul, ~ . O. Stanard, St. Louis; Era No.
to, B1iuf river; Trenton, Tenseasand Macon;
St. Jlohn. Baton lRouge; (;ov. All(en, Ouanhita
Bell-., Bayou Sara; Ioblt. Miit'holl, Cincinnati;
Natihez, Vickstburg; Bsrt Able, W. J. Behan.
Rod riv r.
A "trlf bhreze from the north blow vesterrday,
and tire lauding was a e )lid spot to visa,.
Iusine-s active ', he C. B. Churc:h, in par
ticular, received liberialy. The Garrett had a
round lot of mol.sss and a ttuousand barrels
of rosin, and hadl steam itt to leave last night.
Th'le Katie P. Kituntz leaves for the Arkansas
to-day, rn et problably.
The Lissil Taylor. having some work to do
about her shaft, fo;led to get oil' Wi-dn rsday
night. She was stt at the' landing when we
Ilt it last evening. The 'JTaylor Ieave+ hire
;ifter eviry Wednesday, instead of Tuesday as
hterietf nre.
'The'i BUnnie Lite and Tom Parker were taken
to lying-up untrurrers ye.sterday.
The Isatiel arrived yesterday from the lower
i'-ast: having sotme repairs to make, lteo DUan
urt take; her place until she is ready, and will
leave to-day.
'I'he great James Howard arrived Wednesday
rt ight with a tremendous load, the largest of the
season, and is receiving to leavo to-day posi
tiv,'ly for Meimphis an t the bonds, under the
corrrnrnd of Capt. B. R. 'Pe'gram, Mr. J. H.
Chtassainig clerk.
'lirhe La iele,. of the N. 0. and R. It. Transpor
tation Cu(olnt any. arrived wlth a big trip also,
aint leaves ou her return trip to-morrow at 5 p.
m. M. N. Wood in eommantl and J. M. Lyle
cvlrk.
Captt. Tom Taylor's regular Black and BItuf
river packet Era N(o. 10 will bie at the landing
this uiorniin, receivinrig to return to-morrow
without fail. Mr. Chits. Freese has charge of
her offlM'.
''The John II. Hanna. for UEton Rouge, leaves
at 10 it. in.. instead of 12 m.. as heretofore.
Th, Assurnption hleaves this morning ior the
Latfturrche. and will go thr ugh to T'hibodaux.
T'he But nt Ci 'rrto Iack' t hello lays over to
morrow and starts again Sunday. The Btlle is
povutilar. and Ili.sirvetdly s . for she is it good
boatti. very flit, and hits it captain alln clerk who
kn) w thow to i ll their parts to perfection. The
Biue Wing. of tire same line as the Belle. is
atls a very piopulaHr boat: shie runs further up
thin the Belle, and has a greater number to
pl'at-e. Arthur C'rmnstotik and n(;t . Woods are
'v(Ill to thie lmergency. however, and have
gained for thtir boat manyt) friernls.
The J. (t. Fletcher phis returned from her cot
ton.ai',rl tourr and is lying at the Unlon Oil Com
ipany Works landing. S.he wen: as high as
Vitdalia and brotught bacek two barges loaded
with seed.
The favorite and splendid passenger steamer
Thomas She.lo,.k Low Kates in command, ar
rived Wednesday night ronm Cincinnati. and is
the C. L. and N. '. packet line departure for to
morrow. Capt. John S. Jones, a well known on
the river as a No. 1 and most accommodating
clerk, has charge of the Sherlock's office.
The Robt. Mitcheil follows the Sherlock, and
will arrive Sunday. The Golden Crown follows
the Mitchell.
Referring to the sinking of the Bee's barge
the St. Louis Republican of the 27th says;
" The barge was valued at $1t0,xJ0 and not in
sured. The cargo embraced 21,e000 bushels corn
from this port. The capacity of the barge was
1000 tons, and the cargo was completed at Cairo
and below. The cargo was insured to probably
near its value. It is a remarkable fact, and a
valuable evidence of the safety of river naviga
tion as compared with that of the lakes, that the
St. Louis Barge Company never lost or dam
aged a bushel of grain in transit during Its
eleven years of service until the occurrence of
this disaster, and i0/ii,.0o0 bushels must have
been carried during that time. It is probable
the damage was caused by a snag.
Apropos of the above, we may mention that
this is the one hundredth trip of the Bee in the
service of the Valley Company and is her first
mishap. She is a good boat, and her career has
been one of remarkable success up to this trip.
On arrival at St. Louis the Bee will undergo re
pairs.
Th,e St. Louis correspondent of the Commer
cial writes:
The C. K. Peck loads for New Orleans, with
David Haney captain.
Commodore W. J. Kountz is taking bids for
the construction of a new boat, to be known as
the Jno. F. Tolle No. 2.
The John T. Moore, after taking on a lot of
salt, left yesterday for Mobile. tooting her
whistle freely as she passed down. May joy go
with her, and may there be no Mo(o)re trouble
hereafter.
The Tensas leaves to-morrow, without fail,
for the Macon and Tensas. Capt. Cooley has
her over the river receiving a coat of paint.
A clerk is on the landing receiving freight.
The City of Augusta is at the landing with a
fine trip from White river, and Is receiving to
e.turn to-morrow without fail. Capt. John D.
Elliott commands, Mr. Joe Elliott clerk.
In a Ibtter to a friend, Capt. Elliott wrote:
"Our old friends on the White river have given
us a hearty welcome, and propose to sustain
Ius."
By the same token we hope shippers will give
the Augusta all the encouragement in their
power, at this end of the route.
The Tom Parker arrived yesterday from
Bceuf river and retires in favor of the the Willie,
leaving to-day at 5 p. m. with Capt, L. P. Dela
houssaye in command.
The renowned Bart Able leaves for Alexan
dria and Grand Ecoro to-morrow. She will be
at the landing to-day.
Capt. E. B. Trinidad succeeds Capt. Dela
houssaye in the Hanna's office, and took charge
yesterday. The friends of the Hanna on the
coast will find Capt. Trinidad a gentleman of
the old school.
The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:30 a. m.
from Bienville street for Westwego, running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donaldsonville.
The Blue Wing line steamer Belle leaves to
day at 9 a. m. for the upper coast to Bonnet
Carre. The Belle is a daylight boat both ways.
H. E. Harper commands.
The coa.st, Donaldsonville and Lafourche
o acket Assumption, P. A. Charlet master, N. Z.
Du puis clerk, leaves to-day at 10 a. n,. for Thibo
da(iX.
The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation
Company's steamer Alvin, W. T. Scovell mas
ter, carrying the United States mail. leaves to
day at 12 m. promptly for Port Eads.
The Martha, W. H. Bassett master, also of the
above company, leaves to-morrow at 5 p. m.
The fine steamer John H. Hanna. Frank
Bergeron in command, leaves to-day at 10 a.
m. for Baton Rouge and coast landings. Capt.
L. P. Delahoussaye has charges of the office.
The oeoast and Bayou Sara U nited States mail
packet Gov. Allen, John J. Brown master, S. S.
Streck clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. im.
The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonville and La
fourche packet Henry Tote will arrive this
evening and return to-morrow. as usual.
The M. I. daily line steamer Mary Ida will
arrive this evening and return to-morrow.
The Blue Wing line steamer Blue Wing No. 3,
J. A. Comstock master, Messrs. Wood antd Dean
clerksleaves to-morrow at 10 a.m. for the upper
coast.
Capt. Joe Dalferes' elegant Bayou Lafourche
rpacket St. Mary is receiving to leave to-morrow
at t0 a. m. for Laurel Valley.
The fleet Natchez, T. P. Leathers in command.
J. F. Muse in the office, leaves as usual to-mor
row for Vicksburg.
The steamer Bertha. H. H. Broad master,
Theo. Jobin clerk, leaves to-morrow at 5 p. m.
for the Atchafalaya through to Washington.
The Bart Able. Richard Sinnott master. Geo.
C. Hamilton clerk, leaves to-morrow at 5 . m.,
without fail, for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
The Ouachita Belle, John C. Libano in com
mand, will arrive this evening and leave to
morrow, as usual, for Bayou Sara.
Capt. J. P. McElroys semi-weekly coast and
Baton Rouge packet St. John is receiving to
leave at 5 p. m. to-morrow.
The new and fine steamer Clara 8., W. Wen
zell in command. Lew S. Rice clerk, leaves to
morrow, without fail, for Bayou Bartholomew.
She lays at the head of Lafayette street.
[By Telegraph.]
sacks cotton seed. T. P. LEATHF,ftS
Master steamer Tfatceze.
Wear,roV, 2vb-T-o C. G. Warne, New Or
leans: Steamer Robert Mitchell will arrive Sun
day night. DAN MOORE, Master.
Exchauge Clippings.
Cincinnati Commercial, Nov. 27:
Two of Gray's Iron Line barges broke loose
from their moorings at the Belmont Mills at
Wheeling yesterday morning. One of them,
the Grant, ran against one of the piers of the
Bellaire bridge and sunk, while the other, the
Ironsides No. 2 was picked up by the Nail City
and landed. The sunken barge contained 237
tons of glassware, shipoed here, and 4(1() kegs
of nails, taken on at Wheeling. The former
was insured. It is not known hero whether the
nails were insured or not. The barge was val
ued at $45)ss, and was not insured. The John L.
Rhoads. upoun her arrival, will load for Now Or
leans.
The new Golden Rulewas receiving her outfit
yesterday. Capt. Shinkle says she will be ready
to make her trial trip Wednesday afternoon, on
which his friends and the pubt!i are invited.
She will eommence loading for New Orleans on
Thursday and leave Satl urday.
The Cincinnati, Louisville and New Orleans
Packet Company will probably send out three
boats next week.
Capt. Harry G. Sommers, of the Magdalena
river, South Arnmerica.passed through the city
yesterday, from New York to New Orleans. He
will return here in about three seeks, when he
will finally determine the matter about building
his new boat for the Magdalena river.
St. Louis Republican. Nov. 27:
Grand Lake left for New Orleans with three
barges, 9s,ox1 bushels bulk corn and wheat. She
exclanges tows with the Port Eads which reach
ed Cairo yesterday.
It was stated yesterday that there was no bulk
grain in any of our five elevators, and yet.Capt.
. C. informed us during the evening that he
was offered 45,)0 btushels but that was too little
to tempt him to New O leans. He has barges
here to carry 0o.tr).
Memphis Avalanche, Nov. 25:
The Seuldder has a full ,.sofa in sight at
Points below. She takes Ire4 bales or ,-,n
from l .. r, and could have as much more if she
hald stowage room.
The towboat Sam Roberts. with her 14 pieces
loaded with apples, potatoes. cider, cabbage,
chickens, turkeys and men. women antd chil
dren, got under way for below ye-tsrd(ay fore
no n.after adding 32:3 sacks of oileake at Hope
field, opp site here.
J. Philo Young. formerly clerk on the Grand
Repnb'tei has become insane, and has bren
transferred from the St. Ann!l's Asylum, St.
Louis, to a place of the same kind near Cincin
nati.
('tpt. JamesTschudi has been ill for many
mo(nths past, and still lingers in a low state of
health at his resilde.ee near St. Louis.
1)LANTATIONS AND FARMS FOR RENT
OR SALE.
CITIZENS' BANK OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, Nov. 20. 1877. j
The following Piantations and Farms are of
fered for sale on row-onable terms; or for rent
for the year 1:78. Proposals for rent to be made
to this Bank on or before 10)th DI)ember next
PARISHES. PROPERTIES. DESCRIPT'N. AREA.
Acres.
Caldwell ........ Esperance Pl'n. cotton 3625
C irroll. West.... Dixon lands., unimpr'd 756(
Catahoula . Blue Cane Place, cotton 4720
Concordia ..... Balhgowin 'lace, cotton 1440
Concordia - . Normandy Place, cotton 1100
Concordia ...... Ros & Marks Place, cotton 13,0
E. Baton Rouge lt.ddin Brown, unimpr'd e(;0
E. Baton lRouge Wm. Noble Place, (otton 11.(i
E. Baton louse "HScotland" (sub-div.) c t'n 1000
E. Baton Rouge NCewport Plae, unimpr'd 1o)o
E. Baton Roug,' Flaygood Place, cotton .00
East Feliciana. 1',ldin P'lace, unimpr'd .n.
l'ast Felicianai Booker Place. unimpr'd (io
Eist Feliciana (C.ll) P'lace, unimer'd 50.
E;ast Foliciiana -Mount Willing, cotton pl'n 670
Fast Feliciana W. K. Prioir, unimotr'd 240
Fast Fellilana I). Pipes, cotton pl'n 320
East Feliciana. John L. i)onee, cotton pl'n i6;6
East Feliciana J. E. Norwood, unimpr'd 90e
Iberia ........... T. Smith, sub-divided 200
Jefferson ......... H. Carter, sugar 1842
Jefferson .....J... . .J. Oriard. sub-divided 600ooo
Ihberville ..... . C. Camp,. unimor'd 350
Iberville ......M. S. lack, sugar 479
Ibervile ..... M. B. Slack, unlmpr'd 144)
Iberville ....... It. Slack. unimpr'd 370
Iberville . Mrs. C. Lauve, unimpr'd 70t
Madison ........ o,. Shadlbourne, unimpr'd 100x
Morehonse .... I). Brigham, cotton 1249
Plaquemines Fanny, sugar 34.0)
Pointe Coupee.Woodbourne, sugMl 1250
Rapiles........ R. H.Peterson. cot. &stock 2700
Rapides ........C. A. Thornton. cotton 1500
Rapides ........H. Boyce. unimpr'd 1000
Sabine..........Yaraboro. unimpr'd 640
St. Landry ......oo. Hill, unimpr'd 1;to
St. Landry......Alf. Dejean, sugar 0oo
St. Landry ....T.A. Cook, unimpr'd 520
St. Bernard .... M. Soils. unimpr'd 1600
Arpents
St. James ..... Magnolia, rice 1440
St. James....... La ice Bros., rice 100l
St. Tammany .A. . Penn. unimpr'd 320
St. Tammany F. V. DoGruy. saw mill 950
St. Tammany..J. M. Thompson, st'k farm 1280o
Tenses....... "Ion." cotton 2170
Tensas ......... "Palmetto." cotton 159:1
Tensas..........Alonzo Snyder, unimpr'd 950
Tenses .........McBride. unimpr'd 640
Vermillion..... J. B. Ramsey. sub-div'd 850
W. Baton R'ge .W. B. Robertson. unimor'd 850
W. Baton R'ge..Yaton. unimpr'd 1200
W. Baton R'ge- J. L. Lobdell. unlmpr'd 2868
W. Baton R'ge. W. Kincheloe, unimpr'd 640
W. Baton R'ge. A. Rock, unimpr'd 400
W. Baton R'ge. Carolina Sugar, sugar 1360
West Feliciana-Beach Grove. cotton 800
West Feliciana.Mrs. James Fair, cotton 782
West Feliciana J. & H. Perkins. unimpr'd 1689
West Feliciana.Mrs. Ann Simms, unimpr'd 933
Washington ...-M. Murray, unimpr'd 844
no22 15t
NOTICE TO STATE TAX COLLECTORS
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
AssISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL's OFFICE,
State of Louisiana,
New Orleans. November 14, 1877.
For the purpose of bringing suit for taxes and
licenses due the State for the years 1873. 1874 and
1875. the Tax Collectors of each district of the
parish of Orleans are hereby directed to pre
pare and file in this office, on or before the first
day of December. 1877. a report of all delin
quents for said years, according to the books
and records of their respective offices, and in
cases where the delinquent list of the Tax Col
ector's office Is incompleto. said report will be
made from the record of delinquents on file In
the office of the Roeorder of Mortgages.
All delinquents are requested to settle said
taxes and licenses with the collectors of the
respective districts, on or before the first day of
December, 1877, and thus save costs and ex
penses. J. C. EGAN.
Assistant Attorney General.
no14 1618 23 25 2830
q ANY G
1 UIN TI\NG
7T0-D1AY BY
UNIA. K0E,
14 Exchange
Place.
0026 ly
G OL GREAT CHANCE TO MAKE
money. If you can't get gold
*you can get greenhbacs. We
need a person in every town to take subscrip
tions for the largest, cheap-st and best illhs
trated family publications in the world. Any
one can become a successful agent. The most
elegant works of art given free to subseribers.
The price is so low that almqgt eve ybody sub
scribes. One agent reports making over $150 in
a week. A lady agent reports taking over 4o5
subscribers in ten days. All who engage make
money fast. You can devote all your time to
the business, or only your spare time. You
need not be away from home over night. You
can do it as well as others. Full particulars,
directions and terms free. Elegant and ex
pensive outfit free. If you want profitable work
send us your address at ons. It soets nothlng
to try the businet No one who engages fai.s
to ak greats p. Addrms
T, Po~u~~~
Important
AUCTION SALE!
From the great auction sale of last Tuesday
and Wednesday. at which the entire stock of.
Messrs. E. Molinie & Co. (large importers) ws
sold at the highest bid, we took advantageof
this extraordinary opportunity, and will offer
TO-MORROW
$20,000
W of Intpted trenh Gm
-AT
PRICIE THAT WILL DENERVE YOUII
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
As the goods wore imported by Messrs. R
Molinie direct from the manufacturers of
France, they are CAREFULLY SELECTED Ms
meet tho wants of this section.
Having bought this
Immen.t'e Stock
-AT
HALF THE IMPORTATION PRICE,
We propose to allow our friends and customemr
the benefit, and
Will Offer To-Morrow
THE ENTIRE STOCK..
Without going into details, we would call yovm
attention, amongthe MANY EXTRAORDINAR."
BARGAINS, to the following:
FRENCH CORSETS.
At 0so cents a IPir.
BOYS' FULL FINISHED FRENCH SOCI&.
At 15 cents a pasr.
VEIL BAREGES.
Worth 60so cents, at 25 cents a yard.
WHITE TARLATANS (French),
At $1 75 for 16% yasrds
ETC., E1TC.
We would also call your attention to
85000 WORTH
-oF-
CHOICE BLACK GOOD,
which we received from this great sale, au&
will offer
50 pieces BLACK FRENCH DELAIN$I
at 5 cents.
100 pieces BLACK FRENCH DELAJIN
at 30, 35 and 40 cents.
90 pieces BLACK FRENCH CA8HM]RE~,
at 50 and 60 cents a yard.
-ALSO
The Very Finest Black French Caakmer
at 75 and 90 cents.
-ALsO
Bombasettes, Tamises, Ete.,
AT EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRIOCE
Also, twenty-five pieces
BLACK SILKS,
of the famous "Bonnet" make.
At $1 a Yard,
Never sold in New Orleans for less than i gi
French Organdies, Two Yards Wide,
At 2- cents a yard.
It will be to your interest to pay us an earl,..
call and secure bargains in desirable goods.
DANZIGER'S,
157 Canal street.
BITWEEN BOURMON AND DAUlPlINE
As this stook Is very large, we also e'a t6e IA
tention of cit and couatry merebi as toe *
acme, nU'