Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-11-22
CULTURE OF SUGAR AND COTTON.

recent number of the New Orleans Trop;c
contains the answers Of EDMUND j. FoRsrAtY. ESQ
merchant OF that city, TO the questions prono,nd-
ed by Mr. Secretary WALKER, of the United States
Treasury, on the Tariff subject. The fourth query
in the series is in these words:
What has been the annual average profit capital
poyed in the production Of sugar and cotton well
Quoted iarms plantations for the last three years,
the passage Of the Tariff Of s42 including the crop Of that
year. and deucng all expenses incident TO the production
Of the articles their preparation for Market the transportation
to the place Of sale, and the sales themselves !"
Mr. r. says his reply this quey that the absence Of
fixed data establish the real capital invested pecludes the
possibility Of asceainng the nett annual profits thereon He
furnishes the following facts however, in the hope that they
may enable the Secretary Of The Treasury to approximate TO
the informaionhe is seeking
In 1928 there in Louisiana 30s sugar estates 226
worked by horsepower and 80 by seam slaves Of all ages
attached 10 them OO0 The 30s estates then valued
at 100000 InisaO the sugar estates numbered 69
an increase of 3s3 slaves attached 36, ,000
These additional then supposed to have requ
ed additional outlay Of OoO making that period
the capital invested in the sugar industry $50, In
ls42 the sugar estates actually in operation preparing to
work numbered $685. steam-power mills 36l horsepower
mills 307 slaves attached So 670showng decrease in
the number of sugar estaes compared with $780, Of 23an
increase in steampower Of 279 engines and mills, and Of
H. $40 slaves The present number Of 762
power mills 40s horse power mills 354 There data
Of slaves during the three last years let it
therefore be supposed that the number aough it is known
to have greatly augmened) is the in ls40--say
5067O This gives the estimates Of 1880, n
tates 32l engines and mills and Il, 67O slaves which, at
low estimate, represent least 0OO O0Omaking the
whole capital present invested in the manufacture Of
in Louisiana $780, OO0 OO0 Should this amount which is
nf
be considered the capital then the nett profits Of the sugar
planters taken collectively may be arrived at follows
Crop Of ls4l AZ, 100000, 900 pounds, at cts.
(the average price in March) plantations. S4 6OO 600
100000 gallons moasses, at Is cts. 100000
5,5so,OoO
Deduct expenses, say s75 per each slave attach
ed to the said Estates say so, 3,s0O,25
Nett profit ,........... l,779,75o
Or about 95 100 per cent on capaof $780, O0O OOO to
interest," casualties by death of slaves who form part Of
Crop Of 1929, I4o.slsooo at 81 cts, (the
average as above) ......-... ---. Ss, Sao
7Ol5 500 gallons molasses at IL cts...... s4l,s96
6,27s, ,l4l
ming Be the crop wha, / may $500, $50
Nett profit t... 2,47s, s9l
Or 4 l3-l00 per cent. to cover above, &C.
Crop of Is43-'44, l00, 346, 900 pounds sugar, at
an average on plantation Of cts 5000, ,760
5000 900 gallons moasses at 20 cts .. 1000, 600
--
1000, ,76O
Deduct expenses as above vc......... $500, $50
Nett profit .... 3,229, $40
Or small fraction over 5l per cent above &C.
Crop Of 1s44145 204, $4,000 pounds sugar,
at cents SO, 1876, $50
O. O0O. 900 gallons molasses at 10 cts - I,Os0,OOO
r r.
9,276, $50
Deduct expenses as above $500, $50
Nett pro6t- - sag, 270