Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-17


The pecul weighs l36 lbs.
The above table oiicil For the year and A. the
exports. given only upon estimate, are
For 1912, 1884, 200 lbs.
1913, l45.l0o.OOU lbs
the import into the u. ). OF Coffee from lava direct was in
1872 $4,000 and from Holland probably laval 3OIs
GOA lbs.
CUrA stands third According to tables in Hunts NIer-
chants Magazine, Vol. ViIIthe total export Coffee
from Cuba inlS+2 about 30 900 900 lbs OF which, &c
cording the Annual Report the Commerce and Nay
CATION Of the u. s. made in February lS43-thcre were
the IT, 5. ii 32l 0O0bs In three quarters Of lSI3
4, the import l6 millions. From ST. Domingo our
import the III, 500 900 lbs and Ven
zuela. II, 900 900 lbs.
The whole import into tho United States in 1912 was
liz, 900, OF which 5.250O00 cxported Ieav
ing to into the consumption OF the country l07 900
lbs. Tho import Of three quarters OF ~ % $50
lbs.
SuGAR.-Of this commodity Cuba is the chief source OF
foreign supply. The ordinary total export from this
island may be put between and 100000 boxes Of 400
LIS. eneh-cqual TO from 100 3G0000000 lbs. The im
port into the United States from this in lst2
72.O00.000 lbs According tho Treasury Report for
H. which includes only nine months from st Oct 40 TO
Goth June si3 the import OF these nine months only
81. 900 900 lbs.
From Brazi-though n large producer Of Sugar, equal
20 66. $50 600 bstte the United States
In 43-4 there wero but 1000 400 lbs imported.
In Java the growth OF sugar has kept pace with that Of
Coffee-the paper already erred in Hunts Maya.
zine. gives this liable for three years
Export % Sugar in 1899 757.0 900 peculs.
lSl0-l.Ol30OO do.
The whole import however into the United States OF
sugar from the East Indies. was 3.iI 9, 900 lbs
From 80. Crox and Porto Rico receive considerable
supplies but home growth furnishes the greater pro-
portion Of what IL consumed in the United States.
Louisiana this year will nearly double Its produce aud
yield something like hundred aud eighty thousand hhds
OF 900 lbs each, and what perhaps will surprise most
readers much. the crop oi Maple Sugar will equal
probably 10000 hhds. IN very intelligent article IN
Hunts Merchants Magazine for February, 1884, upon the
Sugar trade Of the World II is stated that the Maple Sugar
nOth e St.tTa taa al of
third made in the State OF New York The uniform
report this is that this crop will exceed any before
made.
MoLAssEs.-Tho United States furnish the great mar
ke indeed almost the sole markets for this staple The
chief foreign supplies derived from Cuba The import
from there in I5l2 thirteen and half million gallons
From Dutch islands and Guiana about 500 900 gallons and
from the French Islands about 50p, 900 gallons
The whole import into the United States ~ was cigh.
teen million gaioIs ,. equal TO about 10000 hhds
Having presented this view OF the production and i'm
Poriaon Of the above staple. the inquiry, referen
to the Of prices in the United Saiesis To
the stocks of these commodities hand in Europe the
close Of the last year. This enable from an
suthontc source ollowsss sugar and coflee-giy
ing the compnritve imports and stock OF Isi3 and 1874
in all the chief markets Of Europe; French, German, Dutch
Italian and English.
OF SUGsR, the imports in 49, were 1851 million lbs
The stock the close Of the year, $50 millions In ~
the imports 1852 Millions and the stock the close
81 the 225 misunderstanding that while the
ton fell of IS millions IN ~, the stock hand the
Of the year, compared with that tho preceding year.
was only diminished ~ millions.
OF COrFEE the imports IN Si3 363 million pounds
and the stock ai iis close lG millions. Tho imports in
1Sli were 800 millions, the stock l72 millions, showing
an increase Of imports in ~ Of 81 millions, and stock
Of Z milOnH.
In the Express of 81 instant, which has within dsy or
two been brought 10 notice, tho contrary Of these last
facts 10 assumed the stocks In Europe said be di.
mnisling, while consumption " increasing, and very
sggcrated estimates made NJ the probable deficiency OF
the coming crops 81 coffee, sugar aud noassestI. obiec,
being To show that the late rsc IN the prices Of these CON-
Ntfanu - a l.tt "A
therefore not likely To fell oil.
With The opinion alleged we do moi mean TO concern
ouisclycs-bm with the facts we shall deal plainly.
The coffee crop Of Cuba stated nj an average Of 80
million pounds which, owing 10 drought aud hnrc anes
will, Is assumed, be diminished 70 fifteen millions this
year, aud consequently deficiency IN the accustomed sup
ply u noted Of 80 million pouods.
II will DO 10y what stated above about the Coffee
crop 81 Cuba, That It's docs probably esceed 30
millions pounds liefe then, is mistake Of twenty mil.
A. matter Of fact tho crop Of Cuba will undoubtedly
exaggerated.
The sssuld deficiency tho crop Of Brsza furp,.Le.
another signal instance II the csrcesnoys aud eror with
which the Express, treats tho subject. Th. delcieey s
put down at 10000 bags which made to woig, forty
four million pounds The big NJ rono bnrcIy averages
IG0 lbs, that admitting for the sake Of arn,ep, that
there will DO such number 81 bags dcicicnttho weight
would be ~ millions instead u 4ihus making second
error 81 2OOOODOO los. but matter Of fact we state
that detailed prices of Is, Jan from Rio Janciro
which gives with great di-iinctncss al the movement, of
the market, makes slnson any falling "a of tho CROP
estimates the stock hand Of 1000 bags aud mcn,i ms
prices, as having tendency downwaros.
In The article 81 Sugar the Express not moro accurate
u IS assumed Ivy that pspef that there will be falling
oil IN the crops ~ Cuba q 21500O 900 Iba where's. its
whole average crop docs exceed 800 600 900 bsand
such falling oil. u will be perceived, " mancsty ppos
sibe; for M great sbsuscon from Tho usual supply
were verified prices Of sugar oud have scn sresy eve
wbem-whereas, by Bsrnes' pfics of 20 March,
We pcrceve, that great public sale Of Jaws Sugar o, Am
.'edsm on 3Ih February, had bad result only two thirds
having found buyers at prices under the general valuation
snd the eject Of he sale IVES 10 produce temporary dull