Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-09-15

reduced to "a 4 cent " ID. As the season advanced,
however, the demand for the better qualities i'm
proved, and their comparative scarcity carried the
difference between Middling and fair to ltG II cent
~ b. while the still finer grades the variation
was much greater. The receipts from Tennessee
and Alabama were Of unusually good quality, and
embraced many crops that would compare favOrably
with the product of Louisiana and Mississippi.
The total receipts at this port since list Scptem-
Der last from uH sources, are AZ 1872 bales. This
amount includes 81 $50 bales recei ed from Mobile
and Florida, and from Texas by sea. That portion
of the Texas crop which reaches us via Red River
cannot be distinguished from the product OF LOUISE
ana Deducing from our total receipts the above
amount received from Mobile, Florida and Texas,
the remainder shows our receipts y,T0pGf to be
l,090,797 bales, decrease of 81 1916 bales com
pared with last year. The total exports during the
same period are ,l67, 1903 bales, of which 6lj0lS
bales were shipped to Great Britain, lj4,647 to
France, 16l S27 to the North and South of Europe,
Mexico, Sc and Dos, Sll to United States ports in
GLIDING 1900 bales to Western States. Comparing
the exports with those of last year find an i'll
of 1869 bales to France, and of 1926 to the
North and South of Europe, SC. while to Great Brit
ain there is decrease of9O6j bales, and of 1862
bales To L. =. ports.
Having thus traced the progress OF market
during the past season. from its opening to its close,
we now come to the point which claims Of us
reference to the probable prospects for the coming
wear. The question Of supply, in view OF the increase
oil consumption, mas AGAIN become D paramount
purancc, and is likely to challenge closer scrutiny
than for some years past 1t is question that is
always involved III much uncertainty, particularly at
early period of the season tins, and the ndul-
gencc in any thing like definite estimates would be
presumptuous i'll the extreme, many yicisstudeS
may vet arise to the advantage disadvantage of
the growing crops. We think it may be safely
Serted however, that what with the fross OF April,
which by rendering replantlng necessary to an I'M
portant extent retarded the progress OF cultivation
several weeks in some sections, and the excessive
rains of July, which washed the hills flooded the
owlands, and kept the grass and weeds rank in the
eldsand still further, the recent destructive over
flow on Red River-there can hardly be doubt
that the total product of the present will fall
short Of the last by several hundred thousand bales
This conviction, with the greatly enhanced prices
which peculiar circumstances caused to be realized
at the close of the season. it is to be apprehcndcd
may give rise to rather eXtravagant expectations on
the part of planters, which may perhaps be produce
tive of disappointment, as it should be borne in mind
that European affairs are still i'll very unsettled
state and that great enhancement of prices must
inevitably check the ratio OF consumption. Never
theess, with the experience of the past year in view,
and indugng in reasonable estimate of future pros
pccts there to be strong grounds Tor the belief
that the rates for the coming crop must attain
much higher average than realized for the pro-
duct of the past season. 1t may be- noted an en-
couraging feature that the food crops of Great Br-
tain and the Continent give favorable promise, and
it is to be hoped that other elements will not be
wanting to insure the realization of a prosperous
trade.
SUGAR.-The quantity received at the levee for
sale has been 1852 hogsheads, against lbs, II
hogsheads last year, ard it is estimated that there is
remaining on hand in the State about 5000 hhds
The quality of the last crop was below the usual
average, and the inferior and common grades were
greatly depressed, and during some periods almost
wholly unsaleable, while the finer qualities general
ly met with toerably ready market, and frequent
ly the supply on the levee was scarcely equal to
the demand.
We have been accustomed before closing
marks under this head to make some reference to
the growing crop, and to the prospects OF supply,
and we now propose devotng brief space to that
branch of our subject. 1t is generally known that
the remarkable height attained by the waters of
the Mississippi river during heightened period Of
the past season caused extensive overlows along
its banks, and consequence the entire destruc-
ton Of many crops and much damage to Others,
where the waters Of the flooded swamps encroached
upon the of the cultivated fields. The whole
extent of the damage BY overDws is at present mere
conjecture, and widely different the estimates
of various parties that shall not venture to state
any amount in figures OF the crops that escaped
overflow, however, pleased to notice that
the accounts generally OF encouraging charac-
ter, and that the prospects of fair yield are more
favorable than at the same date last year; SO that,
notwithstanding the damage by overflow, should
the season continue favorable for maturing and
grinding the cane and no killing frost intervene at
early date, what with the rather better prospects
of the cane up to this time, the new plantations
which will present their first product, and the fur
ther extended cultivation, there a strong pro-
liability that the crop will be at least fully equal to
that of last year, i'll amount, while the quality is
likely to maintain higher average, as the cane is
understood to be further advanced towards maturity
As we have heretofore remarked, however, this is
too early period of the for any approach to
an accurate estimate of the final result, liable is
the plant to be unfavorably effected by various
tingcncics that may possibly arise. The remark
able fluctuations to which the culture of the cane
has heretofore been subjected are shown by the fol-
lowing table, which presents the annual product Of
Louisiana for series of years.