New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-12

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4tA season would not be pronounced unpleasant
Ii Is esteemed heal, her than the wet season
nave WFeauy SAID that the natural resources Of
nicaragua are immense but they have bee, yerv
lmPereetiy developed The portion of lands
brought under cultivation is very snail ~ 80
for the support Of its population There tno In
Guilty in increasing the amount TO an indesn;ts
extent, Tor the forests are easily removed ana
genial nature needs no forcing to return rich hsr
vests There are many cattle estates particularly
in Chontales, Matagspa, and Segoyis, wbichc cover
wide tracts OF country: some OF these have not
less than 10 or $4,000 head OF cattle each The
cattle are generally fine, quite equal to those in
the United States.
Among the staples Of the State, and which are
produced in great perfection, | may mention su.
gar, cotton coffee cocoa, indigo tobacco rice aaa
maize or Indian corn.
Sugar.-The description OF sugar cane used in
Nicaragua is native OF the country, and very da-
ferert fromithe AsiatIc cane cultivated she w est
Indies and the United States; it is said to DO
equally productive with the foreign species the
cares are senderer and softer and contain more
and stronger juice, in proportion to their size.
than the Asatic variety. Two crops are takea
annually. and the cane does not require repiantins
but once in u or IA years. The best KIND oil sugar
produced from the sugar estates is nearly as white
SIS the refined sugar OF commerce, the crystals be
ing large and hard. A large part of the supply
Tor Ordinary CcNSulupL ~ y Lidt - Nd4iSu Sft
caca and is the juice of the cane merely, boiled
till it crvstalizes without being cleaned OF the
moasses quantity OF this is exported TO Peru.
and elsewhere III South America. 1t is stated
that the chancaca may be produced ready tor
sale at 81 - per Quintai ll0l! lbs. Enghsh Ina
most profitable part OF the sugar establishment "a
the manufacture of dgpd drdieAtc,' a species OF
rum Ii is impossible 10 say, in the absence OF
data, what is the amount OF manufacture OF sugar
in Nicaragua; 1t Is perhaps enough to know that
il may be produced indefinitely. The export has
been estimated at 100000 lbs.
CoHon-Cotton OF a superior quality to that OF
Brazil may be produced in any quantlty IN Nlcsr-
aqua ." As many as $4,000 bales OF 300 pounds
each, says Dunlap. 4" OF clean and pressed cotton.
have been exported from TINS State in single
year the cultivation IS however, at present Q5i5i
at very low ebb. Considerable quantities are
nevertheless raised. which are manufactured by
the natives, but chiefly by the Indians, into ham
mocks sailcoth and ordinary clothing. The do
mestjc cloth is coarse, but compact, neat aud dpra
bic
Cofte Coffee of superior quality, and proba
bly, equal to any in the world. may also be pro
duced indefinitely in this Republic; bat for sons
reason it is not very extensively cultivated Ths
plantations which have seen are very t'ourishin6.
and the proprietors find them quite profitable az
any other The limited cultivation is perhaps duo
to the circumstance that chocolate IS the common
beverage Of the people, and coffee never having
become an article of trade or export, has conse
quently been neglected. There is no reason why
as good coffee should not be produced here as Ia
Costa RCa and the Costa Rica Coliee, whea
offered in good condition in England commands a
higher price than any other AS, however 1t 10
usually shipped by way OF Cape Horn 1t often
suffers from the protracted voyage. 1t has, nev
ertheless been the almost exclusive source OF
wealth in Costa Rica The crop of ISL amounted
to 100000 pounds which, at sig 5Oper cwt. tths
average price in the English market gives
81 100000 the returns--a considerable sum tor
n State Of less than 100000 inhabitants, and whero
the culture has been introduced but il years Tho
cost of production per quntal H0l pounds, at the
present rate of wages rs cents per day IS about Y
s. 80. If the attention OF the people OF Ncara-
qua was seriously directed to the production OF
coffee it would prove source OF great profit
Cacdo-Cacao, only equaled by that OF 5000
nosco. on the coast OF Guatemala, tand which vas
once mouonoized for the use OF the royal estao
lislnlent of SPAIN is cultivated IN considerable
quantities 1t is, however, an article OIL Seneaa
CONSUMPTION among the inhabitants anu cohsS
duently commands so high grice that lG "ouia
rot bear expectation, even though it could be OBJ
tanned in requisite quantities. About al thav
finds It's way abroad goes in the form OF presents
from one friend to the other. There is no reason
why this should not become article OF large
trade and source OF great wealth. There IS one
cause why its production is not greater, and that
is the length Of time and great outlay required In
getting cacao plantation in paying operation.
Few have now the capital TO invest md these
few are in too eyerlsh a state, IN consequence oil
the distracted condition OF public atfars, to ven
ture upon any investment Under stGole con,
dition of things, and by the opening OF Il short and
easy channel TO market, the cultivation OF caca0
will rise to be OF the first Importance. The trees
give two principal crops In the year. 1t Is SOLD
from SD 10 $50 the quintal, while the Guayaquli
is worth but s. or So.
Iadigo Indigo was formerly cultivated to
considerable extent, but has OF late years much
fallen of and there are number of fine indigo
estates in various parts OF the Republic which
have been quite given up with all their appurte-
nanccs by their respective propretors. The
plant cultivated for the manufacture OF indigo is
the iRdig0 Jef0, trlenna plant supposed to be
n native of America There is also an Indigenous
America. which produces indigo of very excel
lent quality but gives less than halt the weight
which is produced by the cultivated species. Tho
indigo OF Nicaragua is of very superorquallty, and
its export once came up to 1000 bales OF 90 Ids
each. Ii is impossible to say what the export Is
at present-probably not more than 1000 or 1000
bales. Under the government OF Spain, the State
OF san Salvador produced from 5000 to 10000
bales annually. A piece OF ground equal to two
acres generally produces about 100 to l40 pounds.
at cost of not far from $50 to $40 including clear
iAg OF the field and all other expenses
ITO be contnned.
Il non tie matters here adyerted TO- VIII be una-
eresting suboin lie following remarks OF BIT Bacy
Ia executing 20 stlpeDdous undertakmgg says ne,
saubry Of climate and The Of feeding aburdany
and economically so arge body OF workman rs wouh %
collected subjects which cannot be passed over without
notice With regard the FIRST the writer can aver TINT
during four months that he was occupied between me "a
anu the Lake OF Gfenada wilma party OF Iy lnaNh
ups there was not man prevented by sickness from per
forming s daily labor although continually sleeping AZ
neht In the open On the Lake ard III tie River Ban
party the men nalUlhucn ultT netILU