The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-16
From The N. o. Pieayuns.
Louisiana Sugar Crop.


We have before . copy of Mr. P. A. Champomier's
excellent Statement OF the Sugar Crop made in Louis
lana in the year is52-'53" This work. which is made
u at the oost OF unremiling labor and continued
in the sugaI-produeng parishes OF our State gives most
exact aud perfect picture OF our great productive industry
aud probably more minute IN lis detail than any similar
work pubshed--n any country The Introductory re-
marks of Mr. Champomier show that ia cane. well
in cotton con and other agricultural products, the last
season OF the most favorable ever known in
louisiana lie says:
Among the other peculiates OF this last season. ii
may be worth noting that of planters. after hav
ing finished their sugar making and The planting OF their
cane for the next crop, found themselves with surplus
OF seed cane on hand, and OF them have made
gar from cane that had been three months in the
mats Some fed their hogs with what they had remain
ing others gave to any neghbor wanting it, and finally
some had 10 burn TO get II out OF their way"
In consequence of favorable season, and the ad-
vanced maturity of the cane sugar making was COM
menced earlier last fall than in any previous year and
the juice exceedingly rlcb, weighing from nine TO
The sugar of excellent quality Mr. Champomer states
the total product OF the State TO be-
Brown sugar. made by the old process 27567l hhds.
Refined. clarified, 40, including csern AZ 2os .
Total s2l,ss
Which, al approximate estimate OF l,l25 pounds net
per hogshead gives $685. 900 pounds vi this guam
lity 80 $50 hogsheads, being the product of fifty.
plantations, made by the various new processes and
principle, the balance of the crop being worked
by the usual process of open kettles
- Inc ylelu oil mOldsse5 mas Deen somewhat less
that of last year, many panations though, on The
other hand, others have produced large Quantities OF the
artcle that general average, II may be estimated
at seventy gallons per thousand pounds OF sugar, or
IS TOO, 900 gallons as The entire crop"
The number OF sugarhons in the State is l4sl, OF
which 943 use steam, and 53S horse power.
Mr. Champomer states the product OF sugar in Texas,
this last season. TO have been 1923 hogsheads, OF some
what lighter weight than Louisiana hogsheads, aver
aging 1000 pounds each In regard &c the sugar culture
in our sister State, he says:
he n Tex Ia aa a
OF louisiana and cannot therefore speak very knowing
ly, but my information emanates from such source as
makes confident the statement given is as nearly
rect as can be under the circumstances The actual crop
ought not TO be considered 10 average than
thousand pounds per hogshead. We informed that
about four that State will produce for the
next crop, besides few the Trinity river in Lib
ery county, which produced very lutte this CROP having
lost most of their cahe by frost last year"
While contemplate with pleasure this bountiful
yield Of the SOIL il i also satisfaction to reflect ha.
The prices obtained for The product this have
been remunerative The growing wealth and extending
prosperity OF the country have sustained our markets I'M
til within very short PERIOD when prices have given
away somewhat under the pressure OF the abundant sup
ply The greater part OF the crop had passed previous
10 this decline into the hands OF the intermediate agents
between the producer and consumer SO that our plant
ing interest has reaped its full reward The abundance
OF money enables the present holders 10 await the
demand naturally consequent 10 the growing wants of
The community, and there is little to suppose the
years business will be an Improbable one TO them.
Ia regard TO the coming crop, Mr.. Champomer has the
following remarks:
AS tor the coming CROP its result is of in the
future but may remark that lar the season has
gone, everything looks well for the planters Each and
every OF them has made good planting, such as
has been made before in this State; and besides
this, the be good for the winter and spring
thus far have been of the favorable character Thus
far, therefore, the prospects for fine crop may be said
to be good and considering the OF the planting
and the Iattoons OF the first year being good Qor there
hardly any other than first yea) should the somng
be favorable the last The crop cannot fail
10 be very large"
Up TO the present time the has proved very pro-
pous, and there good suppose that the
ing season will give yet still stronger evidence OF the
great capacity OF our State in the prodscon OF sugar.