Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-12-15

| TO the sugar Oh AaOu1o100os
The following, we have no doubt will provo
interesting to many of our readers:
At q meeting of Sugar Planters held in New
| Orleans on the 26th inst, called for the Pur-
pose of .devising some means OF increasing the
| facilities for disposing of the Sugar crop"
(which meeting was adjourned to meet again
in New Orleans, on Tuesday, the 22d JanuaryJ
| the undersigned were appointed 4 Committee
to correspond with you, and call your attention
to this adjourned meeting and the importance
! of the subject expected to be acted on.
There is probably no interest in the United
| States, of the same importance, so much ne.
| elected by those engaged in its culture, or 90
much preyed upon, from the causes hereafter
| set forth, as the Sugar interest of Louisiana;
| and there is probably none which so much res
quires combined energy and care in the promo.
| ton of its interests.
Whilst all other branches of industry are
| cared for by the associated efforts of those en-.
| gagged in them, we are content to let the Sugar
interest float along on the current of daily
| events, and let it take its chance for good or
i'll, giving ourselves, collectively, very little
concern about it.
Perhaps it may not be generally thought of,
that whilst the Sugar crop Of the State has
greatly increased, the space allotted by the City
of New Orleans for the sale Of it has been
greatly diminished. Six or seven years ago
the Sugar market extended from Canal to
TouIous s,,-eets; with a platform on which Su.
gar might be exposed for sale for an indefinite
period, by paying a Moderate storage: Bot
now, when the average crop OF the Ssste is
nearly double what it then was, the platform IS
removed, and the space which it occupied be-
tween Canal and Customhouse streets has been
sold and built upon, combining the Sugur mar
ket to the space between Customhouse and
Toulouse streets, little more than half the fore
mer area, to be shared in common with Cot
ton and other products.
As q consequence of this limited space, the
city found it necessary to pass an ordinance re.
curing that Sugar should be removed from the
Levee within thirty-six hours after being land
ed. II it remained longer it il liable to be
seized by the city authorities and put in store
at the owners expense.
The consequence is, that planters are COM
PEELED to sell their Sugars within thirty six
hours after being landed on the levee, no mat
ter what may be the state Of the weather or the
CVuulStOuO VI SN0 uu0IACes VI put ICu ~
in some dark damp and unsuitable warehouse
in the city, from which they are seldom sold
unless at q greater ~sacrifce than would have
Those who have tried the latter alternative, |
once rarely try it . second time.
Now what other article of commerce is suf- |
fered to be sold in this manner! How is it /
possible, under this state Of things, to prevent
the Sugar market from being frequently I'M
der the control Of individuals, who watch their
opportunity, and take advantage of circum- I
stances-bad weather, a crowded 'levee, and
partial dullness in the market, often produced
OF increased BY their own management.
What would be the condition of the Cot
ton Planters if all the cotton landed on the
levee in New Orleans was forced to be sold
within thirty.six hours after being landed!
Ruin, you would say; and yet we arc suffering
the same thing, without thinking much about
it; certainly not doing anything TO prevent it,
because the grievance has become familiar to
u.
But it is time to be up and doing. We
ought to have more space, and more time for
the sale Of our produce. We should not be
compelled to sell in . dull market.
1t is but \ few days since the sugar market
in New Orleans declined nearly "A rent per
pound, from no other cause than that the levee
became crowded with sugas. and the demand
fell of. The levee was cleared at the decline. |
The thirty-six hours rule did ito work, and
then the market recovered.
Our market is at all times liable to be in1u- |
enced by combinations, got up in other cities
as well a. 10 New Orleans. Mr.. C~hamponier
has informed ~, in his circular of the 18th
inst, that in New York on the Sd inst, Re.
6ners "were scarcely in the market at oil; some
Of them having lately cold refined sugars at
he cost price Of raw. aud in some instances
Refners do not make such sales without an
Being made At that particular junc-
ture, Il u not unfair to suppose they were
made for ths purpose Of influencing the market,
10 deprsss the price Of raw sugar, Of which
!bsy now have to purchase 20 largely. Had
Ae crop beso . large oae they would no doubt
have succeedsd. Bot no system Of misreprs.
can blind people Is The diminution Of
he present orsp. .,Spsculatqrs we're prompt
. taking ali the ssgars offered BY fSses REIN
and prices wehfs up again.
How long an We 10 tolerate tn state 81
In the discharge ofth6&Sty con6ded T
Us We invits-yo to atA(6d the meeting to
y held in New brIeap@ On Tuesday the 29d
and give yodr assistance 10 perfecting
'ome plan .for increasing the facilities for dis
'osing Of the Sugar crop" BY enlsrging the
Psce, 1nd adopting soms mode by which 1t
nay Be withheld from sale when there 10 no
for Il.
Whatever i done must be done BY the
'l1pters thsmselves. They must put Their own
! uldess1b the wheel, o. continue to suffer
Fievances from which they can free them
By . prompt and judicious concert Of
elton.
Respectfully,
JAMES ]. HANNA, Of Terrebonns.
sc. NEr6ON, Of New Orleans.
yOHhCcPOTTS, Of Tsnebonne.
OHNS. WILLIAMS Of Lafourchs.
New Orleans, Nov. 80, 1855.