Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-08-04
The Sugar Market.

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observe the of your remarks respecting the din
cues labor under in the Of selling our sugar II
NV Orleans. That there many evils attending it, we
all have long been aware but yet united eor: at
has proved successful against the organised
of brokerage now existing the levee This combination
consisting Of brokers' spectators weghers and cooper
u curse and burden we have borne until patience has
ceased to be virtue We have cried ont without relief
How long must be Compelled support such system
which stands unequaed in country for its facility
throwing away produce without equivalent? How long
must support the 2: Al" horses-the fine dinners and
the many extravagant expenditures of the gentlemen bro
kers? There many inside wheels that evee the
constant working Of all the machinery tells arIy the
balance sheet Of the year. That there few honorable
exceptions the levee, glad to give positive evil
dence but what they, with the small number of
chants who sell their sugar. do to sustain the market
gans host in opposition? 1t is not with the merchant
of those distinguished individuals called brokers' who having
the whole charge of sugar manage the SALE weighing
cooperage etc., much to disadvantage that am dis
posed to complain.
"hy sir after carefully examining your sugar. and hav
ing sold on the levee feel satisfied that sold be-
low the market value Ask the gentleman why this? He
will Immediately reply: Oh planters judges of
gar Your sugar wet dark of many grades hogheads
show which he says sold for SO and So In
fact he will eneavor convince you that YOU made gmbo
and every body else not much better He will
sugar like Yankee trader Again. YOU weigh your sugar
and, in your opinion, find it toeraby dry. But days
ooses from fifty to seventy five pounds! Why is this
Oh the brass beams the plantation always incorrect
and besides weigh ng understood in the country ~
Perhaps arrive with your sugar in the morning. and it
sold that day. The account sales nvarab shows charges
for tarpauns, Watching cooperage, etc. The gentleman
forgot did not rain that did lay all night on the
evee and therefore, required neither arpaulins shield
from the weather. guards protect it from thieves He
also forgot that your hogsheads needed 6us for which
from rs to 50 cents is charged
fis true, the long list of peusites are very annoying
but they make not greatest of complaint 1t is
sir the facility with which property is transferred
from to o'clock, by gentlemen who have acquired the
habit of accepting the first bid of certain set who have
been frequently known five dollars per horsead on
the same day. without any change the published quota
lions OF sugar. All, sir there those who "know the
ropes' Of that levee and constantly profit thereby
Let us reflect the great disadvantages we labor under
from the necess y Of sugar being removed in thirty six
hours Nothing else is subjected such burdensome reg
uatlon one which at times becomes runous when the spe
c"'aors are the bears, and easily pull down. down.
to
meet their views. When they become full thew turn
" bulls have no fault to find with speculation It is
branch of commercial business witch must exist: but do
Diane the brokers, and with good reason. How sir! do
you account for the fact that in the of crop 100 900
hogsheads shor-the previous large crop all consumed
no supus-hat twothrds of the crop sold for N to
3 cents and advance took place until the snecultors
were full The gentlemen will tell you that was owing to
the scarcity of money Was the scarcity of money that
made -four worth ten dollars per barrel? 1t is strange such
being the that became abundant as to
The heavy advance in tn rty days reaction is USUALLY
slow but this it has been exceedingly rapid No.
' the secret lies not here is in the concentration of
u our product at point, enabling few purchased
'nehaf Of last to control the market Money surely
was not scarce with them. These currency neanMtcto
'es are tremendous engines which may be used with pow
'riul effect for the good or i'll Of the community.
The question is How obviae these difficulties
The meeting of the planters held 2sh ut has taken
he ntiatory STEP asking the cooperation other Par
shes in establishing depot for sugars at Algery am
Ve aware that it is difficult change in the estab-
shed operations of trade This proposition aims not to d
ert from its accustomed destination any of our produce
tut to obtain sufficient storage assist in prevent.
gutted market 1t is useless here say that it is bet
to keep the in the purgery Our location limited
difficulty in hauling and plantation works
orbd it, 1t is better have place or storage in which
be placed securely convenient to the mer-
hant and where they could be kept such times as the
market suited Such storage would, in measure,
lace equality with the planters on the river in
facing crops for the inspection of purchasers at point
there they be shipped without cost thereby avoiding
.equent imp trips the coast and the many annoy
noes attendant shipments far the City 1t would
away with the necessity of this lory order of the aw
or, and the merchant Tor most of them) the ex
,ense Of brokerage.
can see no good objection to this storage proposition by
ther the p inter- merchant the or con-
enence AS TO the former, little reflection decide
the most protable and, as to the latter the merchant
s feel assured that ucharers would prefer crossing the
yer to vis ing the different sugar houses purch ser
ishes to-day hundred hogsheads Of sug boat
at the levee which will take it tomorrow 1t is much
convenient than to get the Coast and will the
rayage (S2) over purchasing the evee 1t may be- at
mes, when merchant has small lot in store and the
arket suiting desirable him to order over to the Ievee
his can be done by simple order to the office the
arge and for such quantity he may feel disposed to
row the market OF there can be no obliga
on upon the planter to hold storage for market but it
ould be desirable in order to give trial. to ship as
rye quantities possible the easily to attract pur.
l
't feel inclined to the river sales Does he
on the plantation? MOI He gives the purchaser letter
I'd lets him examine for himself, after price determined
samples Of the sugar sent from plantation Cannot
sampler, Immediately arrival send samples Of the su
to the merchant and the warehouseman point out the
nerent marks for inspection, to the purchaser?
am INF rmed that there is the storage of
thousand hogsheads with tracks laid and READINGS. to
lid sufficient for all that would probably be stored at any
e time. Can We not unite in giving it trial? We can
'se nothing and may gain much. think the difficulties
imaginary and that properly dgesed plan of arrange
ent which might be agreed upon for storage and delivery
'ud soon become popular and the planter and mer
ant would be able to keep the crop market until the
Ice proved ,tisfactory. y
fear Mr. Editor, have been tiresome but this is SUBJ
Of great interest," and the time has for decision
d action Yours, "NEIGHBOR"
Answer to "a Challenge"
GALLON ISLAND, July Goth. 1855.
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