New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-11
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nasS e a. e sPermit to speak, through the me-
ar AZ paper TO the sugar planters of Louisiana Of
N .S germs them Recent events have clearly shown
y M interest Of the planter properly cared for
y ~ city The very decided stand taken by those in
hands this important staple Of our State conded
TO unprejudced mind preiudicis to the interest
Of those whom they undertake. to sdyocating
they do the system Of forced sales upon the evee, they
advise shipments fast it Is land frequently before
ready to leave the house. when it frequently
case that steamboat load will giu and consequently
ds the market to actnal decline in price, Now has
been the custom Of planters generally TO speak hard of
those whom they term @gimet spectators y specu-
lators necessary indeed with the System
disposing Of sugar they absolutely esseutiaeven
those who 60 between the factor and real buyer It is
perfectly natural that they should favor system which
gives them an advantage In trade business which
they devote themselves; and long the ginalet
proper does what is fair and right blame should
not attach to either
The writer is we'll acquainted with most Of the opera
tors sugar the Levee and knows them be clever
gentlemen The blame If any there be- the planters
think there u.s. should attach where 1t properly belongs
UEt different system is tried the planters will be
satisfied and it is perfectly useless for them to attempt
effect change in the system unless they can
obtain the entire cooperation Of the factor 1t is them
I to fix the thing up, and FL price upon sugar com
mensurate With the law UNIVERSAL Of supply and demand
The largely increased consumption sugsr in the Uni
ted States is worthy Of special note Just this tmes
worthy to be considered by both seller and buyer
plee revolution in the sugar interest the world is going
and the question Is grave to be answered wheth
or the production Of the article can keep pace with ta
consumption In the last Annual Review, the editor in
his remarks upon sugar says We had the eratiHcaon
to notice in last Annual Review. the receipt and dis
posa of the largest Of sugar made in Louisiana
showing increase Of 127 800 hhds preceding
crops which all previous yields The crop 81
that year Theimportso foreign sugars
New York Shipping and Commercial List was DIS tons
equal to S3l $50 hhds which, added the Louisiana
made supply for the year 1854 Of about 7sls5o
hhds Of sugar. besides about 1900 tons estimated
Of made Of foreign and domestic moasses about
$4,000 tons OF maple making grand total Of about
$4,000 hhds consumed per annun about 6925o hhds
4 perm he he 6grlrpg hv b,,f
10 Of the opinion that the consumption Of sugar. in the
United States has doubled in the last ten years The
Louisiana crop Of last which entered into the
sumption of this year. 1885, 1o2S9 hhd short Of the
previous year The exact amount Of foreign imports for
the 1856 not known to the writer but taking the
imports into the city of New Orleans criterion and
the known fact that the markets of the United States
bare OF sugar at the of this CONNER
cia year may reasonably estimate that the imports
into the United States up TO the frat Of September
little II any exceeded the previous year, which would
chow considerable in the supply 1t is proper
to keep in view that not only the markets of the
United States bare Of sugars and oasses first Of
September last but also the markets of Europe The
present year. 1856 afford asuppy
with the demand for the ensuing year. We speak
knowingly only the Louisiana cropeash day in grind
dsheartening and that the crop will turn out much
shorter than reasonable to expect The writer has
been favored with evidences conclusive in his own mind
that the crop Of the State will not exceed much any
100000 hhds. which will be decrease in the supply Of
domestic sugar for the coming Of about 100000
hhds The island crops considered prois-
ing than usual; with increased foreign demand it
quite likely that the planters there will look after their
own interest.
The Louisiana crop will not much than feed the
actual wants Of people till the island sugars be-
gin 70 come in which s not usually before the month Of
April
The question u.s. will the Louisiana sugar planters
avail themselves Of what to be poor advantage or
compensation for years Of toll VIII they continue 10
put what little sugar they have made market over
which neither they their agents have control or
will they hold it plantation and wait what will
tainiy The entire crop made in the State is not
more than the West requires. Western buyers prefer
buying on plantation.
The prospects for good prices better than
but certain planters will continue to send In
their sugars usual In their germ prices will certainly
down they did In December and January last when
lair sugar was sold at 3c and the sugars sold af
forwards, in the same Market for &c., in August. The
speculaor should not be blamed realixing profit Of
from s25 to $50 per hhd yeti would have redounded
more to the interest Of our peopethe tong planters
to have been permitted have shared portion Of the
profits. The fact is known the writer that crops Of
moGsses sold 1de adpssment lie in cterns and
those who would not be advised got in short time after
wards 22c in the csterns Cause the planters
and will give aid to the different projects improve
to take position which, heretofore they have not been
able to take in consequence of their being suitably
rewarded for their labor But keep them tied up 90 their
commission merchandise 10 the bcsst Of come who have
as set OF gentemanly s the case and
your railroads will stand STILL your internal Improvement
stocks will continue to decline until they reach ruinous
rate when they will be bought by the who
help in time Of need but hold themselves ready
profit by any rnse in trade.
the sugar planter wishes to avail himself of the
yantages IN prices consequent short crop let him
Keep his sugar at his sugsthcuse II he ships order it
market do those who feed them with pork corn and
Hour. A word to the wise should be sufficient. 80