New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-04
Sugar Crop of Louisiana.

Inc following communication is from the pen of one
Of the most intelligent sugar planters in the State of
Louisiana. It should receive due share of consde-
ration from those interested in the growth of our sveet
and great staple: AS.
| Editors Crescent-There has recently been pub
shcd in the National Integencer and other papers,
/" An Estimate Of the Agricultural Products of the
United States, and the value thereof This estimate
is the production of Mr. D. J. Browne, Of the Patent
Office. AS lam well satisfied that his estimate Of the
sugar crop Of the United States for 1856 is entirely
too great will make an estimate which think will
be found more correct.
The official character Of r Browne makes the cor
rection the more necessary Those who scruniZe the
reports Of this department of the Government will not
place much faith in these climates.
/ Tie estimate of cane sugar for the year
1866 IS, pounds ....,.............5 sos 100000
The value, at cents per pound $35 $780, 700
It's an undoubted fact that the Louisiana crop Of
1855 is very much less than that Of 1854 The New
Orleans Price Current says " 1t seems to be the gen
eral opinion that our crop will be 900 hhds short
of that Of last year. s54) and many parties estimate
it at still greater reduction" The Louisiana hid is
averaged at 1850 pounds by Mr.. Champomier.
The crops Of my immediate neghborhood, situated
in of the most ourishng sugar parishes, (Assump
sHOW u OH Oh 4U 10 per cenG Ibis u.s.
no doubt, a general thing i'll Louisiana.
In the estimate which shall make, shall assume
(that may be within bounds) deficiency of 40 per
cent-tat the crop of Louisiana will not in 1855 be
more than GO per cent. of that of 1854.
Our most reliable authority may say our only
authorty-n all that relates to the great Louisiana
interest-sugar Mr. Champomier. ~
His report Of the crop Of 1854 is pounds 1856 26 900
He reports Texas at. Observation-Disclosures. T,l53QOO
The census of 1850 shows that Florida
MADE .....,......'.... ..,.......... 2,Ia0,OoO
Crop Of the United States ofls54 pounds s95 629 600
Il am unaware of any increase in the crop of Flor
ida, and assume the amount of the crop of 1860 as
| being equal to that of 1861 "'
| The assumed estimate of 60 per cent. will
| give for the Louisiana crop of 1855,
pounds 23l ,435 $40
| Assuming the crops of Texas and Florida =
as above to be the yield of 1854 We have 5000 600
Estimated crop of United States In 1856,
pounds ................ ...........24 al 1888 500
Deficiency in Louisiana crop. ..... 1853 ,29O 400
s95, 629 900
Presumed error in the estimate of Mr..
! Browne, pounds. 263 ,31l 900
I TheN.Y Price Current-good authority in Louisiana
land the N Y. Shipping List also good authority,
| admit a large deficiency. The former admits over
100000 hhds deficit. This would show deficiency
of lis 100000 pounds. 49, Ill.,. 49,
| The season has been most disastrous throughout
| bad stubbe, bad plant cane, dry in the spring and
summer wet and freezing in the fall and rolling time
These are the reasons for the reduction in the crop
Of Louisiana ~.... =. .. -..5
Every sugar planter, of ordinary sense, is aware Of
tue probable deficiency to the extent I have named
Why, then should we be blind to our interest te
press our crops upon the market? '
| There is an annual consumption of about
| 100000 tons-in pounds. ....... 91S 400 ,00(
The crop as estimated for 1856 .... al 1888 GOO
Import required. ................. GIT, 06l ,4Ot
The deficiency Of sugar i'll Europe is well known
The crop of the West Indies is undoubtedly good
one Is this any for being scared into selling
the Louisiana crop. Do we not know that the extra
ordinary demand consequent upon these deficiencies
must greatly enhance prices of sugar? Let us Their
hold on while, and profit by the advance, Mr
/ Browne assumes that we receive 7 cents (averagt
prce) for Louisiana sugar. am certain the average
net price, up to this date has not been to the pro
Queer over 81 cents.
| The louisiana crop of 1855, if sold at
/ Ct cents per pound, at the sugar
house, would give in dollars SIS oS 662 81
At7cents. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l6,e93,T02 OF
| UVef-eStlnlate OF value ny Air BfoWne
of crop of 1855. SIS 456, 29S OF
The effect of this overestimate of the sugar crop
the U. S., is to deceive producers and consumers 4
little more industry on the part of the gentleman Wit
prepares annually the statistics of Louisiana
Texas would be greatly to the interest of both pre-
ducers and consumers.
There is no valid reason why this report should b
kept back until the planters have disposed of thei
crops. The planters should see to earlier pubca
tion in future. A full report of the crops can be pub
lshcd by the middle of January first of February
/ do not take into account the quantity of mapl
sugar, as the annual increase in consumption cor
sequent upon increase of population, woul
more than dispose of the amount consumed
$4,000 900 pounds
A SUGAR PLANTER.
Albemarle, La, January Is, 1856.