Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-02
The Sugar Interest.

4ss e"a h"gsheads, estimated Mt SIS, 02s 900, and +
assnat'a saise q nio'asses@ va put down at 81 255 $50,
kEowscdged that this liz an Interest wortt, shari,t .
and nursing with the most assiduou, carss ana s,taRs'
ton. "''"h
- IS = very reasonable inference that al this smear
ans piolasaes should come to New Orioau. "a th,trn -.
nrai ard appropriate market, precisely A.. o|r thH.
great staple cotton, il as Il matter Of eoDr.. sent, No.,
for sale and * ortatisn. Bnt how stands the arco"ri.
0 this crop Of $40, $50 horsi.padF. 100 -l9 ma -
rteetFel at Ne" orleans, leaving u balance uf a cre. ~
10, s33 h%ogsheadsr which we're sent 10 other tnarts..
This Should not be 10. '
The question naturally erises. ~hy should tbs,s r..
80 large = diversion of great staple from IT. nearss.
and most appropriate market Ia 9tllors more rens+.
aud difficult Of RnrfoaGh lla Sugar pl.nt.rs IN ttnh.
late Convention IN this city give Us a prompt and sst.
isfsctory answer : 70
The sugar Planters have $50 complaints to make ~
the commissions and charges Of their merchau,s ,.I
factors these, rs they tFnlF state, are legs thor -
eSacted IN most Of the Atlantic cities. but thew hi cor,
plain most earnestly, aud in our opinion most i,.ti,
OF the EcaEty accommodations furnished tbe,n a.,
place OF daHpsit Tor their sugars. Ihey complain ;hat
the porto ni the ieree assigned II them for this pnr.
pose is t contracted In space that there are ne,
c0tnHaodio and Convenient facilities Afforded thpfn far
the prnpe animation nf sugar by purchasers. helm,
often, trm he 'Had condition 0f me Ieyee. inasces'
sibie thaN they suffer materially by dalna.e from
weather, lire being no elevated flatiarm tI seer.
this p~cFisl:nie article trata the mud and yg.t hsic,
and no Sheds to shelter 1t from IN pssure 10 the clio,
bnents above and areuud it. No one viii s8y that ttss.
complaints hfa not well founded, and not sf,at. ;eaA ~
facts. In fart, 1t not only works most nrefudirfatI 1,
public aud private Interests. but ii IL a di4eradtt md
reprnach to our city, that the second largest cron =.
eeiveti in this market, and the great staple ii tn. lat.
! should he 80 poorly and u1iseTabiy trnyfapd for AMI
taken care Of on its arrival 1T our market.
The next ground Of complaint Il that not suaictes,
time Is allowed the planter from the rccejut ~ tha an.
CUR, and Tho time Ia il compelled bg the or,lIr,,nr4 /.
remove it from ths leyee. They believe that 4,is lin.
tEation Of time is taken siyantage VI BY spectators 4,
their injury thatknowingt the difficulty, and sometime
the tmposs1bihtF Of renewing the sugar within the
prescribed term ii tsirty.sfx hours, tile ap.riia;or
makes his np.#ranee just before the OK pira tig If tho
allotted time, and oilers his quarter " tFlf cent DO.
low the railing rates. and 4 forced sale IS the eonse.
queHec. We have hp personal knowledge of issct,
operations We however, know such allegations have
been made. At all events. snch ssIsifcione arc enter.
taiHed By Planters. and where there is suspicion tasro
cannot be confidence, without which commerce xli
langaiAi and die.
We have heard sofne objections urged again.. this
reqaest of the sugar planters fr more time, on th.
ground that they have already tweive hours mora
time than is allowed Tor the removal of cotton, and
| that thirty-st hours are all sufficient. In the first
place, the planters kaog their intarestsbest, and there
| k5'ng an Identity between their interest and that Of
t#e city. It is but right that their Wishes. reasonable
a. tley appear TO us, should be consulted. Aeaia,
there Is no analogy between tie sales Of cotton an! sn-
gaf, aua tae rules and usaxss regulating tlsefs IN this
market. Cotton ~ hauled from the icyee 10 the press,
the samples are drawn and taken 70 the factors af.n
exposed OBJ their tables, it IL Sold throaeli brpisersat any
| time, to-day. Tomorrow, or d month hence, The sale
Ia made dad closed over The samples, and neither tbs
Z ctar selling. or tiae purchaser Of the cotton, perhaps
.inr secs til. original vacka gca. I'm Inc other nam.
Year In ufyer sold in this market b. aa,,pIes The pur.
clIasers hangs eeer the broker willie he Is boring Tho
foyshcaa. and the sale ii made and canst,nttuatet! On
the ,.syes,. sura a tl,iyq. an sspar BEING sold In stor..
house. Is i rare recurrence and ne have heard ofiu-
stances where, the thirtf six hours having iranspired
b4sxre a sale could b. effected The sugar Was drased
fraisi tho te,eo Ia the sturettause. and baeb spain q the
Ieree tet sale, thus subjeeting II to The expense Of
stesEge and apEsls ~drsyaae.
II toil6s.s, then, from the rigid enforcement Hf this
rule, which sc regard as an arbitrary one. that sugar
mast be sold AZ the contracted and exposed mari On
the leveei or not s,sd Mt nj and We have an instance
Of this after alternative for the truth OF which VIZ raa
personally saGeb. Che Of our FIRST merchants, him
sell ! planter. received Il beatlpad Of sHgar IL afriFed
here IN Il most incieInent DAY so isseterasat that 81
business on the issee was suspended. He vas hrss adj
gised of its arrival Jast previously 10 tire termination
OF the thirty .siA honFs, II wsa Impossible to etsers
sales, and he vent ont and made arrangements ior rs
shipment to Se# iiork, thus giving I" u New fofk
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pVA ~ -, a..u:+ ,
- = - :. - - - go -
aalpn = 5tan, = arg Ieisson % y go 'at, -. 4
- - ssaPoa. = ~ ~, a.
$50 -" 80 N $50, 80, - H. \, - - -. - ,bsir
- ~ =. -. r. ~ -. - $50. l., ~.
.1nss aaa :, - y ~ i. s ~ ~ - -
= -. III. 80 = /. Z, al. -
Z . h'st ..sieeuaoe At,ss astaNapan. N.
! ~ =, ~ ~ ~ 80. = - = ~ - W. = to- ~ al.
sasha,.as:1s - ~. 49,. - nrar.a
them bg aud hy, wiil net eonip here, IL se,g as the
same contracted and nigsaraly spirit is manifested By
our authorities. Judge Moore. Mt the late sugar Tim
tsrs' Convention, in tits city, speaking fer himself knd
colleagues. toos occasion to sv thai n belief that tbs
interests of the planters were not fairly consulted had
deferred him from sending his crop. to this market for
the past tso years and he knew that many asl,vt
planters zero getting into the Same way Of thinking.
And thus is the commercial standing Of the city in
jured.
M. ar,o.us ~awa,n 1. !, h,s 10, j., reached
he eT,ftnnatinq nnint az her co.nrasreiaI prosperity
r. Tsx r ssasa,,,sn M 10 cal, ,ssfasa saa VII Il, ron.
tent Viii, her nos;t;nn f1,e asgrieuItural CONNER
cisl mi r,.nnfaetnrirp canac;ty ana nreducts of tho
ca,ntrs. -, "a r;,h ths ,ro,ragsxs x,srit of tho
e. Ia fssan,,,,n sn5 r,ect tbis acc..leratad movement
We must be supplied With commensurate enterprise,