Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-04

Nov 27-Nieht -CorroN.-The transactions Of the day
$500 bales There have been offers large
but they did meet tn OF holders who gen
orally maintained good degree OF hrmn Prices have
ruled as about last quoted the Persas advces having pro-
due d no marked effect. We repeat our last figures:
Inferior 90 Middling ........11 =
Ordinary l0alOsa Cord Mid ling Aal2
Good Ordinary .l0Halos. Midiing Fair. l2AaisH
Low Niddiing .... ali Fair .....,........l2<alS
SuG-The stock N the levee still very light and the
market Is firm with to-day Of about 100 hhds including
20 new crop at 95sc far fl fair. 90T hhds.
ia warehouse, Agers, sold today private terms
MoAs E-The de uand has been fair aud about $50 bbs
have chang hands to-day az 81 t59c; 40 at $40 and 100
hal. bbs. mostly al 62c, per gallon.
ToBlccoAbou rs hhds we're sold Yesterday and today
on private terms-said 10 be at full prices.
FLoUR-Thers Is but tie 'upe,f .rng aud have
noticed sales to-day Of only about $40 bbls in two LOIS at 10
and 2eper barrel.
Wharf.-The ONLY sales that We have heard Of we're 1870
SACKS rel att 80; SSJ a. the same and small lot at IS
per bush7L
CoRN-Transac.ions have been confined to a few small
parcels al 64a66c. per bushel.
CoEEThe sales have been confined to 500 bags which
zoo at lU4c and lOJp)or ats}Ic. per pund.
SUGAR.-The high price of Sugar has caused
much speculation in regard to the culture OF
this important staple in this country, as well as
elected attention to all the regulations which
affect the trade. We subjoin the following
taken from New York exchange:-'W hear
ill-will toward the Sugar duty muttered from
SO many quarters that we apprehend an effort
to repeal or seriously reduce it the coming
winter. Sugar is dear-that is an undsputed
fact-and il seems likely to be dearer before it
shall be cheaper. The diffusion of comfort
and luxury, the increase of population, the
recent increase in the stock Of the precious
metals, have combined with two or three short
crops Of Sugar to produce this result. The
lntease cold Of last winter killed very much
cane, and it will require replantiDg and two or
three years patient labor to renew he planted
area Of two years ago. Now, our own country
contains but moderate portion of tropical or
clIe-growiug soil, on which the cold of last
winter was more destructive than perhaps Oh
all other caDe-ields whatever. Our sugar crop
has fallen off, aud will probably he less this
year than for several years previously. But
we protest against giving up the sugar culture
on that account.
We believe that our Sugar duty, by enlarg-
ing the area of cane culture, has increased the
supply and diminished the cost of sugar, and
we do not look to Free trade for cheap sugar.
On the contrary, we would maintain if not
increase the present duty, hold fast to the cane
culture in the South west, and impel enter
prising farmers to test the feasibility of pro-
ducing Sugar probably from other saccharine
plants throughout the Union. We believe the
Chinese Sugar Corn {Sorghum) yields better
aud scarcely dearer Sugar than the cane; and
this may be grown wherever Indian Corn will
ripen. The Sorghum has given general satis-
faction to those who planted it this year; we
trust the seed is carefully saved, so that twenty
times as much may be grown next year. 1t is
an admirable fodder as wei. as Sugar plant,
worth culuyating for cattle wherever hay
averages ten dollars per ton. We shall be dis
appointed if Sugar be not extensively made
from il IN every part Of the Union within
five years, provided tie Sugar duty is simply
let alone"