Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-20
Fnnine Price. In New Orleans.

From the New Orleans Crescent, Nov 81
Passing by the talk on battles and disrup-
tions in the army, we come to the steadily
increasing scarcity Of breadstuffs and other
necessaries OF life Even the article of rice.
which is selling in Charleston ana Savannah
at y to 3 cents per pound, is now retailing
here ut 3 cents per pound. 1t has been the
current opinion that this nourishing article
would at least have been restrained from ad
vancing to famine prices. 1t would be sup
posed that an interchange OF commodities
would follow the political changes that Is
the sugar OF Louisiana would be exchanged
Tor the rice Of Carolina. Possibly such NAV
attend the course of trade. The system Of
credit which has been i'll vogue for years,
appears to have been struck down-wholly
repudiated. Therefore, unless rice is forward
ed hther on Carolina account we NAV not
have tierce this season.
According 10 returns before US, the crop of
rice OF Louisiana toI 1860 was 29,5O2 barrels.
The Charleston table of exports says there
were shipped from that pUr! Tor New Orleans
between the LIST Of September, 1861, and the
3lst OF October, 1861, 1.-TWO months.l 1926
tierces OF rice. Has this quantity been re.
ceived here Qaien Sabe? We have merely
to say that y cents tor rice for family use, and
at the corner groceries say about 10 cents,
which the public pay, are rather high prices
Irish potatoes (excuse the bully, which might
be raised In almost any quantity in our prolific
soil, are selling at one cent each or about 81 50
per bushel- Corn has now advanced to 81 %
to 81 80 per bushel, and we have for months
past been reading OF the greatest crop of corn
and wheat ever known. We Judge the coun-
try is abundantly supplied, and that farmers
and raisers intend to hold on and starve us out
here IN the Crescent City. If planters have
these heavy yields secured, we advise them
to send "A share to market. Flour is adyanc.
ing 10 lamlne figures. Each succeeding day
is attended with an advance of 25 cents or
more per barrel
Other articles such as soap, candles, starch
are advancing from day TO day. Soap.
candle, and starch factories could be made
profitable Soap which can be made for to
3 CENTS per pOund,ls held at 30 to 80 cents
Starch, another necessary article, commands
40 cents per pound ). i'll fact, the supply of this
article is running so short that shirt collars
will have TO follow a wited cabbage leaf
For candles the poor folks have to pay Is to
70 cents each at the corner grocery. Is it not
time that some OF our leading citizens should
take action, and move i'll the establishment of
manufactures for these and other articles
1t requires but very little capital. If dealers
in scrip stocks, and paper ever expect to
confer any good on the country, now is the
accepted time. But we fancy, if the war
should be brought to close, many of our
moneyed citizens would leave us and go
norlhward, or to Europe, and our good city
would be secondary thought with them.
Ii is asked what has forced up the price OF
cotton seed oil. Six or seven months ago it
was selling at from so to rs cents per gallon
now it's held at from 81 so to 81 and 81 so.
There is no scarcity of cotton seed in the
country--in fact it is drug where planters
have ginned their cotton. Are there any solid
reasons for an advance of two hundred per
Cent simply for the cost of transmitting tile
sppd iufo nil