, 1861-03-15
&C sc total cost in New Orleans.

Selling itat IS cents-.lo.s l cent. Now, if
tie corn could be shipped in bulk, the margin
would be largely in favor Of the South. Willie
cqrn is only worth IS cents in New Orleans, it
il worth much more at other points and ship
pers arc looking to this matter There can be
no question but that Cairo instead Of New Or
lars should be the head quarters Of the grain
'T'da for the South instead Of New Orleans as
nov.
rne advantage would be to ship it direct to
those points wanting it, without breaking
bulk. It could be put in gunnies at the plnce
whefewanted, aud thus make large saving in
shipping gunnies both ways. The consumer
would return them to the warehouse, and thus
they would be used several times but now
they arc Of little value after once being used,
We would advise all parties shipping south to
consiSn their corn to parties in Cairo and or
der them to eel or ship it to such points as
offer the best markets. We saw the captain Of
a small steamer that had just returned from
one of the interior rivers, and had made tweu-
ty cents on the bushel over the usual freight
and charges By not breaking bulk at New Or
leans. 4 large part Of the corn sold in New
Orleans returns north to find a market, and
thus the extra cost to the consumers, and at
most Of the intermediate points is selling at 4
dollar per bushel It is tsus the height of
folly to ship to New Orleans when Cairo offers
greater advantages, while at the same time it
would be giving large amount Of bus
iness to our own State that now is done
at an inconrenient point We hope our
dealers will look to this matter and see
If something caunot be done to. advance
the Interest Of our producers. The Railroad
Company have ample conveniences for trans
ferring to the wharf boats, but it appears to
us that these could be so arranged that goods
and grain could 60 at once onto the stea7aers.
Alessrs Graham, Halliday & Co. have laree
wharf boat, but so great has been the increase
Of the business that they are building aod
have nearly ready mammoth new wharf boat,
It is $50 feet long by Is wide and capable Of
holding 6,6o0 tons: This, in addition to the
boat now used, will relieve the depot aud
levees of their large piles Of freight, which to
no small extent is now subject to damage by {.
sudden rise Of tie river. There are Several
other wharf boats at this point, mostly en-
ployed in breaking bulk for river c1sft, rs
large amounts are transferred from the large
to the small up river steamers The shipping
seventy car loads are in store Each car con-
taius some one hundred and sixty sacks Of
two and onc-fouTth bushels each, aud must be
carried By men on an ayeragb Of Rone two
hundred feet each, besides the passage down
the leyee on the railway track, or in slides.
the Chicago elevators, appears to be slow
and tedious process. . =.
About twelve hundred tons Of Illinois pro-
duce Is shipped South daily, AID some two
hundred tons Of groceries go North per day,
and two thousand bales Of cotton per week
from Memphis, ind two hundred from other
points. About two hundred tons Of tobacco,
corn and pork arc received daily from the Wa
bash, Tennessee aud Cumberland rivers, and
reshipped South. It will thus be seen TINT
Cairo is assuming somewhat Of that impor-
tance in trade that its friends have claimed for
It. The line Of eight steamers from here to-
New Orleans has been of vast use, and WITH
ont which the business could not have been
done. They carry from one Thousand to four
teen hundred tons each, making an average Of
5000 tons Per4week. a large number Of other
boats arc In the trade, but run independent.
Cairo has improved within the past year. The
ievees have been substantially rebuilt, and.the
inhabitants no longer fear an :inundation. The
Hood of 1858 destroyed ull the shrubbery, shade
trees and plants, and the citizens are now busy
replanting them. Sugar, tobacco, DC, instead
OF going into warehouse, as at the North, lay
on the 1eyee and are protected by tafpaulins,
but sudden rise in the river would make d
hurrying time to get it above high water, rs
the difference between high and low wuter is
forty feet, aud reaching within two, feet of the
top Of the leyee.