Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-10-19
THE SUGAR INTEREST.

leans Cvescest, of 10th inst, signed by Fayne,
James & Co., Of Nashville, Tenn. The OBJ
ject of the address to sugar planters seems
to be to prevent the concentration Of the SUI
gar crop in New Orleans, thereby glutting
the market to the benefit Of spectators and
the great injury OF the planter. The address
starts out by estimating the present crop at
about 100000 hogsheads, and refers to the
condition of the markets in 1853, when the
crop reached 44s,ooo. Then we had the
Union to supply with sugar and molasses,
and yet both became a drug in the markets.
| With but one-third Of the consumers to sup
/ ply now, and much larger crop on hand
than that Of '53, they Recommend a concert
of action on part of the planters in the dis
posal o ftheir produce, so that each may have
4 fair chance to sell all, or the greater por-
ton Of their crops They then offer the fol-
towing suggestions:
LIST. That the sugars made this year be all
of good quality-inferiors to be held for re-
dning into loaf, ETC., and not thrown on the
market otherwise.
I'd. Molasses that can't be kept over the
spring season, to be converted into rum, as
all domestic spirits will pay well, this and
the ensuing year.
Sd. Let the planters by concert of action
agree and send, not over three-ffths ofthe sn.
the other two-ffths for the future, which
will be about 100000 hogsheads for sale on
the supposed basis.
4th. Let them establish, or sustain, by ship
ments, 4 commercial depot or center from
whence to distribute sugar and molasses at
Nashville, Tennessee.
5th. The States of Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, with portions of Georgia, North
Carolina, Alabama, Florida, etc, will require
zoe, 900 hhds. of sugar and a portion OF mol
nsses, Of this years crop; and by an xam-
ination Of the map and the railroads radia-
ting from Nashville, you will see that it is
more convenient, and consequently cheaper
for the dealers to get these goods in Nash
vile than from any other point, and if this
market is we'll and reliably supplied that the
current Of their trade will 10 long as this
var continued be turned here, we have no
doubt from the evidence now 10 our possess.
ion.
9Th. Early hipments and direct from the
plantations, to save expenses Of shipments
to, and reshipment from New Orleans, is
important on two accounts-1st. The saving
in expense will pay the shipment to Mem
phie, whence the railroad will bring it d.
navigation Of the Mississippi should be in
time this coming winter, then in that event
= good market is at once secured for all the
sugars thus early shipped to US at this point,
while the market below will be correspond
ingly depressed, if not DESTROYED.
18th. That the establishment Of Nashville |
rs 4 center for distribution is important, in |
a~nnition to that of New Orleans, must be ap-
parent to any man of reflection. The year
you produced AS, 1000 hhds. you had only tie |
centre of New Orleans. There
every planter met, and from necessity each
became a competitor against his neighbor for |
the sale Of his sugar and moiasses, and the
consequence was their mutual injury or ruin,
md the destruction Of any fair market value
for their articles. Will you repeat it again
This years You have now the chance of avoid.
ing such a calamity. Will you do it i? or repeat
The disaster of 1853.
The firm Of Payne, James & Co., is one of
the most responsible houses in Nashville,
md their reliability is attested to by many of
The most respectable mercantile houses in
Orleans. So far so good. Although it
must be admitted that the Nashville firm has
IN eye to business in thus setting forth their
yet it cannot be doubted that they
much torcible argument. In fact we
their suggestions. or plan, of relieving
he New Orleans market are entitled to much
Our planters should ponder
veil upon it before they make their ship
nents this year.
We are well aware that any interference
With the usual trade of New Orleans pro-.
'okes the ire of all engaged directly or indi-
ectly in the sugar business, and any attempt
o divert the channels of their commerce.
down deep indignation. But it is a
veil established fact that the sugar planters
ave for years been dissatisfied with the city
communications in more ways than ONE
t has been a subject harped upon for a long
but without apparent effect. Now if
is found, and can be satisfactorily demon
tratsd, that planters can dispose of their
rors without the necessity of sending them
} New Orleans, it may awaken alively in
crest in their behalf which has long lain
~
% The weather for the past week has
cen alternately, cloudy and clear, warm and
SO that one scarcely knew what weather
prepare for. All this, however, did not
with sugar making. 1t progresses ,
the yield usually being fair, and in
places excellent. All the sugar that
1e have seen is excellent.
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