New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-08
COMMISSION CHANGES IN NEW
ORLEANS.


Hhe st. Louis Democrat of the first in
slant, In its commercial column, warns the
merchants of this city against excessive
rates of commission, especially on the
handling of grain. The vast discrepancy
between the rates of New York and New
Orleans, in favor of the former, is calculated
to operate against the effort that is being
made to attract the grain trade to this
market. If there is ground for the Demo-
Gratis complaint our merchants should give
the matter their serious consideration and
devise some means for reducing these
charges to a scale that will enable us to
compete with the New York market. Our
city can not afford to lose so valuable an
accessory to its commercial advancement
as the grain trade of the West.
The pioneer in this new enterprise, Mr.
Highly, has done much, by the construction
of monster elevator in our city, to attract
hither branch of trade hitherto unknown
to New Orleans. That this enterprise will
prove highly successful there is not adoubt,
but his progress should noe be retarded by
an obstacle of our own making. We there
fore commend to the careful consideration
of the mercantile community the following
extract from the Democrat:
Several of our merchants are in recent
of produce circular from J. T. Beknap,
produce broker OF New Orleans, contain
ing the following important information:
COMPARATIVE COST OF CORN F. o. B. IN LIVER.
POOL AT OUR PRICES THIS DAY.
Indian corn, prime new in sacks,
per bushel of Sc rs. ....-. So G
Brokerage, drayage and levee
expenses per bushel. ....... Sc
Commissions and negotiating,
p6E Ceut.. dc ..sr
9sac 7
Exchange LAG per cent is (. o. b. in
New Orleans for 4sO ms. ...;.-..9. 24s Cd
Freight by sail l0d for go lbs, and
primage. ............--.-.....- Is 90
-
Per Or. I. O. b, in Liverpool, by sail
(without insurance.. ..:....-..-.. 31s Sd
Freight by steam nominal I'D for Sc lfI-
lbs, Is Cd per or. difference. -. Is 90
+; 0. b. in Liverpool bysteam Gin
bulk, no insurance; !; ..,:.,..... 29s Cd
Elevator charges, brokerage and 7s7
per cent commissions, say. &c
S. t,
Exchange 146 per cent lie equal 10 T..
Q; ;. n New Orleans for $50 Ib.... Gas Cd
Freight BY sail l0d for 100 D. and
Fe '--'''..... - w
+. o. b. in Liverpool by sail, per Or, "a
no insurance. .......---... 29s ID
Freight by steam (nominsl) I'D ior
56 ibs and pEimage ID, difference. Is 90
=. o. b. in Liverpool, by steam (in
bulk) no insurance .s......--9 ala I'd
Can it be possible that II Is customary 70
charge iour per cent commission in New
fOr1oo fns. m hac NJ.
merchants charge one per cent? Have New
Orleans merchants not yet made the dis
eo7ery that ip attempting TO turn grain
down the river 10 ports OF consumption via
tneir cts, they must compete with New
YORK And e toe above sample Of what
we up here Il the sources of the grain are
70 expec. ~ TIE way of competition
.aehoea q asssf 5iihdIiees TO great public
interests as is exhibited in the above cool
proposition % enatse four per cent for
what any New York merchant 4 onlv Too
glad 70 do at one per cent. We have :,
pressed our mind quite ffeelv AZ 10 H.
folly Of Bslknap's proposition a cbaFre
fcnf per cent for buying grslh. and nav, r.
contfast % that shiah-tonedn ovss+ssi =. =,
pubiah the foiloWipg, which We fad ur,s,r
1AAN -|0NtftIAN " t-4- |lt-l4AD vi tlAAAl4
The Elevator aud Warehouse co.nnanv
ere nov ready 10 handle grain Of roIIlns
freight 10 apy amount Viii store AID
ship the same per order, the same a. +
done II Chicago, Milwaukee, Or New York
eiy. Viz: Transferring and weighing gram
1len barge 70 ship. one cent per bhshel,
Receiving. eleFtiing, ReIehinr and ssoFIud
gIuin lot len days. two eenls Der bnsael
(which Includes delivering OF ssrissoa bssTd
a saip n td1k at our wharf. Storage for
eH1f 1d1Ed1tkl len days u pafls thereof.
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