New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-01

Observation-Disclosures the increase il
| our receipts OF sugar, molasses shows consider
able falling of, the total being 1874 S8 bbs, against
1896 last year, showing decrease of 13146 bbs
| The whole crop is set down by Mr.. Bouchereau al
| 3,'4256 gallons or estimating 40 gallons 10 the
barrel. at 3 JOG bb,s. This is equal TO 61 gallons
to the hid of sugar, showing that after all the com
plants at one time OF the poverty of the cane Il
really approached in richness, the year 1867, when
the proportion Of molasses to the hid was only IS
gallons. The usual estimate is 20 gallons but il,
1868 the result gave - Is. Our market however
is constituted by receipts, and not by the crop
a considerable portion OF which is shipped to the
North from other Gulf ports, or sent to the West
from river landings. AT the commencement of the
year there were still some supplies on plantations,
and our receipts in September were SIS bbIs
while the reported sales only 200 a con-
siderable part Of the supplies moving off at
retail. The first receipts of new crop were ; bbls
on the nineteenth of October from Cedar Grove
plantation ST. James parish, which sold on the
landing at 81 % T. gallon. This was one day
earlier than the first regular receipts in 1863, but
three days later than some arrivals of syrup Adj
ditiOna receipts during the following week sold at
$lQl Is for prime to choice, after which the sup
plies were more copious, and the months sales
summed up 500 bbls the receipts ll09, and the ex-
ports 33i, mostly to Gulf ports During the latter
part OF the month prices gave way and al the close
centrifugal was quoted 4 65da5c far al -1]sc:
prime at 18030c, and choice at sec. November
opened with liberal receipts and notwiths tanding
an active demand for shipments as well from the
clinInS during the first fortnight to 18QS3c and
closing at 63a68c. considerable portion Of the
POGO bbls; the receipts 29430 and the exports L.
G.3 of which 8t.5 were TO New York. The
bulk Of the business was done after the decline in
the latter part of the month. December proved TO
be much the most active month of the Year. the
sales summing up 1920 bbls, the receipts So 3,5,
and the exports 1852 mostly to New York With
increased cOInDpflfiDD 81
fened; prime to choice closing at 68d72c showing
net advance OF 243c, and inferior and fermenting
January, when with diminished supplies the de-
mand subsidized. Prices. however. were pretty well
maintained inferior and fermenting closing at i04
toe and prime to choice at 610.3c: The months
sales embraced 25 100 bbls the receipts CPS and
the exports $40 the last showing large falling oil.
February exhibited a material decrease. both IN
the sales and receipts, the former amount
ing to $500 bbls, and the latter 10 u.l.59,
while the exports embraced $3.50. As the
movement diminished prices improved and
tue market closed at +00,2c for inferior and fer
mentiHg, and - .8c from prime TO choice showing
may be said to have closed in February, the sales
for the preceding four months amounting TO l0i 100
embraced 80 69t of which about 5000 were shipped
November and December The movement il March
was OF still less liberal extent the sales embracing
5000 bbs the receipts 1850 and the exports only 693
With slack demand and little competition among
buyers. prices exhibited general downward ten
dency, inferior and fe1menting closing at 2505.2c
:
decline of l3dl5c. April opened with limited de-
mand but at stronger prices, and toward the close
the latter further improved inferior selling during
the last week at 370.0c and prime 10 choice at .0Q
Sc showing an advance of 8Ql0c. The sales
en- braced 21o0 bills the receipts 2237 and the eX
ports 800. In May tine movement still more |
limited scale, the sales embracing 1900 bbls the
ceipts 1921 and the exports 523. Inferior and fer
mentng sold al 30055c and prime to choice az $50 |
15c. showing decline of about Sc. The business for
the rest of the year has been confined to jobbne
and retail transactions, but i'll June the sales
braced 500 bbls, the receipts All and the exports
}G9, inferior and fernenting ruling at 25055c and |
prime to choice at 65015c. IN July the reported |
sales were $50 bbls the receipts s02 and the Xpors
10, while inferior and nting ruled al 25GJOc
and reboiled 500 75c. The business of the past
month has been exclusively of a retail character,
fermentiug ruling at l50j5c, and city refinery
boiled at 5Ud15.
The following gives the general movement for |
tRa year compared with last year: