New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-19
The O>Ree Trade.

We copy the following from the St. Louis
Republican, only suggesting at this time
thu: New Orleans merchants should promote
to the full extent Of their ability, the i'm
portation Of coffee, 90 that the Crescent City
may control the coffee trade OF the Missis-
sippi Valley: T,l 'tr rsr 'ae ,-
The Mobile Register OF . late date, com.
menting upon facilities afforded in that part
for direct importation of coffee. says:
Freights from Rio de Jsneiro to Mobile
are az low as to any other United States
port. and there being Is jet, no middle men
to buy tae cargo and make their profits in
distributing to smaller dealers, these latter
here buy direct from the importer, and can,
therefore. afford 10 sell more cheaply to the
consumer than those who purchase from
the regular jobbers in other markets. Our
favored elsewhere, and in every particular
Lay down coffee here as low as 1t can be done
In the year ending August 81. 1858, the
imports Of coffee into Mobile, in all, we're
10 663 bags, of which only about one-half
or 9700 bags, came direct. In 1852 the re-
eeipss were 30,942 bags, Of which q, 354
bags came direct. The present gear, ending
fret September next, the total imports will
probably reach $4,000 bags. of which the
direct imports landed and cold here will be
seen that our importations, while increased
from 300 bags in ls67-68 to $4,000 bags in
1S69-7O, have not yet reached the demands
of our market, though the deficit is being
rapidly overcome, thus effectually dispelling
any apprehension of overstocking market
80 favorsbly situated tor distributing an ar
tic,e which is Of universal consumption.
The above figures do not embrace two car
goes of 1900 bags shipped from Rio to this
port, which were sent round to New Or
leans because o! the higher prices ruling
there.
This statement of the growing trade CT
Mobile, flattering Is it is, bears the impress
of reliability, and we commend to the gro.
GERS of our city q cardful investigation Of
the relative merits Of Mobile a. a point of
receipt of cargces from Rio, and Of purchases
Of such cargoes imported ct the Gulf city.
That city is not only nearer to rs than the
Atlantic coast cities, but the rate of freight
upon coffee thence by all rail is only thirty
eight cents per hundred pounds, against
seventy four cents from New York. Ocean
carriage being the same to the two points,
an advantage is at once gained in cheaper
rail freights as well as in lower port and
carriage charges. ard in less time of transit.
Beyond this, there are strong reasons for
the cultivation of the most intimate rela.
tons with any importing Gulf cities. While
st. Louis owes much to the energies Of its
merchants, the direct cause Of Its prosperity
is the position it holds as q distributing
market of Western produce to Southern
consumers. To increase this freight trade
need to be reduced to the
narrowest limits, and this can only be done
BY reciprocal cargoes, and with return car
oads of coffee, sugar, etc., freights upon
but going carloads of corn, provisions, ETC.,
Ire most readily lowered. Thus, then, both
lirect and indirect interests should induce
,ur merchants to stimulate coffee and other
mpOrtations at Mobile.