New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-01
Whent-The receints of wheat show onlu a


2g843 bbls per week, against 1880 last yesr;
u, OU7 N 1866, and pools IN 1861.
Wheat-The receipts of wheat show only q
trfing increase over last year-446,659 bushels
against 1902 600. In 1861, we received 2toOOOo
and in the year before 2115 600 Both last wear
alsd the year before hopes were excited that even
If We did not entirely recover our former trade
in the article, there would be fair supplies reach
ing, perhaps, a million of bushels. The elevator
with a capacity to handle much larger quantities,
was ready. Ships were ready to transport it;
shipping merchants to buy ii, and banks to take
documentary exchange on it, with no more than q
reasonable margin, all have been disappointed, but
still look hopefully to the future. The first arrival
reported 49, 600 bushels and 1000 sacks on about
the fourteenth of September and the entire re-
ceiptsin that month wer Gle 255 but they held
above the limits of foreign ORDERS and did not
hear of a sale. In October there were further
ceipts Of 62,799 bushels, and in November SO le9
making an aggregate for the three months Of 1871.
lo3. In November 50,l51 bushels were cleared for
Liverpool, and 900 for New York shipped on
Western account. The results of these ventures
viii show whether it would not have been better
ior the owners to have accepted the prices offered
here than to the chances ola foreign mar
ket. Early in December 10 600 bushels were aiken
by buyer for Liverpool, but the price was sup
pressed. The asking prices al the time ~ 10
Tor No. red winter, and 81 Is for No. !. In De-
cember there We're additional receipts of $3.50
bushels, and the exports comprised 81 $50 embracing
Al, ISL to Liverpool and g785 to New York. In jan
uary sales were reported of4 600 at OF round for
half No. and two-thirds No spring and at : 10
tor No. spring. The receipts in IN this month were
24O bushels and the exports 73907 to Liverpool 1850
TO Barcelona, and i65 to other ports. In February
cargo of 1000 bushels was taken for Liverpool at
81 l21s for No winter, and No spring was offered
at s 05 In the same month 929l4 bushels were
exported to Liverpool 1862 10 Barcelona and 5942
to Malaga In March there were further exports OF
81 l42 bushels to Liverpool and 1855 coastwise and
IN April 675 cOastwise. The receipts in Nav en-
fraced So l55 bushels, and sold on arrival at
81. The exports were only 225 bushels coastwiae.
There have been no further sales reported since
and the receipts have been confined to It's bushels
The exports embrace 104 OG4 bushels to Liverpool
and 307 10 New York ,in June. About one-third OF
the receipts have been sold in this market and the
balance shipped on owners account The EXPORTS
sum up 40 495 bushels embracing 400 829 TO Grea
Britain, Is s54 to Spain, 465 to other foreign poI
and %, 247 cOastAyise, of which q Os2 were 10 N
York. The steamships of the Liverpool line
those building for the trade have not only appS
for bulk shipments, but viii be provided wtlV
the most approved means to insure deliveries in
good order.
COrn-Our receipts Of corn embrace an aggre-
gate equal to 1868 go bushels, against 346545a
bushels last year and 4l64510 bushels the
veg before This shows but little vari-
alton from last year, but a material decrease from
the year before. In 1901 receipts We're 1895
bushels. Our exports show material decrease,
comprising 26o,8l0 bushels, against 245 93l last
year and embracing none to Great Britain against
1886 bushels; 1925 to Cuba against ssh II 272
to other foreign ports mostly Mexican and Gulf
against III 05 1888 to Boston, against e455; 5i2ea
to! New York against 288 lG3 and l64 POS to Other
coast"Ise ports, mostly Gulf, against 4JS Gel:
ing a net decrease OF %. .562 bushels.
Before proceeding TO review the market we rive
ne ,oowins taoie which shows the movement fol-