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

The last crop OF g. go hlds embraced a AL hhds
brown, made hy the old process and 1863 refined
and clarified including hrss. seconds and thirds
Mr.. Bouchereau sets down the machinery and mo-
tive power used in this product as follows: 66+
steam power engines. l53 horse power "A portable
mills, t83 open kettles, 81 open pans and 50 vacuum
pans, and enumerales 81 sugarhouses, embracing
90 brick aud slate rooted. 25l brick and shingle
rooted, and al entirely OF wood. The weight of
the crop is 80 +52 9i6 pounds. The same plantations
turned ont :, IA 256 gallons Of molasses.
Compared with last year. the above shows an in
crease of i40l 1l9 pounds OF sugar, and decrease
OF 357,65l gallons of molasses. The deficiency i'll
the yield OF the latter indicates greater richness in
the cane. II will be observed that while i'll 1861
there were 1892 sugar-houses TO 1860 plantations,
there only 81 OF the former to i6l OF the
latter tie difference arising from many small PLAN
tatl0ns having no mills and grinding their crops al
the mills OF others. This feature will probably
continue, and perhaps be extended, virtually sepa
rating the business OF grinding from planting. II
Will also be observed that new parish has been
introduced in the above tablethe parish Of Iberia
made from the old parishes OF ST. Mary and st.
crease in the production of the latter parishes
there was really an increase from the same tract,
the three parishes as constituted giving 1885
lIilds against 942i from the orr gnal territory.
The movement in 1858 had continued up to =
Later period than usual, 6i6 hhds having been re-
celved III August, against 20 in the previous year
and the sales summing up 700 hhds against 88. The
crop nevertheless, was nearly all i'll, and the
ceipts in September were only PIG hhds the most of
which came forward during the past ten days. The
sales embraced 400 hhds. Fair to fully fair opened
at l2le l3c, but owing to light demand these
however, toward the close when the quotations
were l2as dl27ac. October opened with better de-
mand and at SITTER prices, but the business was
mostly confined TO jobbing operations at the adj
vanced rates OF l30l4c The first receipts of the
crop consisted Of hhds from Madame Choppin's
Bay Tree plantation. parish OF ST. James the nine
teent the date i'll 1868 but nine days earlier
than in 1867. Rolling pretty general. and
in the anticipation Of liberal receipts buyers stood
aoof, and prices receded, Old crop selling at ia
l2lac for fair, and at l2l. dl2 for centrifugal
against 1874 realized for the first receipts) IN
49, for gray Clarified - for prime and l3up to Ii
for yellow clarified The months sales We're 700 hhds
and the receipts AL. November opened with mode
derate demand and more copious supplies, under
which the market rapidly gave way. until at the
close fair to fully fair quoted at l0011c. The
movement, however was quite active much more
later than at the commencement, and the sales
summed up 1904 hhds against receipts of 1926.
There was great deal OF complaint at this time
of the paucty OF the cane, and estimates of the
crop were reduced to CO. 600 hLds. In December the
arrivals were still more liberal, and the demand be-
coming active partly for Texas, but mostly for the
West, the sales summed up 1880 hhds, against
ceipts of 22265 the market showing most ANNA
ton during the first fortnight or three weeks and
closing more quiet. In response to the demand,
prices ruled higher in the early part of the month
than toward the close, fair to fully fair rising
l0'4 dl2a but subsequently receding and closing
at l0Q1lh. This was much the most active month
of the year. The demand had been principally for
the West, Texas and Mobile participating to mod
crate extent the exports for the four months end
ing in December embracing 1872 hhds which included
only &c for Northern Atlantic ports.
The receipts fell Off but the demand also
subsidized,
only a moderate degree Of animation. prices at-
vancng early in the month ac, but subsequently
giving way and closing at net decline OF lc; fair
to fully fair beng quoted at 81 0lo3ic The
months sales embraced l250o hhds, and the
cepts 1858. Early il February buyers We're en-
abled to obtain a further concession OF Acsbut
later in the month prices assumed al upward ten
dency, resulting IL recovery OF &c OF the previ-
decline, fair 10 fully fair closing at 80. lie.
The months sales embraced 1860 hiids against
recepts of .pnl. The bulk Of the years business
was done in the four months from November 10
February, inclusive during which sales summed
I'D 81 900 against e. 900 in the other eight.
With a marked falling of in the rec eipts, the
demand subsidized in March, and with decreased
competition among buyers prices gave way during
closed at 85 0l0Ac for fair TO fully fair, showing
reduction IL the inside figures OF h C. and IN the
falling OF amounting to $500 hOgsheads against re-
cepts at .945. The demand continued steady
prices exhibited decided upward tendency, result
ing IN net improvement OF = Glc t. ID ana falr
to fully fam closing 9a ale. The sales nbraced
Si0o hoSsleads against receipts of 5l35. TINS may
be regarded as the termination of the active busl
ness season, the sales in May amounting 10 only
200 hogsheads against receipts of $685. while prices
mad eXilolted considerable IRE gularty far 10 FUZZY
closing at 94 0l03sc, to which the market had risen
after sinking TO sal0]9c. In June, although
the movement was OF moderate extent, the
advantage was more on the side OF the sellers;
prices tending upward throughout the month, and
tar tar TO iny tar closing at los on showing Soa
hhds, against receipts of 207 III July the receipts
were only 1858 hhds, and the sales 500, indicating
steady reduction of the stock in warehouse, while
holders We're enabled to realize still higher prices
Fair to FULLY fair closing at II 0l2c, showing net
advance OF q ale z rs. During the past month
with trifing receipts. and reduced stock, the ten
dency has been to still stronger prices, but the
business has been almost exclusively off retail
character, the reputed sales summing up only 300
hhds, against receipts OF =, and fair to fully fair
closing at -O-c. ~
The exports have been Of limited extent,
bracing only - hhds, against 1902 last year, and
including - TO Boston, against 36 last year, -
to New York, sgaiI.st 214s, none to Philadelphia,