The Hickman courier., 1871-03-25
TOBACCO MARKET.
New orleans VS.. New YORK.
We cheerfuIly publish the following

New ORLEANS, March 15. 1871.
Every product-of theu.earth finds lis
way to market by the most natural chan
mel. Before the war, New Orleans was
comparatively the sole tobacco market in
the United States. Why? Because it
was, the natural outlet. Climate and
cheap river freights made it so. Tobae-
co passing to foreign lands by the south
ern route BECOMES mellow and therefore
loses nothing in weight or oily appear
ance. Tobacco passing out to Europe
by the cold northern route becomes dry,
brittle and crumbly, and therefore loses
in weight and oily appearance. Is not
this common sense?
Again, river fieights are always cheap
er than railroad freights. God has given
to New Orleans the Green, the Cumber
land, the Tennessee, the Ohio aud the
Mississippi rivers.
What diverted the tobacco trade to
New York Was it that the climate
changed and the rivers were diverted ?
Was it that New York. by some sudden
freak of nature, became the natural, and
New Orleans the unnatural outlet? We
think not. The trade was handed over
to New York by the aecidest of war,
The simplest uncommercial Man knows
this. New York knows it, and therefore
waves the agitation of these matters, and
sets up another plea for the tobacco
trade | is that New'Orleans has not
sufficient ocean transportation. Let Us
examine this argument aud lay bare its
sophistry This assertion was true dur
ing aud immediately after our war be-
tween the States. Why was it so ? The
war came and with it the blockade aud
blighting trade restrictions against New
Orleans. A suspension OF her commerce
and shipping, of course, followed.
In addition TO her own, New York fell
heir 10 the trade of New Orleans. Du-
ring, and for time after the war, New
Orleans had no freight to invite vessels,
1t was then that New York began this
cry Of no tonnage at New Orleans, and,
/ like the man that said the horse was ten
/ feet high, she has stuck to it.
What are the facts to-day? We have
recovered the cotton trade; we nave re-
covered the sugar trade we have reeov-
cred the tobacco trade Of Mexico; we
have partially recovered thetobacco trade
OF the UniteG States we have recover
ed our ancient grain trade with immense
additional advantages. St. Louis is the
great ceutre Of the best grain region in
the Uuited States. The completion OF
recent railroads opens up to ST. Louis a
large graipgrowing district, the products
Of which heretofore passed via Chicago
over the Lakes to Europe. st. Louis
must therefore be mammoth receiving
grain market. St Louis must empty
/ her grain into the lap of New Orlean:
/ for shipment out Barge transportation
makes this the surest and cheapest route
The through cost from ST. Louis &c
Liverpool via New York is S2S 80 pei
ton, from ST. Louis to Liverpool via Bal
timore it is S25 per ton, from ST. Louis
to Liverpool via New Orleans it is S13
80 per ton. This, then, must again be
the exclusive shipping port for St Louis
and the West. Now make the appiea-
ton. Vessels go where they can obtain
freight. With the great trades of cot
ton, sugar, tobacco, corn, wheat, etc, in
our hands, will New Y ork assert that We
have nothing to invite ocean lounge
Surely not. So much, then, for New
Orleans export advantages. Now et Us
examine the import trade of New Orleans
aud her capacity to control it.
All things equal the exporting class
will import by the same route that they
export Is this not natural New Or
leans then is the natural port OF entry
for the South aud West. Are our ad-
vautages equal 2 Yes. Are they no
superior. to New York? With eheaI
and abundant transportation by steam
boats on a river always Dayigable, is tbi:
not the most eligible port of entry fol
the West ? With our river advantages
aud the nearness of our position, is thi
not the natural port of entry for th'
South? Besides, all business men know
that rivers have a tremendous advantage
over railroads in the transportation o
heavy, or bulky articles of freight. Thes,
are cur advantages aud the world know
it. Nearly every boat goisg West 4
heavily ladeB.~awit imported goods
New Orleans is fast Becoming the por
of enty7y and export for the South ant
West, aud yet in the face of this trutl
New York warns the people of hentuck.
and other tobacco growing districts tha
they must not ship their tobacco to Ne1
Orleans because we will have no-vessel
aad steamships here to take It out t
Europe.
If the people will ship their tobacco t
New Orleans We will have cheap an'
abundant foreign freight room, This
common sense aud this is eur experience
e Before the war, when New Orleans re
eeived the tobacco, she never lacke
/, for moderate and sufficient foreign ton
: mage. -
:. As we are dealing out truth and even
: handed Justice we will accord to Ne
: York one advantage over New Orlean:
i Her home trade is larger than that c
New Orleans. She can, therefore, dis
pense a larger quantity of tobacco suite
for manufacturing and other domesti
n purposes But New York must taks car
that she does not make bad use of tn
, advantage Be sure you -doinot scare
I out some domestic consumer, sell him
z few hogsheads at good figures, and repoi
K to the shipper by way of inducing hii
! to believe New York is the best make
Last season the Franco sPrussian Wa
= came. No one could forecast the ent
J. A large new crop was close upon OF
q heels. New Orleans sold out her stool
P New York bet on an early peace aud hel
e her shipping leaf. If she sells out hs
old tobacco at better figures than Ne
Is Orleans did, she has simply beat Ne
e Orleans guessing in this single instanc
D That is all. No sane man can truthful
u say that this would bea permanent az
o vantage to New York over New Orlean
l. We advise the planters aud the intel
Is ior operations to break down one or ii
!, iother of these two markefs--to choo
. between New Orleans and New Yor
e Does the planter ask why we so advis
!, For the benefit Of some planters, WI
q may not entirely understand the work
y ing, we will explain fully.
;, France, Spain and Italy are not fir
), tobacco markets. The Governments