New Orleans Republican., 1872-09-01

WESTERN PRoDECE-Our trade in West
| ern produce may be considered in tO&r di-
| visions: The ante-raiir0ad time when New
Orleans was the principal market and the
| exclusive outlet to the sea for the Western
| surplus; the ante bellum railroad narjOd
! when a considerable portion OF our trade
was diverted from us by the interior routes
to the Atlantic seaboaTd; the interruption
OF the war, and our progress since, 1t is
the last only that We propose to consider,
for which purpose we naturally compare
the movement OF the past year with that of
its predecessors. Let us see then how We
stood at the commencement Of the year. In
commenting on the general features Of the
trade, we remarked in our last annual re-
view that in the first period mentioned the
bulk of the Western surplus was sold in
this market or forwarded hence to the North
and to foreign ports. There was little
or no question then about detention
at the bar or heating Oh the voyage
through tile Cult. The vessels that
carried grain were rarely delayed at
the former, or il detained by mud Jumps
or by some heavy ships aground in the chan
mel it was only few hours ard the latter
was guarded against by the rigid examina-
tiOn Of purchasing brokers ana the rejection
OF all grain that was not thoroughly dried
by time and climatic influence Our exports
Of tierce beef boxed meats and lard were
also large and satisfactory to all parties
concerned. This is all changed. The in
t4rruntinr Of +hn yu2r and the ey tnnsinr, of
raiirnaJs hara 1;nsrted tha +ranait +rada
over tine interior routes to the sea, and en-
abled the Vest to directly supply bread
stutts, provisions and Western manutac-
lures 10 p0puious districts which formerly
made All their purchases here. AS the rail
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III mia demand aIinits aI1n,,lv and tWould
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transD1rration Ia The West, as we'll a. TO
NV lev. Orleans should have long On since - met
lie exigeuog by an ample supply Of cheap
transportation steamboats, and barges.
There have been, however. conflicting in
ttrests, which have absorbed the capt
tat and enterprise of the very men
10 whom tho public ordinarily look for
Tue inauguration OF such reforms. We
consequently find that the attempt to
establish an iron barge company with
large capital and Oh an extensive scale has
lhns lar been unsuccessful Whether it
could not have been more polite to com
'nence operations az soon as 100000 was
subscribed, and gradually increase the linn
mits by additional subscriptions, Is q7es-
ton which we will not discuss; but We have
such confidence in the practicabiIity OF
cheap treights n cheap baTgcs, rnn with
iudieious tconorlr, that We have no doubt