New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-02

consisted in round numbers of 100000
bales of cotton. 1900 hhds of tobacco,
100000 bbls of -four, $4,000 bbls of pork,
p, $50 casks of bacon. 10000 tierces OF lard,
1000 tierces of beef, 81 900 bbls OF whisky,
5000 900 bushels of corn. 1000 sacks of cot
ton seed, $50 900 hides 40, 900 sacks OF oats,
l70, 900 sacks of oil cake, and other articles
too numerous to mention. Not all these
were for transatlantic ports. but all re-
auired tonnage to move them. whether
cOastwise, to Gulf and South .Amerlcan
ports or to Europe, and all absorbed a
certain amount of the tonnage aHoas. 10
meet this demand ships that otherwise
would have come to this port have gone to
Pensacola for timber. to Charleston or Sa'
vannah for cotton, or to New York for grain
and petroleum. Bearing these facts IN
mind our friends must not be surprised at
the high rates of freight or the scarcity OF
freight room.
With regard to the course of the market
we may take our leading staple and ship
ments to Liverpool as an index to the
whole. Promising that 7-l6d is a paying
rate by sail to Liverpool and led satistac-
tory one, we give the course OF the market
as follows: In September the opening rates
were u q IS by steam and I'D by sail, and
the closing rates I3i6d by steam and a4d
by sail In October the tendency was either
to continued steadiness or furthor ad-
vance, and the closing rates were Id by
steam and a4d by sail. In November
the market opened firm at Id by steam
and sd by sail, but subsequently, gave
way Shade and closed at 13-lod sd by
steam and 1882 SD by sail. In Decem-
Der rates were rather sitter. steam ruling
at sd and sail at SD. In January steam
gave way traction, ruling at "a a ll1bd,
but sail continued firm at sd. In Februa-
nv the former was still easier, ruling at
1892 a sd, and the latter ruled at $40 a
l932d also showing decline. Steam stIf-
fened in March. and was quoted at ll-lb
34d, while sail was So a ll-l6d. In April
steam ruled at 1ll60 sd and sail at % a
I'd. In May the former ranged from q a
Esd and the latter at 1916 a sd. In June
steam was steady throughout the month at
aad and sail at ll-l60 a4u. In July the
former ruled at q with occasional en-
gagements at SD and ll-l6d, and sail eased
OFT to 9-i6 IA and during the past month
steam has ruled at 81 a sad, and sail at about
the same, the latter in some cases COM
handing more than the former.
PITsBURG CoAL.-This coal. as is well
known, is mined in the environs of Pitts
burg, whence It is conveyed to that city,
and shipped thence TO New Orleans and
other places in flatboats and barges, sew
orally carrying from 5000 to 5000 bbls. of
about 27s of a bushel. The flats and barges
are lowed by powerful towboats built ex-
pressly for the purpose. The towing be-
tween Pittburg and Louisville depends on
the state Of the river. When the stage of
water is'tOo low for navigation, which it
frequently is for weeks and even months,
the supplies at the lower points become de-
fcient and prices naturally advance, often
reaching very high figures. The coal flats
ard barges sent to New Orleans are gen
orally dropped at Willow Grove, near
Greenville, just above the city, where they
are superiItended for the owners or agents.
When boat or barge is wanted a small
city tugboat is sent to tow it to the city, or
to its destination on the coast.
The following statistics of the trade are
from reliable sources:
Amount of coal sold at New Orleans in
the years 1860, 1870, 1871, 1872, and to
August, 1873: