Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-14
New orleans sIucethe war.

Ine position Of the c esce 1t Civ at the en-
boeeslre Of the N 5 ,s.pp' RIVE wo-'i seem 10
hsve s.vea he he keys of The Gu, sd ln1s
ns'e her the gfe.t en-. epot sad d.t, o.. %
SEN iof West IND a d Sortn Are .sap O.
dusis. Yet Sue tas lost d. ing s-a : ee the
var even toe small headway sue bad paey.olslv
n'ede in tbs -ectol 20 deOus the Ter wears
p eceding the war she impo ted trree n,iiops
sed quarter bags o. coffee, equivalent to one
thrd Of az ne coffee imoo ed ilto the Unilei
States ana Tor the -olr vears following the war
she received less than ope-tenth OF that import
and seyec-e shths less thsn her previous re-
ceip l. the immense circuit this trade now
makes 70 ieach Northern ports shows that i'm
mense Efforts and ext aneods cadses alone can
effect 80 uonatnral dive sion. Nor is it in her
external Gde alone tn | New Or.esns has sl;-
cred She e-echoes the complaint OF the fs-
nous Old South C'ro' "a Judge of oden time
who declared that he bad been once a great
fo-shead Of law, but hat tie little Law yels came
with thelr httle u caps, aud tapped and drew
OF pInt at s time, uuul lis,le was let but the
lees 50 her acilve 'ttie shho ;, who can
not rival her in popr'ai on, reso l4ees OF posi-
ton iadiy dda''v. baye veried escl Of them A
portion Of her trlde-some for export 10 the
North. Others, lie Columbus To feed ,heir own
.seto les, while osher carses baNe min shed
her dry goods t-a1e.
Amo 2 ce m " :: y g char IS wrought by
the va through e exc .-0n o. aii.o.i hoes
ne caNe on o. sre en- o. Owes is one Of
tie most TO ceab'e n o1ghou. the Southe 4
coen..v. TIE u Young CIV OF st. Lol,s. aid
ae Z, 'oS n, rev cen. e Of he nicely snd len
resee, J OIL ~ e u Memphis. 1--we d'ye- a
! A1ch o. tie aGe Of New orlesus by steamboat
fHi o=d ees 4 ~ IL he kde OF toe greS;
se. 49, - .-.out1 es- ID come g even To-
re .-sooi- sippies % Tea. No: 80 se,
ye e'y e..ppel II e. Q IN cash s, .he C, e..
&c y G = rot sab jected 70 rue SINE ipie al
4-1-q On "a cep e .ua @ Va des, tsess
yoLnzel wa 1--we olel sRay much o. theil
elder s's.e Ade le.s ie he TO de7end chiefly
On her COZ od ? - o.ne staples /. j, believed
uoWeyer, shA. VIE Ire Us Oh .-uctons are re.
motea o. the St Ps 'lns Cana facilitates the
viSa- On by max ls sG'e sod easy out ct e
gae tT1''. nat New O leans vii regain her losl
ground. u - On rev ca eef Of prosperity.
Bat ire greatest i=EtAcss on the commerce
i ot New Orleans are the want Of capital o. @.
+ credit taSt might command it and the terrible
( iS-atlon, FsdeFsl sni STATE under which it stag.
geTs- Ihe cotton crop which the world fnaS.
h1rs. = chieav moved bv foreign capital. Euelish
Flepch. &c elmAn. ard New York bsnkinr house.
maze more mocev out Of exchange st such rer
Cd tasn the piG1.er o. his factor can out OF his
! p-uducs. There are in New Orleans but ten o.
I eleven h-nE ne houses, whose entire psid-li
capital does not reach - .510, 010 and tie totz
/ deposits average zbol. double thar suln-on!v I
drop N The bucket when the amount necsssatl
TO move oRt-1.i-l Of cotton crop now sveiAsili;
Z 100000 bales annually Is considered. noi 7,
Ilenpoa the othsl staples And articles Of interns
trade drawn down the river from the vast reeio,
above, and By the railroads from the surround
ing country made tributary 10 her trade by II,
new lines OF rallwsy and water communication
executed or II process of execution - Ef'-is y
'or "a Rarper Aa71l ~ for S'p'sial-r.