The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-01

In glancing over the figures for the past year,
it will be observed that the exports to Great Bri-
tain show a falling off from last year Of 1.625
bbls, 1908 against %, 68s. but an increase over
the year before Of 1908 bbls, 1917 against
10, TAG. There have been orders pending here
throughout the year, which could not be executed
with Cuba shows large falling Off the total be-
ing 81, sol bbls, against 1886, but an excess
over the year before IA us, against &c. 1856. Other
foreign ports 10,625, mostly Mexican, show de-
crease Of BIG bbls, against Il, 541. There have
Northern Atlantic ports shows q considerable
falling off of 626O, against 1894. There has also
been material decrease to domestic Gulf portso
46, 603 against 289, 1885,
CORN.
For several years past the most extravagant
predictions have been repeated and reiterated
Of an enormous export trade from our port TO
Great Britain in this important cereal. And yet
year after year has resulted in disappointment
An increase in one year has been followed by .
decrease in another, and the aggregate for the
six years ending in 1874 give an average Of
only 456, Nl bushels, embracing 325 696 in 1865.
none in l86970 206 597 bushels in 1901. 708, AIT
bushels in iS7172, 651 ,528 bushels in 1929 and
845, las bushels in 1874. The amount for the
past year is only 1881 bushels, showing fall
ing off Of 6023 bushels. The total for seven
before the war. We have particularized Great
Britain because it has been the largest purchaser
of this crop and to it the hopes of the sanguine
have been mainly directed.
France had form erly taken but little corn from
this port, but in 1928 our exports to that
country embraced Al, 397 bushels, and in 1924
10 las, ITS, while for the past year they have been
confined to the insignificant amount of 126
bushels, and yet there has been no time during
the year when there we're not orders pending
here, or buyers for export are ready to come for
ward freely whenever there was sufficient margin
between our own and the foreign market to pay
a fair commission. There is no want OF enter
prise among our shippers, who are ready to en-
would be scorned by an inland merchant. The
supply, however, has never been sufficient to
offer any scope to buyers, except on occasional
instances when steamers were deferred from
taking such heavy freight from the apprehension
Of it's bringing them down too deep in the water
to pass the bar, and there being ample offerings
of cotton at remunerative rates.
II the West could keep our market stocked with
the average amount held at Chicago, it would at
tract vessels peculiarly adapted to the trade, and,
under the law of supply and demand, freight
would rule at moderate and steady rates. But
now it is only occasionally that our market rules
low enough to admit the execution OF Liverpool
orders, and this often happens when the stage Of
water at the bar prevents vessels from taking
heavy freight, making it their interest to load
clusively with cotton. Notwithstanding, large
district, formerly dependent upon this market
for its cereals being supplied directly from the
West our home trade show but little diminut0n,
the falling off in the total receipts being but little
more than the falling off in our exports. The fol-
lowing comparative table shows the disposition
Of the receipts for the year: