The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-05
FLOUR MILLS NEEDED IN NEW Or
LEANS

From recent information relative to the
wheat crop of Texas, the increase In the de-
maud for flour in the South. and the prospec-
tive trade with Brazil and other points in
South America, it would seem that New Or
leans presents rare opportunity for the
profitable employment of capital and skill IN
making flour.
Texas has become q wheat-growing State;
or, speaking more definitely, she has become
an exporter of wheat. The capacities OF that
State for raising this important cereal are just
being developed, and it is sale to be per-
fectly adapted to the production OF flour
intended for the tropical climates OF
South America. That this branch of
husbandry In Texas will increase can hardly
be questioned, for millers who desire to OBJ
tain wheat from which -four can be made that
can be taken under the equator without much
risk, will not be slow to absorb the Texas
crop 1t has found its way already in large
quantities to st. Louis, and now commands
the highest price in the market there. Much
| of this verv wheat finds it's way back to New
Orleans in the shape of -four, and besides
supplying largely her own local demands, is
distributed to the parishes of Louisiana and
adjacent States.
There seems to be no reason why the Cres-
cent CITY cannot become an impor ant point
ments are, necessary capital, the best ap-
proved modern appliances, and skill IN mill
| ing which can produce brands equal to the
best in the country; and all these things need
not be wanting long. There is, we believe,
| but a single mill of any Importance IN New
Orleans, and it's capacity does not exceed 100
barrels per day. The demand in the South
western States alone constitute very lmpor-
| tant factor in the problem, and would require
| if secured land good flour would secure it,,
several mills to fill But this is by no means
all.
| The South American trade looms up. 1t
| has been shown that Brazil alone would pro-
| badly become, with the Inauguration OF di-
| rect trade between New Orleans and Rio de
| Janeiro, a customer for a million barrels per
annum The Brazilians need our Hours
| They are accustomed to the highest grades
from the Haxall and Gallego mills, and there
is probably no question that brands equally
good, at least, can be made from Texas
wheat. 1t certainly appears plausible that
portion of the demand OF Brazil
can, in exchange for her pro-
ducts needed in the valley of the
Mississippi, be supplied by New Orleans as
cheaply as by any competitor for the trade;
and if this is 50, that city presents very fine
opening for number of competent mliiers
to engage in milling at that point who can
make the business profitable. Texas and Ar
kansas can raise wheat in abundance of the
quality necessary to make flour which will
sell in Southern markets, and for export to
tropical chimes, and supply of wheat being
assured, good mills and expert mlllers only
are wanting to inaugurate the enterprise.
letter, which we noticed in the columns
of contemporary, states that suitable build
ings, now idle, erected years ago for manu-
featuring purposes, can be purchased or
leased at low figure. These are conye-
nientIy located, and the conditions appear
altogether favorable for the Inauguration OF
the milling business upon an extensive scale.
While we would not advise any premature or
i'll digested action in the premises we think
the matter worth considering on the part OF
those who may have an idea of embarklng in
an enterprise which promises so fairly; for,
with these points we'll authenticated, no one
will fail to recognize an opportunity for the
profitable investment of capital, such as does
not often occur We allude to it, because ii
seems to US to be capital chance for some
enterprising parties to make the vepfure a
very prof table one.-American Miller. -"