New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-01

used to meet the demand for local consump-
ton, ship stores, etc but terce beef, prep
erly packed for the Liverpool market. has
hitherto been an important article for ex-
port. and may become so again. When our
railway connections are made with Shreye.
port, and thence through the Northern part
Of Texas, where packing will probably be-
come one of its most important industries,
we may reasonably expect much more co.
Plus receipts and. perhaps, al increase in
our former export trade For the past year.
however. most of the, limited receipts have
been for trapshipment, and there has been
really no basis for a market.
WHIsKY-The receipts embrace 1889
bbls. against 1858 last year. 5i,3lS in
1928, 63.S2S III 1872 and SO. sol in lS70-l.
Going back still further, we find that in
1869 we received ll3.25l bbls. and in
lS59-60 lSj,0i2. Tie large falling oft last
year and the year before was partly owing
to direct shipments from the West to int
rior towns, thereby diminishing the demand
in this city. and partly to our cousumpyio
being, to great extent, supplied by home
distilleries, which we're able not only to
compete with Western distillers, but in
many cases to undersell them ana yet de-
rive fair remuneration from the trade
This fact was quite inexplicable to some of
our Western friends. who rashlv cOnjectured
that. as the raw material cost them less than
its price i'll New Orleans, the manufacture
could not he carried on here without loss. un-
less by ia ids on the revenue. Iuformatlons
were consequently lodged against some dis
tilleres, which were temporarily closed up.
while others continued their operations
under the annoying supervision sof
United States officials. Both causes have
aided in checking the New Orleans manu-
facture, and consumption has gone on with
little or no diminution. Dealers have been
compelled to draw more freely from the
West, and the aggregate for the year shows
an Increase over last year of 1j.l5t bbls.
The exports show q falling off to all points,
but especially to Galveston, where the di-
version of trade has operated most seriously
against ue, the shipments to that port
beng 1890 bbls, against 20,42i
last year. The market opened in
September at 81 OF, and closed at 81 10;
opened in October at 81 10, and steadily
declining throughout the month. closed at
81 030l 06; opened in November at 81 Oh,
and after some slight fluctuations closed at
81 o.; opened in December at 81 o., and
after declining to 81 %, closed at 81 "a;
opened In January at 97c, and after falling
to 9Oc, which was the lowest point of the
year, rallied and closed at DC; opened in
February at 95c, and after rising to 81 10,
closed at I'll 10: opened in March at 81 10.
and after touching 81 Is, closed AZ 81 ID;
opened in April at 81 ID, and after touch
ing 81 II, closed at 81 lG; opened in May
at 81 IL, and closed at 81 10; opened in
June at 81 II, and closed at 81 19; opened
in July at 81 -, and closed at 81 81, and
opened IN the past month at 8 u, and
closed at 81 % Extra brands have ruled
higher, according to quality, Bourbon rang
ing from 81 1913 50, and marks according
to their merits.
The following table gives the movement
compared with last year and the year
before: