New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-28

it's exports al. 100000. A direct trade with
Rio by the Mississippi valley people, via
New Orleans, Is certain to increase to a
magnitude not now estimated or even sur
missed by our Southern and Western mer
chants, producers and manufacturers in the
Mississippi basin.
Its principal exports are: Coffee e, 763, 2Sl
bags in 1874, salt and dry hidee, sugar
feather flowers 1.-THE genuine and the best
rosewood, deer and other skins, tApioca,
twist and Leaf tobacco, hair, horns, rum
dye-woOds, diamonds, pearls, cabinet woods,
ship timber, gums, mOlasses, wool, medicinal
drugs, etc.
Its principal imports are: Flour ll400 to
1900 barrels per diem in 1874, coal. lumber
hay, kerosene, butter, bran, candles, cheese,
glassware from Pittsburg), grease, hams
lard lead, shot, starch, pork, beef, pitch
tar, rOsin, vinegar, white lead, coffee bag
ging, cordage, turpentine, hope, malt, fur.
niture, brOOms, agricultural implements
corn meal, machinery, slaves, headings and
poles, tobacco in boxes, shingles, wooden
buckets, domestic and Osnaburgs, navy and
pilot bread, cracker and biscuits, rye flour
etc.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Tbs above exports and imports of the
several ports are mutually essential to the
comfort. happiness snd necessities of the
the valley of the Mississippi; the list given
is Of the main articles that each, with a
mutual profit and demand, can supply to
the other; each region has productions that
are not needed. or can not be supplied by
the other. For instance the Mississippi
valley does not require cotton from
Brazil, and on the other hand the
valley of the Mississippi can not supply
Brazil with hardware, CLOTHS, etc, at the
Ion tna nkn . a. ,l.-.-
But tue opening up of this trade between
the two sections will naturally cause de-
mand channel, unthought of at the hour,
for articles grown and manufactured by
each, but not mentioned ia said enumera-
ton. These imports to Brazil can all BIZ
supplied by the Mississippi valley. Her
exports are needed here, and vice versa;
each can be SUPP lied with those mutual
products at less rates and in less time than
from any other source in the world, by this
direct steamship line from New Orleans to
Rio and the intermediate ports en- route.
This direct line will supply coffee and
Hour to the consumers in the Mississippi
valley and Brazil at less rates, in less time,
less risk of transI Ortati0n, less cost and in
better order than these articles can be pro.
cured from any part of the United States
or the world at large. Now, these com
modities flour and Coffee come to the con-
sumers loaded with needless extra and
costly rail treights, delays, transhipments,
charges OF middlemen, and costing expenses
of their Eastern mode of transit and trans
portaticn, The Northern and Eastern sea
coast cities of the United States, by hand.
ling the exported products OF the West and
South, and the equally vast quantities
of foreign goods consumed by the
West and South, have grow immense
ly rich, the gimmering of this fact
comes late to the merchants of the
Mississippi valley, but not too late for them
trade to and from Brazil via the port of
New Orleans; and this summer will prove
that they are in earnest to secure this trade
to themselves by their starting the first of
semi-monthly line of steamships to Rio
from New Orleans. Thus far at least they
will benefit themselves, the South and
West, by not pandering and adding to the
wealth lat their own cost of Eastern cities
when they should retain these splendid
advantages among themselves. Freights
from New Orleans to the inbCard cities of
the Mississippi river and it's tributaries will
be paid to our own Western steamboats,,
barges and rail lines, thus benefiting them
to the full extent that has been heretofore
paid to Northern and Eastern lines and
companies.
Now, nearly all the Brazil travel goes BY
the New York route, but this sea route
would be so much shorter. and is cast in so
much more pleasant latlt ldes, that this
New Orleans line would not only mono.
police all the passenger traffic at once, but
by the comparative shortness of the trip
and the geniality of the route travelled, it
would be very much increased. The inaugu-
rat on of this direct trade to Brazil will be
the means of opening up commercial bust
ness that will add much to the power
and greatness of St. Louis and New
Orleans Direct trade with South America,
and especially north Brazil. via the Missis-
sippi river, is the key to the future pros
perity of both cities. The trade, abundant
and pliable at each termini, does not need
time or years of drumming for its develop
ment: it is in existence, and ready to fall
of the tree. All that is required is the OPP
portunity to develop itself. In 1852 Eng
land imported from Brazil but 5000 900
pounds of coffee; in lS55-three years after
by the introduction of steamships, her coffee
commerce with Brazil amounted to liz, 000,-
900 pounds, and since then has
been gradually increasing. AT the same
time, she sends to Brazil yearly in
creased amounts and shipments of her own
manufactures and produce in exchange for
Brazil products New Orleans and st. Louis
merchants should be instructed by this
steam marine policy and enterprise, and
consequent and subsequent success of Great
Britain in her universal commercial rela-
tons, and especially with Brazil, our nat
ural geographical and commercial next door
neighbor, friend and customer. 1t is beyond
our power to at present compute the advan-
tages and profits resulting from the success
full prosecution to reality of this direct
steamship line, they are so obvious at mo
ments reflection that it is unnecessary to 90
further into specific details.