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

RICE.
| This product is annually becoming more i'm
portant article Of our trade, and assuming ranl
with our other three stapes-cotton, su ear ant
molasses. 1t is not many years since the de-
mand for city consumption and for the West was
mainly supplied by the Carolina produ t. A,
that time we had regular lines Of first class brigs
and schOoners engaged in that trade, in which a
considerable capital was invested. Little was
then known of the Louisiana grain, except from
| the limited receipts by grocers and others en-.
gagged IN the lower coast trade. Grown from in.
terior seed and cleaned in primitive mills n was
mostly dark and broken, but was, nevertheless.
popular among our Creole population, who pre-
ferred 1t. not only from its being cheaper, but
because it was thought to be sweeter and more
| nutritious.
| Gradually, however, the most approved seed
| from Caroiua was introduced among our plant
| ers, and, the cultivation Of the crop was ex-
! tended, the most improved milling machinery
was employed. and the mills turned out a more
perfect and winter grain, having all the good
properties Of that which it superseded. During
/ the war the demand for consumption increased.
| An additional stimulus was impaired to the cul.
ture by the inter upton to the coastwise trade,
and until 1854 our annual receipts averaged
20, 46l sacks, but in 1864-5 sunk to 13, 443. In
| 1866 they presented gratifying Improvement
since which they have pretty steadily increased.
and have, to considerable extent superseded
the use OF the Carolina product. The culture is
no longer confined, as formerly, to narrow
strip on the rear Of the plantations below the
city, but has extended to the praires and even
the up'ands, and the aggregate yield has been
consequently, materially augmented.
For the following we are indebted to Messrs.
Roman & Cucullu
As we had predicted in our report of last wear.
the crop just marketed has been very little ia
excess Of that of the previous year. The quality.
owing to unfavorsbe and stormy weather at the
time OF harvesting, proved, on an average rather
inferior and Of chalky style, resembling very
much Rangoon. The rice con the field, during
its curing process and just before gathering"
was also affected by the wet season, which ma
terialy reduced the yield and shortened the crop
fully one-third. thus giving two-thirds of gen.
eral average yield. Good grades were, therefore.
scarce, and so much 80, in the spring, that part
OF our supply had to be drawn from South Caro- |
lima.
The demand from the Western and Northern
markets was good, and the shipments were
mostly OF the low grades, or such as could COM |
pete favorably with Rangoon.
Total amount of cleaned Rice received % 344 Bbls |
Rough Rice reduced to clean ...... 70011
Total amount of crop mark eted - 924l5
To which must be added for amount kept
in the parishes for seed and consump-
tlon ABOUT J2,O0G q"
Making total crop of.. 1044l5
of $50 pounds net.
In regard to the new crop now being shipped
% market, we are glad to say that the prospect
. very fine and promising. The favorable
Weather at planting season." the great care
AIKEN in the selection of the seed, and the I'M
Usual attention paid to the cultivation of the
rops are apparent in the better yield and supe-
ior quality OF the Rice. The acreage is larger
han that OF last year, and the cutting will soon
'e under full way. Should the weather continue
avorable for harvesting, we are disposed to
'lace the probable result at 10000 to 100, 900
ibis, making this market the cheapest point of
upply to the Western and Northern trade.
The first lot of new Rice, consisting of Is sacks,
7as received from the parish of st. Charles on
he 21st of July. The recep,s of new Rice to
ate, amount to 349l bbls clean.
Table Of the Rice crops of Louisiana for each
ear from 1878 to 1874 &.