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

trade. Grown from inferior seed. and
cleaned in primitive mills, it was mostly
dark and broken, but was nevertheless,
popular among our Creole population. who
preferred ii, not only from its being cheaper
but because it was thought to be sweeter
and more nutritious. Gradually, however,
the most approved seed from Carolina was
introduced among our planters, and, as
the caltivbtiob Of the crop was extended,
the most improved milling machinery was
employed, and the mills turned out more
perfect and whittier grain. having all the
coed properties of that which it super
seeded. During the war the demand for
consumption increased. An additional
stimulus was impaired to the culture by
the il t1rruptiou to the coastwise trade, and
until 1854 our annual receipts averaged
70 ,l6l sacks but in 1866 sunk TO l3.443.
In lSoo-b they presented a CRAFTY ing i'm
provement, since which they have pretty
steadily increased. aud have, to a consider
able extent. superseded the use of the
Carolina product. The culture is no longer
confined. as formerly, to Il narrow strip in
the rear of the plantations below the city,
but has extended TO the prairies ami even
the up!a nds, and the aggregate yield has
! been consequently materially augmented.
la 1859 40 the crop was l0O,i4S hps, with
receipts at this port of 1881, and tor sew
eral Years this was the largest on record.
river. and disastrous crevasse at Bonnet
Care, the yield was cut down to t9. 81 bbls.
This discouraged planters, and rather
checked the culture. In ISL? the receipts
embraced f!00D bbls clear, and II 1913
rough, and the supply being inst. tiicient for
the demand, the trade with Carolina was
resumed with a fair degree OF spirit. At
the same time, ocean freights being ex-
tremely low, a considerable quantity of
raugoon was imported from Liverpool. In
1878 the crop was computed by MIR. Bou-
chereau at 81 206 bhls OF $50 pounds. giving
a Total of l., Oh $50 pounds, and 1873 to
70 Ji6 bb's, the receipts at this port en-
bracng 1888 bbls clean and 1888 sacks
rough. The latter was for cleaning at our
city mills. which have ample steam power,
with the latest improvenent III their ma.
chinery. For lS74-5 Mr.. Bouchereau makes
the rrop 10i 963 bbis Of $50 pounds, equal
to ~ al $50 POUNDS MT. For the follow
irg we are indebted to Messrs. Roman 81
Cuculu:
AS We predicted III cur report of last year,
the crop lust marketed has been very little
IN excess OF that of the previous year. The
quality. owing to untaN orabie ara stormy
weather at the time. of harves ting, proved,
on an average, rather inferior and of a
cha'ky style, resembling very much Ran.
COON. The rice ION the field" during its
curing process and just before gathering.
was also affected by the wet season, which
materially reduced the yield and shortened
the crop fully Ooc third. thus giving two
thirds Of a general average yield. Good
grades were. therefore, scarce, and so much
so in the spring that part of our supply had
to be drawn from South Carolina.
The demand from the Northern and West
ern markets was good and the shipments
were mostly of the low grades or such as
could compete favorahly with Rangoon.
The receipts and. the variations in prices |
of prime and fair, for each month during |
the year, have been: