New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-20
OUR FLOUR AND COFFEE TRADE.

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We have been shown by the house ,
Block 4 Britton. flour and produce dea
ers. a letter Of inquiry from Dallas, Texa.
asking what prices could be commando
for train load Of flour Of brand stated
and were pleased to learn that the trans
action would probably be consummated
The flour market Of New Orleans j
relatively limited. and does not bear com
parison with the receipts of other int
rior or seaport cities. Thus, while GU
annual receipts are something under
a million. those Of Milwaukee are nearl,
two millions. while she receives whea
enough TO make seven millions of barrel
more.
The flour received at New Orleans is
however. chiefly required for the supply
OF the city and Of the adjacent planting
country. SO far, therefore, as the de,
niand is concerned. it would make little
difference to us whether supplied from,
Texas or from Minnesota. As an eyi.
| dence. however. that the trade of this new
and fertile region may be turned to New
Orleans. the correspondence and ship
ment referred to is very encouraging. 1t
renders probable the receipt of -four pay-
able to larger extent in merchandise to
be supplied from this city than tina! re-
ceived from Western flour. The latter is
VIGOROUSLY drawn against and taken for
investment or expenditure elsewhere,
with little more than expenses Of sale de-
Quoted. It leaves little, therefore. for
our merchants, and even less for our me.
chanical interest.
The trade with Northern Texas raises
however. a hope that we may base upon
it a foreign commerce which we have to
great extent lost.
The coffee trade Of Brazil is controlled
by two conditions:
/. Western flour taking that direction
must find at the outport vessel ready to
carry the cargo abroad.
,. The flour sent to Brazil and other
tropical countries must be of quality to
keep in a Southern climate.
New York has large and universal
commerce. Western flour exported to the
tropics. therefore. will find freight from
that port when it might have to charter
vessel at our port. New York has, in ad.
dition to her general tonnage. a line of
steamers under subvention Of $50, 900
per annum to ply between New York and |
Rio. The subvention expires this year.
These are some of the disadvantages under
which New Orleans labors. There is
another:
Much Of the -four sen: from. the At
antic ports to the tropics has the repu-
alton Of keeping in any climate.
With the opening trade Of Texas comes
he probability that this -Four. the product
II Southern grain. may possess the same
'apacity to resist climatic injury with that
'rown and exported from the Atlantic
'or;s. We alIude particularly TO the
and Baltimore brands.
The city O: New Orleans does not i'm.
ort the quantity Of coffee due to the de-
aand Of the population of the Western
Interior geographically tributary 70 this
ort All the coffee we now receive is
rought by vessels which have visited Rio
18th cargoes from other ports. These YES.
els sometimes load with coffee to New Or. !
cans and 60 out with cargo Of cotton.
ew Orleans does not. therefore, export
argoes direct to Rio. and SO can not have
direc: trade with that port. Two
leasures are necessary to establish the ,
rect and mos: importan. commerce in
)ffee: Is
I. The United States mail should be ,
'rried between the ports Of Rio and New
rleans. This would tend to give the '
'estern -four dealer a direct shipment to
10 on through bills without delay.
2. There should be an experiment made
test this Texas -four. This might be
me by chemical analysis of the grain by
Emitting it to the test of the bakers
EN-, to ascertain its actual and COMPARE. :,
re gain or loss Of weight when made into a.
cad. tp
). Some such experimental expectation =,
is now proposed ac st. Louis in regard Vi
the trade with vefAzuela.
1. A modification Of duties on Western N
oduce in the ports of all Spanish Ara- p,
). ii,
such experimental and practical meas 10
IS may relieve the trade in -four and