New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-01
Prices of sul-ar cured hams on the first of
each month, and total receipts and sales of
@ oh nIonfi,.'

LARD-ln common with other hog pro-
ducts this article shows considerable fall
ing, both in the receipts and the exports,
from last years movement, and a still
greater decrease from the year before. The
receipts embrace q $40 tierces, against
81 1913 last year, 4S 500 the year before, 50. 5l4
in 1912, and 45,4ll in 1901, and 1892
kegs, against 46, 462 last year. SIS, 40 the year
before, As, AS in 1871 ., and 1888 in 1891.
Compared with last year this presents
falling off of 3346 tierces and 35l9 kegs,
and with the year before OF 30, $50 tierces
and II, 476 kegs. Prices have ruled much
higher than last year, and have conse-
qutntly checked the export demand. A
fair amount, nevertheless, has been taken
for Cuba, and considerable quantity for
Liverpool, but very little for other foreign
ports. The bulk of the supply having been
required for city consumption, and to meet
the demand for neighboring Gulf ports.
Thus, on referring to our tables, we find
that tho exports embraced 1867 tierces to
Liverpool against none last year, 100 tierces
to France against 1923, none to the rest of
Europe against $3.50 tierces, 1896 tierces to
Cuba against sos, 1876 to other foreign
ports, mostly Mexican, against 54i, l23
TO New York, against none, and $3.50 tierces
to Southern domestic ports, against 1882.
The amount set down for Southern domes-
tic IOrts includes 4275 for Galveston,
against 7773, 4S7 to Mobile, against G42-
and 800 to FLORIDA POETS, against 1894. This
marked falling off must be ascribed
to the points named having been mainly
supplied directly from the West, giving ad-
ditional force TO our remarks, under the
head of bacon on the diversion of trade,
and the vital imp ortance to our Western
produce dealers of completing orr railway
connections with the consuming districts of
the Southwest. In common with Darreled
pork, lard has furnished wide scope to
LOT OF TIM Waaf huf in rlrat
the movement has been confined to the
legitimate trade in supplying the demand
for home consumption or neighboring
markets. Whenever the Western product
is sufficient to furnish a largo surplus in
excess of our wants for consumption, we
may reasonably anticipate material in
crease in the outward movement, but
hardly before. To sustain a healty export
trade it is essential that the supplies ON
hand should be ample, and prices rule
below the parity, as other markets, freights,
exchange, ETC., being fairly considered, as
noted above.
The market opened in September at l51ec
for tierces and Ice for kegs, against Sla G9c
last year, bat gave way in October, closing
in that month at Ia Fac; in November it ex-
bibited an upward tendency, closing at
l5a4 q Ice; in December it again gave way,
closing at 1914 0l4Ac; in January it sold as
low as l23ae, but closed at l43sc; in Fabru-
ary it fiuctuated from l3a4 to 1880. closing
at 14lec; in March it declined to l3Ac, bue
subsequently rallied and closed at Il a
l4lc; in April it exhibited q decided up
ward tendency, closing at 1874 0l6lkc; in
May is sold at l61ac, but closed at l6c; in
June it ruled more in favor of buyers. clos
ing at l4c; in July it ruled at lac, and dur
ing the past month has shown but little va
Ration, closing at l40l4A for tierce.
The following gives the monthly re-
ceipts and exports compared with last
year: