The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-19

age yield during that Time was twenty
bushels per acre.
Starr county, Ohio, ] believe, stood
second, and tho average yield was IS
bushels.
The average yield in the United States
is Is bushels. The average yield in
Texas, in the thirteen counties alluded
to, is "a 1-13 bushels per acre. 35 and 40
bushels are not unusual. These thirteen
counties had in cultivation last year, In
Acres. Yield per acre
Wheat ........ .3OI 900 "a 1-13
Corn. ............. ..275.0o0 30 11-13
Oats .............. Q3, 100 sc 2-13
The large and certain yield in wheat,
and the production OF other small grain
the immense immigration which Is pour
ing into Texas through every roadway
leading from the North and East.
The production OF wheat alone has
thus added population and wealth to the
State at large. The conversion of this
wheat into flour, by Touring mills estab-
lished here, would stimulate other
branches Of industry connected with 1t,
and the effects upon our city's popula-
ton and wealth would be indica6ed by
an increase in geometrical ratio.
We extract the following from Mr..
Hurford's reply:
"Tt is useless to talk about establishing
a successful grain business in Galveston
without first establishing mills. Mills
in successful operation here would es-
tablish regular market and justify
higher quotations than could be main
tanned by u shipping interest alone, and
thus attract conslgnmonts of grain IN
this direction which could be manipu
lated i'm the same way as at other ports.
An export flour trade with Brazil
would give us an advantage over our
great competitor, st. Louis, in the
wheat trade, as it would enable US to
Outbid her for the best grades of wheat.
| have only to cite tho Baltimore mar
ket MS II proof Of this proposition. Balti-
more now having the bulk OF the Brazil
lian -four trade, pays more for certain
grades of wheat than can be given in
any other market.
When the grain trade Of Galveston
shall have been established in all It's
branches, IL UiU eg,lal Ue cotton rade IN
ualue Take mill with the capacity of
two hundred barrels per day, and you
have daily consumption OF nine hun
dred bushels of wheat, or two hundred
and seventy thousand bushels per year.
In selecting this amount OF milling
wheat you would get as much more that
would pay better to ship, making in oil
five hundred and forty thousand bush
els, which, at one dollar per bushel,
would be nearly equal to ten
thousand bales of cotton. Upon this
find correct, we have only to take for
example u single st. Louis mill, that
produces fifteen hundred barrels OF
Hour per day, to form some estimate OF
what our grain trade will be, il prop
erly handled.
The day is not far distant when we
shall be able to lay flour down in New
York in successful competition with st.
Louis. This proposition is. self-eyident
and it is unnecessary to elaborate it.
AS to the anhydrous quality OF our
Texas wheat, which prevents it from
souring in Southern climate, would
respectfully refer you to Senator s. b.
Maxey's letter, published in the Calves
ton NeWs, on that subject. Our wheat
then, possessing these qualities in so
high a degree, will give US an advantage
over Baltimore in competing for the
Brazilian market
Miscellaneous Items.
In the garden Of Mr.. A. Weisenthanner
may be seen pineapple growing as
though in it's native cline. The shrub
only sustains one pine, which is small
but perfect in shape, color, etc. Mr.:
Weisenthanner is quite fond OF rare and
curious plants, and his garden contains
several specimens not often seen in this
section. .--Thiboda,tr Sentinel.
WAaEs.-Mo planters have renewed
contracts for the present year at former
figures $13 per month, or $15 for first
class hands, with rations. An effort was
made to raise the price, but we believe
M To hn lnvx
prices Of produce Louisiana Sugar
Bo,cl.
We recommend the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT, the new Democratic daily, to
the patronage Of our friends in Calca-
sieu. II we expect a Democratic victory
i'm Louisiana next fall. we must encour-
age and sustain our Democratic press.
Weekly Echo.
The message of Gov. McCreary to the
Kentucky Legislature makes a very
good showing of the finances of the State,
considering the fact, you know, that it
has been exclusively under the control
of the Democracy for eight years. The
total debt of the State is given at 1884,
1874, while it possesses in cash and United
States bonds 81 ,l95, 1862.
These figures sink into complete insig-
nificance when placed along side Of the
grand debt Of Louisiana, contracted un-
der Radical rule. Those Kentucky peo-
pie certainly haven't got souls above
buttons-they are regular skin -hints. -
Shreveport Times.
A citizen of East Feliciana, signing
himself Consistency" writes to the
Clinton Patriot Democrat that now is
good time for the negro lover, to pass
around the hat among. the worshlPers OF
the favored race North and South
to raise a fund to relieve the real wants