Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-03

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New ORLEANS, La,
October LIST, 1877.
To PATRONS IN THE NoErH AND
WEsr-During the past year this Agen-
cy received many thousands of letters
from Patrons in the North and West,
inquirng what advantages were to be
derived in ordering Sugar, Coffee, Mo-
laSses, Rice, etc, from New Orleans.
We have received and filled orders from
nearly every Northern and Western
State, for Oranges and individual Pa
irons, Cooperative Stores and Grange
Agents. AT the present time | am dali
iy receiving letters, not only from the
same Brothers who ordered from this
Agency last season, but from those Pa
irons who observed the benefit derived
by their nei ghbors. Therefore propose,
through the means of this Circular Let
ter, TO answer many questions which
will naturally arise in the minds of Pa
irons So flr from and 50 li,le aegean.
ted with Louisiana aud her markets.
II is Impossible to give FINED PRl-
CEc ~ any goods, us the market chan
-, rom Gay to day, or from week to
week, bUt t.v grc.t TACT must suggest
jl~"ii go every Pa'"0a'E mind, that ,che,e
n" p~od,,ci I, rais'd IS taP pia"e 10 b"".
oSp, clay t}~o"-l " wel|-esl&bIishcd
GRANGE AGENT, whose interest it
- save 20 l'at. uu, ;he profits OF the
middle men. The State Grange Agcn-
cv Of Louisiana is conducted upon
strictly CASH BASIS, and toe only re
enumeration 70 the Agent is cUmmjs-
sion If two and half per cent; all or
derS therefore must be accompanied by
lcm,llauccS in cash OF shipments Of pro
ducc TO cover; or il money is deposited
In bank | viii fill orders and draw for
the amount with the bill of ladiug. |
am well aware that many Patrons and
Oranges Viii be at loss to know what
amount to remit or deposit. In order
TO meet this point | have prepared 4
schedule of the different grades OF Su-
oar, MulaSseS, Coffee aud Rice, showing
the average OF full packages. What
ever balance may remain over the
amount RENTED 10 me will be held sub
iect to your order. The Office Of the
Louisiana Grange Agency is centrally
located, atior!ing flu! view of all the
produce in Sugar, MolasseS, Rice, Cof
ice, etc, which daily arrives on the
lcycc, etc, enabling me to purchase at
the most advantageous rates and often
saves re-handliHg OF goods. L would
suggest that when it is practicable mem
beers of Grange should combine aud
order Sugar by the hogshead (about
1900 lbs.) and Molasscs by the barrel,
(about 45 gallOns).
The price is one-half cent per pound
more or Sugar and Coffee when orig
inal packages are broken.
From the great number of letters
which | daily receive, am aware that
many Patrons hesitate to order from so
great distance, fearing that the freight
would be excessive. | have made an
arrangement with the New Orleans, st.
Louis and Chicago Railroad to trans
port all freight that | may ship, at the
rates as per accompanying list. IL
would be impossible for me to give the
exact freight from every town from
which have received letters, but am
sure that by this freight list which
have prepared, every Patron in the
State represented will be enabled to
form an estimate of what the freight
would cost to his vicinity. These rates
may be subject to change, but not ma
terially.
One of the principal objects of the
Order of Patrons OF Hnsbandry Is the
effecting of an Interchange OF the pro
ducts of the country. The Patrons of
our more Southern States have devoted
their labors exclusively to the produc-
lions of Cotton, Sugar and Rice, and
have drawn their supplies of Corn, ba-
con, Flour, ETC., etc, from the West,
aud now desire that their brothers OF
the Northern aud Western States should
order directly from the place of produc-
tlon the products OF their labor, which
may be done through the Louisiana
Grange Agency. The receiving and
selling OF Western Produce is one OF
Inc prominent features of this Agency,
which is constantly increasing in the
receipts, OF Flour, Gem, Potatoes, Hay,
cattle, Mules, etc, etc, giving evident
proof that the brothers OF the West are
aware of the advantages they derive
from 1t. | receive very great number
OF letters inquiring if l can give the
rates Of freight ON different kinds OF
products from the point of shipment
10 New Orleans In reply, would
say that | cannot at this end make con- !
tracts for freight this way. Contracts
may be made with The Agent at yonr