The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-20
mmepcial and Financial Matters.

4 report the first receipts yesterday OF mess
IN. In very good condition. which are by q
days later than those Of last year.
.he steamer A. J. Baker. with barges. arrlvea.
sSe yesterday with 20926 bushels Oh rye a large
sipt OF this commodity. and 4o.1ls bushels OF
ia In bulk.
.2here has recently been quite a. serious COM
| INT on the part OF the cotton buyers and fac
! ~ af shreveport against the planters Of the
sttguous section Of country, on account OF
III condition of the cotton received at that
snt. They declare that the staple comes there
lore or less sandy" and oftentimes mixed"
| Il urge in most polite but at the Same time
.phatic language that their constituents
LIQUID exercise greater care in the packing and
Banning Of their cotton from SAND and dirt
aey com plain that the excessively poor con-
,ion" of the cottons brought to Shreveport has
jerated injuriously to the business OF that
Our Mexican Trade.
The steamship City Of Merida arrived here
sterday, which occurrence will be hailed with
easure by those Of our merchants who are in
rested In the Mexican trade. The destruction
the City of Havana, by striking hidden rock
I'll the Mexican coast, has interfered seriously
Eth the running Of this line. and we are glad
hear that a substitute has been put in her
ace and that the line has been thoroughly re-
Etahlished. These ships have heretofore
Fought to this market very large consign-
|aents Of Mexican products, especially Cordova
|sffee which quality is in great request with
Ejnsumers and our dry goods merchants. in
Esfurn, sent large shipments thence. We
R,Anld cultivate and cherish this Mexican
y kxzytats frnl for ia -
d 2tage to be derived therefrom.
Duty on sugar.
Il may be rather early to sound the note of
Il rning, but we perceive, by the perusal of a
|'ftain class of our Northern exchanges. that
Ee New York refners. especially. are making
Preparations to use their best Tor worst) efforts.
Then Congress revises the present tariff. to
ave the duty taken off Of Cuba sugars. 1t is
robable that they will proceed cautiously. and
'ttempt to have the raw sugars put on the free
/ st and the duty kept on the granulated. We
lake the liberty Of advising our Representatives
N Congress from this State to keep a weather
| e' on this subject. Though cotton Is power
1uI, the sugar crop Of Louisiana. amounting tc
10 500 900 900 or s23 100000 per year. is the grea
bource of her wealth and prosperity. Consider
Ing the nature of this product, the diff
eulty experienced in its cultivation, tn,
Eact that 1t cannot be brought to matur
hty here. the small section of countr.
10 which it's growth is confined. ant
the large revenue which very reasona
bile duty on 1t pays the government, we thinl
that the tariff on sugar should not be reduced
We believe Only in revenue tariff. and surely
there is no similar article of import whicl
yields from small duty 30 large revenue
and there Is no duty which is 50 unoppressiv
to the consumers. and which at the same TIM
fosters SO important an agricultural industr
as the duty on sugar.
Cotton Movement in the United states TO
september and October.
We acknowledge the receipt from Mr.. s. f
Buck, the secretary of the National Cotton Elk
change. Of copy of the official report of tn
cotton movement In this country. from whic
we take the following:
NET RECEIPTS AT UNITED STATES PoRTs-sEPTEM
Der AND OCTOBER