The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-30
f,entinued from FIRST I,ase.

OF The wild rice, which was perfectly worthless.
From that day this enemy OF rice was called HE
Deslonde. L.
After leaving Mr.. Aliens mill the reporter via
tied that enterprisipg and courteous gentleman,
MN. IAouL DUpRE,
who han had sucb an extended experience In the
trade. Mr., Dupre has made rice the subject OF
much study and consideration, and has accu-
mulsted an enormous quantity of data which he
has most iudciously used. short conversation
IN general subjects introduced the subject, and
tte matter at hand WAS entered into At once In
sHedids res
Beporter-Mr. Dupre, ! am after some facts
concernipg rice. and felt you could give me
what wanted. What your opinion OF the grow
ing crop2
Mr. Dupre- Owing to the low prices obtained
for the last two crops the acreage this year has
materially declined. II is fully twenty per cent
lower in acreage than IL was last. The higher
price obtained for sugar has induced many plant
ers TO leave rice for sugar planting. the opening
for sugar showing more profits ahead.
Rtp-And this short acreage, does 1t give good
promse2
Using and, notwithstanding the reduced acreage,
1t 10 estimated that this growing crop vii be
equal 10 the Last In quantity that OF the last being
below that OF the average yield. the estimate,
alth III assumed. for this year, is about 900
barrels vi clean rice, or 1893, 500 barrels OF rough
Rep.-And the quality this year,
Mr. D,--The quality of the growing crop, judg-
ing by receipts up TO date, promises to be supe-
lior 10 ANYTHING vet harvested IN Louisiana, our
rice planters showing an Intelligent selection OF
seed to such an extent, In fact, that Louisiana
to-day supplying .ne rice srownbs reg0ns OIL
Rep.--How do cur facilities for cleaning rice
compare With those Of other Btates2
MIR. D.--Louisiana boasts to-day OF having the
most complete and pubs antal rice mills 10 the
world, they being improvements over ell the
others, and hating a capacity OF 1900 barrels in
every twenty.four hours We count as many az
eight mills IN the city and ave In the country not
far distant from us.
Mr., Dur rice trade lie now Just as good as
that OF Charleston, 8. @. With the Improvement
in the selection Of seed and the improve
ments in milling our rice WIN oompsfe VIII, uaa Az
market all over the Union. on far west as Oaifor-
MIA. az far cart az Msine, and north as far as
Alaska, and az Ear south as Mexico.
There lie now scarcely any more foreign rice
coming In here. such as Rangoon, Patna
and the like. the cost and duty not allowing such
rices to come into competition with ours. az we
can uudersel them two cents per pound.
The scare of the Sandwich Island rice has en-
tirely passed away, as the ruling low prices defy
Rsp.-Is not our market about opening fully,
now2
Mir. D.--very nearly. Very nearly. Our rice
planters are very busy just now with harvesting,
and before the crop is considered safe it will take
twenty or twenty five days vet.
Rep.-And about the prices rice will bringP
Mr.. d. The market, judging by It's opening,
promises to rule low. The planters, in order to
realize money to carry on the harvesting. are, to
q certain extent obliged TO meet the market as it
presents itself. ordering sales az soon as 1t ar
rives.
We notice with pleasure the tendency Of the
rice community to dispose OF their crop in the
rough to the city and country mills they real
izing from fifteen to twenty per cent more than
il they had it cleaned, as they dispense with the
middle man and mills.
By go doing they are no longer forced into
speculation by having their rice locked mp in the
mills for two or three months before their turn
comes to have il cleaned.
Before the war, rice planting was entirely con-
fined TO few planters on the lower coast. With
the high prices obtained during. and Immediately
after Che war, and with the small expense attend.
ing the making the rice crop, planters went into
IL on large scale, and az the crop increased the
number of Eiills increased also. and to-day we
arc producing Just as much % the ORrolinas.