The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-11
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I pho lear t,,1estion has been one that has eX-
z,itad no little interest In our city, as during
ana summer o large number of our citizens
indulge la that beverage. In New YORK. Clh-
x,is,nati and several other cities the price mas
s,een OF late materially reduced, ana there
have been many queries why 1t hah nor beeh
done here. The cost Of beer landed here is not
sufficiently greater than that In New YORK to
rvarrant much OF q difference in price. Com
y,la,nf has been made that the size of the beer
sslasses here are much smaller than Is equabe
g,etween seller and purchaser, and that the
nroft oil our beer sellers is beyond that OF
ether cities. Beer Is not by any means a
necessity, but when it hiss become an article
OF everyday consumption, Its price ought to
nj regulated as is that OF other commodities.
Ourreporter met Mr., H. f. SGurcken, the
svail-known brewery man, on the street, and
after the interchange Of the USUAL courtesles,
solicited all the information he had on the
price, etc. Of lager beer.
Mr.. Stureken said he knew all about city
beer, and very little about lager, but ne was
aauuafpted with aman whocould give all the
desired information, and he piloted the way
arto an adjacent beer saloon. He did the in
sarviewing. our reporter listened, and the in
form alton he obtained was that beer cost the
s.roprfetor of the saloon So 80 half-barrel OF
between fourteen and fifteen gallons and that
III gallon contained something more than six
teen tive-cent glasses. @H=
It can be- easily calculated that in q half
barrel of beer there are at least, 224 glasses,
and nit five cents O. glass, the keeper OF q beer
saloon gets Tor his half keg S11 20, making o
profit Of Sa no less the iceage
In relation to the quantity and
QUALITY OF BEER
consumed in this city, Nit. Ied. H I1ssla der
gives the following facts to our reporter
There are two kinds of beer. which use viz
Moerleinsgand Kaufman F: both OF these beers
of course consider the best in the market,
but oil course that Is o matter OF taste. The
,rineIpas brewere s, which supply shs cry are
Lollis: Weber, of Cincinnati. and the Phoenix
0f louisville
Moerlein's beer is in the greatest demand of
any beer in the country; 1t is used ID every
city oil any size in the country. The city
PROVERBS sell all they can make, and do not
/ lose anything on account OF the importation
oil beer worth speaking of. The total amount
OF besr brought to the city will average eighty
ear loads q month. This month the amount
has been less on account of the sickness here,
anany persons being afraid to drink any kind
of liquor. -..-.-..,
Tosgive an exact account of the amount OF
Il beersuld, it will be necessary to say that q
carload contains about thirty half barrels
and t1s6 quarter barrels that is the usual
average. All Of this beer comes In refriger-
sftoi cars, and Is, consequently, kept fresh
aaad cool. Ohio beer, on its arrival here, Is
sold at the rate of $12 a barred to retail deal
ers, and In each Of these barrels there are 500
glasses
Ttlis city is as cheap market for beer as
any in the country. New York, Philadelphia
Or any OF the Eastern or Northern cities do
not sell beer anyscheaper than 1t 10 sold here.
0n account Of the yellow fever scare the beer
trade has fallen off considerably. Many GUS
TONERS In the country have contaminated
their orders on this account.
MIR. Hollander said that the sale OF beer had
done away with the whisky trade to q great
Ggtent "A great many men who formerly
drank whisky now contented themselves with
beer. And he also said that he supplied most
of the beer saloons in the city, and also o
great amount of the country trade. Mr..
Hollander then said that this was about all he
lad to say on the subject