The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-14

American merchant who has been several years
In the Mexican trade. gives his opinion on the
republic with the United States. In answer to
the inquiry that, II cotton goods. hardware.
wooden fabrics and provisions can be bought a a
cheap In the United states as in Europe. is
there reason to expect that they will be pur-
chased for the Mexican market. Mr. Lohse says
If such articles are as good and as cheap ,, as
those made In Europe. and II the manutactur-
ers take steps to adapt them to the market, they
yin certainly be preferred y ney yae can e
the best means Of introducingAmerican goods.
Mr. Lohse says: Any American manufacturer
who can sell his goods here as cheaDly as the
makers sho oq @ mn but
with supply from which orders can be nice
In case he is not prepared to send out STOCK (
of goods he should at least send traveller with
samples. Or supply an agent here with some aad
There Is reason to suppose that many lead
Ing firms in this country are unaware Oh eh ne
American staples since the panic OF 1873 "
this point, Mr.. Lohse says: Owing to Ameri-
cans having neglected TO push their goods mo
this country think many merchants are unho-
Quainted with the reduction that mas nake u
place. Some progress has been accomplished q
IN Introducing American g2odss, curing u NJ
regular line of steamers. No important changes
have taken place In the trade Of Mexico Itself.
except heavy Increase IN exchange owing %
'p in rep reply to my Inquiry. What reforms are
needed t. promote foreign dties
i.
should be reduced the charge FOL, conveying
goods on the steamers and By railroad from
Cruz ought e b The Fas ea R
roads should be constructed from the capital to
the large towns 50 that the heavy cost Of trans
In giving general details. Of the Mexican
trade, Mr.. Lohse says goods are ordered by
every steamer leaving Vera Crnz f4r Europe Gr
send for the bulk OF their goods in the fall and
spring go that they may arrive Just before and
after the rainy season. Ia this city the whole as
The calico gray cloth manufacturers have
freight from New YORK to Vera Cruz On mer
foot, with per cent for primage. From Liver
pool frefRhts are less, being from % shiliing :.
ls5 ssl to 50 shilings (sl2 s4 per ton OF 22ae
IN sailing vessels from New York is from a TO
se per ton Of 1000 pounds; The cost
be bnsns s9eas Ee% f ET os b de bs9 out
goods from Vera Cruz to this city is s54 30 per
1000 kiogrammes AS this rate Is paid In silver
poanas The y eRheR the ree5
bears to the cost of goods. of course. varies.
Der cent re ors es Goantg "
generally get from six to eight months credit
without any form of security. They generally
months before. and after the rainy season.
which begins in May and ends In September.
This city is the great market for the Interior.
and its trade is consequently Of the first i'm
portance.
BIG FARMs-PooR FARMING.--The vote in
favor Of the constitution in California was
chiefly got from the agricultural sections, which
proves that the land question La 2, that State Is
70 agriculture n California has all along been
the rancho system of farming. The, land is
chiefly held In large tracts, under the old Span
ish grants, bought up by few thrifty men very
cheaply when the State was fret annexed. and
before the great tide of immigration had set In
In consequences Of tho gold discoveries. These
gigantic holdings are measured by the square
mile rather than by the acre, and they not only
prevent men with small capital from securing
homesteads Of their own. but they result In q
which is detrimental to the best interests OF the
State. A San Francisco correspondent. writing
ah2 mt, these immense estates. says I,o,,.,a
merly from Monroe county. Missouri He i q
Hes in Goasa and
nearly all arabic land. He has this year As 600
acres In wheat. which. at q low calculation: will
s. cents per bushel. or 100000 DR.. Glenn has
been farming ton years. and one would suppose
he ought to have a handsome sum to his credit
which occur two years In every fve-and the
enormous interest he pays on his loans. he is
said to owe round million OF dollars. Last
ably get out"
The correspondent refers also to the Darym-
pies Of Minnesota, who failed In speculative
wheat-growing on q large SCALE Mr.. Keavis,
of Colusa has an estate of Is 900 acres. of which
10. 1000 are in wheat. and he expects to make 30
bushels per acre. yet 10 borrowing money at ?
per cent. Sullivant. the great Illinois farmer,
died a pauper. In fact the farming of large
tracts Is nearly always q wasteful business. for
the reason that farming. more than almost any
other occupation. can only be made profitable
by the closest sort OF personal supervision. and
no man can oversee the work on 10. 900 acres rs
carefully as he can that on 50 u res. Large
farms are mistake rs our Marylan farmers
have long since realfzad.-I Baltimore Sun.
New YORK BAGGING MARKET.-The Chronicle
SAYS: Bagging has been rather quiet during the
past week. and we do not hear Of any round
lots being taken, though a fair demand IL re-
ported for small parcels. The feeling is about
steady. With holders quoting 88gl0e, accord
Ing to quality. Butts have heeH Id full supply
during the past month. the arrivals being teavy.
and these parcels going into manufacture
somewhat leasened tbs demand, but there has
been enough inquiry to maintain q steady mar
ket.
Columbus (Ga.l Times: The planters yea .
supplies Of both meat and fartiltzers have been
bought on terms tnat will afford fair profit on
thAE portion Of his crop which gees to pay for
them. leaving him the assurance If u handsome
profit II the crop ia a good one and the price
and insurin2 him against heavy loss
even If the price of his saple shat be AZ low or