The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-29

was that ut the passes OF the river Into the gull.
and Others have been In the scope anu napiI 81
the trade, which, from being at ffst for local
dnefIIoo,nf hgppr aspratos ca
paeity and Importance. Il was ia 1873 that
the first significant and considerable export
movement began here, including all the
cereals excepting barley; and the present
reas. but circumstances have been adverse,
and III the present time no Increase OF 1T has
been manifest. One, and perhaps the prinel-
Dal. cause Of this has been the extremely low
rates Of rail freights to the Atlantic seaboard,
which, In the possession by Its cities OF all
the essential commercial advantages and the
absence of the latter Of these from the gulf
ports, has been potential to check and limit
the competition Of the river.
During the past cereal year the frequent
and indeed almost continuously low cut rail
rates East, and low ocean rates thence have
drawn away. from Our river transportation
largely, and hence II is that, TO the present
time, the latter will compare unfayorably
with that Of tbs preceding year.
Since the crop of wheat Of this year hos ea-
tablished Its reputation for seldom equaled
quality. and the unfavorable probabilities OF
European crops have been steadily reported,
has been stimulated In which st. Louis has
participated actively and largely, but all by
rail until the past week, when q movement
by the way Of the river for foreign export
Hlu WHICH ID likely I'D go Ou 81
long as. our. market value of the grain and
ocean frelghts will permit and both these
are paramount factors to this result For d
time 1t has seemed that the railways had 1t
I'LL their own way with low frelghts and GER
ferlng; but new Impulse is TO be given to
the latter. and which 1t ID to be hoped ts to
acquire force from the announced advance Of
rail rates to the seaboard August4.
The Cincinnati Price Current of the twenty
fourth instant reviews the summer pork
packing OF the West as follows.
Packing operations Iii the West continue on
a reduced scale at most places, and In the
aggregate are small for the past week,
amounting 10 10000 hogs, against 10000
for the previous week. and 10000 for the
oorrespondlng period last year Since 2, March 1l,
ai7,ooo, against a.o2o.o6o last year. an
increase OF 100000. Some OF the In
terror points have discontinued kill
Ing, including Omaha, Sabula, etc, and at
Milwaukee, there has been but one firm doing
little doing now at Kansas City and Des
Moines, and not much at Cincinnati and st.
Louis. Chicago has slaughtered only about
10000 for the entire week. Cedar Rapids and
Cleveland ore stll doing far busin ..,s. Our
weeks we have run behind our last years
packing, and from present appearances will
continue so for some time' Our Des Moines
correspondent says but few hogs moving;
few good hogs stil In hands Of feeders. Young
hogs doing WELL and prospect for 9 good crop
the coming year Is flatterlng. Corn never
BETTER
The aggregate production of meats in the
West the past week has been about 7,25oDoO
pounds. The foreign exports OF meats for
the week ending Saturday were 15,OuD00O
pounds, and the amount taken by domestic
consuming districts probably not much IL
any short OF 1o,o0o,o00 pounds
The reduction In prices Of hogs, and dis
couraging prospects of the market, with the
better outlook for corn, will likely induce
farmers to move their stock rather sparingly
for some time to come