The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-30
South America" Its success is probably due
To the fact that the Chilians are nearly pure
white race, while their enemies are mixture
of Indians, negroes and whites.
OUR SUGAR MART.


someimportant changes which mightbe made
| In tho interest Of the sugar planters Of Thu
State. Some years before the war y WAS moi
unfrequantly the case that whole crops were
| sold on the plantations Themselves, tho broker
making d trip with the view OF purchasing
same, and Iii reality seeking the product
| without the product seeking hln, and In
| Olden times Till. was universally tho case
i But with tho progress VI time. an increasing
supply and the demands of trade, the tend
eDey to concentrate markets for oil PRODUCTS
In which buyer and sellct may come together,
worked its effect upon tho sugar crops 81 our
State and now custom has established The
teyes wv the market FOR our sugar and mo-
asscE
4 general market for agricultural products
has 80 mnny advantages. md Tho eSigences
of trnGe are 40 imperative, tnat tho producer
to keep pace with the age must push forward
his product 10 the nonrest and best market,
| Ia order TO realize ut tho highest figure. ana
as speedily as possible, upon the labors or the
yoar, especially whore the element OF com
petition is brought into play, MS Imperative
IA IL III for the waters of tho Mississippi TO
low by our city tho avenues OF transporta-
ton concentrates here, 80 must orr sugar
crop find It's way to this common market for
sale aud distribution to the consumer. 1t is
with the method Of the salo or tho product
that the sugar planter is Immediately
concerned, and Ill facilities afforded him,
consistent with the laws OF trade. are not
only his Just due, but also tend 70 promote
that success In his enterprise Without which
his individual prosperity. and Indirectly the
general prosperity Of the State. ls materially
| affected Though custom has established our
leyee as the market4for tho sugar crop. 1t is q
special, not d general market, and confined to
o narrow strip along the river front extend
ing about three squares. An ordinance re-
auires that all sugars and molasses mob
disposed Of within twenty-four hours shall
be removed, and. under the working of the
present system, such removal is virtually
withdrawal Of tho product from tho active
market to give place for fresh arrivals and
neeessitates II being rolled under the sheds
Or warehoused elsewhere Tho difficulty OF
selling sugar or moIasses once Withdrawn
from tho levee, In tho face Of new receipts, Is
readily appreciated by those who resort to It
by choice, or are compelled TO do 90 from ne
49, -
com plete one to work equally for tho benefit
OF all, and 1t Is only la this light that we think
q change would be advantageous to
tho planter. The sugar sheds arc the
most convenient warehouses at hand, and
serve u most excellent purpose, and why not
transfer the market for this staple from the
levec to either these or such others as the re-
ceiver may prefer. There are some who pre-
fer to store rather than DO forced to sale,
and lately several private warehouses have
been erected on the levee for the storing Of
sugars and moIasses, but whenever done,
1t H. because not general, at great inconvenl-
enco to the holder Of the product, for IL IS
really withdrawn from the active market on
the levec
The system OF forcing sales upon the lovoe
operates In this why, for example, against
the planter, upon whom really the whole Dur
den of loss, If any, must fall A buyer fixes
upon a lot Of sugar. and waits until almost
the time when, under the ordinance, this lot
must be- removed The seller, rather than
Withdraw it from the active MARKET meets
! the offer, perhaps IN eighth OF o cent less
per pound than Its real value, estimating that
Y S,o~AN'N -
| that he IL rendering Its future sale moro diff
| cult. will cost rs much as the reduction ~
price offered, and perhaps the agent acts, IN
der the circumstances, for the best interest or
his principal In letting the lot go at the figure
1 offered But, nevertheless, the planter is
forced to o sale which, under the opera
ton Of different system, might save
| him such loss. and perhaps enable him 70
realize a better figure. 1t s true not to &C
cept it liz to refuse the market figure and 70
store 1t then becomes q matter or specula-
tton. But IL the same system were applied
to sugar and molasses as Is applied to the
cotton and rice crops, the product would sell
on its merits alone. without any extreme
pressure from the buyer. Compel the mar
ket to bo established somewhere else. Let
the ordinance be rigldly enforced and the
levee kept clear from the daily receipts, Just
as Is done with cotton and rice, tobacco, grain
and other products. Warehouse 1t
| either Ia the sheds or elsewhere, IL
| cheaper rates can be had and let the
present custom give place to moro compre-
hensive system There can be no objection
to the sugar being rolled off the levee, but lot
1t not therefore be off the market Cotton ie
stored and sold by samples; tobacco, rice and
grain also. Why should sugar be the only
exception? II the custom we're general, as Is
the case with other products, the seller could
avail himself OF the regular market price, or
hold, without being virtually out of the mar
ket. for an advance IL he chose to speculate
upon the future. Ii Is the abridgng Of the
time In which to make sales which now works
badly for tho seller, and as the levee must be
kept clear 1t seems best to shift the market
to wider range.
1t may be urged BY some that the present
system does not affect the planter 50 muoh
as the factor, az, Ia most instances, the pro-
duct which comes to our market belongs to
the consignee, to repay advances made, or to
cover an Indebtedness sufficiently large to
absorb the entire crop OF some individual
planter, and that the sacrifice, II any, BY
forced sales falls directly On the factor This