The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-08
New Orleans Democrat.
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OF late the receipts of Texas red rust-prooi
oats in New Orleans have been SO abundant that
q Democrat reporter set out on q tour among the
produce dealers to inquire into the cause OF such
decided increase in the shipment of that article
of trade Within the last thirty days ,374 sacks
of Texas oats were received, and on Sunday last
the Silver City arrived here with 2,306 sacks,
consigned as follows: NJ. w. Joyce, 1,115 sacks
Schwabacher & Rirsch, 7S1 sacks, and 7. A.
Madden, 140 sacks.
Mr.. NJ. sCHwABACHER,
of the firm of Schwabacher & Hirsch, prominent
produce dealers, informed our reporter that short
crops in the West and abundant rains in Texas
caused the late extraordinary receipts in Texas
oats, account of the planters anxiety to secure
seed oats of good quality in season.
These oats are sent by rail from Palestine, Dal-
las, Plano and adjacent points to Shreveport,
where they are placed on boats and shipped to
New Orleans. The firm deals largely in that ar
ticle and has so far this season received about
5000 sacks.
To-day" said Mr.. Schwabacher, we received
three carloads OF red oats by the all-rai route,
and it may be that in view of recent through
connections with points in Texas that subsequent
shipments will follow the same way.
There is q very brisk demand from planters
in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana. These oats are mainly used for seed,
having several advantages over the Western oats
in that respect. They are larger, fuller, more
hardy and lose none of their qualities for plant
ing purposes by exposure to rain. They could
be used for feed, but are now too dear. Last
year red oats were quoted at 81 10 bushel-
This year the market opened at 40 cents, and now
there Is very good demand for them at 30 cents
q bushel. Being more abundant this year, they
are cheaper. II was only five years ago that the
farmers of Texas began TO raise crops Of red oats
to any extent, and every year they are extending
their areas until the shipments are getting TO be
quite large Before that time we used to get the
oats from Galena, ILL.,, but when II was discovered
that Texas red oats were excellent for seed trade
began slowly but steadily to seek the Texas arti-
ole. The demand lasts from about August to
February, and we expect brisk trade this sea-
son. We have been receiving orders even from
South Carolina, and win do q large business in
red oats.T
MR. r. j. oDEEDAHL,
one of the members Of the firm of Glover d
OdendahI, was next seen.
Mr. Odendahl 10 the largest dealer in Texas
oats, his firm having thus far received 10000
sacks The red rust-pr0of oats," J" said Mr.. Oden-
dahl, are invaluable for seed. 1t Is the only
kind that will prosper in the Southern States,
and it yields splendidly. These oats bring from
oats To-day the difference Is from ten to fifteen
cents in favor of Texas oats. This Is o slight
difference, It is true, bat the Texas crop is very
large this year.
GRed oats are grown in the central part Of
Texas, from Sherman county down to Reynard
Junction, thence westward. The crops mature
In May, and the harvest is generally over in the
end Of June.
aThe red oats seem to be peculiarly adapted
To the Texan soil for nowhere else can they be
as successfully raised In Mississippi and Louisi-
ana they degenerate in the course OF four or fve
years, aud the planter must send again TO Texas
for new SEED.
~I attribute the present large demand for Texas
oats 70 the fact that the seed which was drawn
from Texas four yeaTs ago has deEeneratad or is
exhausted; hence new supply Of seed Is ordered
from al points In the South. In feur years the
same activity viii be noticed"