The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-21

THE FHhiTlnN AND FRDHPHDls'
Al Cuba Hurples from 10 to ~ per cent ~ Qur
communication Ut foreign At1gar, tho extent ef the
yield of that Island Ia Of tho fret IMPORTANCE
Tho crop NJ 1879 Was much large, tha r.. H., AZ.
many previous years. having hsan ab5ut W" "fo
tons: deiurtiug 30 900 tons for the nnnsump.
ton pf the Island. lavea elot.o tons tpf shlp
,nsnt hsainst IN 1873 ersn - ru'ape In l., a1s
BIT. Csc tons In the early part ~ tho present
Heasnn u crop of 100000 tons was confidently
~ edioted but ntteriy the estimates have been
largely and atnadlly shrinking. and row the
most conservative authorities d. not pitch Inc
naurea hiaherthan eoo 900 tons whiie some nlos a
uhaorvera do not InaE Tor yfEff hEyUHtf HHH itte
TINS or about bgH 900 tons for export. The stock
nj Havana and Matabzaa on the lrst tnstRnt
waa lo.al2 tons. against . stock nf 1899 tons
Parta Hico made In 1879 erop of about
%, opo0aE.no tons. against crop ~ leIs q u
mo tpns The cane fields. Mt laat mall adyiees,
presented u favorable appearances, and 81 Yield
about equal e., but not IN exoeHs q. that Of last
year n expected.
1879 was about 400 t1g bids. IN nonHeunenoe q
an oxoaaaive rain fall tha cane haa bsen injured
aud grinding has been delayed: there will be q
deficiency la tho crop Of 1aan yarionElv oati-
mated at from ~ tn n per rant.
Tho lesest advieea from 9arhadoes state that
the weather was very avntahla Tor the oRnet and
the pros peotn were good for crQp HomatDtnR
larger than that madn In 1910. which wae about
IL 600 hhda a Yield Of 10000 hhds for this year
Our correspondent adyissa us that the crop
Of Trinidad leland for 1880 Will be q least 5000
tons leaH thRa that made IN 1870 which was
about ~, ono hide. .
The islands q Jamaica, IT, ,Crolx aud ~
Domingo aa d VIII BE. will mate THE year about
the aame quantity az they made In 1879.
The yield Of tho naaer AntilnH, eOnEtdared
separately. Ia comparatively unimgnrteIt; bnf
when grouped heir agetega's ptoann.en u $50. ny
IA 600 hhds, only ssp W which was shipped 70
the United HiateH The crop prespaots for the
preaent year are satisfactory and the general
opinion among planters ~ that inc yie'h ipr
at h, tf.aa N 4
Antigua made crop In 1870 Of a,O0D hhds the
rreaent crop II we'll advanced and grinding 10
about commencing, with the expectation OF
better yield than last year, say 5000 hhds. b.
Lucia will produce about the same this year NJ
Inst looVo hide Dominica yielded 10 1879 ~.
wl ia a maae Nsyia made about anoo hhia. la
1872 and there will be little. If any, increase on
thnt amount THE Year. The Yield OF Grenada
IN s1p Wae 200 hh nfessha over so o'
,aoo hhda Ia expected. III. Vincent made 10000
bhds. II 1870. aud this year yield ot f2.ooo
Tho crop Of Btiliali Guiana last year was
much larger thnp.thst mahc In 1878 the exportH
from Demerarn for tho uaet aeason were about
% 600 tons. Until recently tho weather had been
drier than The planters liked, but NJ last ad.
vieea cnnioun rains were falling, and the pros
pee for tho yiola Of lAao was good Tor crop
guita equal to that mazda In 1879. with the proba.
htliiea not unfavornhle for some excess over
tho tlsurna then raH1hni
Tha Rrssil crop, for export. for tho CROP year
",
ornr now being marketed promtses IN equal
Yield Supplies nru coming In freely to the
ehippng ports. aud aro larger than MP to the
hurrying forward their produce to take advan
tage Of the favorable prices that rul ed MT the
portp In October and November.
In consequence OF tho war Ellll In progress
| Peru will make thia year n Rmali crop. From
Mexico and the OantrRl American 5tatss We
have ~ roliahl" advtoeH. but lhoir ,hunply for
| 1870 Will probably not vnry To considerable OK
| tenn from that exported III 1879.
| Directing our attention now TO the cane.
growing countries In tho Eastern seas, we hnd
that the CROP Of tho Philippine fslanda for ia7!
did not fnhll ~ early Promise. Tho export.
| from MI ports from January TO November =
forward were NJ 9t5 tons Rgat nst total for 1877
Of toGbfi tons. aud il4.oas tons for 1877. The
preapest for I'M sron nov IT, ~ enm , n Z
1870 the excess beng estimated NJ II 600 to IL .do
toms From China and British India We have
nnihing, reliable; we recelved no sugar from
| either of these countries during the year Jus
| closed.
4 lava made crop. aonaon Of 1879 ~. OF 2o5 not
! tors the present Yield. II IL authoritativelJ
stated. will not exceed 900 tons or 30 900 toni
| lees than was expected earlier In the season
the Weld having heen adversely affected by ~
excessive rainfall and very nnfavorable weathei
| E0norally.
Maurltius and Reunion aend gloomy account,
| respecting the crop now In progress; In add
had swept DO two Islands. greatly crippfing lht
planters IN getting their cane to the mil ls. 81
that tho estimate for tho two islands arc dnwr
to 900 to % 900 tons, against crop OF 500
| tons aeason of Is7s-7a.
Having reviewed The prospect for the supply
promised by tho most prominen4 cane growing
countries for tho campnign now opening. thor
remains hnt 10 consider that very important
crop. the European beet root yield for 1879 80
The yield Of this plant for tho crop yenr q
lS7a-D1 was very lnrgn. having been ] ~ IL,
tons. against yield OF 1920 SAT tons senson o.
1s57-7s and i.l0l. 14i tons season OF 1876 r. The
unfavorahle fAli and summer OF 1879 eurtnilod
nearly all the products Of the soil throughout
the continent Of Europe. and the beet crop die
not escape the general disaster. The mos
cautious authorities estimate the present crop
ut 36b coo tons deficit OF NIB ut 2l0 900 tons
az impaired with tho previous crop. But there
are other careful ob+ervers, who take even 4
less favorable view OF the prospect, and place
| the deficiency nj the somewhat startling figures
| of from 100000 to $50 900 tons.
HIGHER PRICES FOR 1880.
Overlooking the field from o purely statistica
standp ,int and considering the largely increas
Ing consumption Of the two hemispheres. It i
not strained inference that concludes tina
the average price OF sugar in the markets O
the world will be higher In 1880 than In 1879.