St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-09
Crops and Trade.

fu1l and Interesting reDOrt OF the
nrncort oorI;t;on on1 nroenncto IF the
p'ooCh' conui an" p'oopoIio VI
crops ana tlauo over nearly me "nolc
area OF Louisiana and OF Mississippi
WAS nuhlishnd in last Saturdav's Times
nnn,oorat IA ''''
bGIH . ,, A.,
lie report was furnished through Tie
enterprise of the great firm OF Dun q
Co.; and the showing which it contains
is anything but of a cheerful character.
The reDOrts from this and neighbour
;ro n,r;oLoc hornvar which we give
ny p'i ionCo' ~ 'f,;r sho,,;nn &c
Oeio"' hl'hc =" WY h"i' "Io"''o' 80
follows:
ST. IAA,Rr.
f.ouditiona of Tr1dc-Trade is du11 but not
,,1rn co Than msuai at this season, The only
difference over last year is probably a smaller
nnrccntorc of cash sales, Money matters are,
however. more than usually stringent, owing
to thc fact that merchants have not been able
tn fct their us,IaI accOmOdai Ons from commits
sion merchants. Low price Of cotton has ma
tcrially interfcrcd with collections. but this
section, fortunately, has rice as well as cotton
to depend on, although the formation OF inc
trust III January made rice sales harder even
at reduced prices
Crop Condltons--Cotton acreage IS reduced
about Is per cent this year More corn, oats
and peas nave been planted, and the rice crop
viii be double that OF last year. crop outlook
Is good, com and cotton dong wen, ana VIII
favorable weather from now on the yield VIII
be very large.
GeieIai NotoLiae 'npt1aeliienl III ( na,o ~
sns il most marked. Land living west OF One
lolIsas and lands suitable for rice cultivation
hnyn iurrra sod tivrfnId Of thar y.uc five wears
gro This cXccpts old sugar plantations and
cotton lands. which have not increased in
value. Opclollsi.s is impro> ing Old rcsiden-
ccs and stores are being torn down and new
buildings taking their places
,.,n,.
A'AniN'
Condition OF Tradc-Very good, seems to tie a
. la, lat inf lint hnIn
to complain of. An Improvement is noticeable
on previous years. Prospects are good.
Condition OF CropS-Ihis Is Il rice country.
and the reports are IN increased acreage OF
about 81 10 per cent, with bright prospects Tor
an abundant yield.
General Note-Lands have been steadily III
creasn$ in value for the past five years There
is Il decided Improvement Ill the class OF build
Jugs being erected. both for business and resi-
dcnccs.
AEOYE-LEs.
Condition of Tradc-This parish reports dull
trade, and saws the decline IN volume from 1890
81 is from % 10 so per cent IF cotton does not
bring better prices, no Improvement is expect
ed: If the price, however, improves, tile clean
ness with which the crop is being made will do
much to bring our section into better financial
shape
Condition of Crcps-Thcre has been a rcduc-
ton of cotton acreage of from IL TO % p;,r cent
and corn and forage crops are being more
largely cultivated Crops are in excellent con
ditioll, somewhat late though.
cNc,s1rr
CONDITION OF lrtdG-keported as very good
ana seems to DC OF healthy and steady growth
from lnonth 10 m2nlh. monetary matters are
easy ahn the Drinking iaciltle1 OF the parish
are at all tlnies good ana OF sufficient capital to
lncct any ana an ordinary demands.
tonuitioil ol tFops-but ilttlc cotton is raised
i'll this parish and only in the extreme northern
portion IS lhcre any acreage. Between 1000 and
5000 oaies VIII possibly flnd a market at Alex
aluria rom 5ltI sec,loii TINS season. inc rice
crop Is largely aneau OF any other staple, and
is estimated at about 1000 acres for the present
S i nf Ia az nIa,y tdins IL lhis secllon
fnr bea1-v crnn nTc nTcalcut Sr, i I 20
o t Soma npttan+io, ~ III ; 10 t
hm;ldin~ Of tHc ior,n rnntrni a,nr 'f ,. ,ro
,,nar T H. f,l,nr,as T,ii 1r;,-o , -
;,,,,,o+,,s ,rI:nn - ,-",,Id ~ ti ; t'ii
lad rho factnrv cast no,r Ston ono a ' IA =;
nSscrted mai tho bomptv vas the n,i,,e Mans 90
,m"nt for the rrcction ri sn ,ai,,,iii u ,i,| IL
y norish which has in tho n,st shnJlu NJ . W.
I;t,ht dirmasitio tonI,n .U" -; IL t o nciJ
hn GIns;o' i ~ ~ ihaelGsts
IF thr lumher intersfs in IN th,a o stai a soHl
~ III Lii, az, Tho inorn"so u LIS o.a ;1I Iu 10
w were arnctea last ~a ava mils ~ iatSe
last few years great IMPROVEMENTS have been
made Ill nearly all the mills, i'll every case Civ
ing them greater capacity for the handling of
Their constantly increasing business. Five
years ago the business amounted to but little;
now IL Is the great INDUSTRY OF the western part
ol inc olatc, ana the chd Is not yet
General Notc--A new rice mill with q capa-
Guy OF .0o palrelS per gay is valuable addition
10 West Lake, ana puDllc improvements OF great
N;tlue are gong up az Lake charles. The X. {.
W. anu u. Halfway nave just completed their
shops new watcfworks are under way and the
deVelopmcnt OF manufacturing interests of all
KINDS III Lake Chaflcs, WITHIN the last few
months, nave been very considerable. Real cs
tate mas very materially increased in value,
ana IL Is reported advancing F" all along the
lliic' Lake Charles has all the modern inn
prov ciicht'-clcctIlc llSHtS, Telephones, etc
lm,o " ''o GNU "D'.A'i III GIL
1prp1,
Conul'lo!i ol lrdue-is not very encouraging,
ana VIII not compare lavorabiy with the same
overflow, but general staSnatlon pervades bust
ness circles, ana at present the outlook is far
from encouraging.
!: SollaItlon Oh Crops-Crol,s are looking splen-
i i.,,o nc susar nouhiV mas given an appre-
u , ed impetus TO inc raising OF cane and there
VIII De greater acreage III this staple than