The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22
HOMEGROWN RICE SCARCE
The Georgia and Carolina Supply
About Exhausted.

Toreien Rice Now on Sale in savan-
,ah-New Orleans Also Running
short on the Home Product-Rice
bringing the Highest Prices Now for
Several Years Past-The Prospects
for the New Crop Very Good-Plant-
srs wishing They Had Planted More.
An unusual state of affairs prevails in
the rice market in Savannah. There is
M longer any Georgia or Carolina rice on
the market. The last OF the years crop
was disposed of by the factors two weeks
AGO at what was considered high price.
The last lot was purchased by Bay
street grocery firm.
Since then the prices of rice have gone
still higher, and Louisiana rice is now
beiug sold by the jobbers in this market
At higher price than was obtained for
the last of the home crop. 1t is not often
that this occurs in this market, as the
home rice is much preferred here, and is
always in greater demand al a slightly
higher price.
The rice dealers are so accustomed to
having rice drug on the market that
they hardly know how to appreciate the
present state of affairs. 1t is due to the
fact that the great storm which swept
aver the Georgia and Carolina coasts last
August cut the crop off about one-half,
while the Louisiana crop was also greatly
reduced by storms. The reports from
louisiana are to the effect that the sup
nlv there is nearly exhausted, though it
Is thought the stock on hand will be suf-
fcient to supply the market until the
new crop comes in.
THE LOUISIANA CROP.
Small shipments of the new rice Of this
years crop have already been received at
New Orleans, but the bulk of The crop
will not begin TO come in until the latter
mart of next month. The New Orleans
estimate of the Louisiana crop is 6,000,0C0
bushels, but this estimate may be slightly
exceeded or greatly diminished, according
as the harvest weather is favorab BILE or I'M
favorable.
AS the result of the scarcity of the ma
tive article foreign rice from Japan and
Siam is now being sold in the Savannah
market Charleston is reported as using
foreign rice for the last two months.
The prospects Tor the new crop of rice
are very hne. The crops on the Georgia
and Carolina coasts adjacent TO Savannah
are in splendid condition. The rains and
warm weather have brought the rice out
splendidly. recovering it entirely from the
effects of The cold spring nights.
THE SAVANNAH ACREAGE.
The acreage in Savannah's territory is
placed at 10000 acres as against 1880
last. On account OF the heavy losses of the
last several years and the continued low
prices many OF the planters greatly re-
duced their acreage this year. They are
now regrettlng their course. as the pros
poets for good prices Tor this years crop
is very fine. With no s ,orIn in the har-
vest season the receipts OF rice at Savan-
nah this year are estimated at 900
bushels as against $50, 0OU last years crop.
The receipts of last years crops would
have been double the latter figure but for
the August storm, which swept over the
rice fields just as they were ready for
the harvest. The crop will begin to
come IN the latter part of August.
The Information received from Louisi-
ana is to the effect that the acreage
planted this year is very large, being
about the same as the acreage of 1892 and
1898, but, owing to the drought which
prevailed during the growing season, the
yield is calculated TO be about cae-third
short of what it otherwise would have
been. The crop this year is very late on
account Of the drought.