The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-13

make study of their industry and u
derStand what conditions they have
face at various times, the better {
they will be, because they can prepa
themselves in an intelligent manner
meet such conditions, for, unfortu
ately, resolutions have little effect
changing conditions.
~ For the information of those VII
are interested in the rice business
the various branches, I make tht
, statement without fear Of cOntradi,
O ton from any intelligent source
Never in the history of the Unite
States has there been consumed il
this country and in Porto Rico a
much as four and One.half milliO,
bags Of domestic rice produced in tn
States Of Louisiana, Texas and Ar
kansas, and any parties who expect
greater consumption this year as {
aXlmnm, are ignorant of the true
conditions. | give the following state
ment showing wherein ! estimated last
years consumption of rice as I, l66,.
600, and if these Figures are in error
no one would be more thankful than
myself TO receive further information
On the subject.
l have not the figures before me,
but according to my recollection. the
carlN-Oyer of rice August |, 1906, was
something under 300, 900; but | take
inns Inquire as Il basis. | have not
seen the figures for the carry-over this
year, August LIST, though | have asked
Tor them several times, but | know
personally of at least 100000. This
reduces the figures to 100000. Last
year, believe, there were 10000
sacks destroyed in the McFaddeD fire.
there were 10000 sunk on the steamer
Hugoma in the Mississippi river and
lO,Ooo sacks destroyed by fire in New
ork, making 10000 sacks loss.
Nhich reduces the figures to 10000,
Inc figures before me at this writjno
oi Mr.. Marshall, secretary of the
fce MiIIerS' and Distributors asso.
'iation, gave last Years crop as t.
'76, 1873 and | do not know if these flo.
'res allow anything for seed rice that
nay have been shipped out Of the
nils or not, but | give the benefit of
ne doubt, and this would show on the
ace OF it a distribution of 1, 1866, 900.
When speak of the consumption of
he United States, | naturally mean I
hat rice is used for eating purposes
nd not manufactured into other pro. {
ucts, and rice cannot be sold for 4
manufacturing purposes except at a
cry low figure, generally speaking,
, low that it does not pay the planter :
produce it. ! estimated last season {
lat there were at least 100000 sacks {
screenings and second heads sold !
brewers for manufacturing pur- =
oses: Texas not only sold laroe =
lantltles of screenings, but even
cir second heads, and for many
OnthS most of the mills of this CITY ", ",
ade no screenings and ran them into
cir brewers supply, and | think
conservative when | estimate ont -
last years crop that there were at -
asst 300, 900 sacks of screenings and v,
cond heads sold to brewers which =.
re not eaten, and which 60 into =
assumption OF year when the crop -,
small and screenings still higher -
an brewers, and of a short CROP 49,.
ar, screenings usually sell one cent 49,
vance, and even more, above brew ~,
Now, if we allow 100000 sacks of
eeningsand second heads as being
I'd for brewing purposes last year, ri
have a distribution for eating
'poseS OF 4, l66, 1888. If the crop had
N a little larger last year, l think !
distribution would have run ND to the
'ut four and one-fourth millions. 7
II you can increase this distribu- an,
This coming year by one-fourth of ad,
hlllon, you will be doing all an I
pate. wi,
he rice planters are fortunate this rou
+ IN the fact that there is quite a ply
rclty OF granulated rice in Europe, run
consequence being that prices of Il
product are almost higher than will
: before, being about / to ! cent ear
her than it generally ruled in wears Y
T. and it looks like there will be a not
and at fair values all through the ues
son. as corn is bringing good pric- Sor
ND this is also an active competit- ing
n the manufacture of beer. of t
am candid to state, ordinarily New
ID not take the trouble to write be ;
letter in anSwar RI +ho 49,,