The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31
HOW TO SHIP CORN
Some Useful Information on the Prep
aration of Corn for
Export.


prominent merchant of New Orleans
giving data on shipping corn, which
is OF particular interest to those who
are turning their attention to the
raising of corn. A gentleman told
Us the other day that he had seen as
line corn on the hills of West Felici-
ana. as could be seen in Illinois.
The letter reads:
Replying to your letter of the
25th ut, desiring Information as to
Just how corn is handled through
this port, how payments are made,
and whether it will be possible to
send an agent through your parish
to purchase corn. beg to say that
the New Orleans market can easily
take care of all the corn that may be
shipped from parishes raising sur
plus through the State of Louisiana.
This corn will necessarily have to
move for export, because of the fact
that ut the time it comes into this
market, the local or domestic trade
is very limited.
LII order to handle Louisiana corn
in a practical and economical man.
ner, it is necessary that it he shelled
and placed in cars in bulk mot sack
ed or packed in any way), ms all corn
shipped to foreign markets IL loaded
into the ships hold in bulk through
elevators mt which the ship lies to re-
ceive. cargo. Observation-Disclosures
il not arranged to handle anything
but shelled corn; therefore, it would
he impracticable to handle it in any
other shape, to say nothing of the
waste of money that shipping corn
in the shucs would entuil by payment
of freight upon cobs, shucks. etc.
Obviously, corn shelled ut the point
of shipment is the proper, economical
method of marketing this grain.
We will pay sight drafts with order
notify bills Of lading attached for say
80 per cent of the value OF the corn
leaving the other 10 per cent as a
margin to protect the weight and
grade; all trades being based OH New
Orleans official inspection and
weights. This inspection is conduct
ed by the New Orleans Board of
Trade, and will cost Toe per car.
The weights are furnished free Of
charge by the respective elevators,
which are owned and controlled by
the Transportation Companies; that
is to say, the Illinois Central Railroad
owns aud controls the elevators ut
Stuyvpsant Docks, but the physical
weighing and furnishing ofcertificates
is done by the official board Of trade
weighers and inspectors.
At the Texas & Pacific elevators at
West wego, the Texas K Pacific peo-
pie do the weighing, but their weights
are quite as accurate and reliable as
the Stuyvesant Docks weights.
The L. r. < n. have no elevators
of their own. and their corn would
have to I've handled through the Chal-
mptte Elevator, where the weighing
is done by the Board OF Trade. 1t is
possible that arrangements could be
mndp to have corn arriving over the
L.R. K n. handled through the Stuy-
vesant Elevators, but the Illinois
Central Railroad officials are disln-
clined to- bundle anything through
their terminals, unless it comes over
their line. particularly it the business
is competitive. l.. r. 4 n. business
might be considered competitive, az
the Illinois Central can handle it from
Baton Rouge.
There should be no difficulty in
Louisiana corn taking the grade ol
No. 2 in the New Orleans market
spariicularly.if proper care is taken
to have ii cleaned. and that it be- not
sent to market until it is thoroughly
dry. Corn moving alter the nIddlt
OF September should beperirctly dry
aud il is Impossible that com should
I've shipped with perfect safety, even
during the first hall OF September
This. of course, would depend upon
the season.
While the corn crop throughout
th, limited States will in all probn ill