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(euttiauel from seent Pare.
low ad medium leaf, and )4ilo for the better
quadlles. The in nth's sales summed up
9x28 hhds. against receipts of only 4t, and the
estimate of the amount on sale was reduced to
7250 hhds, while the stock by our running state
ment was 10.174, January ovened with only a
n ited demand, but the movement subenauent
ly ecam mnore animated and the month's sales
em braed 190o hhds, against receipts of only 40,
bringing down the amount on sle to 09150 hhds,
while the exports having been liberal, the st'ock
by our running statement was reduced to s40(,
Prices hal oontinued to rule in favor of buyers,
the closing quotations showing a decline for the
month of b':c in medium to fine lugs, %c
in low lsaf. 74@1c In medium leaf and 105016"
is oo and fine. The movement in February
showed lees animation, the sales embracing
only Iws hhds, against recetipt of 13, while
the amount on sale was estimated at l0oo hhds
and the stock by our running statement was re
aced to 7154. Nothing had occurred during
s month to require any change in quotations.
There was very little variatlon in March,
We t the salues embraced is3 hhds, against
re"eolta of la and the amount on sale was re
dured to 4404) hhds, while the stock on hand by
our running statement was s189. The recelpts
n,,w became more liberal but the movement fot
April was restricted to sales of 189 hhde, against
receipts of 049, and the amount on sale was esti
mated at 4000 hhes, while the stock en hand by
our running statement was as4. In May the
receipts were incresed to 2297 hhds. and the
amount on sain to 800o with a stoca on hand by
our running statement of 840, but the month's
sales were conflned to 1si hhids with no quota
bie variation in rices. .Tune exhibited rather
morn activity, the sales embracing '09 hhds,
Against receipts of 1871, while the amount on
sale was increased to 71t0 hhds, and the stock
by our running statement to 10,ns0. IJuring
tills month Intelligence was received of the adju
dlcation of the Italian contract forl 18,l hhds,
but with no further particulars. In July the
movement continured on a moderate scale, the
sales enlbraclhg 0541 hhds against reeolVe of
1712. while the amount on sale was In TrOased to
7ls0n hhd *. and the stock by our running state
ment to 10,7.4. Prices conttnued to rule In favor
of buyers, and the closing quotations for the
mnouth showed a deoline of N(0W In lugs and
rhout 'c In Ior middling leaf. For the past
month the tendency has continued downward
t10o cloliý untatitons showing an Irregular
elegline of 4L.4o in lums and !4142e in iclf.
The month's sales embrace s2041 hhds aralnst
receipts of 7s4. and the amount on safe is now
estimated at wso3 hhd., with ar stock on hand
by our running statement of ss90. The closing
tquo'ations comptnre with the opening rates last
Bebtember as follows:
W(1677. t6
` o o d l u s . . . . 5 4 7 0
oW lesf .4 75@ 7t(lo(4
diuiu leaf . s @ 9 10l(@12
Good leaf . @o11 13 @14
Fine and selent ions. leaf 11 .@l14 14,N@*1ih
Up to the close of February the exports
summed up 41443 hhds for the six months, again.t
1en i.7t1 in 1875-76, and embraced 1279 to Spanish
and italian ports, againist. 11t5 in 1875-71; 1457 to
dremen, etc against a 1; 15as to France, Bor
deaexn and Marseille, against at1 115 to Liver
pool, against 5s; and 3a4 eoastwisen. n inet 112.
h heaviest were in January and February.
Th total for the year amounts to 1940 hhds,
Railnst 17,6521 in 1875-70, and embrace 174 to
Liverpool, against 64t; 4753 to Havre, Ber
deaux und Marseilles, against. 4779: 2464 to
Bremon, against 3349, and 2017 to coastwise
ports, against 2874. Those figures show the gen.
rea! distributions.
The following gives the totals monthly,. to
get er with the receipts and sales, compared
with last year:
-Receipts-- -Exports- -Hales--s
'70-77. "75-76. '70-77. '75-76. '70-77, '75-76.
Me pt. M(5,7 404 192 517 721 2318
October 447 107 11506 6 374 64
NO... 61 1 113 59 56 42
ec .. 44 170 IN 70 22213 0
January. . 46 a4s 2116 51 1r250 5n1
February. 1:15 2154 1n4tn 1213 :41m 123
Mareh. .. 115 :23 1251 5481 rl3 1349
April 641 7196 18.3 409n5 159 13011
May 22917 (171 4014 910 142 3061
June . 571 4641 39 277 O141 1041
Jty t171 2291 -048 240 n4 UTt i;
August a1o9 106s 15'23 4759 264 12.1
9.317 20.671 9,408 17.652 9,2,l8 15.613
INrP5l.rrIox OF TOA('CO.
The Inspections have been as follows from
epteCnlber I to date:
Jouln S.Burke. ...., . .. 4
A. Stummers . 7,(1.
B. .Harper 34
i. M. Hayes .. 6:
T o ta l .... ..... .............. ........
ast year ... ..................55
ear before ....... ...... 6,749
In reviewing the movement of the year it will
be observed .that adding the receipts. (9:417
hhdi) to the stoc.k on hand at the commence
ment ( 1.,0st hhds) gives a total supply of 20,19s
hhds, of which 15041 have been broten up for
haling, city consumption, etc.. and 9408 ha-tve
been exporteod. leaving on hand as per state
ment 154444 hhds.
SUGAR.
Ncv it in importance to our leading staple,
Sugar claims our attentlon, not only from the
extent. of Its yield and the value of the product.
biut from its being a specialty of our State.
The proceeds of its sales, moreover, enure in a
greater proportion to our own people than the
proceeds of cotton, a large s9reentage of which
has to be applied to creditors in other Stat ,s to
cover liabiltles for merchandise and supplies
furnished directly to planters and country mrir
chants by Western and Northern dealers, or in
directly through advances made by Now Or
leans factors, In fact, it. is not unusual for the
Iorwceeds of Cotton in Septmolber or October to
fall short ef covering the aggr gatq amount of
planters' drafts on factors to, I buldate indebt
edness to others. Hence we find that the money
ul.rket, generally works closer in HSetomber
and October, and not rarely even in November.
seldom materially casing up until December.
The obligations of the sugar planters, on the
other hand, are mostly to the merehant4 of Now
Orleans, aend they rarely commence shipping
their crops to the city without at once
relieving their city creditors and impart
ing increa ed activity to other branches of
trade. It is, therefore, a matter of general
gratification that. after the deslrn trion of this
areat interest by the war-in many cases van
dalle and unnecessary, and. from cnmmerltal
relations, rulnous to the anople of other Stant..
ar well as to the sugar Ulnlanr-the o'eneo lltu,11 e.
h:s shownl a stneady, hIeathy landtl satlsfactory
progress. The smallest crop during the war
was in 1564-5. when the product was estimlated alt.
1o.no.0,1ton b: in 1467-8 it was increased to 41.411.
one Ilt: in 149ig-70 to 99.510,000 Ib ; and in 1475-6 to
145,450,Iml lb. In the intermediate period hfIrm
14849-07 t.o 1875-78. it exhibited about the usual
varlatlins. failing,. however, in 1873-74 to 103.
n.o,000 lh. which proved a severe disappoint
(ment to both lianters andthe trade, and caused
serious embarrassments n,ot only among fac
tors, but to the banking institutions with which
th1ey had transacted business. The product
s~n.ce has been satisfactory. Planters have ac
quired a certain degreo of Independence; tile
city trade is in a IihltIliy 11(11 pr1oslperotls con1ldi7
tion. the prospect Is tllnspitous. and lthe situa
tion of the trade satisfactory and hopeful.
We revert to the su1bject. of o1ntI al faIlt,ri'es
with unshaken conviction that tlo y will greatly
promote the common wolfaere. All that s ned
essary to attract a coplous flow of white itmmi
gration from other States. is that ith small
farmer may be assured of ia homieni n"Irket for
his cane, at a nelthboring ml'l, without bering
.-m(lupelled to build his own sugar-lhouse. Now,
it ran he drinonstrated that a central mill can
derive large proflts from grinding cane at i1 toll
wbich will make the crop the most remunllierat
ive which the small farmer can raise.
As usual the movement in HSetember and Oc
tober was restricted by a partial suispeHsion of
receipts and very light supplies. the former em
bracing only 57 hhds in September and 42 during
the first fortnight of October, after which they
became more liberal, tne subsequent arrivals
summing up 1851 hhds. The sales also were of
limited extent and consisted mostly of old crop
left over from the previous season. The first
receipts of new were a hogshead of strictly good
fair on October 5, from Mr. L. Duehamp's plan
tation. parish of St Martin, cinsigned to Mr. A.
Tertrou, which was sold on the landing to Mr.
E. Gamet at 10%o % lb, and a barrel of fair from
Mr. Leon Babin a plantation parish of Ascen
sion, consigned to Mr. A. F. Hickman, which
was sold to Mr. I. DeMera at tlo. Up to
this period old crop had ruled at lo,.on
eloe for common to fair and loo(' ll'.c
for prime to choicue or l@l1'.e(' higher
than at the corresponding time in IS75. The
first receipts in 1875 were on the ith of Oc
sober, and embraced 4 hhds yellow centrifugal
from Mr. R. Chopin's Home Place plantation,
narish of St. James, which sold at sc. also
snhowingadifferenoe in price in favor of the
new year. There were some further receipts of
new crop during the ensuing week, after which
they were of more liberal extent, and prices
rapidly gave way, sinking by the close of Octo
ber to 7~7ce for common to fair, and 8@8ac for
prime to choice, showing a heavy decline, even
below the range of the previous year. The ex
tent of the sales during these two months was
an1 hhds, but the business season could hardly
be regarded as having fairly commenced until
November, which opened with much more lib
eral receipts, while at the same time the low
•rioes current at the close of October stimu
lated the demand, under which the sales were
of fair extent at a slight improvement, atter
which the movement continued animated, the
month's business summing up 23.780 hhds.
aainst reelepts of 30,881, but prices giving way
~f%ce toward the close, when common to
fair ruled at 7@7lc, and prime to choice at s53(
:%ic, againat 5~4~% and 7 @7. c, respectively,
In ln7s. December proved to be the most aetive
of the year, the sales summing up sl,e'12 hhds,
Sqnd the reoelots 41,47. Prices at the same time
bad shoe n some irregularity, giving way '. on
ILete medium qualities and Mc on the higher
grade, but stbsequently rallyltig and closing at
7l sc for common to fair, and 8s(0ho for prime
to choihe, agnlns1 G4@ and 0o07%o. respective
lv. In 1875, Thoe demand for the Northern ports
had become quite active and the shipments
showed a material exooss over the provious peit
pon the total thus far being 7s10 hhds for fNew
York, against t44 in 1187, and 27,as hby rail, most
ivy for Western Htates against la1an. The ri
ectits now materially feii off, summingup2r5 154
hhhds in January, 19.0(, In February, and 0ln1 in
March, the sales being restrldced a."crdingly,
embrarlng in,ses hhds in January. 1s.s58 in
February, and se2o in March which may be
regarded as the close of the active business sea
son. Prices in the meantime had presented
I rather more than usual steadiness closing in
January, after a further advance, at a not im
provement of about 4ic, common to fair ruling
at 71sc and prime to choice at 4),44on, against
54 e%o apd 77k4c, respectivoly, in 1870: show
ing very littlo variation in February, when
common to fair elosed at 7'"so and prime to
choice at 8s aoc, against 0o'i a.oc and 7 M774e,
respectively In 1876; and ruling more in favor
of sellers in !aren,. when 0ommon to fair closed
at 7@5® c and prime to choice at s!@oco, against
-@734e and 7%@81ce, respectively, in 1876, The
exDorts for these seven months amounted to
I 78.06 hbds against h5.428 in 1878-70, embronlog
s onto Aoton against 220 in 1875-701 1,381 to New
York against s.a7, 556 to Philadoelhla against
o40, 5a to Baltimore against 9081 4174 to Flor
Ida ports against 2437, 7141 to AMobile against
12,,07, 84420 to Galveston against son:, and
106,1an b rail, mostly to the West, against 20464'
The shl/pmentsIy rail included a considerable
amount to, Mobile and Balticpore, naking the
balan4ce in favor of this year. Instead of the fal,
Ing off shown by the above figures buit upon the
who le the rece pts. sales and exporis set down in
our tables, from which the above are taken, may
beo accepted as a fair representation of the gen
oral movement.
For the fIllowing five months receipts o0m
braced al5:1 hh)1s in April. against 4318 in 18R1,
5442 in May against 1149, 2455 in T1 une against
S0lto, .42 in July agaihst 943, and 8.5 In Augulst
auasinet :11t. inaaking n ll aggrgtte of 1 1,177 bhds
against 49847: iud the sales 40117 in April against
441)10 574r in HMaly maginst 211)0, 2o50) in June
ag fInst 1955, 1221 in July against 278o. and
17a2 .in A.lust u ainst agai 74. As the supply
dininlshed prices advancedt closing in April
at 4c5)io6 for common to fair and 9)01141100 for
I primelln to choloe, against-' 0 - an( d s5 Y1o , re
spectively in 15n:7; In May at Ht4.0a1L for common
to falr and 94a Io4 for prime to choice, against
-0cJc4o alid .4e0--u, respectlvoly; in June at
--1 eo for common to fair and 9R4011474e for
prime to chot.e, against 74 ',rlc and 1r.4. respec
tively; in July ,at -@9a florcommnon to Iair and
19%i@0l (for prime to choice, against s54@M%,4
oandg$l108lo, respectively: and in August s,(e
374c for common to fair and 9140@-o for prim)e
to OhlO'1f, atainst 9@L10)o and 10o. i& '(1 .
The following shows the highest anl lowest
points in each month for Common to Fair and
Prime to Choloe on the levee, In cents 1 pound:
(ommon to Fair. Prime to Choice.
1876-77. Highest. Lowest. Highest. Lowest.
opt.... 11014 ---1oki 10o@1154 10.I@11
Oct... 7 *to 7 1 7 S a011' , a5 s0 )
Nov. 71414'5 5 7 5H 7,4'1 I) S',ii, H",
Dec .7 i'4 7i~ 614 74 (14(41@ 9 5'34 'z
,Jan 7 1 5 7 i 71' 9 ' 1'3 8541 8'
eb- 7 wi 5'4 7 4 4 4ki, 4L 5i| 1. S4.1 9
Marelh 7:. i HN1 7 4), 8 W,@1 9 81.4 9
ApUl 5 . 17 (ll Lo r1llO) 51.a" i
May.. 4(15 91 , 4 114 O 41)4 91r.1l))
June . H (4 97 8 (a' 1'4 0.4)t.10'4 111.(.41)0
July... --(d 9% , --u 944 91'13'10'4 41'440ll'4
Aug . %. 5141W 9'b 81(1 s,4 91 1,1))1 9)4) 111
The following gives the monthly sales and re
ceipts compared with last year and the year
before:
nEIfmPTH. 3ATCIH.
'74-5 '75-41 '7-7 '74-5 '75-61 t 7-7
IPOp 71 264 57 2614 9324 )ls4
Oct.. 2118 11311 1114. 2473 1421 1323
I NOV. 1549 1827 80.8 1.57 1 877 12334 2175)
Dec .. 89429 410414 414715 279741 23657 52(0.)
Lu .."..... 18023 3171o0 2554 17771 28307 18B83
Feb . 12)147 1:328 1814t05 951)1 114511 18158
March . 725 89214 1312 1202 7154 10312)
1rlt .. if 4( 5 10 W 1 11 48(10 441401 4057
May- 2199 3149 5442 2417 1100 5745
Junt.e 455 1019 2445 910 14445 2(41 1
July 1271 9831 s81 21111 2780 1221
Aug .24 358 4475 20.1 3174 10o0
104779 124470 142001 57115 110()57 139073
From the Price Current's sugar crop book we
give the recapitulation of the crop by parishes,
together with the yield of Molasses:
Weirht
W leltt
Hhds. In Bble.
Parishes. Sugar. Pounds. Molasses
Lt. IMndry ...... 2.216 2,120,100 8,127
Terrelonne .... 12.551 15,11f7,1l1 1.8287
R ides 2.1.t. 2o,628,a0o 2,4108
Lfayette 19. 249.015 118
Vermilion.... ss 1,1179,278 8t1
Jefferson* . .sv 4,is!.rtN) 5.o)1
Jeffersont ... 1.123 1.321.,116 1,:93
St. Martin .... 2,307 2,971,114 2.713
Pointh (oulee .. :I3,26 4,120,801 5,1016
Iberia .. 18,3 .4016s,5 7,410s
St. Mary ...... 19,18 4.11,31 28.002
Iberville* . 10,159 12,770.51. 19.41:1
Ibe vllet ......... o 3,J9 ,.91x1 5,777
Livingston ... 11 12,184 1 21
West. Feliolana . 1o4 122,09), 211
East Fellcleians . 26 a1,00on 14
.h. T'ammany • . 2 2.4() 5210
Washington .. 1.20 :112
Assumption *. 9.178 10.011,0l1) 12.772
Assumptiont ... 7,1l18 n.329,600 10.457
st. Charles* . 1,114 5,792,71, 11,981
St. Charlates. 1.169 1,991.,810 2..37
St. John Baptist * 4.7r 5.574,440 77069
$t. John Baptist.t 5,44 5.734,45111 i1t.
Lfou rehb e* .. :1,424 :1,56,05.11 4,.4;5
Lafourchb, ...... 7.9():81 9.,io.d1,25 11,;3
St. Jame'.. . 7,117 .9,017,157 1:1,442
BSt..l Jam st .... 7,:.4 8,211.1,70(0 12.1,14
W.Bitt(oa IRouge . 5,7404 6;.60.215 2 2:12
E,. ltatnn Rouge . 2,644 :3.:14,5I4 4,671
Avoyelles -... 41.88 2,13:18 M1I 2,47
Plaqulemines * .:1443'0 1.1:30,50 4,147
Plaluremines t. 4,r22t4 5.42,611) 7.77x
St. Bernard - 2,481 .0117,7 4,776
Orleans* ... . 1,134% 1,302.5n 1,71))
Orleanst .. . 17 21,51(n :1
Ascension* . . 997 1,411,45 10.5211
Ascensiont .. . 1,.714 7.201.:M35 11 7:2
Totals. .. 1141,837 194 811.4100 24 14115
"*West Bank. tEast Bank.
The Sugar crop is made up as follows, aclord
ing to oir" returns:
Htdds. Weighing.
Pounds.
Refined and c'arilled . . 24,710 21,117,2e1
Open kettle . ........... 14,791 1:35,778.073
Total. ....... ........ 116,445 165,445.274
MOLASSES.
The yield of Molasses for the year 1871-77 was
214.095 bbls, which. at 42 gallons per bbll. gives
11.117 1o0 gallons, against 11;3.37 hIhds of Sugar.
equaf to 67.85 gallons per hhd. The ratio of Mo
lasses to Sugar has materially varied. It was
formerly generally computed at 70 gallons but
in 1867, owing to extraordinary richness of the
(n11o1, auld. (e nsequently, greater piro(dulton of
Sugar with proprtionably lose of Molasses, it
was only 65 gallons to the hhd. In 1874-75, from
opposite causes, the yield of Molasses was 101
gallons to the hhd. Setting aside these excep
tional cases, the ratio has ranged from 65154 to 78
gallons to the hhd. Last year it was 71,. ndli
eating a less vn'lable crop than In the past
year, as shown by the ratio above. With the im
provements, both in cultivating the cane and
making the Sugar. it would be reasonable to
expect a steady diminution in the proportion
of M(olasses. wh ieh may partially aclcount for the
differences from last year.
Louisiana Molasses always nleelts a. good de
mand at the North as well as at, the W:st. fronl
its superiority to the Cuban product, which has
,been demonstrated by Professor Join(s, of( this
city, IIIn his analysis of the Louisiana and Cuba
produ(cts.
Attthe cnmmnenement of the commerefal year
lthe supply was exhausted, and the few trilling
rece.ipts were insuffliient to establish a market
Thie first receipts of new crop consisbtd of 12
half blils syrup on septeamber l, from Mr. A.
Dnigre's Metalrle Ridge plantation. The first
retel·,bts of new molasses were one barrel from
Mr. L. Duchlamp's plantation, in St. Martin par
ish, and ono half barrel from Ascension parish.
On the loth of the same month there were
further receipts of 56 bbls, and during the ensu
ing three days 132 bIls, which met a ready sale
on the landing at ese for fair and -so8e,4e for
choice. The arrivals now btcame more copious
and soldat 67'ec for fair and 7(ok72e forprime
(choie. but with more amole supplies during
the last week of the month, fair declined to 47c.
and prime to choice to SIsl52e, against 40(lo05(
and 47(n12se, respectively in 1875, The month's
sales embraced 4175 bbls. against receipts of
4905. but the business season can hardly Be re
garded as having fairly opened until November.
when the receipts rapidly increased, summing
up s 0,455 bbls. while the reported sales embraced
64,197. Prices had declined during the first fort
night 24' 3c per gallon, and closed at a net falling
off of le on fair and 40(7e on prime to choice,
the market closing at 30a40oc for common to fair
and 43( 48 for prime to choice, against
30@450 and 440@5rc. respectively, in 1875.
The demand for shipment had been active, the
exports for the three months amounting to
66,342 bbls. against 48,882 in 1875. and embracing
31.047 to New York. against 81,522 in 1875 8856 to
Southern ports, against 13,537, and 14,409 by sail,
mostly to Western States, against 13.790. In De
cember the movement was still more active-in
fact, the most so of the year. The reported sales
embracing 70,000 bb's, against receipts of 67,000,
while, under the active d-"mald and the pros
pect of lighter rec ipts, prices for the medium
grades advanced about sc P gallon, while the
better qualities exhibited but little variation,
the market closlag at 3a1,4510 for common to
fair and 4ra41o0 for prime to choice, against
se4soc and 4(s620 respectively in 1875. The de
mand now slackened and although the receipts
showed a material falling off they were in ox
ee=s of the reported sales, t e former embracing
so,.et bbls, while the latter were oily 41.775, and
the market closed at the reduced rates of 1: o0:s(
for common to fair and 420. 4)5' for prime to
chiloe, against :1401c0 and 41(~L05 respectively in
1570.
In February the shrinkage in the movement
was still mlore marked, the reported salns being
eonfln"d to 15,467 bbls, against. receipts of 13,719,
white prlces showed a further slight falling off.
common to fair closing at 3a,0'371 and primne to
choice at 40(i1rie. against a3.w@se and 456,52o, ro
spectively, in I.s0. The business In March was
on a still more limited scale, the reported sales
embracing only 10.241 bbis, and the receipts e722,
while prices for the better tnalitles hardened.
elosing at 3(O»a for common to fair and 42r@50
for pine to chole, aainst aIn for common and
41.52c for prime to choice in 1870. This may be
regarded as closing the active buslness season,
the movementeovering recolpts of 21.,759 bbis,
against 215,472 In 1875-76, and sales of 21 l,015,
against 168,125. The entire revelpts for the re
makinng five months sum up 15,887 bbls,
(against 6e8s inl 1876.) and the sales 10,010,
(ag.aist 7100,) the former embracing 5610 bbl In
April, 78711 in May, 1pi4 in June, 5s9 in Jily and
21) in August, and the latter siln In April, 8640
in May, 1to in June,, 00 in July and none in
August,.
As usual toward the close of the year prices
steadily advanced, closing in April at 156;40c
for common to fair. and 44@0I5 for prime to
choice, against asF42le and 441550i respectively
in 176l; in May at 45*500 for common to fair
and 54@60o for Iprllne to choioo, against 40@40'
and 40e6000 respectively in 18768 in June at 45.19
5oe for common to fair and 54(i)leon for prime to
choioe, against 44(1*40 and 46457e respectively
In 1870; in July at L@.O50n for common to fair and
54t'8..Oc for prime to choice against :I5@650 and
5576.5e in 1876: and in August at. nominal,
ag'ainst nominal rates last year.
The entire exports for the year sum up 154,821
bbls, embracing Ila3al to Atlantic ports. of
which ii),Sss to New York, 1045 to Philadelphia
and '187 to Baltimore, 18,s.2 to Gulf ports, of
whclh 9514 to Mobile, 3:851 to Florida and Ir51 to
Texas, and 52,611 by rail to Mobile and the West:
against 146,106. last year, embracing 74,5545 to At
lantic ports. of whloh 67 551 to Now York,4164 to
Phitladelphia ttnd 2241 to Balt Imore, 71,173 to Gulf
ports,of which 19,032 to Mobile, ll11 in Texas
and ;s86 to Florida, and 40,448 by rail to Mobile
and the West. It will be seen from the above
that there has been a considerable increase In
our shipment, by sea, mainly to New York.
The entiye movement compared with last year
is shown by the following:
--1576-7--- - 1875-0-
Ilte!epls. hales. Rleceipts. Hales.
Barrels. Barrels.
8eptemb) r a .. . .5 195
Octolber . 4,9115 4.175 4.,;27 4,18I1
November 8,1151 64,197 163,904 45,t,1H
December t7,tw)o 70 ioN I 11,1:11 05,t5.s
January. r15,:14 41,775 39,141 *1,6)81
February 1:1.718 15,467 18,069 10.,116
March .. .722 10,241 si56 5,1n61
April .... 5..,111 6,120 32,27 4.4500
May. . - 7.220 3.,4114 2,818 2,1(5i
Junel . 1,945 116) 74:1 3Il
July 70t 151 3119 189
A ugust .. 414 . . 416 118t
Total . 2... 2'4,1 1 215.51Fi, 242,575 175,414
T'he steady progress of ltleo planting in Lou
siiann has attratoled geueral attention. The
area has beeoon annully extended and upon the
whole the culture has been remunerative. The
crop amounted to 161.694 bble, which was stated
in the Pi'rie ,riel'r H t4ugar and Lice Crop Book
as follows:
Clean Ries.
lbls.
St. Landrv 3,967
Terrebone . ... 1,740
Lifavette 110,
Vermilion . .. 1.400
eJterson. west bank 5,278
Jeffrson, east bank .. 2,240- 7,51t1
Iberia 450
Mt. Mary L.10
Irvib!oe, west bank.. . 20
6ri iF. ea. t brank . .. 771- -,0"o
St. Tammnany 2... 6
Washington...... ............ 350
Assumption, west bank . 2,110
Assumption, east. bank ..0612- 7,772
St. Charles. west bank 11,553
Ht. Charles, east bank 3.220-14,773
Mt. John Baptist, west bank .... 1,aeo
Ht. John Baptist, east bank.. 8,911-10.771
Lafourehe, west bank 7,,15
LRfourche., east bank.. 23.420-10,8o5
St. James. west bank ....... 1,985
St. James, east bank .. 1,474-29.409
East Baton Rouge .................. 77
Avoyelles ... ................ 4oo
Plauuemines, west. bank . . 1s,93
Plaauemines, east bank 2.. 4,x11-43,59)1
St. Bernard .... ..... 1,18e
Orleans, west bank . • 2,040
Orleans, east bank . -. m-- 2,745
Ascension. west bank . 1.970
Total....... .....1.... 94
The amount lost in harvesting was reported
from the following parishes its Iollows:
Ilbls. Clean Rice.
Orleans. westbank . .......... 1235
Plal uuemin.s, west bank 8.,118
east bank . 9,505-17 5n1t
T otal .. ...... .... . ...... . .. 1 18.2,6
The annual reedipts at the port are st. dlown
as If lows in barrels and sacks: 1x71 72. 4.19.:
1872-73, 7:1,424; 1873-74. 1541,498; 1874 77. 105,865;
1875-761, 158,7 11; 1 I87 77, 167.810.
FLOU1R.
We are still looking for a revival of the trade
in this lolsling Western produclt, but so far, in
stead of progieos, our market has shown a con
tinued retrog:ysslon. Our heaviest, receipts
Ware In 1869-70; in 1-70-71 they were 1,541.281
during the next three years they averaged
L.046,0U:; in the ensuing year. 1874-75. tihey
llunruk to 864,242; in the next year to 791 701;:
and for tho past year sum up only 631,(Nr2. A
considlerable part of this dellelency is repre
sented by a marked falling off to Great Britain
and Cuba, but mainly by the decreased ship
nients to Gulf ports. There is no escap
ing the conclusion that. although the in
terior Souih and S4outhwest have drawn
a large part of their supplies from home
production yet that the d ecline in the trade is
owing to the tributary distriets of Indianola,
a, veston, Mobile nllld Plwllela.l n bing sll Upplied
directl y by ril from the Western markets.
Under this snll'ess1li complelilion of the rail
with the river, and of the other latitudinal lines
with the Illirois Centrat and its connections, it
is manifest that in order to recover tlhe trade it
is essential that there should be no discrinmin i
tion against our market by rail, and that river
freights should be reduced to their lowest mini
i1lll1l Ipoint. by which we mean the point, at
which produce can be carried with the least
possible relmuneration to the carriers. The
river should undoubtedly be our chief objective
point. ,r a reduction in river freights compels
the competing rail to reduce also.
Tihe year's receipts sum ap only 631.1512 bbles,
against 791.7101 last year. showing a dle:rlet!s. of
163,091.; and yet last year's were the smallest on
reeord silln'( 1867-618. and :2,193 I, tS tlhan theI
average of the decade. In 1875-t7 tire falling
off was mainly caused by the shrinkage in our
local trade, the exports showing but litt a varia
tionl. ut during the past year the deflciency is
mostly in the shllpments to Gulf ports. To illus
trate the distribution and movemenllt, we give
thlle following tables:
Stock on hind Septemnber 1. 187;,......... 27.380
Received since...................... ...... 6;:l.r02
Total supply .................... . 654,912
Cleared for transatlantic ports .... .,201
'ile red for Atlanttl ports .......... 1l,7i;s
O)n hand Hoptenmber 1. 1876......... 24.007
- 431,976
Left for Houthern distribution .... Ill,I)5,
I'aken for city cIonsumption ....... 429.705
Taken for Gulf foreign poits ..-- .5,207
T'aken for Gulf donestic ports....101.294I
The following table shows the fluctuations of
the nmrket fortnightly:
Double Choice and
extra. f indly extra.
September . ..... : 75x 4 (o) $ 75 (a 6r 1i
SeDtember' 22 4 25a 4 50 6; 75 t 7 25
October . . . 4 5(l a 4 75 1; 511 (. - 7 25
October 24o 4 73(r,5 (on 6 t2'i', 7 50
November : . 5 2505 5o) 7 Ni (,.- 7 5r0
November 17 5 25(3T.5 5N 1 510 (a". 7 25
December I .. 4 75a15 50o 6 75 4( 7 75
December15 ' . 5 15o- - 7 (Ki (a 7 75
December-. ..-... 25( 46 37 7 75 ('.- X 25
January 12 ........ i 75(0 7 (i 8 75 (a 9 )n
January26 6 ... 00- - 7 75 ( H 25
February 2 - 6 25(6 5.o ro (a, 8 5.o
February 16 .. ...7 00417 25 75 (a 9 00
March 2 ............6 1 0o.6 25 25 (a, m 87 (
March 16...... ..... 6 0(16ti 25 8 00 (a 8s 50
March 30o.......... 6 7.5(t.7 o 8 on0 75
April 13 ...........6 754.7 In 7 K1 (a s25
Aril 27....... 7 75(8 25 9 75 ( 00
ay 11 ............ 7 75(8 9 75 (a 11 ()
May 25 ............... 6 50( - - 8 25 (a 9 f)
June ............. 6 0006 125 7 75 (a 9 25
June2 ........-- . - 6 (0, .5 8 50 So . .9 7n
July 6 ............. 601a 25 7 so (a.1 175
July 20 ............. 6 50,!7 5N) 8 75 (a 9 51
August 3 ......... - --(1.6 25 7 50 (( 1 25
August 17 ..........- - 5 25 650 7 25
Thi following gives the general movement for
the past four years:
18476-1877.
Receipts. Sales. Exports.
September.......... 57,142 38,720 21.610
Octoller .......... 40.218 45,727 15.028
November........... 108,741 47,392 23,710
December . 1: . 161 43,ac14 91,07:
January . 28,721 25,777 11,211
February . . ,7s1 34,H71 14.154
Marrcih [1o,8 .,O o,,:1; 17,774
April . . . r1., A1,194 1,,9412
May l50,704 18,04l 17.7(5
June 13,.:,ll 21.242 1n,01n8
July . . 27,1029 211,158 14,1(11
August . . . ,ts 440,o19 15icls5
Total 197(-77 6(31.002 463,.29(1 205.270
Total 107-717 . 791,701 438.94.1 231,0
Total 1874-75 . .i,242 181c11. .
Total 1871 74 . 1,8I, 1,5414 (112,3(41 76.
CORN MEAL.
Owing to the inc're sing demand for this artl
clothe re.eipts steadily Increased from 18(.6 un
til in 1873-74 they amounted to 189,111 bhls. In
1874-75 they fell off to 140,280 and in 1875-78 fur
ther doereased to 131,487. During the past year,
however, the supplies have been more liberal,
and the year's recelpts amount to 153,0A3 blis;
shllowing an increase over last year of 22.145.
The market opened in September at 2 45x(
2 o0. r(achelld its lowest point of $. 440@2 41 March
30, and its highest of $3 '250 17, and c'losed at
$2 50.
WHEAT.
In clancing at the year's movement we find
that our rec.ipts for the five months from Mep
tember to January inclusive, amounted to 02.488
bushels, against 21.,31 in 1879-76. after which
there were no further arrivals of any magnl
tude until the nearly the close of July. since
which the arrivals have been more liberal, em
bracing nearly 17,000 bushels for the fortnight
ending on the 17th of August and a0,847 sioo.
CORN.
In procleding to review the market for this
imlcrtalnteereal we tind the gratifying fact, that
while the receipts of 1875-76 presented an in
crease over the previous year of but Iitrl( over
250,o.10 bushels, those of the past year show an
e.'ensa over 1875-76 of about 1.250,(081. The Ipre
olae AgrsIe $ 0 5,(4l2,944 husheis this year,
t.againstlt d lil942s il9t year and 3,460,300 the year
before. 'his shows a decidedly eatisfactory
progress. The distribution of the Increase has
been almost entirely for export, the plantation
dermand shllowing but. little variation from last
year.
The following table shows the distribution of
our increased reclipts for the past year:
1870-77. bushels.
Ri.ck on hand Sept. 1............... 42,
iR.ceiplt since ........................ 5.1121,9144
Total sply .r... . .... .. 6,109.444
E ported to Grpat brltain.t.. 1,1.74,93!
Exported It the Continentinnt ....1,167.1
Exported to Cuba ........... 9,6s8
Exported to other foreign ports,
mostly Gulf........... .... 13,867
Exported to Northern Atlantic
ports ............ .......-. 5. 4,(5t1
Stock on hand August l3. 1877 12 5no0
S 2,951,421
Left for Houthern d stribution ..... 2,118,1
Shipped to neighboring Gulf ports.... 1,012,431'
Taken for eons imptlon, Including
neighboring planwation supply.... 1,1(1.591
The Tillowing gives the fortnightly flucua
tions in prrles for the yectr:
White. Yellow. Mixed.
Sept.. a - (0 5291 - e( - - (ca fo
ep1t 22 1. ( 531 - it. - 51 a -
Oct a 58 (g -- (0 6cc -- 10 (c -
('It 20 . 9s (ac) (610 (ru - 57 4.' -
Nov. a 51 (dOr 57 ( c- fi (c -
Nov . 17.. 54 O( 5 ti (9 -- 1t (c -
Dee. 1 5s5 t - 5 r( s5 53; (or -
Dec. 15 .8 r -- 8 ( -- 57 (9c
Dee. 24 7(1 (d 1- 14 (1'6 54; 9 -
JaIll. 12 70 (d - - - .1
Jann, 26 5f 1 - - t8 (c - il (a -
Feb,. 9 5a3 (oa r 3'. ( - (c -
Fob. 23. 51 @- - 54 ( - 5: r(a -
March 9.. 55 (oa r56 10 (- 54 (4 -
March 28 53 (c - 53 (w - 52 (a" 53
April 6. 49 (o, ie 49 (- 49 Sc.
A ril 20 5 0 -- ( - - (a -
iay 4 00 - - - - ( -
May 18 01 (4 2 8 0- - a. -
June.. 1 57 (C 17!, 5s8 (- rI' e~ -
June.. 15 61o (4 - s0 1 - (( (d, -
June.. 59 sc (a. (13 (- - -
July.. 13 7( ,9 - 65 (c- (15 c -
Aug. 10 70 (( - a( - 50 (( -
Aug. 24 58 1 (41t - (B 1(75 - (i' rs8
Aug, 31t - (.-- - - - - -
Re.ducing sacks to bushels, the following
shows the exports monthly:
Cuba and
Trans-At- other for- (cast
Inntle Ports, eign Ports. wise,
Bushels. Bushels. Bushels.
Meptmllber . 9. :.2 19,231 41,894
October .... 100.142 12.442 37,8231
Novembcer....... 1:3H1( 0,(!1n 77.c12
December .. 159,528 ,2~19 45,05
January. 37,534 1,751 45,377
February 221,851 5,100 (.01(2
March. 4.... ,219 1,770 98,840
April t..... 35,49 2.r(3 139,40
May 55.,701 2.528 1511,4710
JuneI 2(7,831 i 15,891
July. 1-83.281 45 1c8.(nu;1
August 181,041 3,378 2.9,1(50
Total . . 2,741.486; 8.4.91 1.012,432
OAT'S
At the commencement of this year it was ex
peated that, owing to tbhe abundance of the
Southern crop and a wider district of the in
trlior being supplied directly by rail from the
West. tlse receipts would show a falling off from
the reducod amount of the previous year. In
this, however, public expectation has been dis
appointed, the reeipt.s showing an inoorease in
stead of a decrrease-amounting 417,w81 sacks.
against :391.6e, last ve 3r, and 421,84 In 1874-75.
The )onu rse of prfies compared with last, year
is sHiwn by the following fortnightly tables:;
1H47)-77. 1875-76.
Heptmbler 3.. . ... 3! 4810 55
22 ............ 40O48 5441 l55T
October ... 4. .. .. 454- 356, 55
20 ... 48(" 2 444/ 49
November : .. ........... 4 48 55-
17 ..........450'-- 432rs50
December 1 ............... 31; 4 52
13......... ........ 501(1- 45"' 51
29 . ......51 52 450(,5M
January 12 .... . 4.( 414, 80o
26 . . ...... . ... 5 "- 44i2" 49
February 9 .. 44 (1o48 4541,46
23.. ... . 4701V50 450(.46
March .... 9 . .. .. . . 47(1'54 420,,45
2:3.... ...... 41('47 42(645
April .... 6 46.,7 453, -
240.... .... . 56.'- 43/,47
May- 4. I. 55h4.'- 404 43:
18 - 49",5'2 40(1i43
June . . 1. 49'60 40/1145
15 . s50W.-- :326 45
29 46,,^50 35(1.42
July . . 13 .. 440lm45 570142
27 ........ 4.0.4:13 380 44
ugust .10 .. . . .4044 42 3710,44
1l1...... . 38( 41 -(1P
The following compares the monthly receipts
and sales with last year:
--REEIPrs.-- ---SALEM.-
1876-7. 1875-6. 118714-7. :1875-4;.
teptemlbr 141,920 16,71) 11,5221 17,982
October 27,097 :93,082 15.958 2i,774
Novelnmber 64,395 4,.278 18.350 29,56:3
December 27,041 :4 4965 18,7(17 24,719
January 15,154 23.:384 6,124) 19.122
February .19.777 :17.8:34 18,:535 26,61
March ;:1,4645 :9,313 27,750 19.484
April 27,191 38.157 ' 18,9:4 21,1;9
May. . 34,0941 :1,308 13.7t40 23,233
June . 48.18041 45.291 12,f41 17,4:4)
JuIly . 49W.I 17.523 29,045 14.135
August -. :...1 24,64f3 1,4.50 19,450
Total . . 417.381 :91. 08 2(3,287 291,:;7
BRAN.
Tihe receipts embrace 140,534 sacks against
161.485 last year and 125,770 the year be
fore. This shows a falling off from last year of
20;.,44l sacks. but aIn iocreese over the previous
year of 14,814. The exports show but little va
riation.
The following gives the closing prices month
ly .ompared with ilat year:
Prices Prices
-;? 148 1t. 4 144 It.
18761-77. 1875-746.
Septenlber 2 4 - 714 (- "- 1 ()4 r- -
October 27. 7'2,4o - - 1 0.5 ( - -
12ovembltor so .... 70 (4- - 1 n) (r - -
December 219 -1 48 (a . --- s5 (" s7'
January 31-.. 85 ( xr 14 7 -5 a--
Februar y 2. n r90 - - 40 g .- -
March 3o . .. 1 1 (,- - *2 (",- -
A ril 27 . - - so (- -
Mty 31 . ....... 1 10 r- 74o - -
Jun1 29. . ... 1 10 4,- 4125 (- -
July 27 . 80 (a.-- 70 a"- -
August 31 1 . 4) ' - - 1;0 (a. 65
The following shows the monthly movement
compared with last year:
^--RECEIPTS.-- --SALES.--
1876-7. 1175-6. 1876-7. 1873r-i.
September 13,976 8,734 8,725 6.785
October.. 4 . 4,1o0 11,417 9,194 8,1.9
November. 22,:301 20,616 14,886 11,40
December 6,381 28,738 11,8400 12,050
January ... 6,458 16,142 9,288 7.425
February ... 7 5,754; 8,533 6,650 6,755
March ........ 10,547 17.851 4.783 13,50
April ril .. 8,735 8,144 3,420l ,700
May....... 17,421 9.939 8,531 3,2'.
June ....... 6,974 13,79 5.025 12,570
July ....... 13,89 6,422 8.250 5,637
August . 15,517 10,651 11.154) 6,341)
Total . 140,5184 161.485 95,714 I,483
The receipts show but little variation, sum
ming up 153,806 balhs. against 144,675 last year.
and 141,879 the year before. Prices have shown
8 a much narrower range than last year.the ex
1 tremes of the closing quotations monthly being
$13 and $2, against ate and $27 Bn last year and
922 and sal the year before. The market opened
in 8eptember at $17 and closed at $101r2a20; opened
Ia SOotober at s1u1:21t and closed at 10114319:
opened In November at sts 510 1ol5 and closed at.
$14; opened in December at 11a ls1 and cloMed
at$21.4 2; opened in January at $24 and clo~cd
at $13a.1i opened in February at 3146l t1 and
closed at tdhe same: opened in March at s10i1 i,4
and closed at 1G0rr12i: opened in April at $1401 10
and elosed atslr,, eli: opened In may at, I191c.20o
and c(,8os at 5114411; opened in June at l171'r Is
an closei at$i; ots; cpened in July at 611" II)
and closed at 14 5+,'19, anad opened in the ,est
month at $17t.19 and cilosed at $1a019,1.
The followltn gives the monthly recelpts and
sales compared with lIst year;
AI,4R4. aRE'IPTr.
Bales. Bales. Bnles. Hales.
1876-7. 1875-6. 187+-7. 1875-7.
Heptember .... ll9. 5975 1-t4.4 5x0!t
Ortober -.. . 049 7608 14449 11353
November ... 7541 1 19: 1 210981:3
i)ecembnr . 78 8 814 52r5 1:1221
January. 4989 5010 18120 15803
February .... 4 4.4 4071 11125 15171
March -.... ... 4156 12.a5 115118 2151
Ai ril... ... 7395 800! 5lAos 10320
ay . 2775 30141 9809 9318
June . . 7882 2755 1:1141 .,i57
.JfIly . ... 20w, 394; 8582 7377
'August . 4470 890 8344 8049
Total .....1. 8110 61064 158446 1444175
PORK.
With the Increased attention paid to raising
corn in the Mouthern States, the plantation de
mand for that cereal has fallen off, but as yet,
there hen been but little surplus left, for foeding
hogs. Even with regard to the lateor, however,
planters have made more meat than fornmer y
and with the necesslity of diversifying Houthern
industry. and checking the cultivation of cott,,n.
leat an sx,'essive supply should hear down
prices below the cost of producltlon, there s1 a
:onstant tendenny to increase the number of
hogs on tlantation as well ae extend the area of
corn. Without an increawse "a the latter, we can
not expnect any in the tornrler. After reaching
a certain point, the two industries must. advance
together. An abundant. prop of corn points
to a larger supply of hoge. The ,aost of
the latter depends upon the former. It Is man
ifest then thllt for some years to come we shall
co'ntInue dependenit upo n the West for our pork.
It does not follow, however, that the market
price for the hogs or pork de!pends upon the
price of corn. Ttie price of corn regulatars the
cost of hogs to the farmer, but when placed
upon the market they become the stock In trade
of speculators, who control the price often with
out regard to the exte.nt of the supply. This is
much more the cas( since ealing in futures has
been (arrie4 to such a remarkable extent in tihe
Western and Northern markets than formerly,
when the movement, was confined to what are
now called spots.
The course of prices shows a material falling
off in the average price, as well as more regu
larity in the movement. In making a retrospect
of several y ars we find that the extrenms of
meos pork were 11 25i anld $22 in 1872-78: $14 5o
and 32s in 1878-74; 617 and $20 11o in 1874-7(; and
$17 rn and s2a in 18715-70: while in the past year
they have been $1 75 and 6119 50. This Indicates
an important saving to the plant r in the cost of
his produ-ts and lha prevented losses In cotton
which would have otherwise been inevitable.
Looking at the extent of the supply we find that
the markets nl It iiravo heen governed more biy
the operations of sopnulators than by the laws
of treade.
For the twelve months endinu Marrh 1. the
number of hogs packed In the West compares
for five years irs follows:
hummer. Winter. Total.
1876-7 . 2,2,11 ,14t 5.072,3391 7,;I6:3.95,5
1575--6. - 1,292.,43 4,88o,1185 1,142.478
1874-5 1.2(01.444 5,560.2219 6,7046.070
1873-4 1,002.91( 5.446,2184 6,528,116
1,72-3 . .. 50,14(90 5.410,814 5,915 814
These figures inlicate a remarkable revolu
tion in this industry in the rise of the summer
paD'king. What was a mere experiment a few
years since hjs now become a sucenssful Im
provement. Even in 1872-73. when summer
parking had assumed some importance, nearly
98 per cent of the product was packed in winter:
II 1875-7r, but a fral' ion over 79 per cent; and in
1870-77 a fraction less than 09 per cent. This
makeslhce prapartkiofn of-nsfImmr n t winter
packing a frivtion over 9 per cent in 1872-78.
nearly 27 per cent, in 1875-70, and a fraction over
4t per cent In 1876-77. This remarkabl succeMss
of summer packing is highly suggestive to the
Mouthern plfanter and indicates that when the
supply of corn Is sufficient to make the hogs,
the means will not be wanting to pack them.
The actual supply and distribution is exhibit
ed by the following table in which we give a
comparison with the two preceding years:
1760-77. 1871-76. 1874-75.
Stock, Sept. 1.... 4,1x0 3,781 6,795
Receipta .... ... 72,59. 74,939 72,:21
Supply...... 76T,114 78,284 79,116
Exports ........ 4,446; 7,890 6,2R5
htock, Aug. 31... , .329 ,(t--11,80 ;1,711- 9.999
C onsumed....05,8011 16,:.44 69,117
These show bht slight variations compared
with 18911-70, since which Southern planters
have to a large extent, obtained their supplies
direr·tl from Mt. Louis. Louisville and Cin
cinnatL.
The fluctuatiln of prie.s is indicated by the
following fortnightly table:
PO1uK., ME1,
Heptember R.. 17 Mi, (17 75
22 . 17 ',5 a,.- -
October . 6 .. 19 s7 19 So
20 .. 14 50 4,.-
November 3 . 17 75 ((-- -
17 ..... 17 75 (18 540
Deynmb, r I 18 75 i, 19 O()
15 17 25 (0189 25
iJnnuRry 12 19 5 0r- -
24; . .. 18 X1) (e(18 25
February v) .. 1) IX) t.- -
23 . 1 761 r.---.
March ... 9 .. 15 75 h ,i01; 15)
2 ... 16 10 (M15 75
April ... . . 15 5o (,15 75
20 . ... 1, 50 7 (,4 - -
May .... 4 .. ....... 5 (4- -
Is 1525 (15 Il
June ... I . . 15 373t4.- -
15 .. .. 14 25 (- -
29. . 14 50 Ar '-- -
July 13 . ... .. 14 75 -. - -
27 . • 14 5 (i- -
August .. . ... .. 14 25 ( -
31 .. 13 75 (0
The following giv's the general monthly
movemenlt conl pare.d with last year:
SALEN. nIEcEIPTr. EXPORTS.
'76-77 '75-7; '74r77 '75-76 '74-77 '75-7t
Rlptember 2257 49010 2982 316,4 172 404
October . 3170 43 4316 4136 l4to 370 120n
November. 4(184 243484084 42' 9 401 493
e.oe;mber 3506 2148 66121 65413 I14 411
January . 475 :121) 41313 11256 44;4 61141
February 11210 7104 7458 1241t 6442 14(21,
March 9454. 8(9216 12816 8659 7148 118
April . . 81;:35 33104 7142 94246 1(,0 526
May 2528 44315 5721 2817 57o 5914
Julno ' 157 6210 :13237 3:191 494 439
July .. 1940 26410 1111 6'00) 718 2142
August ..... 14464 315r) 32948 c1;641 424 424
Total....4545u l 51610 72596 74439 64i66 7890
DRY BALTED MEAT.
The receipts of this article Indicate that it has
to a greater extent than last year, been used by
planters instead of pork and bacon. The re
ceipts amount. 18,510,625 poulnds. against 1` 726,
:35 pounds ltst year. showing a matlrial in
erease against a falling off in bacon and pork.
In agreement. with pork prices have ruled with
a general downward tendency and materially
lower than last year. Shoulders, which have
constituted a large portion of the supplies,
olning in Heptember at 791'7'~e, and rising by
the close of the month to 7.(@7)i1e, after which
they further advanced, closing in October at
7,158c, and 8he, but decling in November
to 61.(z 6;sc and 7c. and after rather moure
strength in December. closing in January at 6'4
r, ;!,ca and 41.c. declitned in Fhbruary to 5,3e andl
61. and in March to 51,e and 5s'e. when they ral
lied and closed in April at 5'k" 4,', but again
gave way, declining in May tosi5'4a'sc. sin(es
which they have ruled at 5!,e. dealers jobbing
at 5'.,-.57 c. Clear rib (idles sold in May at 9(r.
9'ie, but in February declined to S:, since which
they have ruled at s.,'s 04',. Clear sides have
commandied about 'ec more. This 'shows the
general colurse of the market, which has, never
theless, exhibited occasional variations predi
cated on the telegrams from the West and the
extent of the supply and demand.
The monthly movement compared with last
year is shown by the following table:
18s1-77. 1875-76.
Beported Reported
B++ceipts. Sales. Receipts. bales.
14. 1b. 1b. mI.
HDeptember. 1,201.480 7(X94(x 9"24.573 58,314
October .... 1,055,140 4816,004 784;.6;53, 4(,,(j)
November . 1,715,625 426,000 620,015 120,1)0
December . 2,48.,5375 1,105,(3s) 1,532.is1 370.414)
January .. 2,430.,4 9186,04(1 1.917,980 8)0,004)
February, . 1.953,050 535,0460 1,131,7-25 54(),(4o0
March ..... 1.36X1656 600.c ( 2.(6)0,'275 570,.8)
April .... 1.569 125 781 500 924.475 140.144
May - . 1.315,610 6405.060 559,52-5 :10.4014
June . 1,81,0.0.550 610.09,) 716,194)0 210.000
July .. . 844,150 391,510 870,550 4(),(411)
August .... 1,621175 676,01) 401,700 375 (81)
Total.... 18,510,625 7,902,000 12,726,365 4,115,0X3)
BACON.
In agreement with the course of pork and dry
salted meat, the market for Bacon hrs ruled at
declining prices, the extremes being 5~se and
s'.,4 for shoulders, against see and 11ie last
year; 7%c and 101c for clear rib sides, against
o0%e and 15i last year, and se and 11Ve for
elear sides, against 11ic and 1is last year. The
average of these is 7.1eC'c for shoulders, againut
9..(2'ae last year, 9.Is.,c for clear rib sides,
against 12.750 last year, End 9.710 for clear,
against 1a.750. Those figures strengthen the
conclusion drawn from the cour e of mess pork
that the growing cotton crop has been runserl a4
a materially diminished cost.
The following table shows the course of prices
fortnightly for the year:
Hhoul. (lear Rib Clear
ders. Bides. Rides.
8eptmhnber 8 7'16- 9'1)@- loiti-
2' 8 1 '-- 101(4-- it f-
October t; 8'h.(- lob'i.- 1e0',(11a
20 A 8 I--- 9 it-- 10 a1'
November ; 8 'i-- a'.-- 9'48@ e.
17 R8,a-- 9 ii-- - 9 g
December 1 7,4r--- 9~ d-- 9'(-
15 7',7'- 5140- 9S4r4
29 8 1'-- -14.-- I9 i11M
January 12 8 (it'- l1%(1'- 1 84-
34 8 SC- 10 ('4- 105(4
February 9 7%,Sn 77 10(%@- li0'o1-
March 9 "14(4-- 9a t-- 95g,4
28 0%65( 14'z- %4(6- 1,y4 9g
April 6 9' - 9'@ , 937v 99
20s es- 9 d" 94 9y4p 9
May 4 . 7 1&- 94 9 .162-
18 C(- 83¢!0 8% 8'(4g
June 1 16 .i- a a,-- 5~g(
1 7 5kta-- 77S(5- 8 (4-
29 6'4(a,- 8'4rt,- 8 0 64
July 1-3 6%4(4 cG 8'41- 890-
27 734417', 8 arb -- 9 4
Augnust 10 6la- 8S- 8',.- 8*
The folowlag shows the monthly reoelpts
comrpared with last year:
----1876-77-- - -1W5-74T---
C(asks. Boxes. Casks. Boxes.
H, ptembor . . 7 151 1.r54 sa
(October. . 1,744 7411 1.552 867
November...... 1,437 1,16.0 1,5lO 7919
December. 7614 7!7 5r28 811
JFnulary...... 1-A. 1,0f7 1,020. 740
February 84M 76.7 1.111 I,894
March . 1,451 1.1,11 2.588 1,211
April . . n9 2.191 I.8:1 413
May . 1.177 2.147 1.254 411
•Juneo .. 54;0 1,218 577 769
July ...... 1,135 1.170 1,154 1,219
Auagut . . 1f,tra 1,481 l.24,1 ,954
Total .. 12,140 17.201 15.91 1,497
Total 1574- 5 18.... 44 7,20
Total 1973-4 w. .98 9,241
Pries of Mugar-cured Hams at the com
meoncment of each monih, and total retepts
and sales in tinrces of each month:
i.oool pt,. Hales. PrIces.
Poptember . 5 919 640 s5I t16
October . 41 269 1105*17
Novemsber 792 97 13 4117
Deoember ... . 1.31 1059 10 (415
January 1,811 2:1 12 1Is9
February 16 22 18 (4-
March .-.. . 2,187 4418 12 (412M
April .. .. 715 51 11 i4
May 2,140 812 12 (4123
June 1. O 654 10 @411
July . 1,30 6 517 11 (@
August . ... 2,102 875 10 (412
LARD.
The foreign exports of this article are triflin
'ompsred with what they were formerly. an
the year's movement has been mainly confi
to meeting the demand for home consumption
and shipments to neighboring Oulf ports. Our
trade with Texas has continued to shrink tnder
the facilittes for supplying the demand for that
Htate by direct shipments from the West. The
course of prices, as in other products of the
hog, has been generally downward, the closing
rates showing a net deoline of 2'o in tierees
and 2ie in kegs from the opening rates at the
commencrnent. of the year. or 19'920 V cent.
The extremes have been 5.,e and la1 for tierces.
against 11.e and rse last year. and 9o4e and tee
for kegs, against 12, and 15'9c. The averagle
are 10n.9';c for tieryes, against 12n last year, andi
11.317., for kegs ltgainsttla.755.
Whenever the Western product is sufficient to
furnish a large surplus in excess of our war
lor conslumptlon. we may roesoably antleic t e
a material inorease In the outward movement,
but hardly before. To sustain a healthy export
trlde itI is essential that the supplies on hand
should be anple and prices rule below the,
parity of other markets, freights, exchange.
PtA,.i tn02.Jl cons11sres. -
The following gives tile monthly recelpts and
exports compared with last year:
eElpt. xports.
Reneipts d to
Tieres.
1876-77. 17r-76i 1876-77 187r-4.
Ten. Kegs. Ten. Kegs.
Aept 2.0511 1,337F 2,471 2,248 618 7186
Oct .. 1,731 3.246 1,112 1,116 482 1,1%S
Nov ,573 3,221 2,492 2,740 379 871
Dee..... 1,519 1.797 1,386 4.302 591 728
Jan...... 2 61 1.5 1.919 6,871 869 54e
Feb .... 2.713 4,400 2,111 3,14 1.1856 6
March . 04 3,.9 279 2,7 291 649 1,11
Aril ... 1,772 4,619 3,14)4 3,71 1,019 1.06M
May ..2.561 2,874 1,2291 2,150 1,079 786
June.. 1,667 1,136 1.454 1,407 64 383
July.• 1,064 2.241 2,271 3,376 395
Aug .... 1,fl6 1,516 1.070 2,2218 017
Total 24,s89 31.625 28.634 34.431 ,401 9,l54
1174-75 27,849 42,143 9,894
The following table gives the monthly se
tremes:
---TI-IrWs---- - 1..1KO-----,
1876-77 Highest. Lowest. Highest. Lowet.
Hopt. c. tlb 11' 11 12,10 12
October .. 11 11' 12 11%
November.... 11s0 I)' I% 11%
Decenmber 13 10 12,. 10%:
January 12'4 1t'; 13 12
February- 11; s11 12 115i
March ... 10', 9'; 11'4 10%
April . 1o 10' 11 10'4
May . 10' 9' 11', 101s
June 94, 9 lno; 9Y
July 9' 5% 1p,Y4 9
Augusth o 91 I 11 936
BEEF.
With a railway connection with Northern
Texas, wet may reasonably hope for a recovery'
of th inmportant tradel we formerly enjoyed In
this article.
WHIHE Y.
Our recelts show some increase over last
year, 45,579 bhls against 42 9rc last year. The
market opened In l eptember at $1 2.01 22.
after which it steadlly declined until in Febru
try it sunk to $1, since which It has slightly Im
proved, closing at $1 101rol 1230.
BUTTER.
The receipts ,of Western Phow some increase
over last. year, a.9,958 packages, against 32,673 last
year, 27.9138 in 1874-75. 24,227 In 1873-74. and 34,061
in 1872-73. 'l'he averagt price of Western is put
down at 15'1l and of choI.e (oshen at 270: X
tremes 12 and 27 for the former and 18 and sR for
the latter.
CHEESIE.
The receip's of Western by our running se
nount amount to 42,162 boxes. against 49.140 last
year. showing a decrease of 7678 boxes. The
average prle I psat down at 13e, against 114
last year, and the extremes at er" and 20c aganlst
o. and 14*4.'. The value of the year's sales is es
timnated at 5175,0(9. against $215.000 last year.
COFFEE.
The imports for the Coffee year endsi
on June so, show a onslderahble falling off
from the previous year, which In its turn
was slightly less.4 than the year before, hut have
met a fair demand, most of them, in fact, hav
ing been sold to arrive. This. it must be ob
served, is all direct trade, consisting of imports
from I'o de Janeiro, with none from any inter
mediate port.
Imports direct from Rio de Janeiro and sales
for eonsu.nrtlon from July 1, 1876, to July 1,
1977. 149,117 bags: sales 14 (1637.
Totil imports for 1575-76, 1395.400 bags: 1w74-75,
2.hs,36s bags. Total sales for 1475-76. 183,0.7 bags;
1874-75. 210,5.41 bags.
The latest books at Eyrich's.
The. wonderful curative powers of the Glenn
Waukesha Mineral Waters has long been well
known. Geo. McCloskey is the sole agent, gs bit
Charles and 121 Canal street.
M-nd flfty cntsto Eyrich for "That Husband cf
of Mine."
Our friend W. G. Toomer. of 45 Carondelet
street. has now on hand an exceptional stock
of white oak, walnut and poplar timber, suit
able for shipment to Europe, and advertises for
tonnage. He also makes liberal advances on
conSlgnments.
Country merchants, in want of toeks and sta
tionery, order from Lyrich.
If Claude Melnotte was not an ideal character
we would suppose that both Pauline and him
self had just paid a visit to the champion honer
dealer of New Orleans, Mr. (Geo. A. Vincent,
when she says:
" As the bee upon the flower do I hang
Upon the honey of thy eloquent tongue."
One visit to this famed king of the bee keep
ers would make the most retra.tory.darnmel
sweet natured, and the inevitable reau)t of such
an e.-dl,te cordiale would be the purxhase of a
full supply of eggs, chickens, fruit, etic., which
he always keeps on hand.
Bulwer well expreseed in his ineoamparable
novel of "What Will He Do With It?'t the sen
timent that those of our times will opndone at
leact if not indorse. "He that hath ndht smoked.
t either hath not known great grief, or refuseth
I that best consolation next to woonan whielit
t comes from Heaven." Go to Bornio k Brother,
t invest in some of their excellent cigaa'rs, and ad
mr it that we are right. One trial wi:il convinae
a you.