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The decrease in the yield from 1884 1885 was
venty per cent and the from 1885 to 1896,
hundred and thirty three per cent The consumption of
this article is increasing rapidly that the Importance
of full supply is becoming every year greater and
greater The soil of parts of Texas is admirably
calculated for the cultivation of sugar and that
try becomes settled the growth of the will rapidly
increase. is yet very doubtful whether shall
be able to grow, within our limits much sugar
aswe shall consume, but SHALL without doubt, ap-
proach much nearer to it than do The Neto
Orleans Price Current gives the annexed account of the
trade in this article during the past year


The first arrival Of the crop the Sd Of Oc'
tober establishing the early maturity of the cane the
first receipts of the previous year having been the 22d
October Some few small sales of the earliest arrivals
were made at 6a6I cents, but prices gave way
the receipts increased and by the latter part of October
the extreme rates were 4ia5i cents. The market
tinued generally dull with increasing stocks and de-
Ginning prices, until the early part of November when
the demand opened with some activity both for the
North and West, at an extreme range of 3la53
For more than month subsequent to this period, the
market continued irregular though generally much de-
pressed under large accumulation of stock when about
the middle of December active demand again sprung
up principally for shipment to the North at 3a5 cents
period of duness again ensued and by the January
prices were down to 2a5l cents extremes the Levee,
the market continuing extremely heavy until late in the
month when some speculative movements at the North
based mainly upon the very largo deficiency in the crop
of Cuba sad to be about 500 900 boxes or
more than the whole crop of Louisiana) gave renewed
and more active impulse to the demand, and extensive
purchases made principally speculation and for
shipment to the North, at 2ia5l cents the Levee At
this point, also, large operations entered into
plantation and number of crops disposed of
prices ranging from 2a4 cents the prevailing being
81 cents for fair crops At the of this de-


nand the market regards prices had reached about
the lowest point Of the season. and here began the up
ward impulse which, with generally good demand },
gradually carried prices to 5a7 cents the Levee'
and pantaona point which they reached about
the middle of April the great bulk Of the crop having
passed into second hands time previous Here, in
consequence of unfavorable advices from the North,
reaction took place. and the market remained in very
dull state, with gradually declining prices until the
stcr part of May, when they had again fallen to 4ia6
cents on the Levee, and 5ia6 plantation From this
period excessive dullness prevailed up the latter part
of July, when improved rates at the North directed
ders to this market particularly for the ordinary fair
qualities, and these a;ting upon reduced stock, again
produced reaction prices which have since material
ly advanced the closing rates being 6a7 for fair
to strictly prime the qualities being all disposed
Of and the whole quantity in the State is estimated
not to ex ceed $500 hhds .


The quantity Of molasses produced depends upon the
extent Of the sugar crop Last year the usual proper
tion of molasses to sugar not obtained in conse-
quence of the degree of maturity attained by the cane
The estimate is orty.fve gallons of moasses to each
1000 pounds of sugar, total Of 5000 900 gallons
The quantity exported to the Atlantic ports may be
stated at about 100000 gallons leaving gal
Ions for the consumption Of the West and South Last
year the Atlantic States 900 and the West and
South the total crop having been estimated at
100000 gallons. The grea' in the production
caused heavy market in the early part of the season
but at later period in the OF sugar. the advces
q short supply in Cuba produced an animated do.
mand which caused an extraordinary enhancement
In prices.