THE COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS AND OF


THE ERIE CANAL.
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The receipt of the New Orleans Price Current containing
the of the of that city for the year ending
the 3Oth August has enabled compare the
from the interior that city of of the principal articles of
beadstus, with the of the articles tide
upon State canals This statement will serve
dsabuse the minds Of many who entertain the idea that in this
branch of its New Orleans exceeds that of
canals Indeed have heard said by those who doubt
had perfect belief in the truth of their statements that twas
thing 500, 600 bushels Of aoat in
New Orleans the result of days receipts from the ine-
rior That the commerce of New Orleans in the article Of
breadstu has rapidly increased within the last months
under the active demand for Europe, will doubt but
it will not be found to show greater increase than that of
our State canals


In the first place we will present the receipts at New Or
leans from lst September, ls46 to ls September ls47,
four wheat and corn, and of the articles delivered from
the Erie canal at tide water from st May ls47 to lst Sep
tember, ls47, period of only four months


Erie Canal Neto Orleans


Flour. 9, 392 507 brls l,6l7,675 brs


Wheat. .....2, ,533, 5s9 bush. l,e70,000 bush.


Corn. A, 504, 9S5 do. 7,065, 900 do.
Here find, in the space Of four MONTHS the receipts
-four by barrels and of wheat by
bushels than the receipts New Orleans for whole Of the
year. The article of corn is less by 100000 bushels


We will present the statement Of the articles of -four
wheat and corn, delivered Erie canal at tide water
from the lst September, 1885, to the lst September ls47
embracing the entire canal for year. and with il
the of same articles received at New Orleans
during the period


Erie Canal Netc Orleans


Flour. ...... 4, s5s, 800 brls. l,6l7, CTS brs


Wheat. 49,. A, 500, 272 bush. 1870, 900 bush.


Com. 5,0s3, 3ls do. 1865, 900 do


We have here the business of year the points,
although that Of the Erie canal embraces period of but
months still it is the entire The difference in the
receipts at the points in the articles Of flour and wheat
very and the of received at New Orleans
the quantity received from the Erie canal is also very
large The increase, however, the receipts of from
the Erie canal has been greater than at New Orleans having
risen to the quantity Of 10000 bushels in
year. the previous sending forth merely nominal
amount seldom exceeding 300 900 400 900 bushels while
at New Orleans the receipts far back ls37s have not
fallen much below 500, 900 bushels in any


These facts showing the of canal
in the single article Of breaduf aborng does under
ice embargo for period Of nearly onehaf the year Still
that commerce increases yearly and future will show
the ability OF our system maintain asuccessu rivalry with
New Orleans for the treasures Of the fertile West