Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued, Part 2

Author: Gardner, Charles
Publication date: 1861
Publisher: New Orleans : Compiled and published by C. Gardner
Number of Pages: 674


USA > Louisiana > Orleans Parish > Carrollton > Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued > Part 2
USA > Louisiana > Orleans Parish > New Orleans > Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued > Part 2
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YEARS.


NO.OF VESSELS ARRIVED


AGGREGATE TONNAGE.


AVERAGE TONNAGE PER VESSEL.


1850-51


2054


768,028


374


1851-52


2266


910,855


402


1852-53


2383


986,975


414


1853-54


1972


885,486


490


1854-55


1973


998,585


506


1855-56


2313


1,155,136


499


1856-57


2179


1,082,735


497


1857-58


2023


1,079,904


533


1858-59


2062


1,182,082


573


1859-60


2052


1,212,029


590


The resources of our trade extend into our vast interior, through the channels af- forded by the Great Mississippi and its many tributaries, to regions nearly as distant as those reached by the products carried away by the ships which come from all quar- ters to our port for supplies. Steamers, which ply on the waters of the farthest navi- gable branches of the Great River, still bring to us a large proportion of the products of their trade, but it is from regions near home that the great wealth of our commerce is derived. The advancing prosperity of the city is well exemplified by the annual increase in the value of the staples arriving from the Great West and Southwest and finding a market at this port, as shown by the following table, which is made up from the records of the New Orleans Price-Current, the statistics of which are of the most reliable character :


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GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


Table Showing the Value of the Southern Staples and Western Produce Received at New Orleans Each Year during the Last Eleven Years.


YEARS.


COTTON.


SUGAR.


MOLASSES.


TOBACCO.


OTHER PRODUCTS.


TOTAL.


1849-50


41,885,156 12,396,150


2,400,000


6,166,400


34,049,173


96,897,873


1850-51.


48,756,764|


12,678,180


2,625,000


7,736,600


35,127,539 106,924,083


1851-52.


48.592,222


11,827,350


4,026,000


7,196,185


36,409,951


108,051,708


1852-53


68.759.424


15,452,688


5,140,000


7,938,650


37,442,973


134,233,735


1853-54


54,749,602


15,726,340


3,720,000


4,228,100


36,912,756


115,336,798


1854-55


51,390,720


18,025,020


4,255,000


7,111,370


36,424,713


117.106,823


1855-56.


70,371,720


16,199,890


4,582,242


7,982,800


45 119,429


144,256,081


1856-57.


86,255,079


8,137,360


2,685,300


11,892,120


49,091,510


158,061,369


1857-58.


88,127,340


17,900,609


4.601,015


13,628,327


42,798,256


167,155,546


1858-59.


92.037,794


24,998,424


6,470,817


9,161,750


40,283,879 172,952.664


1859-60.


109,389,228


18,190,880|


6,250,335


8,499,325


42,881,486


185,211,254


It is thus seen that the total value of the products received here has been doubled within the last eleven years, the greatest increase being shown in Cotton, while in Western Produce, etc., the increase has been comparatively small. Going back eight years further we find an equally remarkable growth of trade :


In 1841-42 the total value was


· $45,716,045


In 1842-43 the total value was.


53,782,054


1n 1843-44 the total value was


60,094,716


In 1844-45 the total value was.


57,196,122


In 1845-46 the total value was


77,193,464


In 1846-47 the total value was


90,033,256


In 1847-48 the total value was.


79,779,151


In 1848-49 the total value was.


81,989,692


The following table, compiled from the records of the Price-Current, presents a state- ment of the Receipts and Exports of Cotton and Tobacco at the Port of New Orleans in each year, from 1822-23 to 1859-60, a period of thirty-eight years :


BALES OF COTTON.


HHDS. TOBACCO.


BALES OF COTTON.


HHDS. TOBACCO


Years.


Receipts.


Exports.


Receipts.


Exports.


Years.


Receipts.


Exports.


Receipts


Exp'ts


1822-23


161,959


171,872


16,292


28,624


1841-42


740,155


749,267


67.555


68,058


1823-24


141,524


143,843


25,262


25,910


1842-43


1,089,642


1,088,870


92,509


89,89I


1824-25


206,358


203,914


17,759


16,849


11843-44


910,854


895,375


82,435


81,249


1825-26


249,881


259,681


18,242


18,231


1844-45


979,238


984,616


71,493


68,679


1826-27


336,573


326,516


29,681


26,540


1845-46


1,053,633


1,054,857


72,896


62,045


1827-28


295,853


304,073


29,443


35,098


1846-47


740,669


724,508


55,588


50,376


1828-29


268,639


367,736


24,637


25,288


1847-48


1,213,805


1,201,807


55,882


60,364


1829-30


362,977


351,237


32,438


28,028


1848-49


1,142,382


1,167,303


52,335


52,896


1830-31


429,392


423,942


32,098


33,872


1849-50


837,723


838,591


60,304


57,955


1831-32


345,646


358,104


31,174


35,056


1850-51


995,036


997,458


64,030


54,501


1832-33


403,833


410,524


20,627


23.637


1851-52 1,429,183


1,435,815


89,675


93,715


1833-34


467,984


461,026


25,871


25,210


1852-53|


1,664,864


1,664,981


75,010


64,075


1834-35


536,172


536,991


35,059


33,801


1853-54


1,440,779


1,429,180


48,905


53,043


1835-36


495,44


490,495


50,555


41,604


1854-55


1,284,768


1,270,264


53,348 64,100


1836-37


605,813


588,969


28,501


35,821


1855-56


1,759,293


1,795,023


56,090


59,074


1837-38


742,720


738,313


37,588


35,555


1856-57


1,513,247


1,516,921


55,067


50,181


1838-39


578,514


579,179


28,153


30,852


1857-58


1,678,616


1,659.707


87,141


72.215


1839-40


954,445


949,320


43,827


40,436


1858-59 1,774,298


1,777,171


75,925


79,974


1840-41


822,870


821,288


53,170


54,667 1859-60


!2,255,448 2,214,296


80,955 82,689


-COTTON, BALES .-


-TOBACCO, HHDS .-


Receipts.


Exports.


Receipts.


Exports.


Total for 38 Years .... 32,910,228 32,833,043


1,886,582


1,860,459


Taking the moderate estimate of $ 40 per bale for Cotton, and $ 70 per hhd. for Tobacco, as the average value for the thirty-eight years, we have a total value for these two staples alone of $ 1,448,469,860.


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The following table shows the receipts and exports of our leading staples, and of the principal articles of Western produce, during the last two years :


RECEIPTS.


EXPORTS.


ARTICLES.


1859-60. | 1858-59.


1859-60. 1 1858-59.


Cotton, bales


2,255,448 1,774,739


2,214,966


1,777,168


Tobacco, hogsheads


80,955


74,915


82,689


79,854


Sugar, hogsheads


175,219


257,821


45,626


107,119


Molasses, barrels.


312,343


353,492


119.587


146.298


Flour, barrels


952,174


1,081,318


379,928


592,527


Wheat, sacks


12,378


30,927


5,936


27.106


Corn, saeks.


1,702,847


753,292


649,398


178,529


Pork, barrels and tierces.


212,320


267,184


51,462


89,381


l'ork, in bulk, pounds,.


5,279.658


6,011,220


Beef, barrels and tierces.


35.119


51,108


22.775


25.236


Bacon, hogslicads and easks.


42,886


35,589


23,146


18,248


Bacon, barrels, boxes. &c .....


4,629


3,927


3,288


2,175


Bacon, hams, casks and tierces


35,127


37,104


14,167


26,118


Lard, barrels and tierces.


57,014


78,116


34.277


65,206


Lard, kegs.


86,587


64,302


61,019


53,323


Whiskey, barrels.


185,098


152,326


68,929


58.466


Ilides ...


159,129


112,621


137,101


98,102


Hemp, bales


4,422


11,385


1,121


5,114


Lead, pigs


81,992


74,309


82,826


78,387


The following table shows the receipts of the principal articles from the interior dur- ing the year ending August 31st, 1860, with their average prices in this market and their total value :


ARTICLES.


AM'T.


Ave- rage Price


VALUE. Dollars.


ARTICLES.


AM'T.


Aver- age Price


VALUE. Dollars.


Apples, bbls. .


67416


$5 00


337080


Lead, pigs.


80964


5 00


404820


Bacon,as'd,hhds. & csks.


45015 90 00


4051350


Lead, bar, kegs & boxes ..


1658


17 50


29015


Bacon, as'd boxes .. .. Bacon, hams, hds & tres.


5987 15 00


89805


Lead, white, kegs.


1842


3 00


5526


Bacon in bulk, lbs.


39000


3120


Oats, sacks


659550


2 00


1319100


Bagging, pieces.


21427


15 00


321405


Onions, barrels ..


26401


6 00


158406


Bale Rope, coils.


125429


9 00


1128861


Oil, Linseed, barrels ..


1020


30 00


30600


Beans, barrels


8889


4 50


40000


Oil, Castor, barrels


571


44 00


25124


Butter, kegs & firkins


38345


10 00


383450


Oil, Lard, barrels.


9333


34 00


317322


Butter, barrels.


1506 35 00


52710


Potatoes, barrels


207698


2 75


571169


Bran, sacks


216677


1 25


270846


Pork, tierces & barrels ...


216523


17 00


36S0891


Beef, barrels


35318 12 00


423816


Pork, boxes.


71


40 00


2840


Beef, tierces


9616 18 00


173088


Pork, hhds ..


1874


70 00


131180


Cotton, bales ...


2255448


48 50 109389228


Porter and Ale, barrels ..


20940


10 00


209400


Corn Meal, barrels


53S


3 00


1614


Packing Yarn, reels.


3748


6 00


22488


Corn in car, barrels


36092


1 00


36092


Rum, barrels.


475


20 00


9500


Corn, shelled, sacks ..


1722039


1 75


3013568


Skins, Deer, packs


1542


20 00


30840


Cheese, boxes.


35596


3 50


124586


Shot, kegs


4001


20 40


81620


Candles, boxes


110405


7 00


772835


Soap, boxes


12202


7 00


85414


Coal, Western, barrels. Dried Apples&Peach. " Feathers, bags.


1121 |12 00


13452


Shingles, M.


7000


4 00


28000


Flaxseed, tierces


375 12 00


4500


Spanish Moss, bales ..


8604


14 00


120456


Flour, barrels.


965860 6 25


6036625


Tallow, barrels ..


1025


30 00


30750


Furs, hhds, bdls & bxs


151 15 00


2265


Tobacco, Leaf, hhds ......


67883


95 00


6448885


Glassware, packages ...


6SS79


5 00


344395


Tobacco, Strips, hhds ....


2164


15 00


32460


Ilides .


163568


3 00


490704


Tobacco, Chew. kgs&bxs.


14544


15 00


218160


Ilay, bales


152659 4 70


717497


Twine, bundles & boxes .. Vinegar, barrels


1206


4 00


4824


Lard, barrels & tierces.


65784 30 00


1973520


Wool, bags


3753


5 00


131355


Lard, kegs


90699 6 00


544194


Whiskey, barrels


185042


9 00


1665378


Leather, bundles


6115 30 00


183450


Wheat, sacks.


13116


2 25


29511


Lime, Western, barrels


33143 1 65


54685 Other articles'estim'td at


7750000


Total Value.


$ 185211254


The subjoined table gives the imports at New Orleans, generally direct from for- eign ports, of Sugar, Molasses, Coffee and Salt, during the last two years :


ARTICLES.


1859-60


1858-59.


Increase.


Decrease.


Sugar, West India, hogsheads ..


3,129


636


2.493


Sugar, West India, boxes and barrels.


16,914


10,604


6,310


Sugar, Brazil, bags. &c.


332


470


148


Molasses, Cuba, hogsheads and tierces,


17,419


1,205


16,214


Molasses, barrels ..


5,604


842


4,862


Salt, Liverpool, sacks ..


849,327


636,218


212,109


Salt, Sicily, &c., bushels.


371,182


185,398


185,784


Coffee, Rio, bags.


280,926 4,615


3,218


1,397


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123,957


Coffee, Cuba, bags


10


1160000


Staves, M.


10178


50 00


508900


936| 22 00


20592


Sugar, (esti'd crop,) hds.


221840


82 00


10908 185 00


2017980


Ilemp, bales


4883 21 00


102543


Tobacco, Stems, hhds ....


350S


9 00


31572


Iron, pigs, tons


643 30 00


19290


Pork in bulk, ponnds ...


3803500


7


266245


Beef, dried, pounds


93726


10


9372


Molasses, (esti. crop) gls.


17858100


35


6250335


37814 55 00


2079770


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404,883


GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


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GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


. The value of Foreign Imports of all descriptions at this port during the year end- ing June 30, 1860, is shown by the following table :


Value of Imports of Foreign Merchandise, Specie and Bullion into the Port of New Orleans for the fiscal year ending the 30th June, 1860-


DATE.


Dutiable.


Free.


Specie and Bullion.


1859-July


595,491


115,499


733,201


August ..


771,750


79,042


118,214


September.


1,494,057


613,795


26,432


October


1,090,894


104,772


127,905


November.


1,025,935


638,748|


192,373


December.


1,018,794


846,483


841,851


$5,996,921


$2,398,339


$1,439,976


1860-January


2,194,314


868,588


391,689


February.


1,420,262


1,120,191


161,083


March


2,121,675


429,997


154,205


April


1,487,064


322,605


6,750


May.


1,060,792


121,182


50,918


June


915,490


176,973


81,835


$15,196,518


$5,437,875


$2,286,456


For the quarter ending September 30, 1859.


$4,547,481


66


December 31, 1859


5,287,755


66


March 31, 1860


8,862,204


June 30, 1860.


4,223,609


Total for the year


$22,920,849


Comparative Statement of Imports through the Custom House of New Orleans for the fiscal years ending the 30th of June of each of the past six years:


YEAR ENDING JUNE 30.


1855.


1856,


1857.


1858.


1859.


1860.


Dutiable.


$6,939,002


$8,990,583


$16,417,035


$10,248,002


$9,952,646


$15,196,518


Free ..


4,297,170


6,417,596


6,637,076


4,818,015


6,725,446


5,437,875


Specie and Bullion


1,687,436


1,775,148


1,927,039


4,621,246


1,671,424


2,286,456


Total


$12,923,608|


$17,183,327


$24,981,150|


$19,687,263


$18,349,516


$22,920,849


RECAPITULATION-TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS.


For the year ending June 30, 1855


$12,923,608


66


66


1856


17,183,327


"


66


1858


19,687,263


1859


18,349,516


22,920,849


Receipts of Cash Duties on Importations from Foreign Countries into the Port and District of New Orleans, for the fiscal years of 1859-60 and 1858-59.


1859-July


.$ 95,966


1858-Jnly $ 44,190


August.


124,371


August ..


175,096


September.


240,773


September


221,099


October


287,923


October


193,259


November


270,734


November


189,534


December.


268,852


December


280,077


1860-January ..


346,468


1859-January ..


192,557


February


224,252


February.


146,125


March


336,086


March.


152,555


April


183,007


April


188,451


May.


130,558


May


127,977


June


111,266


June ..


192,142


$2,620,665


$2,103,062


2,103,062


Increase


$ 517,603


1857.


24,981,150


1860


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GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


Receipts for the Fiscal Year Ending


June 30, 1853


$2,158,172


June 30, 1857.


$3,595,420


1854


2,647,336


1858,


2,034,554


1855


2,131,001


1859


2,103,062


185G.


3,543,341


66


1860.


2,620,665


The following table exhibits the exports of Cotton from New Orleans during the last two years and designates the countries and ports receiving, and the amounts taken by each :


Exports of Cotton during the Last Two Years.


COUNTRIES.


1859-60.


1858-59.


UNITED STATES.


Boston.


132,122


155,206


New York.


62,279


25,415


Philadelphia.


4,682


5,608


Baltimore


1,165


1,129


Providence


5,819


7,112


Other Ports.


2,223


1,714


207,290


196,184


GREAT BRITAIN.


Liverpool.


1,349,877


951,443


Glasgow, &c.


16,392


8,993


London.


105


Falmouth, Cowes, &c.


24,085


14,615


Queenstown, &c


43,669


12,568


FRANCE.


Havre


303,466


247,129


Marseilles


3,696


1,193


Bordeaux.


2,204


3,075


Other Ports.


4,126


4,519


256,416


N. OF EUROPE.


Gottenburg.


6,626


5,902


Rotterdam, &c.


5,100


9,939


Bremen ...


61,221


66,788


Antwerp


16,369


17,314


Amsterdam


3,059


4,825


Hamburg


9,061


9,440


Other Ports.


34,124


68,518


135,560


182,726


S. OF EUROPE.


Genoa, &c.


51,618


39,128


Trieste and Venice


9,026


16,004


55,132


Spain


49,929


75,983


Mexico.


20,119


16,108


Other Ports.


3,973


131,845


92,091


Total bales.


2,214,966


1,777,168


The general movement of the Staple for the year was as follows :


Statement of Cotton for the Year 1859-60.


Stock on hand Ist September, 1859, bales .....


.. 26,445


Arrived during the year ...


2,255,458


Made from waste, damaged, &c.


12,000-


Exported during the year ...


2,214,315


2,293,903


Burnt ..


.5,490


2,219,805


Stock on hand, not cleared Ist September, 1860.


74,098


1,427,779


994,611


312,492


12


GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


The crop of the past year was much the largest ever produced, amounting to 4,650,- 878 bales, against 3,851,481 bales last year, showing an increase of nearly 800,000 bales. The quality of the Staple, however, was not fully equal to that of previous years, and the price was rather lower, the average rate for Middling being 105g cts. per pound, against 1112 cts. last year. The following table shows the prices of mid- dling Cotton, at New Orleans, on the first day of each month during a period of five years-together with the total receipts at New Orleans and the total crops of the United States :


59-60.


58-59.


57-58.


56-57.


55-56.


CENT8.


CENTS.


CENTS.


CENTS.


CENTS.


September


11 @1114 1112@1134


15 @1514


1012@1034


834@ 9


October


11


@11141214@1238


1418@1414


115g@1178


878@ 978


November


1034@11


1134@1178


934@10


11}%@1134


8 e 814


December


1034@11


1178@113%


11}%@1134


11}%@1134


834@ 918


January.


105%@1079 1114@113%


914@ 91%


117%@1218


814@ 812


February.


1034@11}g1138@11}2 1012@1034


March


1012@11


1078@1118


11


@1114


1278@1318


978@ 934


April


101%@11


1134@12


11}g@1138|1312@1358


938@ 998


May.


1012@11


12 @1218


11}@1134


13%@14


1012@1034


June


a


11


@1114|1114@1112


1334@14


1018@1038


July


10


@1012


1114@1115


1134@12


141g@1438


1034@11


August


10


@-


11/2@1134


11}@1134 1434@15


1072@1034


BALES.


BALES.


BALES.


BALES.


BALES.


Receipts at New Orleans.


2,255,448


1,774,298


1,678,616


1,513,247


1,759,293


Crop ....


4,650,000


3,851,481|


3,113,962|


2,939,519|


3,527,845


The average prices of Cotton per bale, and the total value of the receipts of the staple at this port for the last thirteen years, as made up by the New Orleans Price Current, is shown by the subjoined table :


Receipts


Av. price


TOTAL VALUE. .


SEASONS.


New Orleans.


per bale.


VALUE.


1847-48


1,113,895


$29 00


$35,200,345


1854-55


$1,284,768


$40 00


$51,390,720


1848-49


1,142,382


27 90


30,844.314


1855-56.


1,759,293


40 00


79,371,720


1849-50


837,723


50 00


41,886,150


1856-57.


1,513,947


57 00


86,294,979


1850-51.


995,036


49 00


48,756,754


1857-58.


1,678,616


52 50


88,127,340


1851-52


1,429,183


44 00


48,592,222


1858-59.


1,774,298


53 00


92,037,794


1852-53


1,663,864


41 00


68,259,424


1859-60.


2,255,448


48 50


109,389,228


1853-54.


1,446,779


38 00


54,749,602


Total receipts in 13 years, 18,989,442 bales. Total value $825,860,702.


The movement in TOBACCO has again been large during the past year, the receipts having amounted to 80,955 hhds., and the exports to 82,689 hhds. The following table shows the receipts and exports at this port since 1835.


Receipts and Exports of Tobacco at New Orleans each year for twenty-five years.


RECEIPTS.


EXPORTS.


1835-36.


.bhds. 50,558


1835-36


hhds. 41,604


1836-37


28,501


1836-37


.35,821


1837-38.


37.288


1837-38.


.. 35,555


1838-39


28,153


1838-39


.30,852


1839-40


43,827


1839-40


40,439


1840-41 ..


53,170


1840-41.


54,687


1841-42


.67,555


1841-42.


.68,086


1842-43


.93,505


80,891


1843-44


.82,435


1843-44.


80,249


1844-45


71,493


1845-45


58,579


1845-46


72,896


1845-46


.62,045


1846-47


55,588


1846-47.


.50,366


1847-48


55,882


1847-48


90,364


. Receipts.


Av. price


TOTAL


SEASONS.


New Orleans. per bale.


1218@1214


834@ 9


1842-43.


13


1848-49.


52,335


1848-49


52 899


1849-50.


60,304


1849-50


51.955


1850-51.


64,112


1850-51


54.501


1851-52.


88.995


1851-52


91.814


1852-53


74.650


1852-53


64.268


1853-54


48,564


1×53-54


54.317


1854-55


53,611


1854-55


65,102


1855-56


56,367


1855-56


59.193


1856-57


54,961


1856-57


50,229


1857-58


86,784


1857-58


72.387


1458-59


74.915


1858-59


79 854


1859-60


৳0,955


1859-60


82.689


The rates for all qualities of Tobacco during the past year are shown by the follow- ing table :


Prices of Tobacco during the year 1859-'60.


DATE,


Lues.


INFERIOR TO COMMON.


FAIR to FINK


Сногск AND SELECTIONS.


September


3


5


5


6


>2010


October.


3


5


@ 524


6


6


8% @ 10


December


3


4%


8 4 9


January


3


(a


4


43,0 5%


53.0


8


84@ 9


March.


2.3 32


23@ 324


422 0, 51


52210


7 34


8


(@ 92


May.


21@ 344


438 0 54


5 ha


8 @ 94


July


2


@ 3%


44 @


5


5%@ 7%


August.


.


24 @ 3%21


6


84 9%


The crop of SUGAR for the past year fell short of the average production of the last 18 years, having amounted to 221,840 hhds., against 362,296 hhds. the year previous, and the average of the crops during the period named, up to 1858, was about 233,000 hhds.


From 1828 to 1833 the production of Sugar in Louisiana amounted (o about 281,000 hhds., equal to 281,000,000 pounds. The crops since, with their weight, the average price per hhd and the total value, are shown by the following table :


YEAR.


TOTAL CROP.


Average Price per Hhd.


Total Value.


Hhds.


Pounds.


1834


100.000


100.000.000


$60 00


$6.000,000


1835.


30.000


30.000.000


90 00


2.700.000


1836


70.000


70.000.000


60 00


4.200,000


1837


65 000


65 000.000


62 50


5,062 500


1838


70,000


70,000.000


62 50


4.375 000


1839


115,000


115.000.000


50 00


5.750.000


1840


87.000


87.000,000


55 00


4.785.000


1841


90,000


90.000,000


40 00


3.600,000


1×42


140,000


140,000.000


42 50


4 750,000


1843


100,000


100,000,000


60 00


6 000 000


1844


200,000


200.000.000


45 00


9.000.000


1845


186,650


186 650.000


55 00


10.265.730


1846


140,000


140,000.000


70 00


9,500,000


1847


240.000


2440.000.000


40 00


9,600,000


1848


220,000


220.000.000


40 00


8,800.000


1849


247,923


269,769.000


50 00


12,396,150


1850


211.303


231.194,000


60 00


12.678 180


1851


236.547


257,138.000


50 00


11.827.350


1852


321,931


36%,129,000 '


48 00


15.452 688


1853


440,324


405.156.000


35 00


15.726.340


1854


346,635


385 726,000


52 00


18 025 020


1855


231.427


254 569,000


70 00


16.199.890


1856


73.976


81.373.000


110 00


8,137.360


1857


279,697


307.666.700


64 00


17,900,608


1858


362,296


414,796,000


69 00


24.998,424


1859


221,840


255,115,750


82 00


18,190,850


Total


4,836,549


5.174,282,450


58 50


266.321.140


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


·


.


.


..


2


@ 3%


5 %(a


7 3%


8


a. 9%


June.


November


3


5


5


53,14 74


February


1 3.


April.


.


29


GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


14


GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


It is thus seen that the total production of sugar during the last thirty-one years has amounted to 5,117,549 hhds., weighing over 5,455,000,000 pounds. The Exports du- ring the last twenty-six years have been as follows :


YEAR.


Exported to Atlantic Pts. Hogsheads.


Exported to West. States. Hogsheads.


YEAR.


Exported to Atlantic Pts. Hogsheads.


Exported to West. States. Hogsheads.


1834


45.500


44.500


1847


84,000


115,000


1835.


1,500


23.500


1848.


90,000


108,000


1836


26.300


35 000


1849.


90.000


125,000


1837


24,500


32.500


1850.


45,000


123.000


1838.


26,500


32,500


1851.


42,000


149,000


1839.


42,600


58.000


1852


82,000


206,000


1840


38,500


46,500


1853.


166,000


185.000


1841


28,000


50,000


1854


122,000


143,000


1842


63,000


60.000


1855


39,133


131.027


1843


34.000


52,000


1856.


1,850


39.576


1844


101,000


70,000


1857


73,885


153.012


1845


79,000


75,000


1858.


93,885


187,339


1846.


45,500


70,000


1859


33,553


133,423


Total


1,519.206


2,447,877


The average price of the last year's crop of Sugar was 71g cents per pound, or $82 per hhd. of 1,150 pounds.


The yield of MOLASSES for the past year was estimated at 17,858,100 gallons, falling short of the production of the previous year about 7,029,000 gallons, and the average price was 35 cts. against 26 cts. per gallon last year. The total value was $6,250,335 against $6,470,817 last year.


In BREADSTUFFS, PROVISIONS and WESTERN PRODUCE generally, the business of the past year has been of a moderate character, the demand being confined chiefly to our do- mestic trade, in which, however, a large increase has been shown, especially in the di- rection of Texas. In a previous table we have given the receipts and exports of the various articles, the differences between which represents the consumption of this city and neighboring places.


The imports of Specie at New Orleans during the past year were $8,444,857.


During the year ending August 31st, 1859,


. $15,627.016


66


1857


6,560.015


1856.


4,913.540


66


66


66


66


1852


6,278,523


=


66


66


1850


3,792,662


66


66


1849.


2,501,250


1848


1,845,808


The following is a statement of the Deposits and Coinage at the Branch Mint, New Orleans, from the 1st of August, 1859, to the 31st of July, 1860, inclusive :


GOLD DEPOSITS.


California Gold Bullion .$ 89,394 26


Other Gold Bullion .. 71,434 57 $ 160,828 83


Total Gold Deposits


SILVER DEPOSITS. $ 690 07


Extracted from California Gold.


Other Silver Bullion .....


1,310,927 21


Total Silver Deposits.


$1,311,618 28


Total Gold and Silver Deposits.


$ 1,472,446 11


1858-'59


3,145,880 10


Decrease


$ 1,673,433 99


GOLD COINAGE.


Pieces.


Double Eagles


.3,600


Value. $ 72.000 00 82,000 00


Eagles


8,200


Pieces


11,800


$ 154,000 00


4.


1858


13,268.013


1855.


.


3,746,037


1854,


6,967,056


1853


7.865,226


1851


7,937,119


15


GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


SILVER COINAGE.


Silver Dollars


Pieces. 245.000


$ 245.000 00


Half Dollars.


.2,012,000


1,006.000 00


Quarter Dollars.


388.000


97.000 00


Dimes


370,000


37,000 00


Half Dimes.


1.060.000


53,000 00


Pieces


.4,075,000


$1,438,000 00 29,209.41


In Silver Bars


4,086.800 pieces.


$ 1.621,209 41


Total Coinage.


66


in 1858-'59


3,578,996 47


Decrease


$1,957.787 06


The BANKING CAPITAL of the city somewhat exceeds twenty millions of dollars, upon which the old chartered and free banks are working, besides large amounts employed in private banking houses. Upon this basis the immense amounts of domestic produce are kept in movement with a degree of regularity to be seen in but few of the great marts of the world. The following table shows the capital of the several banks, with the amount of dividends paid by cach during the year ending August 31st, 1860.


BANKS.


CAPITAL.


Pet.


DIVIDENDS PAID.


Bank of Louisiana


$2.793,000


15


418,950


Louisiana State Bank


2,000,000


15


300,000


Canal Bank


3.164,000


10


316.400


Citizens' Bank


1,500,000


16


240.000


Bank of New Orleans.


2,000.000


8


160.000


Southern Bank


1,250.000


8


100.000


Union Bank


1,500.000


8


120.000


Merchants' Bank.


852.200


8


68,176


Mechanics' and Traders' Bank.


1.500.000


S


120,000


Crescent City Bank


1,020,300


8


81,640


Bank of America,


507,800


13


66,014


$18.087,300


$1,991,180


Besides this capital of eighteen millions and upward, some of the banks hold large reserves, that of the Citizens' Bank alone amounting to about one million and a quar- ter of dollars, making an actual working capital of $2,750,000. ʻ


The condition of the banks on the last Saturday of each month during the year end- ing August 31st, 1860, is shown by the following table :


1859.


SPECIE.


CIRCULA- TION.


DEPOSITS.


SHORT DISO'NTS.


DISCOUNTS AND TOTAL LOANS.


EXCHANGE


DUE DISTANT BANKS.


September 24 ..


12,601.590


9,306.694


15,596,759 22,228,245


28.329,509 28.974 693


3,960.983


1.787.709


November 26 ..


12.438,190


9,237.325 18,432,608 25,045.141 28,802,654


5.542.706


1.861.009


December 31 .. 12, 115,425 11,579,313 19,777,806 15,905,428 30,301,394


7,301,377


1,402,875


January


28 ..


12,818,159 12.882,194 19,677,121 24.916.431 29,891.908


8.144,581


1,603.503


February


25 ..


12.945,204 13,600,419 19,218.590 24:397,286 30.064.248


8,0×3.929


1.635.256


March


31 ..


12,437,195 13,975 €24 18,681,020 23,674,714 30.520,984


8.149,061


1,610.490


April


28 ..


12.100.687


12.999,204 |18,380,033 |22.312,376 30 450.775


7.647,069


1.649.060


May


26 ..


11.593.719 11.900,864 17.038 774 18.588.492 29.919.526


6 599,676


1.596.210




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