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Grain Trade of New Orleans. 



before long become an extremely important grain exporting 

 centre. Its geographical position is all in favour of this, 

 and so far from grain deteriorating whilst in storage there, 

 an argument that was formerly alleged against shipping at 

 the port, it is asserted that grain materially improves there, 

 though exactly why cannot be ascertained. 



No less than 126 British vessels loaded full or partial 

 cargoes of grain at Galveston during 1896. 



[Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, No. 1894. Price 2dJ\ 



Grain Trade of New Orleans. 



In the annual Consular Report for 1896 on the trade of New 

 Orleans, it is stated that this town is now the largest exporter 

 of maize in America, the total shipped in 1896 having been 

 27,000,000 bushels, or nearly five times as much as in 1895 

 The business was a new one, and it was only during the year 

 that New Orleans secured those facilities which have enabled 

 it to handle the trade satisfactorily. 



There has also been a largely increased exportation of 

 wheat from the port, the quantity shipped in 1896 (to the end 

 of November) being 3,649,000 bushels, as compared with 

 739,000 bushels in 1895. This cereal, however, is grown at 

 a greater distance from New Orleans, and the grain trade 

 may be said to have only started in 1895. The total export 

 of grain in 1896, including 205,000 bushels of oats and some 

 rye, is computed at 31,500,000 bushels, valued at ^2,640,000. 

 Of other products, 240,000 barrels of flour were shipped from 

 New Orleans during the first eleven months of 1896, against 

 88,000 barrels in 1895, and 23,500,000 lbs. of lard, as compared 

 with 673,000 lbs. last season. 



From Mobile (Alabama) there was also a largely increased 

 export of maize, viz., 1,537,000 bushels in 1895-6, as against 

 103,000 bushels in 1894-5. 



[Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, No. 1869, Price 2hd.~\ 



