Due 18th July, 1893, for relief of treasury, being the loan of 1853, taken by Corning & Co.,........ Due July and August 1893, Bonds to Jackson and Opelousas Railroads,.. Total, 750,000 302,000 .$11,901,939 CULTIVATION OF SUGAR IN LOUISIANA. The quantity of sugar raised in Louisiana for the past six years was as follows: 1848-220,000 hhds. 1849-247,923 hhds.; increase over 1848, 30,874 per cent. 1850-211,203 hhds.; decrease from 1849, 14.81 per cent. 1851-236,547 hhds.; increrse over 1850, 12 per cent. 1852-321,934 hhds.; increase over 1d51, 36.097 per cent. 1853-449,324 hhdr.; increase over 1852, 39.570 per cent. f Value of Property Subject to Taxation, for 1853. New Orleans and Jackson Rail Road, 50 c. per $100......331,751 30 331 c. "" 66 Total Tax,....... ..221,167 53 .697,677 73 ..530,194 20 $1,779,790 70 Estimated Revenue for the present Fiscal Year from all sources, 1854. State Taxes proper on an assessment of 300,000,000, as the total taxable property of the State at 163c. per $100, Licenses, .$500,000 00 140,000 00 25,000 00 30,000 00 40,000 00 30,000 00 Recorder of Mortgages.-Bernard Avegno. Register of Conveyances.—Bernard Marigny. Recorder of Births and Deaths.-N. Trepagnier. Administrators of Charity Hospital.-Dr. A. Mercer, The. O. Stark, R. W. Adams, Dr. P. Durel, John Pemberton, P. E. Bonford, D. L. Beecher. Port Wardens.-David Martin, Master Warden; G. Hilliman, B. Beauregard, Horatio Davis, John Deniger. Marine and River Inspectors.-R. L. Robertson, Richard Swain Capt. Cooper. Fire Inspector.-John Adams. New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.-John Woodruff, President; Chas. Briggs, First Vice President; J. M. Lapayre, Second Vice President; J. A. Mansoni, Secretary and Treasurer. Committee of Appeals.-G. W. Holt, R. B. Sumner, W. S. Pickett, S. H. Kennedy, J. W. Carroll, Jas. Greenleaf. Harbor Masters.-David Adams, Jas. A. Lusk, John M. Scott, Peter M. Peterson, John Denigre. Armourer State Arsenal.-Francis Garcia. Post Office.-W. G. Kendall, Post Master; W. P. Reyburn, Assistant Post Master; G. Levasseur, Head of City Post; George Whiteman, Special Mail Agent; F. Dentzel, Local Agent. Custom House.-T. C. Porter, Collector; Joseph Genois, Naval Officer; W. E. Stark, Surveyor; D. O. Hinks, Deputy Collector; J. W. Hinks, Deputy Collector; R. W. Adams, Appraiser; A. G. Penn, G. T. Beauregard, Commissioners New Custom House. Branch of U. States Mint.-Charles Bienvenu, Superintendent; James Brewer, Treasurer; M. F. Bonzano, Melter and Refiner; A. J. Guizot, Coiner: H. Millspaugh, Assayer; J. D. Gilmore, Chief Clerk; M. G. Kennedy, Weigher. Howard Association.-V. Boullement, President; G. Kursheidt, Treasurer; D. J. Ricardo, Secretary. Mechanics' Institute.-Newton Richards, President; A. W. Scates, Secretary and Librarian. RAIL ROAD COMPANIES. New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail Road Company. -W. S. Campbell, President; John Calhoun, Secretary. New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Rail Road Company. -J. H. Overton, President; B. F. Flanders, Secretary. Rail Road Officers not known.-New Orleans and Carrollton Rail Road; Jefferson and Lake Pontchartrain Rail Road; Pontchartrain Rail Road; Mexican Gulf Rail Road. State Tax 16 c. per $100...... Mill Tax for the support of Public Schools.. Poll Tax for the support of Public Schools.. .159,313 42 83,588 05 .163,115 00 9,709 00 Total........ ...395,725 47 CITY TAXES, ETC. Jackson Rail Road Company 50c. per $100...............331,751 30 ..221,167 53 ..696,677 73 ...530,194 20 1,779,790 76 BANKING COMPANIES. Bank of Louisiana.-Capital, $4,000,000. W. W. Montgomery, President; R. M. Davis, Cashier. Branch of the Louisiana State Bank.-W. H. Avery, President; R. J. Palfrey, Cashier. Canal Bank.-Capital, $4,000,000. H. A. Rathbone, President; Samuel C. Bell, Cashier. Citizens Bank.-Capital, $1,500,000. J. D. Denegre, President; Eug. Rousseau, Cashier. Louisiana State Bank.-Capital, $2,000,000. Samuel J. Peters, President; R. Relf, Cashier. Mechanics and Traders Bank.-Capital, $1,000,000. U. H. Dudley, President; Gustave Cruzat, Cashier. Bank of New Orleans.-Capital, $1,000,000. W. P. Converse, President; W. P. Grayson, Cashier. Consolidation of Planters.-In liquidation. Southern Bank.-Capital, $1,000,000. John Egerton, President; James L. Wibray, Cashier. Union Bank of Louisiana.-Capital, $1,000,000. Alfred Penn, President; P. N. Wood, Cashier. PRIVATE BANKERS. James Robb & (o.; Louisiana Savings Bank, W. H. Garland, President; Benoit, Shaw & Co.; Matthews Finley & Co.; Samuel Nicholson; Judson & Co.; Thos. H. Barker; Bank of Commerce; Brown Johnston & Co.; Samuel Smith & Co; City Bank of |