[DoodleDawg]

Foreign ships were not allowed to carry cargoes between ports, and so the only cargo that could have been carried for import would have had to go to New Orleans.

Or New York. Or Philadelphia. Or Boston. You know, the places where the demand for imports were.

[DiogenesLamp]

Or New York. Or Philadelphia. Or Boston. You know, the places where the demand for imports were.

If you haven't got the money, your "demand" is irrelevant. Traders go where the money is. If the money moves from New York to New Orleans, the traders will go to New Orleans.