The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.

At the usual weekly meeting of the executive
committee, held on Tuesday, a totem was read respecting
the capabilities of Conic* to grow cotton. The bout
tobacco is produced there, the soil and climate are favour.
able, the island is within four hours of Lisbon' sod eight
days of England, and laud in the midst of a fertile district
sad an industrious population could be at coos obtained.
A tine property near Bastes is now to be let or sold, which
is every way mutable for cotton cultivation. A letter mu
received describing the efforts which have been mails to
promote the growth of cotton amongst the Arabs in B.rhary.
The cultivation is extending, end the writer expects to have
shortly above 100 acres planted. A quantity of ungioned
cotton is waiting the arrival of cleaning machines. A
gin was granted in aid of the exertions thus described.
A letter was read from Madeira, enclosing a sample of
cotton valued at 20d per lb. The great difficulty is to
obtain suitable land at a low price. but the writer has
confideet hopes that this will be surmounted, sod that the
cultivation of cotters will extend. A letter was received
from the British Vier Consulate, Larissa and Volts, respect.
iog the measures takes to increase and improve the coin.
vation of cottoo in Theraly. Every opportunity of obtaio-
log exotic seed has been eagerly seized, and the highest
expectations of EIC 30.11 were formed, but owing to the
ravages of the locusts, and the excessive drmght which
has prevailed throughout the country for the put five
months, the crop now gathered is not estimated to be more
than 150 OC3 okee, or 412.,5001b., about equal to that of last
year. The plantations from American seed are said to have
saceeeded admirable, and samples of tattoo grown at
laden and Armyro have been forwarded, which are valued
at Mad. mad 29d. per lb. respectively. A sample ales front
native seed has been received, and is valued at 24d. per lb.
The balk of the crop of Messily has already been par.
chased and partly shipped to Marseilles. A letter was reed
from the India-Aloe, enclosing a copy of • despatch from
the government of Bombay, relative to the vine cotton of
Cuba, and the expediency of introducing its cultivatios
into portions of the Bombay presidency. Inquiries have
been made for the seed, and a .Mll expressed to try
the experiment. A letter was read from Kursiong
Judie'. Bengal, stating that the climate sod soil or that
part of the country are well suited to the cultivation of
New Orleans and Egyptian oottoe. An experiment oe a
more extended scale than has yet been attempted is shoat
to bemade. A sample was received of 13 bales of African
cotton, which has been forwarded by one of the natives, e!al
midst 2bd. perlb. Greats of seed were made for Madeira
and to a party of emigrants to Queessland. The HMI
Italian Commission ben determined that the Cotton Ei•
hibitioo at Turin shell remain open from January Ist to
March 31st. The jurors will meet on the 20th Febnurr,
and continue their labours on as many succeeding Mire le
may be oecemary.

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