The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

FALSE PACKING OF COTTON.

At a meeting of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce,
held on the 17th of December, addresses from the Ameri:
can Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Brokers'
Association, of Liverpool, were read, calling attention to
the irregular packing of cotton. The result will be seen
by a perusal of the following:—
" Extract from the proceedings of the New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce, oa the evening of the 17th inst ,
elicited by an address to the chamber by the American
Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Brokers' Asso-

ciation of Liverpool :
" And whereas, the evil complained of, as testified to in
the very temperate and friendly communication referred
to, and abundantly corroborated by local testimony and
observation, has grown to such magnitude as loudly to
call for a remedy ; it is, therefore, by the chamber,
" Resolved,—That it be recommended to the cotton
factors of this city, to whom, as this chamber is fully
aware, the evil ma r consideration is a sourt.e of great
annoyance, perplexity, and frequently of loss, to distri-
bute printed copies of the Liverpool address, and the
action of this chamber thereupon, throughout their con.
stituencies, in the hope that it will induce to greater care
on the part of those whose only fault, perhaps, is careless-
ness and too great haste in preparing their crops for
market.

" Resolved,—That, as evidence that the evil complained
of in the Liverpool address has not been allowed wholly
to pass without attention and remonstrance here, we point
to the fact that the editors of the New Orleans Price Cur-
rent have repeatedly referred to the subject in a succession
of recent years, and in their last annual statement (Sept.
Ist) the attention of the planters was again earnestly
called to it in an article of which the following is a copy :
" MIXED Corran.—The frequent complaints which we
hear induce us to call the attention of planters to the
existence of an evil which we have often before adverted
to, and which loudly calls for a remedy. We allude to the
culpable negligence of many whose duty it is to attend to
the packing of cotton, as shown by the frequent discovery
of mixed bales, viz : bales found to contain two, three, or
more qualities and colour& The negligence often leads to
vexatious reclamations, and sometimes to expensive law
suits, as it frequently happens that the discovery is not
made until the cotton reaches the hands of the manufac-
turer at a distant market. But it also frequently happens
that the discovery is made here, by drawing samples from
,different parts of a bale. In such cases the cotton is
thrown back on the factor's hands as unmerchantable, and
when re-sold as mixed cotton the factor can seldom obtain
more than the market value of the lowest quality found in
the bale. Besides all this, when the irregular packing is
once discovered, as it necessarily must be somewhere, and
at some time, it throws discredit upon the planter's crop
generally, and thus operates to his disadvantage. It also
introduces confusion into a most important branch of
trade, and one that can only be conducted with facility
and economy upon the basis of good faith in the honesty
and integrity of the planter. These virtues being
accorded to him, he owes it to himself, to his factor, and
to his purchaser, to exercise more care and vigilance over
those who have his interests in charge. We have adverted
to this matter on frequent occasions for years past, but
thus far, it would seem, without effect • for the evil has
increased instead of diminished, and probably in no former
year has so large a proportion of the crop been liable to
the objection referred to. At the special request of both
factors and purchasers we earnestly call attention to the
matter again, and trust that this appeal will awaken
some attention, for in reality and in truth the evil is a
serious one.'

" Resolved,—That: in the case of falsely packed cotton
plated,' and packed with evident intent to defraud—
wherever it be discovered, and the marks are so preserved
as to be identified, it should, in the opinion of this
chamber, be restored as nearly as possible to its original
condition, and sent back until it reaches the door of the
packer, with all its accumulation of expenses. It is to be
presumed that many, if not all, such cases originate in
the malice or dishonesty of employees, and the course
recommended would be likely to induce such vigilance on
the part of the planter as to guard against the recurrence
of acts involving his good name and interest.
"Resolved,—That copies of the above preamble and
resolutions be 'forwarded to the American Chamber of
Commerce and the Cotton Brokers' Association of Liver-
pool, with the friendly greetings of this chamber.
"The foregoing having been by the chamber unani-
mously adopted, it was, on motion, fnrther
" Resolved,—That ten thousand copies of the preamble
and resolutions be printed in circular form—to be dis-
tributed among the factors, to transmit them to their
constituents—and that the same be published in one or
more of the city papers.
" A true copy from the minutes.
" CHAS. J. MANSONI, Secretary.

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