The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-16 00:00:00

THE COTTON CROP.

We have received the following for publication, as it is sane.
tioned by the most intelligent and upright citizens throughout
the State of South Carolina. The facts given can be relied on
with implicit confidence.

Mr. Editor,—Accounts have gained currency through several
mercantile journals in different parts of the United States, set-
ting forth that. the present. cotton crop will be as large, if not
larger than, the crop of last year.
We deem it of vast importance that the public mind should
be correctly informed upon a subject of such paramount im-
portance to every one in this community, and for this purpose
the subscribers have met together and exchanged their views
and opinions, and have come to the following conclusions :-
Ist. That the present crop of upland throughout this state
will fall short of last year full one-third; and, as far as we are
informed, the deficiency will be about the same in each of mar
sister states, North Carolina and Georgia.
2d. That in many sections of the state the crop is already all
gathered from the held, and in no part of it is there as much to
be picked out as there was at the same period last year, although,
from the unfavourable fall, the cotton commenced to open much
later this season than the last.
3d. That of the present-crop already two--thirds has changed
hands, and not more than one-fourth will remain in the hands
of the growers by the Ist January next, the usual proportion
being one-half. 'Very few of the planters have been holding
back or storing, but, on the contrary, are bringing it to market
as fast as it is gathered. About this period last year there was
15,000 bales stored in this place; at this time we believe the
quantity stored falls much short of 1,000 bales.
4th. That the sales of cotton bagging and bale-ropes is so
much diminished as must convince any one of a great deficiency.
sth. The above conclusions have been formed from a mass 'Of
testimony derived from planters, correspondents, traders, and
our own personal observations; and we are unwilling that it
should go abroad as the exclusive opinion of the merchants of
this place only, but that it be substantiated by gentlemen of the
highest respectability from all sections of our state.
Resolved, therefore,—That the opinion of a few of the princi
pal planters from the different districts of our state he obtained
in regard to the extent of the present crop.
Resolved,—That the same be published in each of the papers
of this place, and that a copy besent to the offices of the Charles-
ton Courier and Mercury, and the New York Courier, and. En-
quirer, and Daily Advertiser, with a request to give it one inser-
tion. DAVID EWART,

JAMES SMITH, Secretary.
Columbia, South Carolina, Dec. 13, 1834.
Law and Ellison, Richard 0. Neal, Alex. Kirk, Jairres Mac-
fie, D. J. Ewart and Co. Felix Meetz, J. and It. Caldwell, W.
M•Millan and Co., R. Keenan, Andrew Crawford, John S. Lott
and Co., Smith and Law, William Rice, Robert Bowler, Riehd.
Sondley, Jas. Cathcart, Jas. S. Scott and Co., P. and It. Bryce,
Sidney Crane, Jas. Johnston and Co., Friday and Kinsler.
The subscribers believe that the above statements, in, regard
to the deficiency of the present crop, are substantially true.
(Signed) GEORGE M'DUFFIE, Governor of the State. ~
Richland District.—Thomas Heath, Esq., Wm. M. Myers, It
Esq., James 11. Adams, Esq., Win. J. Taylor, Esq., Robert'k4
Adams, Esq., C, Bookter, Esq.
Fairfield District.—Major-General John Buchanan, Col.
Thomas Lyles, Wm. J. Alston, Esq.
Chester District.—Col. Thomas Randall, Col. F. W. Davies,
J. Dunavont, Esq.
York District.—Col. Jno. J. Setsgreaves, Col. Thomas Wil-
liams, Col. W C. Beaty, G. Moore, Esq.
Union District—Col. B. M. Pearson, Brigadier-general J.
Shelton.

Lawrence District—Major-general T. F. Jones, Major H.
C. Young, Col. J. H. Irby.
Newbery District—Brigadier-general J. J. Caldwell, Col. •
John G. Brown.
Abbeville District—John Black, Esq., Gen. J. Earle.
Edgefield District—F. H. Wardlaw, Esq., W. Brooks, Esq.,
R. G. Mays, Esq.
Greenville District—Brigadier-general NV. Thomson, Major
M. Berry, Hon. B. J. Earle.
Spartenburgh District—Thomas Pool, Esq., H. H. Thom-
son, Esq., S. L. Westmoreland.
Lancaster District—Col. John 11. Weatherspoon, Col. B.
Massey, John 111(;ntgoinery, Esq.
Sumpter District—Major John J. Potts, Jas. Rarnbert,
Orangeburgh Distria—S. Glover, Esq.
St. Matthew's Parish—Dr. R. H. Goodwyn.
Kershaw District—Thomas. J. Weathers, Esq.
Lexington District—Col. H. Arthur.

(From the Neu) York Price Current of Dec. 27.)
Corroat.—The packet-ship George Washington arrived_here
on the evening of the 24th instant, with Liverpool accounts to
21th Nov. of the following tenor:—Sales of cotton, for the
week ending '2lst, 31,822 bales, with an advance of id. On
the '22d, (Saturday,) 10,000 bales sold at a further advance of
id. On the 24th, (Monday,) the demand was brisk at a further
advance of id.; making the total improvement gd. Stock still
decreasing and the bulk of the sales was to speculators. Up-
lands are quoted, Bd. to 101 d. This news revived the con-
fidence of holders here, but the 25th being a holiday, nothing
of consequence was done till yesterday, when the market opened
with animation, and an advance of z a cent on the previous
rates was established. The sales, on the 24th and '26th, embrace
about 700 bales of Upland at 151 to 171; 600 New Orleans,
161 to 181, and 100 I•lorida and Alabama, 151 to 15 cents--
inaking a total, for the week, of 3400 bales.
•
The arrivals have been—from
New Orleans 819
Florida 350
North Carolina

Total 2167
Total Import since Ist instant 25,100 bales.
Export from the Ist to 25th instant 9,435
Export from the United States—
Since Ist ;October 159,765 bales.
Same time last year 146,678
Same time year before 86,586