American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-10
From the american Daily .adrertiser.

1IOW tH6 t(utty siuCcfttStFs
Nh. PoULsos,-The rapid increase Of the Cot
ton Manufactures of this city and its vicinity, hay-
ing excited the attention Of the public, am. indu
ced to believe the following details may be interes
ting 10 some Of our readers:-
had some difficulty in 10, ming an opinion re
spectng the number OF working looms. Person:
engaged in the weaving business, generally estimate
them at from three to TOUR thousand, but when
compare this estimate with the information | have
received from the vendors of cotton yarn, respec-
ting the quantity sold IN this city, am Of opinion
the looms constantly at work, cannot much exceed
two thousand, and have accordingly taken them al
that number-my own knowledge enables me tt
write with more confidence as TO the details which
| think will be found sufficiently correct convey
a Just idea of this branch of domestic industry
Five years since, the weaving business almost
unknown in our city, and already It has become oil
he first importance, both in relation to its amount
and the number of persons employed in it.
From the view which have taken of this bust
ness, it will appear that our Merchants already par
cpated largely in the benefits derived from it, and
when, in addition to this, we 5nd that our manuiac.
lures are beginning to be brought into successful
competition with those Of Europe and India, in III
market of South America, am not without hope
that may be instrumental in removing that jeal
ousy which some OF them seem to entertain on this
subject. My own opinion is, that the increase Of
our manufactures must ultimately extend our com
merce, and that the nation which confines itself to
the export OF its raw productions, can never become
a great commercial people. CITIZEN
Estimate Of the produce Of the Cotton Looms in
Philadelphia and ats ricinity, its amount and
the different classes among ,CtOm it is distribut-
ed.
Two thousand looms require annually, 2,95S,57l
pounds OF raw cotton, which produce 2,4e6OO0
pounds Of yarn, Of the average of No. IA th.
Is wove into 9984,O00 yards of cloth, OF the aver.
age value of 20 cents per yard, and amounts
TO 81 ,996,600
This amount is distributed in
the following manner, viz -
10 the Planter, for 1852
81 pounds Of cotton,
worth l5i cents per pound
and netts after deducing
trelghts at l cent, and com.
:. mission 2! per cent. S39l,5l5
10 the cotton spinner for
2,496,0OO pounds OF yarn,
No IA, at So cents, S94s,4so
From which is to be deduct
ed the cost Of the raw cot.
ton, freight Of about one
halt the yarn which is
brought coastwise and
comm ssion for selling, 500 5o
--- 446,42S
lot the Wearers; the opera
tive weaver receives for
weaving and spooling
1884. 600 yard OF cloth, az
4 cents per yard. S54e. o6Os
And there remains for inter.
est Of money and profit
TO the master weaver, and
such OF the operative YEA.
sers as supply their own
capital, I1ne1s
To the dyer, for his labour
and profits, at half cent
per yard, 1ooool
To the merchant for value of
the dye siuts imported, es-
tlmaled one and half
cent per yard, eI1o-5o
For freight Of the raw cotton
and half the yarn estimated
at one cent per pound, A1.ooo
HIS commissions on sale of
the piece goods, raw cot.
ton and yarn. ,seeee
-- .549,lo2
Sl,996s 500
The spooling is done by women and children their
I'M MINT