Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-19
''.2YIE RICHMOND ArARKE1i

To hone0
themselves at our expense, by throwing out false in
uendocs, 1T is time to be silent The last R;cb
mond Wig. in an article the Market stntes that
"o0aon so much neglected fornerly," now ranks MS
one OF their staples and has become an article of
much interest to their mcrchants-s An that tho Plan
tiers bring to this City is bought up at prices certain
sly as high. we believe higher than is given in any,
y between Charleston and New York" Now,
inc merchant, Spectator other person who pen
ned TINS sentence 1--WE acquit the Editors of the Whim
OF having written 1t, had been disposed to present
i;lir view OF things, would he not have accompanied
the expression of his belief, with quotations f ,,;rr,
given Mt other paccse-It is only by cou,nar;son rf
current rates in different markets always under th,,
same circumstances that we can test the sper;or;,v
o, one over another The opinion. beligf af
al individual, without proof, wiz weigh but little in
these matter fact daysand if the writer in TIN.
w ing desires to create reputation for Richmond as
Cotton Market, we advise him to erect it on spIid
Dasls--on. figures not random assertion.
But the Gentleman goes further, and observes
fantcrs would advance their interest by brint-
ING their Cotton to this market-Fhey will find M,
oifhcuty IN getting purchasers, and good prices 10
Sooa money. ludceh How greatly are the Plan
tiers indebted to him for all this nfornation and espe
cialy for his kind socitude! Will the gentleman h.,
good enough to say n the next Wing what he means
by "good 'noaeyf" In PRse sss,JpG we INV for
Cotton, United States and Virginia Bank Notes md
SPccie-but pr.haps this is not "good money!"-Nc
ask for information.
N n, D. AS Cotton "now ranksa of the staples
of the Richmond Market, the quantity received ther,,
must be very considerable. Pray horo much?
The Intelligencer of Tuesday follows fire. in f,e
following article:
THE COTTON MARKET.
Fhe superiority of Petersburg as a cotton ruark,+
over any other in the State has been SO lone nc.
kno~ledged that we should not have considered r.
necessary to have said enc word OH the subject had
1t not been for the insinnatons contained in an art;
Gle In the Wing of Fnday last. The Editors enden.
vor to make 1t appear that other cotton narke,
between Charleston and New York is good as thar
in ,hicl,t ~
so high price. A few facts will show this state
ment to be erroneous. The Enquirer and Compiler
OF SATURDAY, "a day later than the Whigl quote cot
ton at 10 cents, which is confirmed bv orr nr;va.
lctters--whie in our market it has been SELLING q.
from Id to IL: md in many instances still hirh
er-so much for the price of the article in the two
markets. And now we would ask these gentlemen
what constitutes the best market! Is not that mar
ket the best where the greatest demand exists nni
Where the fa.rest price is given? 1t is well known
That as much cotton is bro't TO our market in one
week, as is actually exported from Richmond in n
year fhe printed statement of the export of cotton
for the past year-a year in winch our crop fell shurs
nearly ,thirt-gives the following result:
Fro" Rsa,a~aaE aasls, Sc s5s% bales
1t may not be improper to remark that larpn
quantity OF the cotton which appears as exported
from Richmond is IN fact shipped from this bort Not~
withdrawing these facts; an attempt is made to frrn
the article from its legitimate market-but the at
tempt must fail qhe planter knows where TO find
9e pest markeand there he will carry his produce,
Tie knows that in this town he gets the highest price
ior his cotton, and thathe is paid in as sgoo9 znc7,
as Is to be found in the State-and knowing these
facts he will never be deudcd by the false colorinrs
OF newspaper paragraph.
we are really surprised Mt the constituencies dis
played IN these articles, and nstonshed at the enu-
rance OF The Editors who pcnned them ON The subjern
on which they treat. The Editor of the Times il
mistaken m snpposing trust commercial or a1v
other department of our paper, 10 smerchans speech
faf
thing ourselves, of all subjects which we touch
eoiIoiaay and take to ourselves (where it beonps1
Tue cehsfe or merit OF whatever appears editorial
III our paper 1he Editor of the Times says, we
ought 10 nave given 'quotati0Hs of prices at othrY
places II ne VIII take the trouble to look over orp
papers, ne VIII md that we give the prices in all the
markets. ut home and abroad and til at the actual sales
OF Cotton we have reported in Richmond were hoher
than ID any other market between New 0rleans and
New York, viz: 105 and 10s cents.-Tlre superiority
OF Petersburg as cotton Market over any other in
the State" of which the Intelircncer boasts is en-
tIreiy owing to her more immediate location to the
great cotton districts of Virginia and ". Carolina
But is the Editor aware Of the fact that at least two
thirds OF the cotton purchased in Petersburg is ON
account of Richmond merchants? Our merchants
have agents there to purchase cotton for them which,
is sent down to City Point and shipped and cleared as
from Petersburg. The facts the IntelgeDcer quotes
from the other Richmond papers, we have nothing 10
do with We give the true reports of actual sales
here, and are answerable only for what ne state,
1.-THE lntegencers report of general sales in Peters
burg at to 10 cents be correct which vepresnme IL
Is, the Richmond market certainly offers inducements
to the planters to bring their cotton here which Pc
tersburg docs not. And it is only because planters
are not aware of the advantage they would derive by
bringing their cotton here, that Petersburg has ENJOY
ed the monopoly so long, that her merchants and
editors think it belongs to them of right and show 50
much constituencies at The merchants and editors Of
Richmond interfering with them IN the cotton bugi
rreer.