Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-11-06

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LOWNDES COUNTY.
The result of the late special election in this
county is irresistibly convincing to the Wings |
hat the victory they gained in April last was
not one of an ephemeral nature. Althou- a
number of our own party had left us; although
a United States Senator candidate for
reelection to the same Office, who staked HIM
self on the election of Butler, and withaI, whose
personal popularity was as great with the
Wing party as with his own, was in the field
against us, and although through his personal
popularity the Wing majority in Columbus was
reduced from 222 to 126, yet the Wings were
and if it was not "Waterloo de-
feat'' Of the enemy, it win rank with the victory
at Austerlitz We have learned our strength !;
and now we must strive to retain it. Lowndes
County is too intelligent ever again to embrace
the destroyers of our cuTency,-or in other
words the present ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
carry out their thousand and one experiments
would render desolate the home of every far
mer in the land; render the ashes cold on his
hearth, and place him and his property at the
tender mercies of Sheriff. Let every oppo-
nent of Van Burenism then, be united and Law
aside every prejudice, and remain IN the ranks
ofthe people and be prepared again to do battle
inSavor of sound and uniform currency and
against executive misrule and executive erper-
iments. The times require UNITY AND Ac-
TON, and should our present Van Buren, rep
resentatives, Qor they represent the man and
not the people Of Loa0ndes County still resolve
to redeem their pledges and resign their stations,
then let us select such men to fill their places
as will unite the Wings upon them, and let US
elect them by decisive vote which win put a
rest the mutterings and grumblings of our op
ponents. We can do it-and if the opportuni
ty offers we trust every Wing will exclaim
"IVe UiH do it,
The following extracts from the circular o
our attentive New Orleans correspondents
Messrs. S. w. OKEY, g. Co. viii be of inter
- 70 rendnrs. The circular is dated DC
tober %.
The receipts of the new Cotton no amour
to abou: 25,000 bales, and if the navigation O
the Red River was not impeded, the amount b
this time would probably be 10000 bales more
The stock on hand, according to the usua
mode of calculating it, is now about 20,OOl
bales, but are principally sold, and in course O
shlpment-leaVing unsold only about 5000 t
5000 bales; and ofthose, there are, perhaps, no
over 1000 for want of time since ARRIVAL tina
are sampled and on the market. The prices O
those sold have been at IL to 13 cents; few
bales OF inferior as low as ten cents, and some
very choice or fancy parcels ranging from
ID 3-4 to Is cents.
The cotton crop grown In the United
states, according to the estimate as mad,
for the commercial year, from the LIST Octobe
1887, to LIST October 1888, reaches the large
amount of l,sl4, 1886 bales,showing an increase
over the product of the previous. of 39l, oct
bales; out tins enormous increase is more ap.
parent than real, because in the opinions O
many persons most capable of judging, and
founded on good reasons, from 60 to 10000
bales of that excess, as variously estimated
belong, In reahtv, to the crop grown in 1886.
and were kept back In the interior, through
various influences arising from the CONNER.
clal difficulties of the past year.
We are now in possession of intelligence
from England to the 2Oth ultimo, and up tc
which time, say from 18th of August, there
| appeared to be,a strife among the spinners and
manufacturers against the cotton holders. bv
the former purchasing the smallest quantity
of cotton, to effect, if possible, depreciation
in price.
From the week ending the 18th August
wherein 47,540 bales of all kinds were sold
to the Both September, ultimo, the sales In
that market averaged only about 81 1000 bales
per week, being much less than the estimated
weekly consumption required from that mar
ket, and without calculating that more or less
of the daily sales were for expectation to the
continent of Europe. ass
We are decided in opinion that there are
many appearances Of an approaching change
Tor the better, IN the European cotton market
Inc stocks on sale, it Is true, were larger bv
about $4,000 bales, than the CORRESPONDING
period OF the year previous, but it was evident
that the Spinners and manufacturers had vert
small supplies of cotton, with small stocks 81
yarns and cloths, and were on the eve Of re-
celvlng large orders for goods from the limited
states; many Of which would reach ENGLAND
by the Steam Ship Great Western, about tbe
18th inst. The probability is, that the cetffm
market would at least be. sustained. even Y
prices do not advance, BY, the increased de-
mand which would naturally follow: esbecialIv
az i IS ascertained that the eonsurrDtio5is "a
idly increasing on the continent. and sfoci,s
on hand lighter IN proportion.
Il cannot but afford the niost livelv refiec.
ton TO the Cotton Planter to notice mi
the increased consumption Of American 81.
ton 70 Europe approximate more than was
contemplated, towards an equality TO ne 81.
creased production.
During tue last winter and portion 81 re
sprng months, the greatest anxiety was man
liested on the occasion Cf those uneybseted
large shipments Of Cotton then poing insv0a,s,II:
and there appeared sufficient cause ior ,.Is,6
such unusually large shipments would
q terially depreciate the value 81 Cotton n
rope; but finding these fears lispeIIed. 81
e continuance 81 sales at neaylv u1iiSoFro
prices, g clfcnias ance OF real interest. 10
Cotton growers particularly, and worthy 81
az lnse e congFatalation Ga tie sub
leet, By Al who ara interested.