The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-11-07
From ne Pllqdeipla Enquirer.

There IS subject connected with CON
aerce or agriculture winch POSSESSES a
gher interest for the citizens Of the Uul
d States than the production and consump
.pa Of Cotton. We have on more than one
occasion, dryuled our columns 10 the lnser
ton Of Information upon the subject; and
our attention IS particularly called TO It Just
aow 10 consequence Of tie recent pubitca
ton Of valuable letter, signed "Colton
Pint " 10 spirited New York paper, cali.
ed the W hip. The winter commences by
stating tat the entire growth Of cotton in
The world Is SCI down at ,0U0 000 600 lbs.
Or this, $50 millions are supposed TO be
grown 10 the United States, 80 ID Brazil ;
uthe west Of ASIA; - IN Mexico aud South
America, except BfazIl, and millions else
where.
THIS, at 10 cents per pound, price be
10" winch It has rareiy ever ialleu, this crop
is worth Sl90,000,00e. For the last fifty
years, however, the value {ibaugh often
aaclualin2 suddenly and "tdely) has aver
aged 1875. Atthis pr,ce The present growth
is aofth 1892 .5OU09G.
/ o this, about $50 millions Of pound are
consumed and manufactured N En- land !;
ab VI I50 millions IN the [. 5. : n France.
25O N China and India; 25 Ia South Amer
Tea and VI Sico, lueud ~ Bfaza; 80 IN
Germany 10 N 'tu,key and AIsca; lUiu
SPAN 20 IN Prussia; aud the remainder
elsewhere.
The value Of cotton manufactured IN
England is believed to b. annually ABBOTT
40 millions OF dollars 10 France al 10 tnh
hons; IN the L. S. al 60 millions.
The capital employed IN manufacturing
By machinery, IS estimated IN England al
200 millions Of dollars; IN France at 100
millions IN the Z. 5. a, no uiilons.
The consumption IN manufactures Of raw
cotton IN all Europe, IN 1903 was es,imat.
ed al only so millions OF pounds. bic. OF
Span Cotn.) The whole consumption 10
Europe 10 1880, was about 337 millions Of
puuads. In 1888, II is believed TO be near
y 800 millions OF pounds.
South Carolina aud Georgia we're the
first States II the Union to grow cotton to
any considerable extent. IL 1891, two
millions ot pounds we're grown IN the Union
III millions Of which grew IN South Car
DINA. mi one tall ii.------4--I ------T--rs---'
m TUT, forty millions was the crop Of
ihe o. S.-of which, 20 Rnihons grew in
South Carolina, 10 10 Georgia, ) Virgin
Ia, 4 il II. c. and / iii Tennessee.
in1Sli, Tie crop Of the Z. 5. had reach
I'd 50 600 e00--ot which, a. rev IN South
Carolina. % n Georgia, S IA Virginia. : 10
North Carolina, IL tennessee, ? III Lou
lsiana.
H. 1921, one hundred and seventy nil +
hons Of pounds we're groaing IN the Union,
as follows: 80 millions 10 South Carolina, I
45tn Geor-lI, 20 III Tennessee. 20 IN Ala.
Udma, Il 10 Virginia, 10 in \. c., 10 10
LOUISIANA and 10 10 Mississippi,
L. ls2s, the whole crop OF the Union was
33>l millions. Of this, Georgia grew IS
mIoos, South Carolina 20, Tennessee 45,
Alabama Is, Louisiana IS, Mississippi &c,
Virginia -, North Carolina / :, Florida 2,
aud Arkansas one half OF a million.
In 1888. the crop Of the UoIou had in
creased To 4373 millions. Ofths, S. mtl
hons grew ia Georgia, 20 III South Carolina,
10 IA Mississippi, IS ii Alabama, 50 III Lou l.
r-laua, 80 IL Tennessee, Is, IN Florida. IS
10 Virginia, 10, 10 North Carolina, and IL
Ark tnsLs.
The next year, ASA, the crop had IN
creased to 417a millions, aud was as fol
lows: 50 Ia Mississippi So IN Alabama, IS
10 Georgia. 653 IN South Carolina. Is IL
tennessee, 20 IN Florida. Is in Virginia,
% ~ \. G., aud ! III Arkansas. Subse
lueutly no certain data are IN our possession;
but the estimate at this time Is 500 millions
as the whole crop of the Ualon.
Thus It viii be seen, from 1871 to 1896,
South Carolina was the most abundant cot
loo growing State IN the Union. lu Is26
Georgia took the lead and held it I'll, 1884
when Alabama and Mississippi took the
root rank. At tins tune, Mississippi is
perhaps the most extensive cotton growing
State ~ the Union. s. c. and Alabama IS
beginning to deteuorate IS cotton coua
Try, while the worn lands IN Middle Ten.
lcSsee are thought to Improve for tins cui.
~ t. maturity, Tue wal QSStgVtt uul, uGt
being SO easily allowed 10 the rank luxurl
lnce Of the tresher soils.
Nhenl Is remembered that the first cot
Ton plant III the L. S. vas raised 10 1877,
surely our readers will find reason for sdr.
PRISE at the wonderful Increase that has &C
crued IN little more than fifty years2 Bold
indeed, must be the man who would venture
to predict the wealth, greatness and power
likely TO become our national attributes
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