The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-12-02
ENGnsm COTTON 8. AMERICAN.

10 much.
ENGLISH COTTON Is. AMERICAN.
We have before noticed the plans Of the
British Government TO extend the cultiva.
ton Of Cotton IN Their Colonies, particular.
IL 10 iadia. The designs tina! were deYel.
oped last year of substituting their own
production for the production Of this ccun.
Try, by taxing the importation Of ours While
their own should be admitted free Of duty.
and by other means, are in fair Nay Of
being accomplished.
By referring to the English and las!
India papers, We iud many such statement,
as The annexed, which show that the view
expressed last year were correct. On
Southern friends may, before long, fal
that England is not their only market, sat
that the hSne asGrket, which takes ESQ.
600 bales, is their most suro Boston
Atlss.
rfoN TnH soaa,f rfsus, suSa -, lell
Production of Csglo1 N fadia.--On ex.
aiming into the supplies Of cotton brcuga
to this market during the twelve months
ending the Dist of May, we End ih.. 100
result, Is well calculated to asionish thoss
who have no, been marking the progressive
increase Of Tins product, but have been dwell
iag with fanclsd security on tic rccollce.
lions Of what used 10 constitute large eur.
ply for US, viz 200, 900 to 200, 900 bales /,
appears, then, tha, fram the first Of june
1910, 10 the first Of June, is4l, tho ia..
ports OF cotton into Bombay have otnoaal.
ed TO I7A,2l2,555 pounds or, On the pre-.
yious average, Of ~ cwt. to the bale, AS.
806 bales, liI,lc short II half million q
scrcved bales This is a larger quantity
than America produced ap to the year
1928, aud more than was consumed in En-.
gland during the same wear. In 1895,
the entire product OF the United States
amounted TO only $50, 800, 900 pounds,
though twelve years after It had reached
i4i,2li,537 pounds Ti6e McC's Diet
IS further encouragement to the cul
ilvaiors we may state that the consuma.
ton Of East India cotton IN Great Britain
has increased IN greater ratio Than that q
any quality whatever. H. 1910, at wbic1
period the average, of American Uplani
YES At lS@d., and Surei at sd, all 81
consumption Of AEcricaa aaG 4. 900 ta'es
and East Indian 207 bales per wcek. h
ls9o, whsa ihr average price of Upland
vas 7sd.. md Sara, Ut SD. tho consuns.
lion Of American was 1904 l.ales. as4
last Indian 2,li2 bales per week the 10.
crease, ~ twenty three years, Of the less
mentioned, bcin. ~ the ratio Of | To +.
10 the same period, Ito consumption q
Egyptian, BrazyI, and West India rane.
Ties has not doubled.
Ffan ne LoasoB L,fersru Gag. Sspt. II 1911
Indian Products end Afaartaefp-es.-
Connected with tho subject, we roIoirc 10
sec that measures are being successfully
taken 70 form a Dalional lnicTcomr!cu.ca.
ton d valuable products and manufacture
between England and her mighty rasicrn
empire. Tins has boon long and most
strangely neglected and /, would haga
been well worth while to establish board
Of commission, with Government Influence
and authority, 10 direct and suporinienj o.
important concern. Asiiis, the nimu'rs
appears 70 have been giron hy ,he com.
mi.tee % trade, &c, rrauating from TIE
Royal AsisiIc Society, whose proceeding
has lad most beneficial effect. both ii
home and m India, We now learn that
experiments on the cultivation Of cotton
are promising me greatest results. and that
other branches Of industry nre all beps
improved ard promoted BY European
skill and cncourar cment. The Hlnelayaa
hne has been acc,lmatod, and found c1tco
nyoIy useful and the "prodiaous "
rernc, and other nutritious grasses, q
which travellers haze spoken in such high
.erms Of praise, arc also INTRODUCED, wlla
very prospect Of addin,. much to our aqu.
cultural prosperity. Teas, coffee, SILKS,
md hundreds Of fruits, gums, dyes, mod
ines, and other precious articles Of com.
nercc, remain yet to be cultivated, and il.
exchanged IN abundance, to the incalcua.
pic advantage of both countries.