The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-16

ourown State Consumers of merchandise
would buy their supplies here and enter
pricing men would be encouraged in furn-
ishing them. Every branch of Industry would
increase greatly, for here Cotton is the basis
of every thing connected with money or
wealth "MIssIssIPPI CorToN'' would have
the name and the character it deserves
Purchasers of choice cotton would come
Immediately here. If establishments were
made something upon the plan suggested |
the other day. they would present the hand
soonest and most inviting spectacle immagi- |
nable in the cotton trade. Every thing |
would be under the. immediate supervision
of our own laws and the immediate inspec-
ton of our own people. Not bale would !
enter the selling or shipping warehouses
which was not in good order. There is no
knocking off at hazard for 'mud,'' 'dam-
age" or "bad orders. A sample from the
bale will always show the purchaser precise
ly what he is buying. The way the bust
ness is now done in New-Orleans, the pur-
chaser can but seldom afford to offer the full
price for cotton, for he knows that much of
II is likely to be in a damaged state; the
price must be diminished therefore, until it
will cover this risk. But at such marts as
have limited at, there would be no such risk,
and the planter would therefore always get
the full value of his cotton. Such estab-
lishment would bring about new era in
the cotton trade Of Mississippi and would
place our State upon her legs again. The
direct and intermediate advantage to each
! planter, whether he ships or sells his cotton,
in the mere receipt of its proceeds, would,
in my humble opinion, erceed fire dollars a
bale, besides all the collateral advantages
which would incidentally accrue There
is very obvious reason why men 90 not
now readily discover the immense damage
their cotton sometimes. nay, frequently sus-
tains in New Orleans A man would be
startled at receiving an account of sales of
fine cotton at a price below that of the
most inferior article Yet this would fire.
quentIy occur if the ''LiSt System'' did not
distribute the losses, and enable the mer-
chant to distribute the purchase money in
a manner apprOximating towards the quality,
Irrespective of the damage TO particular lots.
For instance.-a lot Of 100 bales of very
fine cotton is damaged until it would not
: sell by itself at the price Of inferior, but
: the whole list of twenty different lots is
: sold at so much round. Now, the merchant
in distributing the purchase money can at
, tach what price he pleases to each lot, anC
he would, of course, see that the accoun
: of sales of ;his 100 bales dG not inform
, the planter that his charge for "Storage'
i meant that it had lain in the streets anC
: upon the sidewalks until it had injured tel
9 dollars bale. This, Mr.. Editor, this re
S peat. sir, and this alone, is the necessity 70
the "List System. They cannot dispense
! with it. The surpluss after the apportion
|. ment is made, is theirs, it is true, but th
s. is nothing, perhaps not half dollar bal
1T on all the cotton they sell. But whateve
It it may be it is a trife compared with tn,
e opportunity given them of distributing heav,
d damage on particular lots of cotton amongs
i all in the "LiSt.'
't must close this article, already too long
n by an explanation in regard to COMPRISING
d have said, that presses may be dispensed
e with-that it is an unnecessary expense
d This may be new idea TO many. speak
however, upon the authority of shipmaste
$ engaged in the trade, and what have see
't myself About half the cotton that ha
r been shipped direct from Mississippi, wa
1t not re-pressed; and believe it went at tn
d same price as that which was have ship
81 ped from Natchez at the same price. Mos
d vessels, depending somewhat however uF
of on their shape and tonage) would make
IS preference of pressed bales by about five G
p possibly in some cases ten per cent upO
re their freight bill, provided they could &c
s, their cargo pressed without delay. But a
m the pressing almost invariably detains tn
!" vessel considerably in getting her cargo o
: board, this will generally counterbalance tn
n advantage of having bales pressed thin
I'd the shpmasters would readily dispense wit
the whole pressing system. At all event
at they do take impressed cotton at the sam
te freight. A master of one of the vessels
he New Orleans engaged in the LiverpoC
trade, recently addressed a letter to tn
Port Gibson Correspondent setting forth th
n, entire inutility Of COMPRISING cotton f
r. shipment. l say then that COMPRISING ma
ch be dispensed with. This will be savin
ch to the planter Of near dollar bale. TIL
rs cost Of pressing alone is seventy-fve cents
ut bale, paid by the ship and added in III
We freight bill. The delay and damage WI
to enhance the cost some. 1t will be very col
e siderable if the bagging is intended to use
re second time, of the practicabity Of whiC
Mt have not the least doubt if made of COZ
I'd TON. r. ABBEY.
ve WILMA TENHEK KNTW