The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-28
Mississippi Cotton Trade.


The great interes. this subject is now ex-
citing throughout the country justifes us in
devoting considerable of our space 70 it to-
day. The subject a no less important than
this-that it involves some millions year to
our planters, and offers an immense reward
to the enterprise of our merchants. The
astonishing facts which little inquiry and
investigation brings to light, cannot fail to
arrest the attention of those most immediate
ly interested. A year ago, few persons
who had taken the pains to get behind the
curtains in these matters, ventured to tell
the people that the New Orleans mode of
conveying cotton to market cost the Missis-
sippi planter four dollars a bale in extra ex-
penses, and losses and damage, which could
be avoided. This was taxing credulity pretty
heavily, they we'll knew, yet we are now
assured they as well knew they were consid-
erably behind the mark. The New Orleans
folks laughed, or pretended to laugh, at these
assertions, as the very wildness of monoma-
nia-and even in Mississippi, little attention
was paid to them, The N. Orleans men we'll
knew the truth of every statement, and knew
too that far less than the whole of it was told;
but our people had really not looked at the
subject.
WHAT'S the case now9 The little drawing
aside of the curtain which has been done
the little labor which some Of our inUestigG
ting committees have performed, have brough
to light little catalogue of the most plain
simple and stubborn facts, which are reall
matters Of the most profound astonishmen
tomany persons. Who would have believes
that our planters have been suffering an un
necessary annual loss of FIVE or six dollars
ballet Yet such is most clearly and unques
tionably the fact.
The supplementary report made to tn
Convention at Vicksburg by Messrs. Able!
Marley and Peyton, was looked at with 1
mazement by many; and altho' it put dow
the. facts and figures, some could scarcely n
press the apprehension that the picture W;
overweight when they put down the ave-
rage loss at over fve dollars bale. 1t WI
startling assertion, yet twas accomPanie
with explanatory proof It came also wit
the authority, first, of the above named pc
sons acting as committee, and then vii
the hearty appreciation Of the Convention
LOOK Al OUR COLUMNS TO-DAY, and see no
triumPhantly that report is sustained. 1t
now proven by the clearest demonstrate
that the statements and statistics alluded
in that report were made in extreme mod
ratiOn-that the writer was extremely caref
keep entirely within the mark, so that mo-
specifcslatementsw would be sure to gobeyon
his estimates.
Look at the REFoRT OF THE STANDING Coz
MITTEE OF VIcKsBURe, which we publish t
day. We hope no man will look at our p
per without reading that report. Here are
full ton Of the most important facts, whic
no Mississippi planter can pass lightly owe
Here are asceriGined facts in an indubitab
shape. The FIRST table, marked A, show
sales Of little over eighteen hundred bah
made in Liverpool, about half shipped
vessels direct from Yicksburg, and half ind
rect BY New Orleans Here are the nc
proceeds Of sales in both NOTES.-The san
marks, the same kinds and same lots Of co
ton, and the actual gain in the cotton shipps
direct over the other, is an average Of FL
DoLLARs AND SIXTY THREE CENTS BALI. w
not such facts az this Jingle in the ears
every Mississippi planlerl 81
The statement marked B, when examine
particularly, willshow that in every instan,
tliers is gain BY direcl shipments.
The table presents fOrly-fve different shi
menls, about half by New Orleans and Id