Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-28
F. bruary Eth, 1913.
FOREIGN coRREspoNbENcE.-!No. H.

MASonEsTFR, Jan. b, fc43.
Dear Sir-Never, since Manchester was distinguish.
ed Tor i;s Manufactures, did year commence more
auspcicusy this side of the Atlantic, for American
interests, than 1913 Admitting that the crop Of lS42,
Of the great staple of The United States, extends TO
2,o00000 bnles-of than ordinary size-crery
pound certain TO be taken al the present, if not at
improved rates Trade is in more healthy condition
in England than it hos been for years. The stock OF
manufactured goods is comparatively light, while there
is constant aud increasing demand for every article
suited to the China market Many establishments have
orders file which cannot be executed under six
months. Tie weekly consumption of raw cotton here
is about 81 600 boes-or 800 per day. The average
weekly consumption in England and Scotland last year
q 600 bales Thus il will be seen, that tins place
manufactures egh,hs of al The cotton goods pro-
duced in Great Britain.
II reasonable suppose, that, from the recent i'm
pulse given to trade, factories will be established;
bn very considerable be put into operation
under twelve-montb. Of the old now idle,
with the additional force that be put upon those IN
motion, increase in consumption of the raw male
rial will speedily Of from ~ to l5 per cent
WHILE with the most favorable season. the growth IN
the United States cannot be increased more than ten
per cent Although but small portion of our cotton
lands in cultivation, there disposition on The
par oi the planters TO overwork their hands, and, as
the agricultural products of the other slavehoiding
States likely to be in good request, at fair prices,
there nducemen 10 mi crate to The South to open
new plantations. Under Tins view of the matter, the
cotton planter should not feel the slightest apprehen-
sion that he will produce too mach;-an idea which
sometimes becomes injuriously prevalent
| In 1890, did not ship bag OF cotton to Great
Britain In 1893, after The gin was invented exports,
to an nconsiderable extent, made from Georgia
and South Carolina. Since them the growth OF this
wonderful ariicle-which may be regarded as the
staple of the wordhas increased every ten years, at
least thrtythree and third per cent In 1902 the
consumption in England ere 203,050 bales in lol2,
295 U32 in 1922 472 03l-n 1882, sos 700-in 1912,
160744 or the s95 7G0 bags, taken by the trade, IN
1882 $40 were the growth of the United States
and, in 1S42, Of tie lb0744 bags consumed, s966es
were produced in the quarer-thrs showing, that
during The last years, the consumption OF the United
States has increased 255 ,372 while The consumption
OF the product Of all other countries during the same
perod has only been extended u ,O60 baes.aDo
this ,oo in despite of the mighty efforts which Eng
has made to rear the plant India In 1852, the
stock of cotton hnnd, on the 3lst December, was
p45 100 bales Of which 1877 800 produced IN The
United States, and the remainder l0I,i IN lno'a
Eovpt Brazil, &c. On the 3lst December, le42 OF
the stock 410337 bales, 2iS, 40 we're from the United
States, and 1872 2lS from other sections. Inc en-
lire quantity received in Great Britain IN Ic42, was
3o7 297 bales of which 1,0l9l I'D bales (about one
half the crop) were from the IT, States, and 31o,
from all other cotton producing countries from tne
latter 1870 bales were exported by which II will be
seen that the actual consumption, in the United King
dom cf every description of cotton, IN Ica2 except Tue
u S. was only 172 OPS bales! The price at Liverpool
on the 9Th yesterday for the growth Of the u was
abou, half penny lower than on the Isl OF Janu-
~ Ie1o-on the aggregate, while the ruling rates
for other descriptions at least three iarthnss low.
er This establishes important fact hat our plant
FRS should 10 rcmember,j ha al f0D pr
res uee can dr1e toc6c competitors from ne marRa
Our planters are most assurediy IN much sounael
condition than they year snce-when they were
receiving aied paper currency for their crops
If they receive less upon the pound tor their
cotton, payment is made in undoubled funds More
over every species of provisions, and other arucies
which they may require, of corresPondngy less
value with their product 1t is their true policy, am
ouile certain, 10 make ul crops, however much de-
pressed The article may be- because, as IS seen at low
rates. they break down rivals, that might otherwise DC
formidable in after years But Tor cotton-Ame
the staple Of the Southern, siarehoidng
S,ot,s what would become of Manchester and Liver
pools In 1893, before we made any exports, these
places did contain, together, lOu00O inhaoitahs'-
after that time, they commenced growing, anc every
additional bale we made extended their population
until it now amounts geo 600 souls, fed "a large por
ion Of it. however, very scantyD with ,4OU,uCO 9th
orc on the products OF SLAVE LABoR-that great DIS
turber 10 the quiet repose OF John Bull asked, ou
for cotton, what would become OF Manchester and IL
vernool, will extend the interrogation, so as to en-
brace Great Britain? If, by any possibility, there
should be an entire failure Of the crop in the United
! States it would produce such consequences as she
| Inns never witnessed since she has been nalion.-
Cotton is the hasis of her wealth II enables the poor
i n livc-ihe rich 10 thrive. Without it, what would he
i her commerce What would become OF her l5,OOl
ships and $50 600 seamen her miners and golfers
her merchants nd traders aye the Government it
SELF Take away the manufacturing interest, and she
would at once dwindle into insigniiicance. Away
then with the absurd opinion often expressed, that We
are under obligations, because she furnishes us with
markr, for our staple We should feel no indebted
IS on that score, because she has 10 purchase 10
self defence may be asked, if Great Britain is SC
dependent on us for cotton, why does she make her
self so busy abou! our Southern institutions An