New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-16
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b-ing thu cost Of The English laid down
Remarks.


The writer Of the above evinces more dexierity
than frankness. He has picked out the cheapest
Cotton fabric he could find in England and CON-
pared it with the dearest he could find here-a
heavier article, MADE of far better and more
costly staple, and bearing the highest price OF any
plain goods. Il is the comparison OF jockey
who means TO take what advantage ne can. II
he had desired fair comparison, he would nave
brought over his cheapest and most SNOWY British
fabrics and challenged the friends Of Home In
dustry to match them in quality and price. But,
importing such as he thought best, and then pick
ing out himself what he chooses to place in con-
trast with it. is neither honest nor just
He may think his British Shifting is made Of
New o. leans Cotton Costing about half as much
as the material OF New-York Mills Sheeting5)
but we arc sure he is in error. We have the as
sutence OF several who have examined il that 1t
is made of different kinds Of Cotton, but mainly
Of the short staple Madras and Surat.
Whether New.York Mills Shectngs are higher
than they should be or not, IS no concern Of ours.
There are some brands of Flour which command
fifty cents a barrel more than others in the mar
ket, as we well know; they may be better or
worse than the commoner or cheaper article the
buyer decides this for himself. What we main
tain is that 1t must be essentially cheaper 10
make our Cotton fabrics in our own Country
from our opa Cotton fhan 10 send The Cotton to
Europe, the Grain, &c. TO feed The lajorerS there
and then import thence The Cotton fabrics. If
the New. York Mills do not make them as cheap
as they can be afforded, buy Of some concern
which does or will. We know the cloth can be
made here more advantegeously than we can
hire Others to make it for us; and if those who
now make it ask higher prices, they will very soon
be superseded by those who will gladly supply
the market at fair living profit New factories
are every day going up; every machines shop is
hard at work turning out more machinery and
if Cotton fabrics can be made cheaper than they
now are, they very soon will be. We know, and
the Journal man knows, that these fabrics have
fallen very considerably within the last month,
though he seeks to give contrary impression by
stating that Ncw-Yor Mills Sheetngs have not.
Unless Cotton rises, Cotton fabrics must fall still
lower.
AS matter Of justice TO The New York Mills,
however, we copy the following Card from the
Courier Il Enquirer:
hnve the slmpIe of hlrlings exhibited by the Editor
the Journal of Commerce. and fampsa IN ms eader OF
the 18th Instant being OF eQunl quality the shifting OF the
width, made at the New York Mills. Mt price OF about
huff that Ol The latter.
He appeals the housewives the country. tthe old
men be presumed meuu,l having offered Them
an overwhelming argument derived from this single tact. Of
the npulicy and absufdy of the existing thrift no not
mean tins wide ed of argument, but simply
Ia stale he ind no old young. IN the Unit
Ell Stas 1oO ouid than Truce ne price Of
yard Of Manchester Starting tcr oEe Of that 81 the fe1
York Mills.
challenge the Editor to the proof. and ready to sub
the question, to the old OF the country, but Ia
udcious and experienced men, who understand the business
and hive decided hy thcm weighing and Inspecting
yard or each Of those ahncs repent here that WHIST
assert that there not ene hit the actual wear
ya. OF the Nancsst. fabric referred 10. that there Is IN
yard oflll. similar fabric OF the Nsio YORK NILS"
CHARLES CARNiLLE, Agent OF the New-YoTk Mills.