Holly Springs gazette., 1845-02-08
4 WORD TO COTTON PLANTERS


The following sensible remarks, are ta
ken from the New Orleans Bulletin
Without indulgng 10 curious and inge-
nious speculations, to discover the cause
which has so unfavorebly affected the value
of cotton il must be apparent to any one
who carefully reflects, that its present deteo
ration is owing 10 the disproportion of the
production to the demand For several
wears the stocks have been accumu Iatne
and they have now reached nearly one nils
lion and a half of bales beyond the consump
lion. The principal part of the SURPLUS
stock is of American growth, and notwith>
standing this disparity between the supply
and consumption, it is estimated that the
crop of the United States this year will Px
ceed that ofthe preceding by al least 200 600
| two hundred thousand) bales As the
/ world cannot make use Of the quantity
raised it requires no prophet to predict The
! result which must follow the continuance
| ofthe present too widely extended cultiva>
! lion of the article; yet the sill worse conse-
quences ola greater increase Of production
are TO be feared unless real measures are a,
dopted 10 arrest il by convincing the plan
ters of the certain ruin " hich awaits them,
should they not pause IN their suicidal ca
reer.
There can be no doubt that the true in
teres, of all concerned IN the traffic OF Cot
ton, will be promoted by guarding against
the fluctuations " hich have so often proved
disastrous and ruinous TO the planter, the
merchant and the manufacturer, as well as
to the bold and enterPrising speculator Ell
forts should be made TO ensure Ieady mar
| L..
can easily be effected if the planters will u
nile heartily and honestly In reducing the
cultivation TO the right standard or quantum
for consumption. Ii the supply were regu>
Ia,ed so as not to exceed the wants of the
manufacturers they would then be COMPEL
I'd 10 purchase the crops at Juss and far
value. The planters beirg no longer al
: the mercy Of chance would then calculate
: with accuracy the value Of their crops, and
! escape the unce taintv that has hitherto oc-
; casioned so much inconvenience.
!, In diminishing the Quantity the planters
will not reduce tteir incomes On the con
trary they will be able TO lay by, as an ac'
tual profit, more than their present gross In
come.
r To illustrate this few facts will suffice
o At the present prices OF cotton goods the.
% will afford ndnd>Ome prom " thC hi""
\. facturer, even should he pay an average 0
n 9 cents per pound for the raw material an
r to insure this price it is only necessary :
IS cur.ail the planting as before stated, so a
no. 10 exceed the demand. If this be done
4 the value will never fall sh, IT ofthe esllmt
l. ted price. AT 9 cents, the planters VIII re
Ia aiize nearly 100 per cent more than IN
w current rates OF the present season or
% other words, crop of 100 bales of 42o lbi
,e each, al the price of this season cent:
= = ,'o',id amoun, 10 $4,000
ne Whilst crop of fifty bales, at 9
20 cents. would yield lo9o''
ly There would thus be difference OF on
as S2tO 90 between the value of 100 bales.
lg nresent prices, and what could be obtaIn'
ne for hasf that quantity, ey proper reducu'
rs OF the cultivation.
ne But il must be borne III mind, that IN
minishing the quantity. more attention cou
". be bestowed TO picking. ginning, &C
Dk which The quantity might De improved
il per cent, furnishing another cause Tor au
ee menting its value, and increasing the re-