Mississippi advertiser. [volume] (Aberdeen) 1842-1848, 1845-02-15
New ORLEANS, January 90, ls45.
TO HE Editors Of the Mississippi Advertiser:

TO The Editors efthe Mississippi Adrertiser:
Some few weeks past sent you a circular adj
dressed to the Planters in the neighborhood Of
Aberdeen, giving the prices of cotton in this market
and in Mobile, and shelving by the figures and elias
slhcaiion.i in the Two markets difference in the
highest class OF cottons, oftwo cents per pound,
the Mobile market ending at Sd the New Orleans
at u. For this exercise of my rights as nm Amer
lcan Citizen, l am assaulted by bilingsgate news
| PAPER in Mobile, called the Herald and Tribune,
1t the editors OF this paper believed what they
state. viz: that isan arfu fraud of my own inven-
ton to get business, is it not strange that they did
not leave it to your discernment to discover TIE
trick and detect the fraud 1t is you that ] spoke
TO, and you are all free men, l know not, nor have
ever heard of this inquisitorial journal nor did
dream OF an inqusition in Mobile. gave the figures
taken from the prices reported in the two places.
had labored under the impression that the Editors
OF both cities would give the figures correct, and
speak the TRUTH and for referring TO Them | am held
UP as a man of no character or credit. 1t is poto
rious the world over and has been SINE the fall Of
Luciier, that bad men seek to drag others down to
their own level.
Is it not st"inge that men who undertake to edit
newspapers should neglect to inform themselves on
subjects OF the first Importance. Now, behold the
ignorance OF these editors Of the Herald and Tr-
bunH; they say Mobile and New Orleans are not 300
miles apart and i, is therefore impossible that so
great dfrenc should exist in the two markets.
let me give them case that wiloverwhelm them
with astonshmcnt. The Liverpool market not
separated one mile from auolher of Importance,
gives quotations of the 18th December 1914, now
43 days, Of actual sales; Orleans at 3 to sid. |
Alaoama ana AdoDIIe at 2s to 81. Here YOU per-
ceiye a difference of Id, pound in The hiaher
10 nf Feat 81; MI.
kct, whether ibis difference be real or imaginary in
Liverpool Is of no importance to you the planners,
provided you ship cotton that will class will Or,
jeans to this market, and to yourselves the ad-
ditiona price of penny pound. | won d advise
You to do so regardless Of the Herald and Tribune
Here Jet me tell you that if you do not do it Your.
selves, others will do it for you, and reap the pro-
fits As an evidence of that fact, | send you Ito
be kept at the Office oFthe Mississippi Advertser) |
the annual statement of the New Orleans Price Cur.
rent for 1874. BY reference to that you will per-
ceive that Mobile shipped to New Orleans las; sea
son ~, 1886 bales of cotton. Nearly every bale of
hat cotton was purchased ofthe planters in Mobile
1nd large portion of it from you. Now your
prairie and slough lands will produce fine quality
'f cotton and it you gin it in good gins and keep the
eat out, it will go in this market at the highest
price. Then on AZ 595 bales of cotton at penny
| pound the loss to the growers would be some
10000 or near half million of dollars per annnm
sold in Mobile. Now if you chose to sell YOUR
oton in Mobile. you have undrubted right to
10 50 and have no right to complain. ! give YOU
he information because | am one of YOU. As to
ny business in New Orleans as commission mer
liant did not start it with the expectation of get,
ing any thing from your section of country, | look
ID to different section of country for business and
I'm proud to say that have not been disappointed
n my expectations. Had you been as free from
Irummers from al! other quarters from me, your
orse racks would not have been drawn up by the
oots.
Respectfully, Your obadien, servaat,
L. FEATHERSTON