Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-20
COMMERCIAL.

London. .......-.... Jan. New York. r, By yeslerdays express dates through from New-forA 18th Baltimore l3,h and Charleston 18th.
 NEw-YoaK. Feb. Il-Cotion-To-dny there was n more more disposition purchase, and The safes amount ,o o"o In some instances some dednctioh wNs ma"e' 'u' s ally holders are nrm
 NEw-ORLEAEs MAREET-The Bee oi i"esusy fePo''' Of the previous days market
 The cotton market opened quietly this morning. oui 10 ward, the close of business, however, better demand sprung un and the sales of he day reached fully oOOO bales al our figures.
 Exchange dropping s-sO day New-york bills li0ai, and sight 4lDi dis
 CHARLESTON, Feb l5-Cotton-Our report of the sth inst len ihe market in very buoyant state holders ha- ving at the of the week realized slight advance and although the sales Of Saturday last did not exreed I70O bales there change in the general features of he market and sellers able 10 sustain he pc sition; on Monday however, reduction was dsmandeu but the day closed without Hny percepllbe cahge LII prcesn byeIs having taken some l4OO bales iuesnay was very qne day and several factors in their ahAei o sell submitted tc reduciion but pnrchhser. couu moi he induced extend their operations ht this dec ne and retired after having taken abont 1000 baes. oi Wednesday only about 800 bales were sod ana the SaeS of Thursday and Friday were also lmltedi ih Hct t Upland market throughout the week hhs heeh very much depressed holders having from day 10 day ehdeAsoeu o ing last and while some have not sold bag others have negotiated sales at reduction o Gtc The fece'p'T are IA. .6q9 baies, against sales ot ThOO balrs . Freiphts-Boih to Liverpool and tiaVre very uuH.- Severn vessels filling up to the former paoe a' to per bag and to the lnier 3c ter lo but what unHeRh could be engaged either place impossible to say To Boston 7G9-lhths for cotton. We continue ioImei quotations to New-Xork. 597-16ths.
 IioME CoNsUMPTIoH-While the public mind conn' ues excited upon the present condition and future pros poets of cotton and various plans and suggestions are put forth for the removal of tue difficulties under which the agricultural interests of the producing states are aborng through production. think the sub- feet of manufactures the South should claim the frs, attention.
 Opporiune the consideration of this subject, we pd in an exchange paper he folio ,ing estimates of Qva- tity of cotton which would consumed in the maDdtac lure of baggnq and rope in which send the cfsp 10 market together with the quantity necessary for cloth ing The slave population. To this we add tho estimate nude by the editor Of the South Western Farmer of the quantity of raw which might be used by the gen rra introduction of cotton mattresses cotton blankets and comforters.
 Estimated consumption of Cotton in the manufdciur.
 of Bagging and Rope, etc. It would take 5 yards Cotton BHggng. weigh
 ing It ihs per yard, to cover one bale cotton
 requiring lhs raw material per yard. equal
 cousumeNhs. OOOo, ,oOC Coton Raoe to each bale. equal lbs 10000. .oOO It would require ID Cotton Irvine to sew up oo each bale, equal to - lbs. oo0,oou To clothe the Slave population of said States,
 2,l46, ,O00 suits each say yarus, eqnhi .. a.o to - lbs. i"''"V'0'u
 Pounds, nds,....................... Al, 1850 O0l aoo Ibs to a bne would make bales ....... los, ,S25 Estimated quantity of Cotton for consumption n Mat
 rdsses, etc. 40. States. Population. States. ropulhtinn Virginia 240,0 ,000 MississiPp.... 375,oOu forth Carolina. 750,000 Louisiana. 352,OOO South Carolina. 600,D00 Arkansas. lO00OO Georgia ........... 690000 Tennessee. 60OOOC Florida ............ 55,000 - Ainbama......, 59O,OOO Total. ...,. 5,5a200( One muttrass to every personsmattrasses. 400 Each mattrass weighing, say 40 lbs......,-.. 4t
 Pounds Of cotton thus used ........ "A 600t 400 lbs bae-taus using bales. Il,64t A comfort to every two inhabitants. costain-
 ing lbs of cotton and 10 yards of domestic,
 weighing say lbs. would be-cOmforts... 2,7y0U0t Pounds of cotton to each co riort. ......."...
 l3.950,O0 Equal to-bales thus consumed. ........... 1le,625 B ies consumed in mattresses. ........... lll,64O
 
 Bales zoVi<o1 Add consumption for bagging, rope, &c. as a-
 bove-baes.. ioo oSs
 Bales .......................... 333,59