Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-26
Duties and Prices.

We copy from the National Intellig ncer. the
following interesting article, exhibiting in stri.
king light the contrast between former and pre-.
sent prices Of fabrics that enter largely into the
consumption of the country. 1t is not going too
far to say, too that, in regard to most of the ar
iicles mentioned, we'll as Others in which n
similar decline in price has taken place. the qua.
lily of the article has improved rs much as the
price has been reduced:
INCIDENTS AT THE LATE NATIONAL FAIR.
IL not little note among the pre,eat,Bt,
ut tie late Fair some items which irresstby force upon
our minds comparison OF the past with the present
copy the suboined memoranda few out of this
ct items that have fallen under my observation
mo was piece Of very common cotton which bv
rare good fortune has escaped the of fate while
whole generation OF men has passed away The letter
attached the piece. Nos and z ar. .,eci,n.ns
from much more ancient days: they were small SAMPLES
which have been retained it believed by their owners
NO. suheienty explains itself, while that an ar
uce much used and selling 20 10 30 cents ward
brought only eight years ago. 65 cents per yardl H.
BosroS, May 6. 1876.
DEAR SiR;-I herewith hand you a few wards % Brtsb
cotton cut from piece which has been my possession
since the fall OF 1873 when purchased at prize
sale OF English goods and eighty five cents per ward
cash, Boston money which equal specie as the Bos
ton banks did not suspend payments during our last war
with England
As one of the objects of the National Fair about IN be
held in Washington "show to Congress and the eoun
Try the progress which has been made in American art
industry and ingenuity, under the fostering care Of pro
iecuve Tariff" have thought that this snecnep me-, h
useful as FIXING the value Of plain coons in this country
before any protection had been gwen TO their
by Congress and thereby establish startipy nont Ta,
which to trace the progress OF the business to the present
time. Very iespectG,lIy 49,. $3.50
ROBERT ROBERTSON.
5. BATcHELDoR Esq. Cambridge, Mass
This was piece Of cotton that would not at the NE
cent time bring over II is now placed in
one OF the committee ol the House Of Representa-
hnes ioI the inspection OF such have curiosity on the
subject to be gtatihed
Specimens OF curtain calico, printed in Philadelphia and
purchased by Joseph England, VI Nottingham MARYLAND
on or about the year 1851 Cost shings and four
pence halpenny per yard or 81 p.
Would not sell for I cents now.
No. 3.
A specimen Of gunah cotton cloth from Caleu,,,
sold plain Tor 25 per yard So inches wide and was
yard about 1905. ~ P''
Would not be worth cents now
NO.4
This piece of kentucky jeans was one of a case Of ,
precisely similar quality bought by anney HOPKINS & pU
al Harker, Leo Co.. Phadepha October 70 IS3s M as
cents eght months credit annexed original invoice
will prove IL returned by customer cor imnear
nons (bcng the only imperfect piece OF the lott and for
that reason has not been resod since Of
me best quality OF Kentucky jeans OF that time. We are
pOsu'e OF us being OF the lndentca in question
we always number invoices and the ticket of the niece
Corresponds exactly number with that ON the
1nVoicc when put file.
Witness our hand, dated in Baltimore May l6. 1916
HOPKINS & HULL,
Successors TO Janney, Hopkins x Hull.
PHHADErTHrA, 10 No. IL, 1855.
1anney, Hopkins & Hull
Bought Of Harker, Lea / CO. 81 Chesnut ST
bale super Kentucky jeans, 5O5i yards at IS.
cents, S32s "a
Drayage