The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-28
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TCOfTON.

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| The demand for Cotton continues extensiye asd
prices gradually improving, The sales, Ior tbs
the fortnight ending 26th January, 10; Liyeposl
amounted to 95,6i0 bales, almost entirely #
American. The consumption is going on q
an increasing rate, but less Ialf other kinds;
In fact every thing seems favorable 1of gfad.
nal advance in prices. This, Too, on their sip.
position that our crop will 60 10 2, 50G0D0to
100000. The present great excess o.; 70.
ceipts at the different por.s, over th0sei OF fhs
last year, cannot as yet be deemed coneiusfss
that the crop must go beyond, or esen iostbs
above estimate. There was notbiag 10 the
prices Of last year, 10 induce q mote exteaded
culture of Cotton, on the contrary, esesy thing
was against it. We see nothing, therefore. 10
warrant any great excess beyond . fuif syerses
crop. Whatever excess may take place, we, are
confident the increasing consnnip ption viii more
than compensate: We annex the following ex.
tract from the Manchester Annual Trade Rss'
Report, in illustration Of oor opinion, tbat the
ratio in the increase Of consumption, . gfeasef
than that, ofthe production. The cohsppptioa
Of Cotton in great Britain, Il will DC otaefved,
in pounds, millions and tenths, from 1880 to
ls4s, has nearly doubled, and - the United i.
l.
But we give the extract as highly interesting:
The Importance Of the Cotton snanafaet1fs
10 this country has become very great, and D
every year increasing. The exports Of YssH
and Goods according 10 official retnrns amaunt
in value 10 about one.half and that of o,het
textile fabrics 10 about fourth Of the whole es
our expectations. During HE Presem eentusy
no other branch of industry has made sorspic
progress or been of so great inportance. Ths
consumption Of cotton has gone on 10 The FOL.
lowing ratio annually, in lbs, millions, and
| tcnths: 1 s,.rF ,sfstsoF - :, : -. -.
1915. 1920. 1925. 1880. 1s4o is4s.
500 1903 1868 2476 45s9 $3.50
From returns made at various periods,~s
calculate that there are at present sboui S50,'
600 persons directly engaged IN cotton. factories
independent Of fhe large number Of mechanics
and others who indirectly derive their means Of
| subsistence from the same source. Looking
also to the future we do not think any tfasfd is
likely to advance in greater ratio, as there is'
no material Cor eloshiog likely 10 edmpetei in
cheapnese or utility with cotlol eio,h, and its
consumption will tie augmented not only ID pro-
portion 10 the increase ofpopaiaiion, bot Of eivi.
lization throughout the world. Asrsfsteucsto
the progress Of our shipments to soms Of ths
principal markets is the pas. eoSfrms this.--
For example: ,eg
To India and Chinn millions Of yards. q Ios soS
And in the same years our exports were 307 6 S0V
Connected with this subject il is Of importance
TO look at the prorres of manufacturing in other.
countries Amer:ra is our most tormidable
| rival, and her estimated annual consumption
may now be SET down at 100000 bales : the
quantity generally stated is 530, ,000, but i 10
calculated by well informed parties that about
10000 bales are worked up which DO not pass
the ports, and are therefore not embraced in
the usual computation. 1t is worthy ar renarIs
taking into account the increased weight OF the
packages, that America has now arrived at
what was the consumption Of Great Brtaia pre-.
vious TO the year 1880. During the years that
have ntervyned the progress made in, the States
is even greater than that in, this country. In
1893 the population Of Lowell (ihs principal
seat of the manufacture was only $500 by The
last return Qs46) twas $4,000; and q year
ago there was in this, the Manchesterof Ameri-
CO, s0l, 900 spndles,| s749 loarns. and they
| were consuming weekly 637. 900 ibs. cotton,
which approximates the present consumption
Of Scotland. The Manufacturing Of catIon
goods seems. also, to be progressing rapidly IN
Russia, judging from the quantity offbe raw
| material exported thence from Liverpool and
Hull, which is as follows; 1876, 81 500 taaes;
Ils47, 60, 100 bales; 1s4s, g5, 800 bales: In.
creased supplies are also being sent there Rom
other quarters. Char. Mercury. s7s-.s.,;
M Plus Ultra OF lMpUDEseK. .-Ihs
Washington Globe translates the following from
a letter in German. which we find in the Ne
tional Democrat Of the first Instant lha oc.
currence took place a, Philadelphia in January,
and is as cool piece OF rascality as we have
heard of lately, though our researches 10 the
newspapers have been pretty extensive this
winter: l, .s-s ii ,.,...
4 night or two ago house Ia rather retired
part of the city was broken open without the
least disturbance being given to the inmates.
| They were greatly surprised, though, when
they entered the parlor next morning 10 hnd 4
lighted up. The gas lights were burning bril-
Ianty and the candles about the angles d, The
room were in full blaze. On the table was
empty wine decan;ers and glasses, and among
them lay the family Bible open, with the !ol-
lowing passage in Isaiah, strongly underlined:
CHAPTER Sc, verses 10, IL and l2. -,
ellis watchman are blind /: they are slt ig.
norant, they are all dnmb dogs, they cannot
bark; sleeping, lying down, loving 10 slan,ber.
al. Yes, they are greedy dogs whichc can
never have enough, and they are shepherds that
cannot understand: they all look 10 their own
way. every one from his gain. from his quarter.
"l2. Como ye, say they. I will fates vine
and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and
tomorrow shall be as this day and much more
abundant.
I, is carrying impotence 10 great length, says
the letter. when there's do their stealing With
lhe holy nronhet in heir hands. and in our hi.