Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05

]. That supply Of cotton (erclsdng the United Saes
has for many years been decidedly, though reguary de-
cressing.
2. That supply of cotton from all quarters Concluding
the United Sates available for home consumption, has Of
late years been falling off the Of 1000 bales week
while consumption has been increasing, during the
period, at the rate Of 5000 bales week.
g. That the United States is the only country where the
growth of cotton the increase and that there it
does not increase average than three per cent
per annu, go 900 bales annually which is barely suf
Gent to supply the demand for its increased consump
ton and for the continent Of Europe.
a. That no stimulus of price materially augment this
annual increase in the United States the planters always
grow as much cotton the negro population pick and
the negro population does not increase than three
cent. annually.
8. That consequently if the cotton manufacture of Great
Britain is ALL only be enabled to do by
applying great stimulus to the growth Of cotton in other
countries adapted for the culture.
The changes which have taken place within the memory
Of many living, says the Economist Sin the countries
whence have derived supplies of cotton are
markabe. In the infancy of manufacture our chie
supply came from the Mediterranean, especially from Smyrna
and Malta Neither of these places now sends US more than
few chance bags occasionally In the last century the West
Indies principal In 1885, out Of TO- 000 000
pounds imported $1,000 600 from Smyrna and the
from the West Indies. In lS4s received only abou
1900 bales from the West Indies. BRAZIL began to send
cotton in $751; and the supply thence continued to increase
though regulary, till 1880, since which time it has faleE
off one-ha About 1922 Egyptian cotton began to in
considerable quantities. its cultivation having been introduced
that country years previous The import exceeded
bales the average Of the last three years has
not been third Of that quantity Cotton has always been
grown largely in Hndostan but did send much Eng
land till about thirty years ago. In the five ending 1924
the yearly average imports SO, 500 bales in ls4l il
reached 274 900 bales and may be roughly estimated al
200 600 bales year" The for the falling off in the
supply Of cotton from Brazil Hndostan, and Egypt is said
to be the depreciation in price, which, says the Economist,
equal to per 1889 y this depreciation hav
ing directed capital and labor into other channels and pre-
vented bulky article cotton from being grown for
warded This is particularly the case in Brazil and India
where freight and carriage form large proportion of thu
price of coongood roads, convenient vehicles and safely
navgabe being yet desdrata in the cotton growing
districts Of both countries. The West Indies Africa, ant
Australia regarded the countries which are to supply
the increasing demands of British manufacturers at leas
much of them would prevent any serious difficulties
case of deficiency in your CROP The importance Of THU
subject both countries must justify to your readers o
saying SO much about it.
The returns Of the Board of Trade for the month ending
9th November again show remarkable results The exports TO
the month are upwards Of than those of thu
corresponding month of last year. The specific increase
decrease each production is shown by the following table
the only fahgs off in three articles Of comparatively mi
nor Importance This table has been compared with the Off
cial returns and is specifically correct:
DECLARED VALUE OF EXPECTATIONS.