The southern press., 1851-10-29
To the Cotton Planter. Of south Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S. c. Oct, 81, 1851.

CHARLESTON, y. u. Oct, II, 1881.
We take much interest in referring you 10
the communications above, from our highly re.
spected consul at Amsterdam, and the very re-
sponsible and ancient house Of Messrs. Harsten
Brothers, Of the same city. The frequent de.
rangements in the cotton trade, and the revul-
irons in prices 10 which that valuable Southern
staple has been periodically exposed, has re.
peatedly elected consultations and conventions,
on the part of the planting interests to penetrate
the causes and apply the remedy. The disease
is in the speculative opinion circulated in ad.
vance on conjectural estimates Of long or shori
crop stimulating and depressing prices, as the
estimate may fall short Of or greatly exceed the
consumption.
The speculalions which follow, promote
another arrangement in the cotton operations,
by centralizing nearly the entire production in
Liverpool and New York. In the closet sym
pathy in their commercial relations, the Ameri.
can city may be considered trading suburb Of
the British emporium Of raw and manufactured
cottons. A corrective, IL 10 thought, may be
found in distributing the production, by the
most direct avenues, 10 various marts of con-
sumption.
Thus far, although England, among our for.
eign customers, manufactures not 10 exceed one.
half Of the crop Of American cottons, she 30 con.
trives, through the influence Of her commanding
capital and commercial sagacity, TO concentrate
in Liverpool most Of what is required for the
consumption Of Europe. The continental manu-.
facturerer is thus forced 10 purchase In Liver.
pool, instead Of In our Southern marts. BY
this process Of monopoly, large stocks Of cot
ton are annually accumulated in the English
emporium, cheapening the cost Of that staple 10
the British manufacturer, and, on a reexporf
Of Supposed surplus, taking the continental
consumer and the American producer Any
measures, therefore, which would lead 10 the dis.
tribution, by direct intercourse with many mar.
kets, what each may consume Of couons, in ex-
change for the commodities they are prepared TO
offer 10 return, would, 10 some extent, remedy
the revulsions which concentration at n single
point produce, and as supply and demand are
made TO harmonize, would, in time, lead TO
more healthy trade, and 10 more steady and re
munerating prices. The annually increasing con-
sumption OF cottons in Europe, has awakened
the interests Of the ancient commercial capitals.
Of Amsterdam, Hamburg and Bremen. With
unlimited available means, the merchants Of
these ports seek TO receive more regular and
direct inter- curse with the producing States OF
the South. II is not the interest Of the cotton
planters, therefore, 10 encourage in the begin |
ming, these new and more direct commercial In |
ierchsngesI particularly, as il will weaken mo |
nopoly, multiply the markets for their produc. |
tons, and not interrupt the accustomed mode Of
selling through a responsible agent, without ad /
ditional cost the change will only be rs to the f
place Of selling, with the prospects Of less
speculation, and Of more regular remunerating
prices,
The letter and the authority Of the consul at
Amsterdam, explain the desire Of the merchants
Of that ancient city, now controlling the trade of
The Baltic, 10 reciprocate IN pruleptly regu
lated commerce Of mutual interest, and 10 afford
The facilities necessary to stimulate il into exist
snce The consumption Of raw cottons In the
department. Of the Rhine, Is now estimated al
rom $50 to 100000 bales. On the entire con.
inent it is said to amount 10 GOO 900 bales ex.
'epting what is shipped and sold in the Havre
market The largest portion of the above sup
Wy is purchased In Liverpool, which indirect
ransit to the places of consumption is double
rbute paid by both producer and continental
Ia addition, the consumption oil
arms (Which England monopoizes through The
rec port Of BremenD Is beyond estimation
This 6rst conversion Of the raw cottons into the
|sefu purposes Of life, with the enhanced value