Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-03-31

With regard to any material difference of quail
Ity in Guano from the Chincha Islands Ito which
my remarks mited,) feel satisfied that It
does not exist In the general of one cargo
with another An analysis is made upon too small
"a quantity to be guide for a cargo In selecting
handful here and there for ANALYSIS some differ
ence might be found, the same as in cargo of
copper ore from one NINE !; but [ am persuaded
that the valuable ingredients will be found to ex-
list in nearly equal quantities in every hundred
tons of this Guano. Situated as the deposites are
on elevated rocky islands, they are free from any
mixture Of sand, or contact with water-conse-
quently, no depreciation arise from these
causes in any part of the deposites 1t is also well
known that rain never falls on the Islands, thus
rendering the surface Of the depostes quite as per-
feet as at considerable depth.
The Peruvian Government have satisfied itself
through numerous examinations of competent per-
sons, of the truth of the above remarks and there
fore acts upon the fact that one cargo is equally
valuable as another, and gives one and the same
limit for all, whether sent to England, u States,
or other markets.
| know to certainty, from personal observa-
walton, that better Guano is not sent to England
than comes to the United States, (cven supposing
la difference eXsted,) for as the vessels arrive at
the Islands from Callao, (where the charters are
made by the various companies who have the right
lof exporting Guano to sell abroad, for account of
the Government they are obliged to take turns
in loading, according to the dates of arrival, and
all loaded from the same banks or deposits of
Guano, and sail for their various destinations so
soon as full.
If law should be passed requiring Peruvian
Guano to be sold by analysis, which can only be
partially made, it will have the effect Of greatly
curtaling the trade of this valuable article in
Maryland, and subject the farmers to the addition
al expense of obtaining it from New York, where
all would in such be deposited, and all this
without obtaining further security as to quality,
than they now possess for they would thus receive
the very same Guano which otherwise would have
been landed in Baltimore directly from the Islands,
My motive for placing this view of the subject
before your farmers, is, that, Agent in the Uni
ted States for the sale of Peruvian Guano would
not send cargoes Of it to Baltimore under the I'M
certainty of what might be the result of partial
analysis, for should it prove such as to make its
ruvian Government, would be obliged to take it
from Baltimore, at great expense, and rather
than subject myself to such risk, | would order
all vessels to discharge in New York, or in the
ports of Virginia, by which means, the supplies
required by Maryland would reach her at an in
creased expense, and Baltimore would lose valu-
able trade which she now has, to Virginia, Della
ware. &c.
feel confident these remarks will have due con-
sideration from Dr. Higgins, whose interesting re-
port have read with much attention, and whose
interest seeing justice done to the farmers high
ly commendable, but upon reflection, | think he
will agree with me, that in Peruvian guano there
is no reason why law is required to protect the
farmer when he receives the genuine article.
am glad to the Doctors statement, that no
case of adulteraton in this country has come to
his knowledge, and although l confidently believe
all dealers too honorable to adopt such deception,
even were it otherwise, | think the public have
little to fear on this ground as the supplies of in
ferior Guanos have now become nearly exhausted,
and in a short time we shall cease to see them
imported.
Respectfully your ob't servant,
THEODORE w. RILEY