The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-09-14
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The timo has now arrived, when a safe
estimate eanay emads Of thee ofls52,
i brought. circumstances which
borelupoI tho Rmarkes, and the quantity
left sunconsumed; ami from these, deduc-
lions may be drawn ln regard TO the pres:
poets of 1853. In our compilation. we
shall refer TO many statistical tables be-.
fore usi but principally to those of
the New Orleans P1ces Current, which
we lave always found worthy Of being re-
lied upon.
Thcreiis now no doubt but that the last
crop is the largest ever produced in the
Uritcd States, exceeding by at least 200,-
600 bales that of the year previous, which
is the next largest: Yet, notwithstanding
this large increase,tlie prices of the earlier
part OF the season which ranged for good
mIdding 10 fair at from 10 to I l cents were
steadily maintained throughout with very
little variation, and those mostly caused
IRON local circumstances. In addition to
the great increase Of the American crop,
the importation info Great Britain from In
dIa, for, the first six months of the present
year, rcac he'd 266,S96 bales, against 4,Ol9
bales in tic same period the year previous,
making the supply in England in those
months. according to circular of Liver
pool house, 2,ls2, ,250 bales, being an excess
OF 39G,2s7 bales over the supply for the
same period last year; Of the amount re-
cclrcd from America there has been a
slight filling of; notwithstanding an in-
crease of consumption. The supply for
the continent of Europe has not been as-
ccrtaned with any certainty, but is suppo-
scd to exceed that Of the proceeding year,
when the amount taken for consumption
III the Whole Of Europe, (including Great
Britaln.) il stated at 3,077,7l2 bales, to
winch if added the consumption in tile U.
States in the samo pcroid-say 65O,000
bales. VIC have 3,723,000 as the consurnp.
ton OF that year, against a supply. inclu-
ding stock on hand stated to have amount
ed to 4,299.43S bales. This shows a
healthy market and warrants us in encour-
aging the cheering belief that whatever
may be tho result Of the present crop, pri-
ccs must be maintained. With regard to
the prospects of the growing crop no cor
rect estimate can yet be made, we can only
add. that throughout the country, planting
was thrown backward by the late Spring,
and should an early frost ensue great injury
may be dune; planters have also had to
contend against season Of extreme
drought, followed by heavy rains which
mus. have been injurious to their crops*
Before closing this article we would call
attention IL, the appended extract from the
New Orleans Prices Current, its remarks
may not be applicable to our planters here,
but is nevertheless worth noting.
MINED CorToN GINNING. S.c,-We
have repeatedly called the ctteution OF
planters 10 the necessity of more care in
the packing Of Cotton, SO That the ,mlxing
ofthc different qualities in the same bale
may he avoided, and we recur to the sub
jcct again, with Increased earnestncss, as
the evil is mostveXatious one, and is still
constantly complained of, to the great det-
rimcnt of the trade. Another evil, of a
gravcr character. is loudly complained of,
nnd this is one which it behoovcs every
honest planter and factor 10 dscountenance
and expose. We allude to fa Sc packing,
,,,li,.l, 80 ILL
10 resort TO; with evident view to defraul.
In these eases the discovery of the dcfraud
is seldom made until the bales are opened
at the manufacturers mill, in most in
stances in some foreign country, and then
the fnctors have sent back upon them GER
tiicatcs and reclamatinns, with their at
tendant veXatinus, d;sputalions and loss
So .rcat has this evil become that we
have hecn specially addressed on the sub
jnct by respectable house at Manchester,
EnGlaud from whose letter we take the
following extract: "You would subscrvc
the interest of many parties if you would
call the planters attention to the injurious
practice OF false packing Of Cotton. !, has
been carried TO such an extent this season,
particularly in the lower grades, that spin
ncrs actually prefer buying East India
Cotton. as they yield less waste than ordi-
nary Cotton OF American growth, with the
false packing prevailing this season." We
also had occasion, in tn" early part of the
season, to refer to very general complaint
abont The manner in which Cotton was
gi"ned. A very large proportion of the
early receipts were wha, is called "nap-
ped which was supposed to result from
the Cotton being ginned in a damp state
and with too much haste. The result o
this was considerable loss TO the planter
aS many bale was classed and sold as
Good Middling or Midding Fair. that but
for this defect would have sold as Fair or
Fully Fair, at a difference of l-2 to Sd
OF cent per ID.
''Thc total receipts Of the new crop in New
Orleans up To tho first September, amounted tc
only al bales against SOFT bales to the sam,
tlme last year; this however may be caused il
great measure by the prevalence of the epi
demic in that city.