The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-04-05
Statistics of Cotton.


The following brief items OF the history Of
cotton for about hundred years--l73O to
lS36-will be read and referred to with in
terest -
1880 Mr.. Wyatt spins the FIRST cotton
yarn in England by machinery.
1875. The Dutch first export cotton from
Suirnam.
17I2. First mill for spinning cotton erec-
ted at Birmingham. moved by mules or hor-
ses but not successfn. in It's operations.
17l9. The fly skuttle generally used in
Eaglnl.
1856. Cotton yclvets and quiltings made
in England for the first time.
176l Arkwrisht obtiincd the first patent
for the spinning frame. which he further In
proved.
1853. The stocking frame applied by
Hammond to tho making Of lace
1913. A bill passed to prevent the export
Of machinery used in cotton factories.
l779 Mule spinning invented by llar-
grave.
1882. First import of raw cotton from
Brazil into England
1872. Watt took out his patent for the
steam-engiue.
1888 \ bounty granted in England on
certain cotton gools
1885. Power looms invented by DR.. Cart
wright = s.eam-engines used in cotton fac
tories.
1885. Cotton imported into England from
thc United States.
1856 Bleaching first performed BY the
agency Of the oxymuriatic acid.
1857. First machinery to spin cotton put
in operation in France.
1883. Sea Island cotton first planted in
the United States aud upland cotton first
cultivated for use and export about this time.
1879. Slater, an Englishman built the
first American cotton factory at Partucke''
Il l.
1892. Eli Whitney, an American, inycnt
the co,ton-gin. which he patents.
1898. First mill and machinery for cot
ton erected IN Switzerland.
1893. Spinning by machinery introduced
in Slxony this year.
1893. First cOtton.faetory built in New
Hampshire.
lS0j. Power looms successfully an! vide
Is introduced into England.
1897. TIE revelation in Spanish America
begins to furnish new markets for eotiOn
manufactures
1910. Digest of cntton manufactures in
the United $ ates by Mr.. Glliatin. and an
Other by Mr. Trenche Cox, Of Philai ,lPhla.
1911. Machinery to make bOLbln lace
patented by john Byrn.
1913. Tho India trade more free. aud
more British manufacturers sent thithcr j.
1911. III, power loom first introduced
into the United States; FIRST at Waltham.
1918. Average price of cotton III cents
higher than sirce 1910. New method 81
prep,ring sewing by Holt.
1919. Extraordinary price for Alabama
cotton land..
1870 Steam power first applied with sue
cess extensively to lace manufactures.
1922. First cotton factory IN LoWcl'
erected
lS23 Frst export Of raw cotton from
Egypt into Great Britain. -
+ 1875 In New Orleans cotton at from -
/ to - cents per pound.
4 1875. Self.acting mule spinner patented
IN England by Roberts.
4 1871. American cotton manufactures FIRST
exporlcl to any considerable extent
1899. Highest duty in the United States
on f,rcisn manu- actures.
i 1889. About this time Mr. Dyer introdu
ced machine from tue United States lit,
England, f,r the purpose Of making cards
1882. Doty on cotton goods imported IN
to the United States reduced and IN Eng
land it IS forbid to employ minors in cotton
mills. 10 work more than ten hours per day
or nine hours on Saturday; in consequence
they work at something else.
1885. Cotton at IL cents.
1885. Extensive purchases made OF cottor
lands by spectators and others.
1896. Cotton from Is to % cents.