Washington telegraph., 1855-10-24

times still called Bored, from the cotton of
Georgia having been formerly cleaned with
the Indian cotton-bow Though shorter in
the staple and unequal, this is white in col
or, much esteemed, and forms the bulk of
the cotton Of commerce. The staple is TO
l Il inches in length The best kinds are
fit for spinning as high as No. 50. some
higher; the shorter kinds are worked up
into No. 80. ard other coarser yarns; but mix
ed with good Egyptian or with Pernambuco
cotton. even these can be spun into higher
numbers. Under the microscope, fbres ap-
pear less twisted than others. some as cvlin-
dric fbres with many twists. of the width
of about 1-1400,h of an inch thin and
broad
EGYPTEAN.-The best Egyptian cotton
ranks next to Sea Island in quality and
length of staple. though it is not usually so
well cleaned. 1t vas only about the year
1921 that the Pasha began the cultivation.
by importing seed from America and the
Mediterranean aud from Brazil.
These different kinds may. therefore, be
met with in cultivation there, though the
Sea Island yields the best kind of cotton.
called lTajto. which is used here like that
kind for the finest yarns It has a staple of
l IA TO l % inches in length, from IL
500 TO l-2000h Of an inch in breadth. uni
form, spiTO-cylindrical, thin aud broad
Some excellent cotton has been sent from
Port Natal; that from the island of Bour-
bon used formerly to be much esteemed.-
Some has also come from the west coast of
Africa.
WEST INDEAN.-The West Indies sup
piled England with the largest quantity of
cotton in the eighteenth century but the
cultivation was neglected when sugar be-
came more profitable. and the imports have
greatly fallen Of. But the cotton is long
stapied, silky, and may be produced of
quality equal to Sea Island Bourbon
cotton is the same species that is cultivated
in the West Indies. The cotton of Porto
Rico was az one time considered to be the
best; that Of St Domingo has been spun into
No. 100 yarn; and some Of the finest cotton
ever grown vas in Tobago By Dir. Robly.
between I7S9 and 1892 The cotton of
Barbados. Guadaloupe. and Jamaica. were
also highly esteemed Bryan Edwards
(History Of the West Indies, 1882 men
tions green-seeded cotton, from which the /
cotton can only be separated by hand In
teriOr kinds, or shOrt-stapled cottons. may,
therefore. be imported from these islands |
DIR. Ure describes the St Domingo cotton /
as composed of narrow twisted ribbons from !
1-1000ih to 1-1200Jh Of an inch. with
few hattering cylinders and some spiry f. /
bres.
SoUTH ArERICAN CoTToN-In the year
1850. Mr. Bryan Edwards states that '.thc /
finest grained and most perfectly cleaned /
cotton which was brought to the English /
market was, be believed, that of the Dutch !
plantations Of Berbice, Demerara, and Surf /
nam, and of the Island of Cayenne -
and that this cotton sold at that time for two
shilliDgs a pound. The first importations /
of cotton are stated to have first taken place
from Maranham in the year 1871. The |
Pernambuco was soon afterwards sent, Of
so fine and superior q quality as to be I
highly esteemed. and Its price ranked next
to Sea Island. The staple Is long and fine.
generally well cleaned. glossy, some with /
yellowish tinge; spins into. stout
warn, and is esteemed By hosiers Tt con-
tinues 10 be imported into England from
all these places. as well as from Bahio,
MaceiO, Para, also from Peru; inferior
qualities from Carthageua. The fibre is in
length about 6-10 to l Is of an inch
is cylindricO-spiral, about 1-1500th to 1-2,-
OO0th Of an inch in diameter; some with
few twisted ribbons and warty excreseences
on the sides Of the flaments.
EAST INDIAN CorroN-Considerable,
though varying quantities OF cotton. we have
seen, are imported from India 1t varies
great deal as obtained from different dis
tricts: is esteemed for Its color, though all
is short-stapled, and generally sent in a dir
tv state TO market In those of this cQun-
tTv it Is known by name of Surats, Madras
and Bengal. while the name S5ratS is often
used as a general term for Indian cottons
Some Of this cotton is of good quality and
fit for general purposes. while the great
mass is only bought when American cotton
IS dead. The cottons Of Surat, Of Broach.
and of Berar are all included under the
name of Suyats. forming the kinds which
are most esteemed here. The co;tons of
Clutch, of Candeish, etc, are likewise ex-
ported from Bombay. whence also England
obtains the cotton Of Coompta, which is
produced in the southern Mahrattaern coun-
try and in the most southern part of Berar
These are also cOttOns naturally of good
quality. Under The head Of Madras, the
cottons of Salem, Coimbatore and Tinnivel-
Il are included, which rank higher than the
cottons Of Bellary. Guntoor. and the ceded
districts Bengal eottOns include those
from the northwest provinces. from Bundle
cund, as well as what Is imported from Nag
more and Berar. The latter kinds are of
the same quality as are exported from Bom-
BAY: bat they are generally used up by the
wearers Of the upper parts of the Bengal
presidency. Some Bourbon COTTON is also
exported from Madras, the produce chiefly