The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15
CAMDEN AND THE MARKETS.


We paid short visit to Camden during the
past week, and had the pleasure Of meeting
with several Of our intimate friends of that
place, and some too, who were formerly resi-
dents of Lancaster. The cotton market we
found in capital state of excitement. Cot
ton buyers, We have never known moro an.
xious, or eager for trade, than ut present,
and the good prices that thcy are paying
should certainly be very consoliug TO our
country friends, who are groaning under the
prospect of q very short harvest There is
n good deal of competition in the market
geveral new buyers have commenced business
i'll Camden, and the quotations there, show
that Camden is about as good a market as
any in the State this side of Charleston. On
Thursday, 9th inst, the best cotton that VIC
heard Of gold that day, brought III. We
have before us the quotations Of the Coum.
bla Market for the day previous oct. s;h,)
when l2b Is put down as the highest The
Charleston Market for same day (Oct. 8th,)
quotes for middIing fair l2s. Whether there
was any considerable advance upon these
two last quotations, one day later (Oct 9th,)
can be seen by referring to our market re.
ports received by Mondays mail
Camden is, we think, The best market for
our country. The eNhorLitan, prices charg-
ed by the South Carolina Rail Road for
freight, together with the other expenses at
tending the s,rdng of cotton to Charleston,
would probably more than ovcrbalance the
increased price received mt the latter
| place over Camden. Besides there is no
risk OF damage or delay upon Rail Road,
failure OF Factors, &c, &c. Columbia ,s
out OF the question, for To SAY nothing of
! the Inconvenience Of getting produce there.
| they rny but little or no more for it. i'm n
general way, than can be got in Camdcn-
| We have heard 4 good deal about the down.
ward tendency of Camden, but so long us il
Is TO our interest TO go thcre--so long Us
they make II good market for IL, il is not
Tor us to point out her lack of cntcrprisr
and Improvement.
The opinion prevails to n considerable en-
| tent, that cotton will continue TO advance
Tor some time yet, and there is good deal
| 10 SUSTAIN this assumption. The crop is
undoubtedly Short--fully one third perhaps
oe'ow an evrr"gc-thc supply on hand is
! small, and the financial and commercial NJ.
| ti.lis of the world arc in much better cundi.
ilon than they were twelve months ago. All
these things, added TO which, is the co.,tinu.
eel growth OF consumption, renders it proba |
bic at least, that in few months cotton will
COMMAND even higher figures than it does at
present. Had We large supply on hand,
however, we would not keep il. Something
like the old adagc: "a bird ip the hand"
&C, would prompt us TO make sure of do
ing well, for there are great many matters |
brewing IN the Politic;,! world. and especial |
" In our own country, that may terminate |
so ns to tell very disastrously upon our pres |
cnt bright Gnancal prospects
Groceries are extremely high We con- |
verScd with some intelligent dealers in !
Camden, who stated that on m oycrogr |
t"kirg both heavy and fancy groceries, that |
they paid ut least thirty five per cent morn
Tor them than they paid for the same goods |
tMo years ago; and the prospect is fairly in
favor of some of The leading articles going
up still higher than they are at present.
ms Is another terrible Offset TO the prcba. |
bic high prices TO be received for the pres |
ent crops of cotton, and considering this in |
addition TO the falling off iE quantity, we |
are probably no better of than we have been |
ordinarily, even though the present good |
prices for our staple article are sustained.
We Lad the pleasure of meeting with our |
friend i. J. WARREN, Of the .Joarlial, whom |
VIC fou.'d in good spirits. He is a candi. |
date Success 10 himD for an Office of prof,
within the gift Of the people, aod it would
be II hard matter for kershaw, or any other
section, {" elect more trusty public servant, |
Than The present Editor of the journal would |
make. The JoHr0qi is an old paper-has !
an able conductor at its head, and as Cam. |
oen is naturally our market place, il should !
be well circulated through Lancaster. Our
people will find it worth TO them rrca,
deal more than the small amount REQUIRED
as subscription.
There is but one Hotel now in Camden. |
the Mansion House." kent Ev Mr. +. G. |
Robinson. The place formerly supported |
two or three, and we think that Others now
might DC made source of profit to the pro-
pr'etors. The Present proprietor of the |
Mansion House, we have ever found n very |
accommodating host, and keeps n good |
House, though he has nothing to stimulate
him in the way of com petition.