The true Democrat., 1856-12-16
The False Packing nf Co,,cn

a"e r u!se fdcalES Jf Cotton.
 The following is statement which has just been put forth on behalf of the Liverrool American Chamber of Commerce and the Cot ton Brokers Association on this subject:
 10 He Chombers of Commerce Of Nea0 Or,e,oe
 Mo6F(e, Charleston aod Styuaaal, aud 10 az
 eo"cerael n Gle Coa1n tyale of Ae Uaitcd
 Stttes:
 me magnitude and importance of the com merce of Great Britain with the Tinted Ststas Ill the article Of cotton is sufficiently known ana to those who are acquainted with the de- ta'IS oi the trade It IS matter of satisfaction that the machinery by which the distribu5io., or so enormous quantity of material is attecl- ed has, up 10 this time worked so smoothIv owing to the honorable character of all com cerned, from the planter to the manufacturer 'uS Ill oraer to sustain the character of the uaue, ana to retain the mutual confidence "uch h"S nitherto existed, 1t is essential that every sample of cotton offered in ,bo ,n,,I.ot should fairly represent tile quality of tbc hnIIS from which It Is taken, as every deviation from, this rule tends to create distrust. Of lato bo,g- ever, so many instances of careless nacl-ino having occurred, causing a discrepancv batuooI tine sample and the bulk that serions loss hoe been sustained, both by the manuG,ctnrar ana the merchant, and it has become A dutv to colI the attention, not only of the American nlant- els and factors, whose reputation is therehv in Jured, but also of the trade ocneraIlv to 4bo present growing increase in the proportion of irregular and false packed bales, and to in yite V"'l s0'iouS cohslderatOn to the evils which mus. i"e' itaoiy Follow the continuance of the P'"cVloe, ana to solicit their assistance in check ing 1t.
 !. lh most cases, the irregular packing is only discovered when the bale has reached ;ts nIt; mate destination and is opened bv the mann facturer, and the trouble. cost and incon veniance of re.packing and returning the bale. and tbe trouble and difficulties which attend the prose- cutlon of his claim have areuuently induced him to bear the loss in silence Similar reasons have prevailed with the merchant, to suffer the 'oSs resulting from such cotton, returned by the hiaiuiaclureT, rather than resort to the tedious ana oltet useless process of seeking redress aSainst the planter abroad. It is on this ac- count tnat so lew instances have occurred in WHICH the real offender has borne the conse- quehces ol ms neglect, and, presuming on this lRloeafahce, lRl the evl complained of has, from careessness or otherwise, increased to such an extent that, in a large ptoportion of shipments received in Liverpool, instances of false or ire sular packing are discovcred, and occasionally "hole parcels consisting of twenty, fifty, and even one hundred baes are found mixed in inc bale, and sometimes plated; in other words the outer layer, from which the sample is taken, is more or less superior in quality to the interior of tue bale. It Is to be hoped that all parties VIII see the urgent necessity of promptly CO., operating to stop and remoNe this serious and increasing evil, which will otherwise disorpa- nize the trade, and destroy that mutual trust and confidence, without which such an impor- tant and extensive branch of commerce cannot be carried on. THOMAS STELLAR,
 fTesadent Anaer1coa Chanl5er of Conana9rce. THOMAS HAIGH,
 Fres'delt Cotton Brokers Association.