The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-28
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The PHILADELPHIA North American SAYS; 1870
Ithas been calculated that between IooO g."
the increase of the exports OF BRUSH az -
to that part of the coast lying between tio a.
and the Portuguese colony OF Loai,o ti.o tba nro
one hundred per cent, and since thaV I'M ptaor
gress made has been much more rapid p;.;
1850 and 1856 the total exports from UredV ID l'"
increased forty per cent, and during 'ue TInd
wears the imports of African produce lh.o Of
have increased sixty per cent. Palm OIL ui!oS "
valuable kinds, ivory, gold, ground NUS Inu,
pepper, rice, coffee sugar, and multitude VI Sod
articles, only waiting market to De pJood
in any quantities The trade in palm OIL Is "lieI d.
valued at ten millions of dollars per annum ~
the most important prospect that OF the supply Vi
cotton. 1t is already manufactured there TO con
siderable extent. Brazil is reported to nave IN iLn-
ported last year quantity Of African made ciItns'
which it would require upwards of seven mlllion n
pounds of cotton to produce In 1856, $3.50
pounds of cotton were sent from AbbeOkuta. lhlS
amount increased, in 1857, to 5j, 400 pounds; ana
in the first six months of the present year, IL
reached UPWARDS of 100, 900 pounds. The whole OF
this has been collected, all the labor performed,
and the responsibility borne, by native Africans
alone
ria have commenced, with much spirit, the cultl-
walton of cotton About seventy acres of land, in
patches of from one to ten acres, or planted in
Montserado county. One OF party OF emigrants,
belong to Columbus, Georgia, sent home lately
from Liberia sample of cotton, of a species which
heads all the time, and he says, good island cot
ton can grow there. Native labor is cheap and
abundant
The subioined extract, from recent letter from
President Benson will tend to show what is doing,
and that it is the intention OF the LbefianS to per-
severe in fine cultivation our great staple:
MoNRovIA, July 18th, 1853.
My Dear Sir:
You have the cordial thanks of Liberians for the
interest Won have manifested for the development
of the agricultural resources of this country espe
ciallv cotton cultivation. Anything like premiums
from the MANCHESTER Cotton Supply Association
would prove great stimulus to that department Of
industry. | fully endorse your every sentiment on
the policy of Liberia exerting herself to become
cotton producing country. Nothing will tend more
to strengthen the bonds between Great Britain and
our republic and raise it in the scale OF respecta
bilitv 7 have been laboring industriouSly ever
since l have been in Office to secure this 0pect-
have strven to keep the subject constantly before
people. encourage them by all possible Justl-
fable means: and | am happy to say that now
feel encouraged. The inhabitants OF the iour eGun-
ties of this republic hav, gone earnestly 10 work at
it. There have been twenty times more cotton
planted by Americo-Liberians this year than ever
before of both native and foreign seed, and | feel
sanguine that its c!tivation will increase each sue
ceeding year.
We received by the May steamer one half ton of
cotton from England, from the Manchester Cotton
Supply Association Notwithstanding it arrived
two months after the proper season, yet have dis
ributed it to each county long since. end the IN
habitants have planted somewhat extensively, but
nothing to compare with what they will do next
year, when they will have plenty of seed at the
proper planting season. | repeat that whatever
be highly appreciated, and will, in'my opinion,
have the desired effect.
Most respectfully, your obedient servant,
STEPHEN A. Benson.