Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-30


Tic consumption cotton has accorngy in
last years the remarkable extent Of three hundred fold and
fold and since the restoration of peace Europe, in
the wear s5 more fold present CONSUMPTION
of raw cotton in British manufactures amounts to full two
t IN ,9cIreTy ept mace Win s 1cres-if he oIeyation
Of spinning conducted in the Europe
before 67 yet is the greater portion Of Southern
Easter Asa-9 600 operatives would required manu-
factur sufficient for Britain the year 1856
according to the processes in use before l'1O
As persons would be required as 60 70 make up the
rega populations Of the three powers Of France Austria and
PRUSSIA In the meanwhile there are employed in the 2O large
British cotton factories OF all kinds 5sy Woren, VINO gene
ally erve merely tenders Of the machinery, which works with
g 90 steam, and 9lSl water horse power, 2OoOOO sPndes
It calculat that each horse poTer averages taf Of 10 men
hemaehnery being frequently kept working during the night
sesm engines OF England and scuana accomplish more win
single horse power than the old ones and it, in the year
1870 each hsre power calculated average to work 25
Spndes by loJo had increased 70 80 spndes me pay Of
sful Wormen has advanced with the improvement Of the
1000 pindles but at present to lO0 2OO and accordingly
pay of the best spne las increased from 2Os per
million derives its support almost exclusively from this
branch Of industry either for individual services or as relatives Of
the operatives and thus the fourteenth part Of the population Of
the country indebted for ts subsistence to the various uses Of
cotton,
The following is extracted from letter Of commercial house
in Cncinnati
'The alarm as to short crops in the West has in great
subsd The crisis passed and the worst fears are over
The Wheat crop will be good one in Ohio and the adjoining
States. 1t may somewhat injured, but in croang than
reality Our friends Michigan say that their State has
Oa crop will be very large and to the Corn crop, failure
this the history Of this country half
crop will he quite a. much as We shall want this year Most
he upands have @ planted and viii yield we'll The scioto
valley which is great Corn producing country, not planted
last year until after the 10th Of July, and yet very large
gathered ourth Of the crop Indiana plan
Goth Of June The feeling general that the
But confess while did feel that the windoWs Of
the heaven had been oped and no ark built, cattle
he bright sunshine that has prevailed for week has done
much dspel the gloom which hung agricultural inter
ets Ehlle oter crops may no" 1 Regarded as SAFE sesonaoie
fall will make the Corn equally safe and will reward the toll
1.-The effect Of small crops would make money scarce the
West this fall and winter coming but there fears at all
feed the whole United States twelve months if the present crop
failure, and there also large quantity Of old Corn yet
unsod We feel angnne to good times for our adethe
coming fall and winter
The Cincinnati Gases generally wellnformed upon such
matteF predicts crop Of fifty mOas of bushels Of this
year in Ohio,
Of -four that port from December h last to June ed J.
34OlI bills the exports l3 bbls during time
and adds.
The stock the Of January variousIy estimated
from 650 to $4,000 bbls, the latter being figures
Since that date the published receipts have exceeded the exports
according the above table, GA s bbl; to the latter be
ply for the local and domestic trade dependent this market
If We take the lowest January estimate Co.'s $50 bills given in
the by Mr.. Tafton) the supply will be AS bbls.
How much Of Ans has T consumed To dis date each one must
judge for himself opinions of the present stock from 800
coo to 100000 bbls.
The Tribune discusses the prospects of the fall trade
as follows:
We Mr. Secretary assured by his
advisers they may he, the imports Of the
fall just before be very heavy, and that he
safely calculate large receipts from Customs during the later
months Of this year. We for expecting large in
portatons during part Of this year; and quite
hat such shall he made they will prove disastrous to the i'm
porrs and probably to the exporters as WELL The naked truth
that the country is condition buy literally Of foreign
falrcs and they shall nevertheless he bought, they must
main, extent unpaid for The foods and pouring rains
Of the Spring months have OvOwe and devastated hundreds Of
thousands Of most fertile rendering it morally certain
that they yield harvest this year. The wheat, especially
the and Midwest likely suffer severely from
Indian corn the planted is considerably less than
usual, and much Of that planted has roei in the ground
likely he caught by early Ost Then the necessity Of send
ing large portion Of grain crop quest af market
is keep the range Of prices very low The average prices
producers have the last eight months been
half those the previous and little prospect Of
decided improvement. OF course the lace robes
and mantas, could literally purchas
ed when the Upper Mississippi worth f cents
bushel ard wheat adOar and quarter out Of the question
when sells there for twenty and wheat for city
Atlanta Market, June 26.
BAcoN-Car Sides 90 lO5c; Shoulders 60 &c; Hams
~ to SIC; hog round 81 to DC.
LARD-In barrels l01l to 1O3{c, kegs il Z to &c
CoRN-6O to &c 2 bushe and in good demand.
FIoUR-superfne Sis . sack; extra Family 50 sack
PHARMACISTS h.