New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-01


when they desire to make comparisons
As we before remarked, the complaints regard
ing sandy and dusty cotton continue to multiply.
The following resolutions, which were adopted at a
meeting of spinners and others held in Manchester
(Eng.) on the 4th of October, may be taken into
consideration by planters those interested in the
great trade.
The subject of the large proportion of sand in
the recent import of American cotton having of
late engaged the attention of the Liverpool Cotton
Brokers' Association, deputation from that body
waited upon the American Chamber OF Commerce
on the 9Th to present the following resolutions:
The committee appointed to consider the subject
(opportunely brought before the notice of the
citation by Mr.. Cares Lottery of the increasing pre-
valence of sand admXed with the cotton imported
from the United States have decided to recommend
to the association the adoption of the following
solutions, viz: Resolved
That tile admxture of sand and dust with Amer
lean cotton has become an ntOlerable nuisance
and grievance.
was almost wholly unknown, the great bulk of our
imports of American cotton, especially from New
Orleans is now more or less mixed with sand in all
gradations from slight sprinkng to the extent of
3d. 40 and even so 39ct. of the weight of the bale.
That of the 200 900 900 bales received this year by
Great Britain from the United States it is probable
that the sand and dust form portion equivalent to
the weight of 100000 bales.
That the admixture, by increasing the expense
of carriage and freight, of the cleaning processes
at the MILL and the wear and tear of the machinery,
seriously enhances the cost of the cleaned material
and is therefore, deeterous to the interest alike of
the consuming public, the manufacturer, the mer-
chant and the spinner.
That the recent origin of this evil, its gradual in
crease from year to year, and its extension over q
very large portion of the cotton-growng surface of
the United States forbid the supposition Of its rise
from mere seasonal causes, and render it probable
that it is susceptible of easy remedy so soon
the fact becomes sufficiently public.
That the admiXture causes in this market de-
probation of the article considerably greater even
than is proportional to the weight of the sand and
dust it contains, owing to the unwillingness of the
spinner to subject his operatives and machinery to
the injurious influences consequent upon the intro
duction of those ingredients into the mill
That deputation be appointed to wait upon the
American Chamber of Commerce with these reso-
lutions, and to request that chamber to use It's
utmost influence in the United States to remedy
the evil complained of.
[Signed] Roger WATERHousE President.
JAS. II. MACRAE Vice-President.
| WM. CLARE.
ISAAC B. COOKE,
| ID. G. BUCHANAN.
| There was very large attendance of members
| of the American Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Pick
ering in the chair, and the whole matter was very
| fully gone into, Mr.. Hamilton, Mr.. Martini Mr..
Rathbone Mr.. Forget, Mr.. Sellars, and other gen
temen took part in the discussion, and every dis
position was shown on the part of the chamber to
further the object the deputation had in view. The
resolutions will be printed and forwarded to the
various associated chambers in America and it is
hoped that such publicity will go far to put down
so reprehensible a practice.
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