The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-12-29
Total cost of flax rowing ready for the

l. otai cost OF max rowing retuv LOT the
spinning frameS,,.. SC
The cost Is estimated only to the
wing condition, because. from this point on
ward the cost of both flax and cotton are
the same; that is when the flax is first pre-
pared pure and white, as is doue by the new
process
Now cotton rowing, at the average price
Of cotton, costs fully I3c. per lb.. leaving
here a margin OF 81 cents per 10. with flax
straw al s. per ton, the price paid here, and
If pulled flax. at so per ton used,
there would sdll be margin of 3 cents per
10. III favor of linen.
1t would be advisable of course in com
rnancing the linen manufacture In this coun-
try to first make coarse goods, such as bags,
osnaburgs, burlaps, heavy twilings, heavy
drills, sheetiugs aud goods for common out
side SUNNI p wear. To these may be added
twue yarns for hosiery, Nc, all coming In
competition with cotton.
But if our Northern capitalists should hesl-
tate To 90 into the manufacture of linens,
they may enter upon bagsing, for covering
cotton bales, now for the first time being
made from uurotted flax at Eaton, Ohio, or
bale rope aud other cordago from either flax
or unrottol hemp. Bagsing or rope can be
made much cheaper Of flax than hemp, and
large profits may be expected from this bus
mess for a long period. Il Will require over
20 large factories to supply the 10 millions
Of wards required 10 cover the cotton crop,
Tor which now the kentucky and India bag
ging are used. The average price OF the
former in the Louisville market for the last
ten wears has been over Ia cents per yard,
while tue latter cannot be laid down IN this
country for less than ten cents per yard -
The price of the Kentucky bsgsing (maie
OF hemp) hardly ever goes more than one
cent per yard above cost, and th 5 is gener-
ally considered fair profit.
The cost of Kentucky bagsing stands
about thus:
Cost of lbs. hemp av. Sc. per yard. Ii
Cost of spinning and weaving ..........-2'
Total per yard, d,.......... ....... .l3c
The figures for flax bsgging stand thus:
Cost OF flax straw at So )..............S1t 4
Cost OF manufacture. Including breaking
out...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Total cost of flax bagsiug per yard,.....5 s.
Now this baggng is found TO be very val
uable, particularly on account of its weight
which is 2l lbs. per yard, great object Wit
the cotton planter, cotton Is sold withou
tare. Tho lbs Of hemp is required I
make yard OF bsgging. there is loss
weight of about 20 per cent making the Ken
tucky bagging weigh only pound and
half TO the yard. light and open like ne
work. The India bagsing. made of Iut'
having very little strength. is often prefer
red to the Kentucky, on account OF II
closeuess and weight. being lbs. 10 th
yard. The flax bagging meets all the rs
QUESTIONS aud costs cents less to the var
to manufacture. No figures can be mad
based upon the trials at Earon. ;aa, woul
show less than 100 per cent profit. unless Il
business is conducted ol too small scale
badly mansged.
BY working hemp in the uurotted cond
ton as has been successfully done IN May
vile, Ky. ii can be grown as we'll IN Il
free as the slave States, and, whatever
done in this direction. weskeus Slavery
those States where il i most vulnerable, he
tucky and Missouri, Hemp is now sisv
grown product, for the reason that II furnish
fall ani winter work ia rotting and bresaln
This work, which is best done when the VII
ters are generally open. may better be di
pensed with. as far better cordage-rope-
can be made from unrotted hemp and &
less cost. Any lana suitable for corn W
produce hemp. BY establishing rope fact
ries in the North, so that market may
opened for hemp in tue unrotiei state. I
farming interest would be greatly benetiue
Hemp is a very profitable crop. three acr
OF good corn land producing about ton
fibre, and would be worth generally in Il