The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-19
From the N. o. Picaysme.
Cotton.

The high prices for cotton which have pre.
Vailed Tor some time, have, it seems, induced |
uegree o. careiessness in packing and put
ting up the crop on the part Of many planters
which Is unwise in the last degree. Instead
OF growing pride to send the best Qualities
ofour great staple to the market, trashy, dus.
ty and exceedingly dirty cotton, in amounts
heretofore entirely unknown, begin to appear
in our markets Through the neglect or ab
solute frauds that have been perpetrated in
numerous instances, the factors have met SER
ious losses, and, to provide against their recur-
renee an unusual degree of rigor in sampling
will be introduced 1t is well that the plant
ing community should understand this fact.
If carelessness or cupidity produce on any
plantations such results as have been so fire.
quently reported the past season, the mer-
chants must take steps to protect their own
honor and maintain the confidence in cotton
bearing New Orleans brands. The planter
onced placed under suspicion of wrong, wit
soon find that his crop will not bring fail
average price in the market Even initial
marks will not save him from exposure, un.
der the careful attention that will be given to
the character of the cotton offered for sale il
the city.
We are able, from full and reliable inforna.
ton, to speak in unqualified praise of the hon.
or and integrity of the great body of the plan.
ting community. Higher toned gentlemen in
all their transactions cannot be found in any
country. Their crops are generally handled
with care, or if inferior cottons are sent to the
market, some distinguished mark leads the
broker and the factor to quick apprehension
OF the TACT without laborious Investigation
But as, among many other classes of citizens
so in their body are fey to be found who
only need to be assured of safety in such
transactions to be induced to perpetrate the
grossest frauds. In other cases, the neglect
to mark the refuse of the crop as inferior has
led to some complaint We would urge the
planting community to make an effort to rival
each other in the quality, rather than the
quantity of their cotton to endeavor to exhi-
bit an annual increase in the perfection with
which it is handled, rather than to be eager
to get every refuse bale of the snowy fabric
into the market
Some brands of cotton that come to this
market pass all the cotton that bears them
1t should be the aim Of every planter to estab- |
lsh a personal character for producing clean, |
uniform and superior cotton.
If that which is discolored or filed with |
sand by rain storms or that CLEANED from the /
brown fields, or the tail of the gin, must be
sent forward for sale, it should be distinctly |
marked with its specific character, so as to
place all upon their guard who may happen
to handle it, and prevent it from affecting the
balance of the crop.
We presume the planting community are
not aware of the extent of the complaints of
of the loss by wasteage and the
injury to their machinery in consequence OF
the purchase of inferior or dirty staple. Ifa
change of some kind be not made, so as to
give greater confidence in the different cotton
brands, or if more care be not taken in hand
ling crops, it cannot be doubted that the value
Of the cotton crop will ultimately be diminish
ID. Inferior cottons will come ere long to
ind no purchasers.