The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
ne Adulteration Of Cotton.

This species Of fraud has at last found place
among the causes Of complaint in commercial
circles in England. The Manchester spinners
and others in the cotton trade, are uttering
gieyous complaints in the London and Pro-
vincial journals, in regard to what they call
the systematic adulteration of the American
Staple, aided, as they allege, by the fact that
the sellers of cotton in Liverpool refuse to
state the weight Of each bale offered in the
market. "a Spinner writes thus, on the sub
ject, to the Manchester Guardian
Il have bought various lots ofcottoni in Liv-
erpool, but without having been able in any
case to obtain list of weights before buying
The result is that have been saddled with
some heavy bales, which contain about one
third sand, and two-thirds cotton. give
you below the result Of the trial of two bales
one out of heavy lot, the other light bale,
out of q lot averaging IL cwt.
c. No. 333, weight. hest
"a Weight after willowing -. 412h ea
Loss. ses1
|. No. go, weight. ..... 399
Weight after wil'owing.... 1884,
Id Loss. 45k
Both lots were bought at the same price, and
the samples indicate sand in an equal degree
"Mr. Macaulay, United States Consul, who
takes great interest in this question, and who
is anxious to arrest the growing evil of adul-
fe-~n hoc<a ft,o h. Ii
/ have also shown him, side by side bale Of
other cwt. ! Or. IL b., the heavy bale con-
siderably smaller than the light one, proving
that it contains something much heavier than
Cotton. He viii, doubtless, represent what
he has seen in the proper quarter but it is
with the importers and brokers of Liverpool
that spinners have to deal, and / think it is
not unreasonable to ask them to show US the
weights with the samples, in order that we
may have some idea whether we are buying
sand or cotton"
PRoGREss or FREE TRADE.-The London
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, Aug. says
that arrangements have been made by the
Grand Trunk Railway for carrying goods in
bond through Canada to Chicago Cincinnati
st. Louis and Of the other cities Of the West
BY which saving in time of ten days will b
accomplished in the transit from Quebec The
Gazette says that difficulties may be interpos.
ed by the customs of the United States to the
through transit by rail, and this will, tits said
lead to revision Of the Navigation Laws o
America-a question in which the Canadas
are as much interested as the Western States
Of the Union. That paper places its own gov.
eminent in advance of ours in the liberty o
some of its commercial regulations 1t says
American vessels are allowed the Coastins
Trade from port to port on the Canadian shore
while Canadian vessels are confined to adirect
| trade between Canada and one port in thu
United States
At present British or American ship car
clear from England for Chicago with goods
Why should not these vessels carry goods Il
Quebec on through Bill of Lading in bond
by railway, to Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis
and be chargeable with the same duties as
carried all the way by water ? If steamers art
depriving the American ship-owners ofthe EN-
igrant and goods trade to New York destined
for the West, they must follow their trade Il
Portland and Quebec. Cotton has been sen
from the Southern States over the railways
and through canada, to Portland and Boston
Why not to Quebec and Liverpool.