Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-13
First Receipt Of Cotton in Richmond from Aia0am'
bv the Inland Route.

by the Inland houVe'
Early last month our enterprising to"nslna''
E. B. Bentley, ESQ.,, addressed circulars 10
number of planters in North A'ass'''a n'
Mississippi, inviting shipments OIL c0''o" u '"''
market, Ella the inland route
As the first response to this CIRCULAR we nave
the Measure to record that FIVE BALES OF COT
ron were landed yesterday on the Basin bank
in this CITY, They were lreighted from hunts
vile to Lynchburg, by the line oil railroads.
and thence to Richmond by the Canal.
This is pauguratug an L"lo"a Trade, which We
,,s.,v believe will speedily grow int" one ofgreai
Importance worthy OF special notice, and We lake
pleasure in publishing the names OF the parties COLI
n.c,.d with it, The shipper Of the cotton Is
II Patton Of huntsville, Alabama, and the con-
slime. in Richmond is Z. b. Bentley. Esq.
Mr. Bentley ha- resided in our midst Tor more t'a''
thirty years, and has been intimately connected WITH
the cotton business twenty five years. lie Is known
10 be- one OF our most reliable business men, and we
are sure We shall be doing our Alabama and Mssis-
sippi friends Il service by recommending them 10
make con>gnrncnts to him Of any cotton the! ma.
send to this market In his hands their cotton Will
bc well managed, promptly sold, me decided ci'a'Se
ia the market being looked for. ANA nied'"'es is
mit,cd Tor in Bank Checks on New orR i''''h'' III
his Circular before Us, he gives for reference I've
names ot some Of ourmo>t prominent Citizens Us "''i
rs the names of John Robin Mcdaniel. Esq, re
sidcn, OF Virginia and Tennessee Eaiiroad' EN.uo-
vernon Wyndham Robertson, Abingdon, '''S'h'"'
and his brothers j. Gay Bentley, Madison Aiao'''
and DR.. Alexander ". Bentley, CORTLAND .N"o''''
and o..:s the following directions :" parties making
consi.n,ncnts TO him.
That each bale be marked Oh the top SIDE t. b. d.
Il.
and the name or iniias OF the owner on the Hat sac
or on the end Enter the cotton at the u.lo' VI &c
n,r,nr, - hound 10 Lvnchburg, and TO the care "
Mr. l. +. Luc.lo, who is the Agent NJ that point o.
the canal bouts lie will receive the same pay ~.
charge. N,H incurred, and transfer I" the c;'' '''N
uitiopt any charge for forwarding
w. suggest. that ANY Of our readers precrrihG I"
make consiyulneits to any other pHr'! here can sup
:, Anchnrs, cart OF Mr.. Lucad", orany other agent
ar ow..r Of cn,.l boats without any charge Tor Tor
war,ling at Lynchbrrg.
Richmond i, the centre ri the cotton manufacture OF
virginia offering to her OWN n,nn.nct'irerSald' i"se
oipc,ersbur, Albcuarle, Fluvanna, fredericksburg
~
,;on ii nil reaching to upwards OF .",orc bales per
annum--a mos, convenient point from whence u
draw the supplies OF r;w material BESIDES tHs re-
pulr aud eors,a,; demand, cotton Is often wanted .!
vessels loading for Europe with tobacco, when oelhe
bulky article does make close sio"lgc, oNer-
in, the opportunity 10 make room for few hnhdred
bales OF cotton TO great advantage, and without re-
duciny the number Of hogsheads.
Richmond las heretofore derived her S"rP"''
mainly from the growth OF North taroi'i'a' AM
when mi. was exhausted, from the distant markets o'
Charleston, Savannah Mobile und New Orleans.
Purchases made Mt these remote points are ouf"e'e"
with heavy charges of commission, freight, marine
Insurance.. &c. amounting when coming from Mo-
bile or New Orleans TO upwards "i one ana ''''
| cents per pound
We ar. assured by parties who are Interested III
railroad anI c.nal transportation on 'ii'' ih'a''
ru,c tia, the entire COS; oi transporting COTTON
,,o,, T,.,u,nhj, and East to Richmond will not
cyc..d :, To ~ cents per l"o pounds, and may tee
reduced to - cents by IN expected modification 81
tie canal tolls
Assuming. then. tina, cotton will command III
Richmond from one and half cents per l'""''i
above the Mc.nphi, quotations, 1t VIII "e easy ~
form correct opinion u 10 the relative advantage
of the two markets.
We are assured by those well inicrnSd that co',"
,,u be sold in this market 10 any eXteh, ana AZ ,''
,ricc, Bn,. a. planter, may he unwilling 10 FISK "
chang. Of markets Tor their whole CROP upon our re-
commentator merely suggest that they will make
con.gnmen,- OF 10 20 oales each, and compare i'r'
proceed. OF sales made in Richmond with those mace
| in other markets.
Its equally important TO ourselves ana 10 ''e pan
tors Of the South the direct communication
opened between them and Us shonld be tested as &c
lis advantage, in carrying cotton 10 the sca'ar' a'
,r,;,b,;nr heavy supplies in return, rs well ~ II
whether Richmond i. good cotton market. lhi'
cau ,e done more satisfactorily by aetiaI eArenneh
,hun by any calculations based upon prices earren'
and u published '',ari,f Of ireighiS.
We sugyes, early shipments and that the cotton %
OF good quality.