, 1860-02-13

/ 31tpAa viz AASHPato Af-AauEEcI
1t IS out a lew years slncc aur cotton was
purchased by manufacturers aud shipped direct
from Memphis. Indeed, it IN but u few wears
tat Mcmphis has seen, aud fen CT still that she
hss been in any sense regarded us cotton mar
ket. Now, her imulcnse warehouses literally
sroan under the accumulation Of this most yal.1-
able Southern staple. The last season Gaa5, 900
1aIes were shipped from The port Of Memphis.
The present seasnn will probably aggregate not
less than 400, 900 bales, aud maj exceed it. This
is tSo:thirds Of the quantity shipped from 31o.
bile, the second "cotton City Of the country
last scason-aud with the completion Of her
magnificent system # Railroads. who can tell
what tue young Memphis mar ret becomes But
speculation is idle. We bare to deal with exist
ing facts, and they are all sufficient for orr pur-
pose: We arc content to lease the development
Of Memphis tc natural causcs, which indicate
for her brilliant future, though we must nee.
c5sari]y refer TO some oil them in pointing out
the fact that Memphis is bound to be a greut
Northern cotton market, and the second cotton
city Of the country.
That Northern manufacturers are beginning
ditn!y to perceive this themselves. is evident
1rcn the yearly increasing amount purchased
here for consumption md sent FROM this pu,pt
by water and land carriagc north md east d.
rect We have not the data ut hand to show
when tire first shipments Of cotton W the river
from Memphis were made, nor is it material,
but we can give The time when in common ac-
ceptation they drst amounted to anything"
The Statement will show the rapid increasc
since. Our data extends no farther back than
the season Of 1861, when the whole amount
shlpped from Memphis amounted to 251 900
bales, only II 900 Of which were sent north
The season Of lS57-S, the whole amount shipped
was 243, 500 bales, and the amount shipped north
increased to %, ,0U0 bales, more than doubling.
amount shipped from this port as before stated,
reached 325 900 bales, Of which IS 100 tnes, al
most guudrnp1c .hc amount Of the previous
year, were shipped northwar1ly. Up to Ftbru-
ary 4ih, tue present season. the shipments north
aggregate 900 bales, which is IN advance OF
q, 900 bales over tue amount shipped north at
the corresponding period last season, and inlli.
cates very large, though not the same per
ccutage Of increase aS during, the last season.
We hare cited these statistics merely 10 show
the tendency Of the trade. 1t has been demon
strated, taking interest and insurance into &C
count, that cotton can be shipped North more
economically from this point, even to Boston,
than by way Of New Orleans, and when the
further consideration is taken into account that
the ordinary transportation requires but about
third the time North to New York or Bos-
ton as By way Of New Orleans, the grea.crrcad-
mess with which short supply, Increased dc.
1and, or unexpected loss Of tile stap1e can te
met and supplied at our market, are in them
selves sutficsen. reasons for Northern mannfac-
tuters maintaining business connections witl
our merchants, and receiving their supplies
through our market
But in addition to this, while our progressive
cit'zens are agitatiug the subject Of direct trade
With Belgium, it is by no means certain that we
arc not opening up direct trade with
the worlds cotton manufactory England.
BIZ way Of the Grand Trunk Railroad Of
Cunada, upon the completion Of tho Vic
torla Bridge at Nontreal, cotton can he
delivered ut Quebec with no traus-shipmept
after reaching Windsor. opposite Detroit, mud
can be transported to Liverpool in one third
the time by that route as from New Orleans.
Indeed they are row, says the New YORK TINES,
" "usiny tho Quebec line Of screw steamers. al
ready one Of the most successful between Eng
1antl and this continent, for delivering produce
from Cincinnati and Chlcago al Lirerrool in
twenty days-to which end they issue their own
responsible bills Of 1adlns in the West, through
10 Liverpool"
: In hoinely phrase, "what is saucc fur the
goose is sauce for the gander;" in Other words,
If less valuable produce can lie transported by
this route to Liverpool at Saving Of exrcusc.
why cannot cotton, one ofthe most compact and
valuable Of the products Of the earth. With
the advantages which This route must give the
Liverpool dealer in regulating his supplies BIZ
the demand, what reason hare We for doubling
that we shall ret see Eugl:sh dealers in our
streets buyin. at first hands from our factors.