Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-04


United states consumption: .SoIgs ~, 80
The large receipts OF up the present
indicate that the for ibis year will prove IN exees. OF even
rgest aLcpaons some have estimated the total at
the happens however, that before the close Of
March, months Of the year the receipts amount 10
o08 4G ba. on 29G 3 bales received during
the five remaining MOTHS In order TO make the Of the
estimate The tai receipts up to the close Of March last
2 l receipts therefore OF the first months Of
1855 about So per cent o. The entire crop 70. that
year by the rule we should estimate the crop for he
wear AZ as bales The correctness Of this calculation Il will
be observed depends suppoon the receipts will
continue during remainder Of the at the rate
pr sumption which Seems to be no sufficient
objection The OF ~ million bales the crop this
year. appears 70 be now placed beyond all doubt OF reazaon
there being only about bales required to make up that
amount -
bales OF which Great Britain has already taken G5 as bales
France so bales than during the period
Of last which although an Insignificant Item as compared
with the aggregate yet large ratio OF increase upon her
Ordinary consumption To toe North Europe and other foreign
ports the shipments chow decrease OF about cent onlss
1he exports to AL foreign ports amount to 16z bales
G bales for last yeathe Increase for the preeu
Whether lhe price Of cotton sustained present rate
The reply would to be that lis value must be decided
by the Of the Gotten trade IT,
Should political whether In Europe In the East
materially Interfere with the action 81 e Manchester market pr
counteracted by the enlarged demand
arising from the increase Of machinery In Lancs
shire The act that Britain already 65 40
Than In previous year. wit out consequent derora
ton prices ucien evidence that the lageness OF tie
/, not OF itself likely produce lower range prices unless
therefore, regular trade should be interrupted by
terna events. anticipate continuance OF 1.-The present
Of prices.
consumption Of cotton By home pnner since September h
has been ~ so bales against bales for the like period OF
Last year showing OF 3 bales These figures only
show what has passed Into consumption from the several ports
showing what has been received
from interior towns cannot be sscned whether there has
the supplies forwarded from the latter
compromising for the deficiencies Of the former Any estimate
therefore Of the real that has been taken up by home spin
ners must be less nevertheless In the absence OF
reliable for supposng that the receipts from Inland
sources have varied materially from those OF previous years The
taken nto consumption from the
ports must be accepted indicating considerable decrease In
the present home consumption This a oil probably arise
from the spnnc having carried considerable amount 4
stock from Ia The consumption for lsg was go 2ls
bales re than 1000 bales In OF that II sj = and over
100000 bales than that Of previous not there
fore Improbable that than aver amount Of soc
held by spnners first September last which wou
propottlonatey diminish the demand for The current year