New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-26
TALK ON 'CHANGE.

There were some gatherings on the shady corn
ors of Carondelet street yesterday. Of course it
| is well known there were no transactions unless
two three dozen bales of cotton changing hands
Ecdn be called transactions. 1t is now reduced to
a liked fact that tile cotton now growing will be
Eheld on plantations, our insurance companies hay
ing come forward to sustain the measure, by offer
ing to assume risks on all cotton on plantations
we do not know at what rate of premiums, but
they cannot vary much from the rates charged in
the warehouses in the city, because the risks will
be greatly divided and reduced. The cotton trade
of the next season will depend on the blockade OF
our ports. There is one thing certain, foreign YES
ses will not be permitted to enter our seaports in
| ballast merely to take away cotton. In view of
the retention of cotton plantation the withhold
ing of even forwarding it to the inland towns for
storage, correspondent of the Charleston Mer
curry deems it of sufficient Importance to express
his views how cotton in bales should be slowed
and housed on plantations
We are not aware that. planters connected with
New Orleans desire any instruction or information
.abont storing cotton, yet we have observed so
many thousands of bales landed on our levee with
the covering torn, ropes of and otherwise damaged
that We do not consider it out of place to circu.
late the following suggestions -
To he editor OF The Charleston Mercury: s5@
Allow me TO suggest, through your columns to
the cotton planters of this State, that they stpnd
at the first opportunity make preparations for
housing their cotton next winter, by the erection
of sheds if this is impracticabIe, they should
pr0Ylde themselves with SkidS long pieces of tim.
Der, about six inches square, upon which to Law
the cotton bales, SO as to prevent their coming
lnto contact with the ground. This is very ne.
cessary to prevent cotton from being damaged
Nothing, will cause damage sooner 10 a bale Of
cotton than constant contact with the moist earth
especially if it is laid upon its side as is too fire..
quentfy done for convenience OF pling. Bales of
cotton, whether under shed or not, should be laid
on skids. If not under cover, the bale should be
placed on its edge upon the skids which are placed
parallel to each other, and which support its two
ends rot on its side, for in this position the bale
soaks up water between the layers of cotton, and
becomes badly damaged. 1t would be well, if
shelter cannot be had, not to pile the bales but to
lay them on their edges, side by side on the skids
IN one or more rows in this way the position of
the bales can be easily shifted so that after rain
by turning over the bale, each side may be succes.
siyely brought under the influence of the sun and
wind and in this position, too, they are more
easily examined, and slight damage may be de.
tected at once, and stopped from extending ITSELF
by pulling off the damaged part and altering the
position OF the bale. a fire. too, occurring by &C.
cident, would probably not be SO destructive as if
the cotton Were piled.
These suggestions seem so obvious that it may
be thought not necessary to have msde them; bat
! have SO frequently known them disregarGed to 4
the great detriment of the planter that make that
fact my excuse.
Weobscrve that six vessels, captured as prizes
by one Of the privaeers out Of this port are to be
sold Tomorrow by the Marshal This is very IN.
favorable time to dispose ofproporty. The law OF
the Confederate States, however, requires that the
sales must be made within a given time Ga very !
short time) after the condemnation. This law
oushtto be amended, extending the time and re- /
leying the cargoes ofal duties. Weare informed |
that some of the cargoes captured have been sold
at large decline from the market prices-say oil
at 81 loper gallon, which was quoted at 81 30 to
81 IS per gallon before the general Introduction of
trade A ship and cargo is to be sold tomorrow !
IN soldo. Our gallant privateersmen will not re- |
ceSve much reward in manner their rights are i
sacrificed The law relating to letters of lnaruue |
and prizes requires amendment. /
There We're reports last evening that the Black |
Republicans of East Tennessee had taken charge |
OF the railroad between Knoxville and Chatta-
nooga stopping all travel Eastward on that route |
This information was communicated in a telegra-I
phic dispatch from Grand junction. The Mobile |
and Alabama route is OPP ned via Mobile and
through Georgia. 1t is not supposed that Linoolns
mlniens can keep control of the road through East
Tennessee.