New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-05
Ba We are indebted to the Southern Express
Company for a late copy Of the Memphis Appeal.
TALK On ,cHANGE.

leans cotton tMiddling) has advanced I'd to Id
This would bring the actual quotations up to 122d.
which was expected. We credit the talk that Mid
ding Orleans will advance to 15d. BY the middle o
next month, january but that does not remoy,
the viswswe entertain, that there is sufficient stool
in Great Britain to last till May next. It is useles
to be talking about the cotton question. It well
known that an immense crop has been gathered
peradventnre, Il may reach the great years Of 1856
and 1860. We shall soon be informed how Nj
Bull viii feel with the close Of the year.
There was some talk about the capture of TIT
schooner A. .. View, which left our port fo
Havana, and was captured by the Hessian squad
dron. II was talked that she left here under 8
Lincoln passport. butthis report was contradicted
yet there are published reports that the schooner
could have escaped. But that is neither here
nor there, nor will it have any surprise for us,
as well as other habitues of the flags. The View
was loaded with tnrpentine, bound for Havana.
Without calling into question any commerce be-
tween our Southern ports and West India Islands
yet we cannot refrain from talking about the many
vessel loads Of naval stores which have been ship
ped ostensbly for Cuba and other islands. We
read accounts almost daily, given in Boosting
manner, of the running Of the blockade, and when
closely scrutinize such vessels their safe arrival
at this and that port we constrained to believe
that these several cargoes of naval stores are in
tended for other aud enemies markets. For in
stance, this week we have noticed the running OF
the blockade BY three or four vessels and their ar
rival at some port where twenty barrels of naval
stores would overstock the market.
These reports this running Of the blockade all
results to the benefit and advantage of our enc.
mics. There were no cargoes of pitch and turpen.
tine shipped to these several West India Islands
before the war. The report or talk that some yes
sells had run the blockade under d Lncolnite pass
or license was contradicted. Whether the con
tradiction can be considered as valid it is not oui
province to talk about.
We alluded some days since to the extraordinary
advance in cotton seed oil, wondering, with many
others the very great difference between the basis
and the result of the transmutation. Our remarks
have called forth the following response
GofTos SEED On. IA planting friend from the
country few days ago called our attention to the
enormous rise in the price OF cotton seed OIL which
ne pronounced to be an entirely unjustfable piece
of conduct on the part Of the manufacturers This
gentleman said that the price paid the planters for
seed was the same as last year. that is from $l1 to
~ $l2 per ton, which, after deducting freight and
d other charges, Melted scarcely more than 81 SEA-
sum not sufficient 10 make the sale of the article an
for the oil was from soc. to one dollar per gallon
while from 81 30 to So so is now demanded for it.
II is claimed that at this rate for the oil the planter
would not be fairly remunerated at less than SIS
per ton for the seed sold plantation, and not in
the city, which means the planter would become
his own commission merchant, and save quite an
array Of charges for freight, weighing, etc.
From these statements of very intelligent gen
tleman, il wouid appear that the cotton seed oil
manufacturers have probably been seized with the
same mania for speculative prices ON an article,
which, owing to the absence OF accustomed sup
pes of Whale, lard and coal oils, has become more
one Of necessity than it formerly was as has pos
sessed the hearless monopolsts and specuIators in
salt, -four and provisions At any rate they owe to
the planters who have dealt literally with them
in the sale Of cotton seed some explanation for the
enormous increase in their prices for the oil.
ANTI-MoN oP oLIsT.s8
We don't know who these makers or 1nanufae-
tursrs Of cotton seed oil are though one manufac.
tnrer has been pointed out to US who took the oath
Of allegiance to the Lincoln Government to escape
winter or year's residence in the Bastle La.
fayette.E How is this2 Is not some explanation
due on this point? However, to annul all these.
speculative movements of cotton seed oil manufac-
turers, there issreef---that is, the Southern Oil
Company furnishes oil for all lueubrating purposes
at much less rate, in fact at something like one.
half the cost Of cotton seed oil at present prices
As TOR household purposes, we suggest that CON
sumers do as We do, go without before submitting
TO the outrageous advance over last years prices
Our correspondent e. Anti Monopolist,D must not
overlook the oilsof the Southern Oil COMPANY,
The salt question has about received its auietus,
Under the progress with the Salt Springs in arkan
sas, Northwest Lauisiana will be abundantly sum-
Piled. Thelagoons of Texas are being called into
relusition, aud can be made to furnish sufficient
for the Southern Confederacy at from 20 to 2ae.
per bnsllel, provided the means Of transportation
Were At hand and here we feel the want of the
completion Of the Opelousas Railroad.
From the monthly report for November, which
VIII pc fonnd under our financial head ii will be
perceived that the stock of salt now on hand (rst
hands, is equal 70 so,1il sacks, or say 100000
bushels This is ample to secure 800 900 barrels
Of meat which is more than ever re ceiyed in New
Orleans for any one year.
The stocks of bagging and rome will also be
found. There appears to be sufficient bagging on
hand 70 cover considerable over half nillicn Of
( bales OF cotton, which is more cotton than il ex
pected TO come to market this season.
We had an excellent talk yesterday on bale rome
and hickory hoops for baling cotton, though oak
hoops answer the same purpose. We have not
space this morning for talking on the patent hoop
ne, otherwise called the Confederate States Cotton
I TIC. We have merely % say that bale rope and
Z Iron ties at 10 TO 25c per b. must suecumb, or in
tne phfaseology OF the times, " knock nnder.n
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