Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-29

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THE NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON |
..JUTE.
In the telegraph summary OF the
Scotia's news yesterday, it was stated
that great ex element had been produce
ed in England by experiments in jute,
which show thst that article Gan be
made an excellent substitute for cotton.
Quotations had increased fifty per cent.
over those Of . month previous. Ia
| tho ''city article" Of the London Times
Of the 10Th, the following al!usion is
made to the subject:
In jute the improvement has lately
been extraordinary. The movement
appears to have been greatly accelerated
to-day by . statement that Messrs.
Thompson IL Co., of Slea6eld works,
Dundee, have introduced method tor
it's treatment pAich soiH enable Il to De
spun on cotton machinery, and, IN Jaet,
to fulfil to a great degree the psrpose
Of that staple.
About ten or fifteen years ago it was
scarcely known as an article Of commerce
but the quantity now annually exported
from India is thought to be seventy
or eighty thousand tors. It comes prin-
cipaily from the Eastern parts Of Benz
gal, and is very easily cultivated. The
first purpose to which it was applied on
Ia large scale was the manufacture Of
guuny bag. and subsequently it has
been introduced for the manufacture OF
carpets, which have been used in con-
siderable quantities in America. A
wear would be required before . new
crop could be supplied, but 1t could then
be furnished to meet any possible de-
mand.
In the "city article" of the following
day the subject is further alluded to-:
The number OF applicants yesterday
1T the counting house of Messrs. Robin
son & Fleming to inspect the samples
Of prepared jute under the patent Of
Thompson & Co., of Dundee, was very
great. Those among them scho arr
0oolen spinners are stated generally t.
have expressed decided opinion as t
g the value and adaptability cfthe mater
+ ial TO, miring Nth sooolen nsanutac-
lures. The cotton spinners also seemed
J. disposed to consider that it will answer
: very we'll tor mixing with cotton in th'
manufacture Of cloths, although not TO-
use alone as an entire substitute tor cot
o ton. 1t is stated that the quantity o
. lutte now afoat for London is 4342 ton
g against 5l57 Of the corresponding peri
q Cd of last year, and to Liverpool 315'
y tons against 2456, so that the aggregat
is almost exactly the same as at thi
o period. The rise on jute since the B.
>. inst. exceeds so per cent.
Jute, which seems destined to drive
n huge spike in the coffin Of King Cotton
o is a fibrous material described a. grass
= in appearance like a course flax, au'
:, has hitherto been exported from tn
!, East Indies chiefly for the manufactur
:. Of mats and carpets. It's remarkabl
: beautiful fibre, soft, silky and easil..
spun. The great difficulty With it ha
9 been lack Of strength and durability
'e These qualities have doubtless bee
: supplied by the improvements whic
'e brings it prominently before the worl
?, as a substitute for cotton. Herepatch'
It Journal several years sgo in an articl
1t on jute, said that ifstrength and durs
e bility were not wanting, cit would pre-
Is badly supersede all other fibrous mater
re ais" and thus described the article an
1t ito use: "From the period Of it's firs
n production in the clear state, it slowly
y and of its own accord, changes it
It color, losing the beautiful pearly white
Re which at first distinguishes it, and as
y suming successive shades of fawn colo
II and brown. At the same Tins, it
a strength proportionally diminishes. :
l. Circumstances hasten or retard this dc
d cay, and moisture is particularly injuri
r Gus to it. High pressure steam almos
q melts it away, so that when sail-cloth
i adulterated with jute, is submitted t,
e high pressure steam (of only 80 pound
pressure,) for four hours, mere washing
afterwards remove the jute. 1t is be
d lieved that an improvement in the pro
. cess Of setting would increase both it
i strength and durability but it is yer,
q doubtful if it can ever be rendered equa
in these respects to either hemp or fsx
a "The extent Of the foreign trafi,
which has already been established i,
)! this fibre, Notwithstanding its inper-
fections, may be judged Of from tn,
}. the fact. that in the years 1850 ant
1851, the quantity Of jute exported from
. Calcutta alone was valued at 1000, 0Ot
i rupees, or 100000, and the jute c,
J. gunny-cloth at an equal sum, and tina
it has already obtained considerable,