Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-12-06

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re- L. c. MORRIS, Collector and General Agent
for the settlement of Claims Bills, &C. Also author
lied Agent and Collector for THE GAZETTE COMET
Office at the Court House.
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neg After a relaxation from his
Office duties for the space of nearly
two weeks, the editor once more re-
sumes his post in the sanctum. He
has hardly as yet had time to place
himself en- rapport properly with the
business which he finds to have &C.
cumulated within his editorial pre-
cincts during his absence, or to Jot
down such observations made by him
abroad as would prove agreeable and
interesting to the readers Of these col
umns. By and by he hopes to be jog
ging along as usual, "chewing the
cud of sweet and bitter fancy" in his
endeavors to cater to the pleasure of
his friends and to keep up his accus-
toned familiar relationship with them.
JEwE1RY, WATCHES AND HAIR WORK.
Mr.. G. Brunig, of No. 118 Canal street,
New Orleans, is enabled to give every sat
isfaction to persons fayoring him with
their calls or orders for any article or work
in his line. SEQ advertisement.
HARDWARE, PAINTS, OIL, ROPE, TwINE,
&o.-Mr. j. P. Baquie, of SO Magazine
street, has notice in our advertising col
umns, concerning the above, to which the
attention Of purchasers is called.
NOTICE TO PLANTERs.-Planters will find
in our advertising columns, an important
notice from Mr.. W. Van Ornum, Of New
Orleans, respecting his agency for furnish
ing agricultural laborers the coming year
in the Mississippi Valley. Mr.. Van Ornum
gives the best of reference, and we learn
from friends who know him, that he is
altogether reliable and trustworthy.
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BALING STUFFs.-We reprint the
following circular, which contains
matter of great interest to cotton
planters and others, which we find
in the last number Of the st. Louis
Merchants Exchange Price Cur
rent
ST. LOUIS, Nov. Is, 1866.
The question in regard to the advantage
of baling cotton with rope, in preference
to the newly invented iron Tie, is attract
ing much attention, and having thor
.ouqhlv investigated the subject, beg to
submit the following conclusions
/. | have the most direct assurances
from the manufacturers and dealers in
cotton here, and from the Eastern markets,
that the general use Of the iron in place of
the customary rope baIinS will, as mat
fer Of course, result in the adoption of &C
tual tare in place of the usual deduction of
two pounds per bale, this deduction hay
inc been formerly established to cover the
a
the refuse baliug stufs, when rope only
was used.
Q. With cotton at present rates, it is to
the interest Of the manufacturer to apply
the actual tare; but the time for doing SO
will be deferred till the crop is generally
baled and ready for market.
2. The tax on cotton imposed by Con-
oress will. doubtless, be repealed; but the
actual Lare, self-imp posed by the planter,
once adopted, never will be.
4 At the present rates Of cotton it will
he loss to The South Of six million dol
lars, and corresponding gain to the man
ufacturer, with q crop of 100000 bales.
It is not yet too late to avoid the risk OF
this additional blow to Southern interests.
s. The advocates of the lie have urged
that insurance was cheaper on IRON baled
cotton. On the contrary, no difference
whatever is made in the rates; and 1t IS
asserted by the manufac UureT, that IN strlk-
I'M ar the hoops the cotton is sometimes
ignited. and mills have been burned in
consequence.
&. In regard to strength, it is well known
that hemp rope will last with unimp&ired
strength for many years much longer
than any planter expects to hold cotton;
wbiIa proof is already furnished at many
plantations, aud at every cotton shed or
warehouse, Of the defective quality OF
many of the ties in use. This will be
much more appareutin cold weather, when
the iron breaks more readily. have the
evidence of the manufacturers OF the ties
themselves, that many Of those sold 20 the
south are of inferior iron and defective in
strength. ,.-z
7. It has been asserted that there was not
.neieient rope to bale the cotton crop. The
eo is proved by the large stocks on
hand in all the leading markets, offered at
prices fully two cents per Ponha rogs man
=. ~ Sa,, tan to fourteen cents per pound toi
i bSnd made .. 10 best machinein half coils
'i', 81 am in formed by dealers in cotton in
ali the large markets, that better samples L.
ere obtained from rope baled cotton, ma
in no sometimes a difference Of e-eightL
cent per pound. This is said to be OWING
to the fiexibility Of the rope.
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