The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-16

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this
been fif
continual
season o
tsrs about b ~ I'D
, and the percentage Of work
as compared with 1860 does notS... ed
two thirds or 66 per cent From the
best and most reliable information in
our possession, we feel safe in stating
that the crop of Mississippi will be less
by one half than was anticipated two
months since, in consequences ola most
unprecedented drouth. by which the
greater portion of the State has suf-
ferel.
The object Of this Association, rs
stated in our circular of the 1st MAY,
to collect all reliable information
bncerning the growing crop and pub.
liFh it to the world, with the hope of
c4unteracting the many false state
mbnts, which we then believed would
I'D industriously and widely circulated,
g4eatly to the prejudice Of tie planting
inl erest With regard to these false es-
tihates, our anticipations have been
More than realized; almost daily our
attention is called to them, purporting
10 have been made up by gentlemen
Ywho have travelled all over tue cotton
States and whose figures are based
upon the most reliable information.
The planter knows how much import
ance to attach to estimates made up bv
gentlemen (some ofwhom have for the
first time seen cotton stalk, travel
ing on railroad cars and spending
few hours in the towns and villages
but these reports viii have their effect
unless met, and an effort made to coun-
teract them. We thefore earnestly
entreat the planters Of Mississippi to
send in their reports. They are reliable
and will be so received at home and
abroad. We know, as many have
Informed us, that this year has been
one of great trial to you on account Of
unfavorable seasons; you have been
kept more closely at home and more
busily employed than ever before; but |
now the crop is laid by and you have |
leisure, we expect you to send in your
reports without further delay.
OF the many false reports sent to |
New York, and from thence, of course,
across the water, to which our atten
ton has been called, is one forwarded |
from Mobile a few days since, estima-
ting the cotton crop of this year at
100000 bales, putting Mississippi
down for 100000 bales, about one-half
as much as she produced in 1860 when
we cultivated nearly three times the
number of acres in cotton, we are cul-
tivating this year
For the benefit of our planting
friends, we publish the following cal
culations, based upon information
which we deem reliable, and which we
think proves most conclusively that
by the first of January, 1867, the sup
ply now on hand in Europe, including
all afloat, WILDE exhaustel-an fur
Their, that the supply for the year 1867
will fall very far short of the demand.
July Is, 1866, Mr.. S. G.. Laughland
of Liverpool, reports the following,
which is published in the New Or !
leans Price Current of the 18th inst /
Stock on hand .......... $4,000 |
American afloat ........ $4,000 ,
All other descriptions aaoat 646,OOO f
Number of bales, 1861, 600 5
In the New Orleans Picayune, Of j
the 18th inst, under the head Of obs !
sipation Of Another Deusion," we a
ind the following: In 1850 the week !
y consumption Of England was 90, 12j |
bales in 1860 it was incI eased to As 4
253 bales and in the same ratio, we o
add, in 1866 the consumption will in /
'rease to 59,7l7 bales per week. Add n
o this (Which we find in the Liver !
)ool Cotton Brokers Association il
Weekly Circular, May 3lst, 1866. IT, s
"a, the actual weekly report, makes ii
he quantity required weekly by Eng ii
ana 1851 bales. Multiply that D
mount by 90 (Which is the number of b
weeks from the 18th of July TO the 5th D
If December,) and it win amount to 5,
,536,G20, leaving balance on hand IL
N the 9th of December, '66. of the o
bove stock, as reported by Mr.. O
of 24,3S0 bales.
To continue the calculation, if Eng
nd requires 1851 bales per week
Or consumption and export, she will tc
equire for the year 1867, without any f
Increase ofmachinery, 1896, PIP bales.
We have seen various estimates of the hi
uantity ofcotton which England will y,
1aofr~o fha ~ mt ~, T. !