The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-06

PLANT.
The Now Orleans Pcayune publishes tho follow
ing letter from an English cotton spinner OF re-
spectabty, which gives timely hint to our cotton
growers 1t is most deplorable that the reputs-
ton Of Southern people should thus suffer, even
in comparison with that of the Hndoo, from the
frauds Of somo bad mon among our generally con-
scientious and honorable planters. But it is not
only the traudulently adrnixed and packed cotton
which is found less merchantable than that from
other countries. Neglect c1relessness and hurry,
to which VIC may add the indifferent and even nos
tile labor OF the negro the bulk OF our cot
ton to be so poorly handled, packed and forward
ed, that there is from dampness and fine dust
loss of weight to the buyer Of it. There is
remedy tor this. Let no more cotton be raised
than can be carefully picked and ginned; no more
than can be well covered and fastened; no more
than the planter can attend to himself, and with
choice, willing and intelligent labor, if no be so
fortunate as to get such assistance, and let him
accept no other:
MILLS PRESTON November 4, 1867.
Dear SIR Perhaps the following remarks on
cotton may not be uninterestlng 10 your American
friends at he pre- sent juncture :
It was well known before the late American war
that cotton grown in that country contained
lar,e amount Of sand and moisture, sometimes
even traudulenty put into the bale to increase its
weight. This was endured by or spinners with
occasional grun bling, because they did not know
how 10 use other cottons as substitute for Araocl-
can, nor did they know that other cottors Wero
much better in t,.is respect. Du ing the T2r.
however, and especially tnis last year, 1t has boen
discovered that no description OF cotton Is subject
to so much 'insensibie" loss as American, and tse
result is that other cottons especially tho pelter
classes Of Surats, approach in v2luc more nearly to
American than was ever known before.
We have ourselves used every description or COT
ton quoted IN the Liverpool circular, and our e1-
perience is tha: whoa vo use American. cotton
there is about 2s per cent. in weight tor which We
have nothing to show in either yarn CT waste, the
fact beng that this per centage Is dissolved into
the atmosphere in the fJrm OF moisture or nne
sand, and this, in addition to the loss IN wegnt
borne bv the importer, and which varies from to
7 per cent When we use any other kind OF cotton,
and especially Surat, We fnd that owing to the ex-
trenely dry condition Of the cotton aud freedom
from dust, there results slight excess OF yarn ana
waste over and above the weight OF cotton bought,
amounting generally to about three-tourths per
cent. This has been our experience Of the past
twelve hale-yearly stock-tallngs, and the conse-
ouence is that we never buy American except when
it is comparatively very cheap, because we can de-
pend more fully upon the honesty OF any other de-
scripticn Of cotton. AS regards regularity OF sta
pie, however and pleasantnoss IN WORKING, no cot
ton is e1ual to American but what does this avail
when YOU cannot depend upon your calculations,
and find that when you thought you were WORKING
to profit you have bee. deceived, owing to this In
visible loss in weight.
We would urgo upon all those VINO @eslre 10 see
American cotton restored to Its cid place in tue re-
gard OF English Dinners, the necessity OF balng 1t
perfectly dry free from sapd aud dust, and OF reg
u,3r quality.