The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-03-13
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Trade with Charleston,


SIuco the commencement of The last scs-
sion (Say lSt Oct J much has been said cs-
r"cin''J IN The Charleston papers, why the
trade OF the upper Districts has been divert
cd from ouv own city, and directed towards
the N'sthcrn cities? Upon careful re
view OF ali the Inducements, anN influences
IL can be clearly nnl satisfactorily stated.
We believe that our people especially The
merchants OF. the upper Districts would
prcicr trading with Charleston, yet the :
arc not so ignorant Of The fact, that The
homoiy axiom is for the best, viz: $40 sell
"htro yon can sell tic highest and buy
whore you can buy the lowest" For this
reason they have sold lheir cotton in New
York and Baltimore, in preference to
Charleston. Why-it may be asked? Wo
answer, because the freight has been and
is now, twenty five 10 fifty per cent higher
to ship Nia Charleston than by The upper
route; in the nest place, because goods can
BE-, and arc delivered by the upper routc in
SIX to ten days, whlisl it taxes (cvcn by
S'oam"r) from twenty to ihir;y days via
Charleston. We do know Of goo,!a being
shilptd from Baltimore via Charleston to
be landed in the latter city and not reach
Wmnshoro undor fifteen dnys--why We
cannot imagine. 1t is folly to say, Tie
routc via Charleston is the lowest cxpe-
rcncc proves tho contrary. Whcncvcr tho
Charleston Railroad can DO inH,t 10
charge !or thc transportation Of y bala o..
cotton one dollar and tho steamers two dol
lars, then will tho upper Districts patron.
!:c the lower route but inst so long rs they
tcnaciously here 10 their present rates,
justao long will they loose from fifty to one
hundrcd thousand dollars, which is nov be-
! ing diverted from tho proper route Of travel.
Yet there are other Inducements which
take away the trade OF Charleston. Tho
Planter ~ told, "Wo cannot purchase yonr
supplies for you rs formerly, without tho
cash: notwithstanding, we will make you
lhc advances necessary provided will
pay us two and half per cent for buying,
two and q half for selling, your cotton when
it comes to hand, and imo ana haf per ccnt
J>N' "'0'''' ''''''' ''i Wv usc W tNC IlOnSr,
and all this must be secured to us by q
mortgage OH your plantation, with q first
lein on your next crop. The merchant
knows he cannot buy in Charleston withou,
the money, yet tho most Of them know, that
with the same money they can buy in the
Northern markets Just as low rs tho Charles
ton merchant does, and consequently he
goes where he can nso his money 10 tho
best advantage. Another very strong rca.
SON for not shipping via Charleston especial
~ in tho great article of cotton. All
froishts above Colombia, on the Charlotte
Railroad, and on tho Wilmington Railroad
from Sumtcrville or cast Of that point arc
decidedly in favor Of tho shipper North.
Tho ruling ratio for the past season on cot
onhas been five dollars por bale to New
York, and less to Baltimore. No shipper
whether Ito bo cotton buyer or a pl,nlcr,
living in Fairfield, Chester, Yosk, Union,
Newbery, Sumter or Kershaw, can say that
ho has shipped cotton to New York for fiyo
dollars per bale, the past season via Charles.
ton. None l,ave paid moro by Tho Upland
routes. The Charleston papers of tho 9th
instant, have publishcda n statement as COM
lag through the President of tho South