The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-02
Tho Cotton Supply.

cHlSleu loI HlaHY years, i'll brcaC Drl.
tain. an association Of influence and
power, whose business haf been to pro-
mote the growth of cotton in all parts
Of tho globe, other than the United
States, with the view Of raisin2 up COM
petition with the Amcricah-grown art,
Gle; and also for providing supply for
the British manufacturers, in case The
American crop should be diminished in
quantity or he entirely eut off This
large and important society has lately
held a meeting ut Manchester, in Eng
land, a: which the annual report was
made, aud statements put forth which
contain matter Of great Interest to all
citizens oflhc South, ana. some of the
most striking points OF ws',ch we here
with notice The Commiflec state that
they have received, duri&E The year,
one thousand one hundrei5an ninety.
four letters from the varioas cotton dis.
trc,s of the world, soliciting advice in
reference to the culture Of ;l,e plant, and
asking for grants OF seed aud machinery.
The quantity Of seed distributed by
them chiefly American, amount to
three thousand and (orty-Eine hundred
weights from Manchester, and one hun
dred and sixty huudrcd-Wc,ghts from
Alexandria The seed was sent to
Cons;antinople, Baedad, Egypt. the
Caucasus, South Of Spain, Majorca.
A!gicrs, Greece, Italy, Bombay, Cal.
cut,a, Kmachce, Singapore, Philippine
Islands, Cape of Good Hope, Senegal,
Lagos, West Coast Of Africa, Canary
Islands, Fernando Po. Barbrie, Antigua,
Cuba, Porto Rico, Novis, srobago, Bar.
BADGES, Bahia, San Paula, Rio Grande,
Santos. Peru, Bardlank, FEicnIly Isles
and Queensland. 1t was held that a
cheap supply Of cotton was Of the first
importance to tho English manutaclur-
or, aud That no effort should be spared
to ensure an abundant am low priced
product. In estimating tho supply for
the British market for the coming year,
they place the amount 10 )e received
from this country at about 2,5O0,O
bales, which is too large ~ probably
700, coo or 800, 900 bales. They next
speak Of tho probable ataonnt to be
received from Brazil anapnt it at tho
same as last year, say h5out 400, coo
bales, and talk in sanguine terms Of tho
prospect of the staple in That empire.
Not much is expected from tho West
Indies, but they are hopeful Of Peru,
which ten years ago sent 400 bales to
market, and now raise 400 to $4,000
bales.
The growth in Turkey, Egypt and
the Lcyant generally, has rapidly de-
clincd during the past two years, and
instead of 100000 bales which was the
amount received from Egypt il 1865,
the supply last year was reduced to
lG7, 900 bales and this year it was not
increased Turkey he'd been nearly as
deficient, and fell from $4,000 in 1856
to $4,000 last year. They hope to
realize from their attempt at culture in
Queensland (Au s'ralia,) some 5000
bales daring The year B,:t the hopes
nl the association are manly placed on
India, which sent them in 1860, 5G3,.
600 bales. last year l,S47,C0O bales,
and ''is year the supply is estimated at
l,45o,ooo bales, showing falling oil of
some 100000 bales III the ludia re.
ceipts. They make various suggestions
and recommendations III regard to the
culture in that country, and hope that
rrcga'ion when properly carried out
vii! afford d large increase Of the crop.
One point Is noticed which struck us
q nj IA, y tf,
ers of the staple. and that was the great
influence which an increasoin the price
OF food had on the consumption OF cotton
goods. Inlhe British Islands provisions
had risen in prize during The past two
years some SO per cent. and MS long as
this state Of affairs shonld continue, and
the working man receive no addition to
his wages, he would necessarily have to
reduce the amount of his clothing bill.
This, al present, is undoubtedly one Of
the great causes of reduced consu p-
tion of The article Notwithstanding the
gradually falling price In closing we
will say to our Southern readers, that
after pers'ling the report, that we arc
more sanglinc than over, that the old
and densely populated country of Eu.
rope and Asia, viii not be able to grow
large crops Of cotton for series Of years
at low prices. and that with energy,
economy, and stilfnI use of labor, and
all The improvements Of the day, few
years will see the Southern planter
again master Of tho cotton world
Charleston NoUs.
CoIMUTATloN. OF SENTENcE.--NTr.
James Garrison, of Darlington, who,
somo months ago, was sentenced by
military commission to two years im-
prisonmont with hard labor, for shoot
ing a negro who had trespassod on his
premises, has had his sentence COM
mutcd by General Candy to six
months, and in two months frem this
time will be released - Mercury.
SuFRERINa IN THE South. The suf.
ferng in the South, it appears, has not
yet entirely ceased. Thirty women in
Montgomery, Ala, with children, num-
-berng nnety.six in the aggregate, have
published q card in the papers Of that
city, which they declare that theyaare