The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-17
cot,on Durfnp the Lat, War.

The attraction of high prices induced attempts
| at cotton culture in most quarters OF the Wcrld
| that gave the least promise Of SUCCESS. Many OF
these efforts backed upas they were by British cap
ital, have led not only to increased production
| but to great improvements in the preparation OF
the staple. These advances in getting up the ar
ticle for market has raised up more formidable
competition than the South has ever before expe-
rienced, and she may expect that tho effect OF this
competition will be to bring down the price OF cot
ton to low figure but with the skill, intelligence
and superior capacity of the planting population of
this section, united to tho great advantages DO
slowed by nature for tho growth OF this valuabl
commodity, We have no fear but that ultimately
the South will como out triumphant. We give be-
low an extract from an English paper giving some
valuable information in reference to the growth OF
| cotton in that part of the world:
COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATIONS.
at the usual meeting OF the Executive Commit
tee. held in Manchester on Tuesday, 29th March,
1867, number of reports and papers were rre-
| sented.
| A letter was read from the acting cotton com
| missioner, Dharwar reporting that there will be
| IN Bombay not only a large, 6ui oe1y superior
crop this gear. He states that he has been nearly
all ouer e cotton districts, and that the staple is
very great improvement both IN quantity and
ouatily as compared with last gears crop. Now
that cotton speculation has decreased, and stea-
dier business has commenced, is the time to push
on improvements in cultivation, as well as to intro
duce superior varieties. Cotton improvement
presidency than it is now doing. One notable
instance Of turning out comparatively worthless
cotton, and introducing. better description
hsa bs kbaGdesh sGds a end other
improvements are very largely. but quietly being
effected in most other districts. The official re-
port on tho Bombay cci5on crop will shortly be
| forwarded. cattle power, not for horses or
ponies, but for slow working bulocks and buf-
faloes, animals that will not do at the most more
than two miles all hour, is much needed. Such .
sspower," constructed from special representations
is now on it's way out and If it succeeds it vii
prove of great benefit. A letter was received from
the honorary agents of the association, Bombay,
requesting fu! thor supplies of seed, and enclosing
reports on the cultivation of Peruvian cotton in
| India. The experiments In Dhartcaf appear to
have been exceedingly satisfactory. This descrip-
ton of cotton has only to be sown eUery fourth
gear, and the cost of cultivation is consequently
nucn diminished, artificial watering is no. neces-
sary and it succeeds in soil too poor and stony for
any other kind, and in which the regular annual
crops do not give profitable returns.
ton Of Peruvian cotton over q large area is the
change it would necessitate in tho method of CAL
tiyation which prevails among the ryots, who are
accustomed to treat cotton as all annual. Further
supplies OF Peruvian seed are requested, which,
however, it is feared can scarcely reach the up.
country districts early enough for the next sowing
season. a parcel was received containing rariou
samples of cotton grown from Dharwar New Or
leans seed in the Kulladghee Zillal Bombay Prcsi-
dency, i'll the khargone district Of Central India
in the territory of his Highness Maharaiah Holkar
and in the Dholpore district OF the same terri.
tory, together with samples grown from
Egyptian seed in the Ahmedabad coIlecto.
rate. The yield of beegah of land al
khargone planted with indigenous cotton
was 12Glbs gainst 288 lbs. from New Orleans seed
while the profit to the farmer III the former case
was only two rupees three annas and ten pics
against fifteen rupees four and six pies, tho
profit from New Orleans seed. Tile experiment is
therefore considered to be highly important. Let
central provinces and the berars, containing re-
turns of the quantity Of cotton received at alG
forwarded from the cotton yards ut the stations
of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway during
the present season. Having but single line
the cotton, which pours in all at one time
preventing this and OF easing the traffic would be
by pressing the cotton; but until European houses
become established up-country, there ls not much
chance Of any great quantity Of cotton brnG full
pressed in the interior beginning has becl
made, snd q great improvement is expected ncx
tied ut the principal cotton marts, and are doing
good commission business, and the number will
doubtless, soon be doubled. The opinion is
strongly expressed that; to secure good and cheaT
cotton at Manchester, it is necessary that mer
chants should settle up-country near the great
} pore exhibition was a success; therc was q yer,
good show OF cotton, and also Of cotton machinery
considering the distances and difficulties OF trans
port.