The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-14

There is no subject IN which
there is more thcoresic as well AZ prar
teal speculation than cotton. Pco-
pla continually talk and write upon
the questions Of suppl and demand
and make up their minds and invest
their money after the most elaborate
and careful surveys Of the field yet
they are as often disappointed by the
results as they afc jurtiiied, II is
the best policy for tho press to fur
nish facts, ms far rs they are avaiIn-
ole and lssys Planter" sss, sPssala tors
theories. a ,-.i. III WV" w"
poarcd as If Asia was about 10 fur.
nish tho world with her supply Of
cotton. Now i. would seem as If we
should be called on to supply tho
Orient with the whercwith TO hide
her nakedness. The London Times
says. "a careful computation Of
the quantities Of cotton mannlac
lures exported 10 India aud China
during the last three years shows
some notable results The total
quantity Of these textiles, cottons,
sont last year to the three presiden'
cies of bombay, Calcutta, aud Mad.
rus, was 500, G59,260 yards, for 1866
( it was G35, sb7 ,Gi5 yards, and for
/ 1868 500, 055, Az yards. The guam.
tity Of twist was 81 300 ESQ In 1866,
against % 1913 pounds and 49,
Gi7 $50 pounds in Gland 'i5 respect
lively Tho cotton sen, 10 Hong Kong
aud Shanghai represented n total Of
207 ,s2a, 200 yards last year in 1866 il
was 100, sta,7l3 yards, and in 1868,
100 ,322 ss7 yards, The twist weigh
ed 1876 pounds in 1867, as
compared with t,o7l $40 pounds in
1866, aud ,2i7 500 pounds in 1865.
There is no sign OF falling off in the
wants of our Eastern customers. and
IL may be inferred that their con-
suming capacity increases with the
means Of supply.
Tho old rule that the increased
product aud reduced price Of an ar
tIelc Of general necessity increases
the demand, holds good Of cotton MS
well az other articles ~-Cieifian.
A short time ago, rays the Louis
vile Courier, the " local y Of one Of
our Hoosicr contemporaries wrote the
following s.aving notice of a
distinguished lecturer
The lecture last evening was a
brilliant affair The hall ought to
have been filled. "e nrc sorry to
say only forty persons we're pres
cnt, The speaker commenced by
saying that he was BY birth an eele-
siastical deduction, aud gave 1
leaned description Of the devil aud
his skill In saving trees. Among
other things he stated that the pa
trisrch Abraham taught Cecrops
arithmetic. We trust the ..elHasnl
divine may be iuduced u repeat 'hs
lecture At soma future day
Upon reading this ssprigh.ly
notice, the distinguished lec4src'
soiIed q pen aud indited the follow
ing to the aforesaid (" local, and j
appeared az an aniesde Aoaornbh
next day
(" DIAN Sin, IN report If ~.
lecture in your besutiful city 70.
! have made some few mistakes whis'
I wish TO correct You made M
speak Of nysclf as by birth al
cclcsiasiical deduction, What
said was that | vas not by birth bu
only enthusiastically = Dutchnan
Instead OF speaking Of the dcsl
snwing trees. ! spoke at him .
.ouaag mrs. / said nothing .
Abraham, bu, spoke VI " Aral
aus as nomades Of pstriarehs! sin
plieity, I said that Cscrops was ii
FOUNDER Of Athena. and inrtrusts
tho people 10 agriculture, lfopin
!, you viii mAks The necessary ccvre'
!, iioa, I am youn truly.
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: sslf, Il ~ late ncstise II ~ ira
= tsss Of Howard usiversity, u nj
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"a josisy II The oGcsn, s&tsehsss y
y employees Of sbe Buress agree ,
that ssbjees With their sAisf.
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