Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-24
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Although King Cotton is dethToneo,
the article Itself, as q convenience and Il
luxury, exerts an Influence which viii
always demand more or less attention.
The history OF the carly cultivation Of
the plant In the United States, contains
several noteworthy facts. A single pa
per of seed sent from Chelsea, England,
to Georgia, in the year 1874, con-
tanned the germ Of the trade that,
in 1884, aimed to rule the Govern
mentof the United Ststes, and which
cherished the 6elusiOn common to kings,
Up as late as 1872. The first regular
expectation Of cotton was made in 1855.
This expectation comprised g single
~bag-cotton was not bRled Ia those days.
During the next five years the receipts
of American cotton were respectively
6, 109, $50 S42, and 81 bales, estimsted at
Isl pounds each, or ] AL bsgs, weighing
ZIG $50 pounds, in six years, from 1855 to
1890 Inclusive. In 1871 the export vas
159. SIG pounds il 1900 it had reached
II, 779, S03 pounds. In 1860 the expert
had reached the pormous amount OF
], 767, 6S6,33S pounds, OF 3,6l2,345 bales.
This immense yield was grown, as shown
by statistics, on Il per cent OF the area
! OF the Southern states. The eatro pre-
dueing region OF the United States is not
larger than the States Of Massachusetts
| and Connecticut! These figures were
I read recently before the National Associ-
alton OF Cotton Manufacturers and
Planters, an organization Of recent
growth, which held its second meeting q
few weeks since.
From s carefully prepared report sab
mitted TO the Association, we learn thst
the number of mills in the Northern
States is 479; number of spiDdles sos,
22S average number Of yarn, 275; con-
sumption, 343. 645. $50 pounds con-
sumption per spindle, 59.57 pounds. In
the Southern States, number of mills,
90 spindles, 199, 772; average number OF
yarn, 125 consumption 2S.O42, 766
pounds consumption per spindle, l4O.S7
pounds.
Massachusetts, takes the lead, as 8 mat
ter of course. That State contains 49,
mills, which, in full operation, consume
annually 12S. 1921 76 pounds. New
Hampshire comes next. Her SO mills
work up 1921, 439 pounds annually,
Little Rhode Island wi 95 mills,
which consume about 46, 900, 600 pounds.
Twenty mills in Maine work up Is S2A-
sos pounds. Connecticut snd Pennsylvs-
niF, consume very nearly the same
amount. The first contains sixty-seven
mills, the LAST forty-six. The difference
in the annual consumption will be per-
ceived in the following statement Con-
necticUt, $3.50, 100 pounds; Pennsylva-
I mis-, 25,I69, O69. New York consumes q
fraction over 20. OOO. 600 pounds. The re-
markable feature Of this summary is the
fact that no single Southern State, with
the exception of Georgia, works up
| 5000, 900 pounds. South Carolina, North
| CaroIins, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas,
Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Viz
| GINA, Missouri and Maryland consume
about $4,000, 600 pounds, or q fraction
more than the amount consumed by
Pennsylvania.
A remarkable decrease in the produc-
ton Of cotton goods in the United Ststes
duElHB LIZ lSt clsHt years Il SALl0ltSos
Compared with the eight years pTece-
ding, the production during the last eight
years was only 6Ts per cent. A careful
estimate Of the capital invested ia cot
ton machinery in the United States puts
it at S175,O 5000. The opinion is conf
IDENTIFY expressed by those eonverssnt
with the business that when the producer
and consumer in the United States un-
derstand each other thoroughly, aud
when the South shall have its full share
Of cotton factories, the trade viii witness
6 prosperity never before equaled.