The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-23
| From thc Boston Post.
Cotton Tho Norvh and Sonth.

Cotton Tho Norvh and South,
The National Association &c Cotton Man.
nfacurcrs and Traders have issued their
hrsl report. The appendix contains state.
ncnts OF much value and interest, prepared
10y the careful hand Of the chairman of
Counlttcc on Statistics
prominent fact shown by the present
publication is; that the productions and con.
sumption OF cot ton in this country is much
greater than has been supposed. Ii is sin
gular that so great Il want of accuracy has
hccn suffered to exist in the statements Of
different authorities. Even in the item f
'Recnipts ut ports," which should be accu-
rate; the iig0rcs vary by many thousands of
bales, and, generally, there is tUo much
reason for saying, in accordance .,ith the
known interest or wishes Of the compiler,
In the case of the New York "Shipyng List"
heretofore Received as the first II, thurity,
the blund ,rs have been made apparent to all,
and out Of its own figures it has been ecu
yicted of gross inaceuracy.
That the enlarged estimate Of the crops,
as set forth in the report, are approximate.
~ correct, may he proved by the testimony,
now collected, Of fhttr consumption Re-
turns enough have been received since the
date OF the published table, TO warrant the
@llcf that the number of spindlcs exceeds
seven millions, consuming, annually. say
one million bales Of cotton. y comparison
with tho census of 1860 shows that this rate
OF consumption ia not excessive. a total of
o,Z3o,t2i spindlcs then required i22 704,>
"I6 pounds Of cotton, or say 80 pounds per
spindle.
But the addition Of forty per cent in spin
oies has been so generally in the finer
numbers That the consumption per spindle
is reduced sny twenty per cent or TO six.
'y-iour pounds, being say four and half
skclns por day on nn average Of number
twenty-five yarn. Applying these corrcc
tloilS TO the hg&rSs Of 1860, we have 100
"a2, $50 pounds of our total present annual
consumption. an amount almost exactly
agreeing with the actual returns.
Thus It appears that we have this year
required at least =: 100, 600 bales Of cotton
to cover the foreign export, the homo con
sumption, and the stock left Oh September
lst, 1868. Have we had it
ItaicS.
There were on hand Scptcm
Der lst, 1867, say 10000
Ihe receipts at ports by an
average estimate arc 2,l20, 600
The consumption Of Virginia
and Southern States, not
counted in receipts Mt
ports, say 100, 900
total OF 2,3U0, COO
which leaves 400, 900 bales as the amount
brought overland, and not counted in tho
receipts ut ports. This will seem large TO
those who pin their faith on cotton ''circu.
lars, but not TO those who hnvc been cog
infant Of the immense amount of cot,cn
received At Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Nashville,
Memphis, Selma, and nil The int erior towns,
OF Which large pnrt has not been count cd
in the receipts nt any port. lie who should
deny that tho supply from this source is
driven TO declare that il has not been con-
'umc3; for # nothing he added for such
overland receipts, the Northern mills cam
only have used the 10000 bales Oh hand
september |. 1867. aud tho 2.lo0. 90 ro.
ceIScd nj ports, less the exports of Gao. 600
bales aud the balance Of stock Of say 90
03O, leaving but 5l0 900 bales for the North
'nt wnnt brcomcs of fhc fact shown BY the
tables, tEat twenty ycars ago the North con
sumed more than this, and with two known
exceptions, have ever since done so, and
that the census Of 1850 shows II total con.
sumption Of 100000 bnlcs of $50 pounds
each, on less Than five anu II quarter mil.
lions of spindlcs, while now we have over
seven millions