The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-06
Tho Indian Cotton Distrtcts

Tho Indian COttOn m Districts.
Messrs. finlev. Clark & Co in thor circular, da-
ted Rombay. February 20, make the following Inn
portant remarks:
!. Prom the Government reports just published. and
the news q, nerally that has been eachiur us trom
nat We dealers, 1T would seem to be certain that we
cannot tnis ye &c send forward Deary N ich ctton
we q ID 10 1858 The general opilion now js that
the crop will be 40 perOent less than last year. ani
tating into account the absence OF old cot on OF
ahch last spring at least AGO coo bales went rd
we nix 1t rs ife to assume that exports TO cat
Britain iu 1869 will not ed 800 600 bales, the
ConttnenEat present onnises to ,ako OF fully as
much as last sea on, less thai fourteen sios with
considerable freight engagements ceing on the berth
for Havre. From the disricts have the following:
In !:nrawut'ee prices cont nued vary stuff railing
6r to lOr above Bombay rates. The suppy et ton
ring there small, but after the Ho lee hoioays
larger arrivals are looked tor. From Kapdeish there
are complaints of the high range prices that has
all along ceen mainthi cd for an inferior style or
cotton. Last years good crop induced many native
Arms to open esab ents there. bur this seaso
the Weld is said to be ifty per cent short and the
qua ity s inferior. Agents In Broach nd that Kup-
pss are very ecarce. and III pointing to smalt-
The ginning factories not very buey. whilst many
OF the large hurkA establishments q 9 quite idle
to thu arsen is from surat though wo beiieve that
we shall etil receive better quality from Broach
and the ne,ghborhood. Estimates OF tho Dharwar
last year hut IS feared that staple of
the latter cotton VIII not be equal to what fully
quautity and qualit the ofaolal estimate allows as
stiI rune upon new Ooomrawuttee, which con.
tnues OF excellent quality. though not oomlDR up to
easily found good being stained. and m nv a"cras U
badly adulterated be fnest Of the Hlngun ahaut
crop has gone forward. aud for what remains
comDaratvev high figure Is asked Machin ,.giun.
ed Broach Is the bes. cotton In tho et but re.
qures ireful seseCtoD, there being much Interior
Neriad ana Boroda cotton offering. few ba es of
new saw-sinned DhRrSar have been p aced at 285r
Der candy.
Mrssrs. Peel Cassels & Co., OF Bombay, under
date u February 40. Gays: 4s
In the Dbarwar coectorate the weather till lately
was excessively warm. and consequently unfav ra-
Bile tor cos plants. especially for the indg nous
.omptahi. which less advanced than the ex tio
II arsi s1s pssn
pr. eedn tn othe.s. sma lots OF vingoria omp
noo Is caDdies OF tho latter found buyer on the
17th at 28aF. The color 10 good. and he staple
though rather weak and irregular is et,er than chat
OF sac earv arrivals Of last crop. Old cotton The ur-
cbases reported conslst OF GOO candies OF Dharwar
sawpinned st 2Sr to T1r, ard 1876 Of Dhollerah ct
are Of pood qualify. ~ I
The coton commissioners, ia report dated the
isth slant estimates she dsncienoy Of the oot ton
per cent contra with the crop OF last d .ason
the ou-tuTn Of whioh amounted to about Ia o, ,0oo
OF raln IN sucdry viIahs. Of which the CHIEF are
Khandeah. Ku,ladYhee. Sattara. and Koapore az
reiu eomoinoi with decrease IN ,be area a .aer
cotton oultsvasou. in Gussrat the latter cause
being in some measure due to the former. In
Bro On and Ahuaetisf Nd this d crease 10 act down
respectively at 81 1857 and 83A5 acres. IA to sthc
crop IN the Dharwar districn," he states thai II
vaen.e OF dry and scorch,og easterly WIND . the
su den ~ tDjurious eRsot !" OF which upon x,e
sro gost cotto plantsts then IN b accounted
for Ivy moro want Of moisture ths dryness 4 fao
wnd,. and that "lt would atpe,r ~ II IL carrled
sur,,, WIN u SO som o.nor nighhng inaucnso sn pcss
~ iustant as Flows: "a favorable cnange in the
we 'her was rowling tbe pl mts the estsae Of Iose
IN the american vare<y 10 given at 20 per cent? ON
what "tho plants promised month agn, hnt tho
aal ty OF tha staple - also very materially aected
~ the bright caught the plants Just ct the time that
the fb was maturing I'm the Dols. s&l %
he native plant has suffered severely. tho loss
oc1ng estimated 1t 80 per cent bus owing to the i.
cSease tn cultivation the whole crop Of theae dts.
sIicss Will no WI bstandin3, DO considerably I'm ex.
css o. mat obtained from them last year"