Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-05

dian cotton), $4,000. We have thus
a total Of ,i05, 200 bales of 900 pounds
each-any difference between @-oduc-
ton and consumption wOulu be sup
piled from existing stocks.
From the figures it will be seen thai
India is very close in the quantity OF
cotton produced to America, the
greatest cotton producing country IN
the Wugld. We must except CHINA,
IN which from % province alone,
that of Kuanr-ioa-ken-han, the out
turn IS said to be 4,j00,000 bales. But
China consumes all its WI cotton,
besides importing from India.
Hitherto, France, Spain, Germany
and italy have obtained the greatest
portion OF their supplies of Indian cot
ton via Liverpool. The amount of
Indian cotton taken by the Continent
is 100000 bales, OF which 10000 bales
were imported direct and $4,000
through Great Britain. With the
Suez Canal open it is abundantly evil
dent that the Continental nations will
take their supplies direct from India.
Last year a French house in Bonn
bay headed the list OF shippers from
that port. This year the number OF
foreign mercantile houses has largely
increased. \ French house has pur-
| chased land, and set up full presses in
/ the berars, and there appears 10 be a
determination in France to deal di-
rect with India for her cotton. The
| French are soon TO have a line OF
/ steamers to carry on the tull-pressed
bales direct to the ports OF the Medlt-
erranean. through the Suez Canal.
With improved facilities of cOmmu-
nicatiOn, and reasonable freights, It IS
perhaps not impossible that the cotton
| trade between India and the South OF
I Europe may be still further developed
and il may not be incorrect to assume
that, although the English market
will command the pick Of our crop,
even if Liverpool should not care 10
take the cotton grown by U ryOts,
they may still find good customers for
their produce among the manufacture
srs &c the Continent. Many Of the
Fraach factories ana those in Ger
many we're bgllt after the scafcity OF
The long staoled American cotton mad
he0I1n 10 be fe,.s The machinery was
Therefore made to suit short stapied
cotton, and thus our Eroduce, Whleh
also has the merit Of cheapLHssi Hnus
favor abroad. In Russia, on the Ceher
hand. the style Of the machinery, II IS
said. neceSsiuates the use Of a superior
cotton, and thus, while the French
supplies buy up Oomrawuttee ana
other cUttOns readily, the purchasers
for Russia generally prefer the cream
of the Hingunghat crop and the clean,
long Stapled DharWar cotton grown
from American seed. At Mulhausen
and other factories in Alsace; at Ebel-
field and Gladbach and Barmen, IN
North Germany; at pleasant Zurich
and at Glarus, where much OF the Iur-
key red so well known in Berar IS
made, at all the many factories which
have OF late years sprung up around
Vienna, and even in Italy and Spain
our Indian cotton is well known and
not lightly esteemed. Moreover, too,
the Continental spinners are now deal
ing with India direct, and when the
SueZ Canal is opened, their orders may
be expected TO pour in still more CO.
piously.
With such prospects Of IN increased
trade before Us, we should net relax
in our endeavOrs to improve our cot
ton in quality and increase ii in guam
tity.
Mr.. 4. L. Hay, of Shreveport, La,
in d letter to the New Orleans Times,
says The amuBt of cotton which will
be sent from the Red river country
during the year ending May, 1916, VIII
AVERAGE As follows: