The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-13
THE COTTON TRADE OF CHARLES-
TON.
Broad Hint from u Good Source.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.


COLUMBUS, MISS, April 4.
or the thousands of bales Of cotton made in
Western, Middle and Northern Mississippi, much
goes to Memphis, thence to Louisville ana
other more Northern markets, and by far the
greater portion Of the remainder is sent down
the river to New Orleans The cotton factors OF
vicksburg know this, and are therefore making
strenuous efforts to divert this trade at least from
Northern markets to their own "Clty Of Ilils;''
and to effect this end they have addressed Cir
cular to their planting friends, urging upon them
to patronize their own market build up their own
city, and encourage that channel Of trade through
which bale OF cotton reaches the spindles OF
Manchester quicker by odds than through any
other route to wit-from Vicksburg TO Liverpool
ria Charleston, S. c. This address, appealing to
the planters Of Louisiana, Arkansas and Msss
sppi, says:
Tccrc are but two places where cotton is sold to
any eNtent for export TO points or consumption
in the cotton region embraced in the northern
portion OF Tennessee, the northern, western,
southern and middle portions OF Mississippi, all
OF Arkansas and Louisiana, and the eastern por-
tion Of Texas. TO wit: New Orleans and Memphis.
The portions named produce more than half OF
the total crop, and they might add that in few
years the probabilities would be that they would
It..
In the centre Of this great cotton belt and also Of
the more valuable long staple cottons. Admit
ting that 1t has no advantages over the two
places named, by multiplying the number OF
markets for so large district Of country,
you benefit yourselves By increasing the number
VI buyers and competitors. EpdemicS may visit
one place and not the other. a local financial or
other disturbing cause may exist at one and not
at the other. Besides, the long staple cottonS
should lave an independent market where the
prices would necessarily be more remuncraIive to
the producers
The committee inform us that n railroad will
soon be in operation, which will bring cotton TO
Ticksburg from the western and nOthern por-
tions OF louisiana while her railroad east Is bring
ing In trains with IL for sale or shipment and car
ryng back trains with II, seeking the outer world
through the ports OF Charleston aad Savannah.
Are the factors OF Charleston alive to these
efrorts9 They should remember that the COM
mercial world are publishing the fact that their
sister city Is surprising Charleston In her ship
ments; the Georgia Central Railroad is monopo-
lizing for Savannah daily more and more OF
Chareston's legitimate trade; an airline railroad
is being most rapidly completed from Brunswick,
Ga, to Albany, and chartered roads are now
being built from Albany, Ca, to Eufaula, Ala,
and thence to Montgomery, all OF which will be
In running order and making almost an airline
from TicHsburg TO Brunswick Ca, in less than
two years; and also, that there Is on foot another
;lr.line railroad project from vicksburg to Ely
ton Ala, aud thence In direct line to Chattanoo-
ga and on to Norfolk, Va.
These enterprises should stimulate the City OF
Charleston, and trust no efforts will be spared
to secure at least due share OF the shipments OF
cotton from this fertile valley. In ten years
time Mississippi State will produce 100000 bales
OF cotton. The productive capacity OF the State is
only limited by the quantity and quality OF
labor.
A mighty lever to aid Charleston should be her
phosphate beds. Every bag OF this fertilizer
shipped should induce the return freight OF a
bale OF cotton. New York, Philadelphia, Batl.
more, New Orleans. Cincinnati and Louisville fer.
tllizers are creeping Into the State everywhere.
have never yet seen bag OF Charleston phos-
pilates in Mississippi and have been all over the
State
The address above alluded to goes on further
to say:
A shipment of cotton from Ticksburg to Liver
pool via Charleston is as cheap as from New Or
leans TO Liverpool. This being tic case, buyers
can nav as much for cotton at Vicssburg as at
New Orleans The difference in freight and Ii su.
rance and the saving OF interest rs between q
shipment from Charleston and one from New Or.
leans to Liverpool being enough TO pay the freight
from Vlcksburg TO Charleston. bale OF cotton
shipped from Ticksburg to Charleston, distance
OF little more than 600 miles, reaches the latter
city In five or SIX days, while one shipped from
Vicksburc to New Orleans, the mouth OF the Mis-.
sissppi River and around the capes OF Florida, q
distance OF 1900 miles, is fifteen or twenty days
on the passage, with an insurance Of two per
Yerbum sat. D. W. A.