Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26

form. live take the price Of cot.
ton relatively 10 provisions, dry
goods. &c, II appears more respect
able, 90 such commodities have
been steadily on the decline.
The subjoined extract was taken
from the annual cotton circular is-
sued by Messrs. Ellison q Hay
wood, dated Liverpool, January
10, 1870;
On the 1st Of January the guam
tity Of Bombay cotton aiOat for
Great Britain, including shipments
10 November 18th, was about S6,-
900 bales, against 1900 twelve
months previously, Between the
end of November, 1858, and the
close Of September, 1855, the ship
ments reached about $4,000; this,
added to the cotton afiOat at the
commencement Of the year, gave
l.O3O0OO as the probable import
into England In 1859. The actual
arrivals were l,047,0OO. A similar
calculation for 1868 gives the prob
able Import as / 1852, 900, against an
actual arrival of | O3S,0OO, and for
1867 as l,0s3,000, against 100000
respectively. The imports in 1870
will, therefore, be about the same
as the shipments between the close
Of November last and the end of
September next, plus the cotton
ahoat on the lst January. The in
creased shipments from Bombay
we estimated at about lJO,OOO, or
about l6 per cent. more than dnr-
inc the past season. We are with
out any reliable information as to
the amount Of the Bengal and
Madras crops. 1t may be that they
will show some increase upon the
previous ones but, as we anllcl-
nate that any increase IN THIS de
reclionlwill be counterbalanced %
augmented shipments to China,
owing to the partial failure Of the
Chinese cotton crop, we shall place
me imports from Calcutta ana
Madras at the same as last year.
Possibly we may get more
from these ports and less from
Bombay than we have put
down but we do not think that
ths Increased shipments from all
india TO Great Britain will exceed
10000 bales, which, dsducting the
decrease In the cotton aAOat at the
commencement Of the year, will
Eve 4 net increase Of 5000 bales
over The import Of 1859, as shown
IN the subjoined tables. Figures IN
Thousands Of bales;
Aaoat frCm BON.
BAY Jan. ], In
Guiding ship
ments to NoV. = =,
shipped between
Mo-. % and "a, ,oa
- - -
To.,l ,mpOrt...... l,lss l,Osl l.OS2 los
Total sC.fimp't. IiS9 l,OT 1851 Ice
Add Import from
Calcutta, hBd. a.. Al
FAa, A6.",.r.s. Nv
Total from India. I,SsS L,0O l.Ei ~
In round numbers we estimat
the probable. import from India, i
1870. Of 100000 bales.
CorMoN-rhe present increas
in the estimates ofthe crop seem
be based on the following facts:
/. The excess In the receipt
compared with last year, tho sine
December G progressive ratio, an
from the beginning Of the seasoI
taking periods Of five week, IL
increase has been as follows;
October l.............5 2 per cen
November 6...,.S.",g ~ per Gel
December l0..........l6 per cen
January A.....,,"...O per cen
February l9........,..'2S perceu
Averaging u per cent abo'
period last season. Opening larg
falling to the minimum last Decor
Der, then then rising again.
During the last four weeks q
average l. about 100000 bales p
week. Should they equal 700
bales for the next five weeks 81
10000 for the following five, tn
viii exceed the same periods Ia
year &c and 81 per cent respectiv
", and show an average Of 80
per cent, without any further
crease AFTER May l.
2 The continued maintenance
the stocks at the inland depols
dieate that the plantations are sr
plying the full weekly receipts:
3. Packing, being favored wi
good weather, has not ceased, a
is as yet quite general in the 4
tile regions OF the South, whit
crops are heavy in proportion
labor; high prices pay well the
ira cost Of winter picking, and 4
bid the abandonment Of any colt
In the field;
4. The receipts at the Allan
bortA continue large beyond a
expectation. There, If any whC
the early and large movement
the crop, with ample labor q
transportation, and high DriS
should have resulted In 3 more r
id falling of by this time, If
production hOd not exceeded
estimates for that section.
5. The largo piles Of cotton at
the landing on tho Southwest
rivers and tributaries to tho B
sissippi, which seem TO be rep
ished from the plantations so
idly Fat ell the boats actively
ployed connOt, even with g
navigation, reduce them matsrit
by fTeighting to New orleans.