The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
THE STAPLE.
Cot!On in Peru-Spanish Cotton
Trade-Endian Cotton Cloth.

Cot ton in Peru-spanish Cotton
Trade Indian Cotton Cloth.
COTTON IN PERU.
p A letter from thc United States con-
sui at Payts, Peru, makes the follow
ing interesting illusions to the produc-
tion of cotton in that country
/ would infer from all the informa-
tion [ have been able to CLEAN on this
subject that the cultivation Of cotton is
much more profitable in Peru than in
the Unitet States; here the planter
can obtain his two crops year, with
but little if any fear of blight or other
unforeseen accident, which makes its
cultivation 50 uncertain and prccari-
ous in the United States.
J. must admit that | am not quite 80
well yersed on matters appcrtaining to
cotton or its cultivation rs [ might be,
yet will venture to hazard the opin-
ion that with an equal amount Of CAPT
tai invested and labor expended the
planter can produce annually almost
if not quite twice as much cotton in
Peru as he could in the United States
ON the same amount Of land.
England has not been slow to per-
ceise the ability of Peru to produce
this article, and have been informed
and have rsa5on to believe that she has
made frequent inquiries Of her repre9-
eutatiycs in Peru, and has exhibited no
slight desire to obtain information re-
lGtiye to this matter.
COTTON TX SPAIN.
Barcelona now consumes sDme two
hundred thousand bales of American
cotton. The Spanish vessels arrive at
New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah and
Charleston, in ballast from Havana,
with some ten or twenty thousand dol
lars in gold ounces, on board, for the
remainder, to mako up a cargo Of cot
ton, bills arc drawn U5 sixty days sight
on Barcelona, payable in London, rs
we cannot draw direct on Barcelona.
In most instances, the Southern con-
signoe has tc assume onc-third OF the
hlling M of tho vessel himself, and
ship that much on his own account, OF
on smaller orders. This is an imcon-
yunicnce, yet the Catalan custom is Sc
valuable, that most Of the Southern
houses in The business submit to thia
drawback. The London banking com.
mission on this business is One-hali
per cent, which constitutes O heavy
! tax on the trade. 1t is much to be re,
gretted that Barcelona has 10 great
bank. through which this trade can be
Transacted. Hamburg has such an in.
stitntion for it, treus-Allautic buai.
ness, and Bremen is taking measures
to estahlish one, and it is worth con.
sidcrltion by those concerned whether
the old Catalan city should not b.
mnlo similarly ulopoulcut of Lon
dom. Barcelona is probably as wealth,
rs Bremen, AMI her bankers nearly al
, reared in London. New York, Hnran
! End Sauliaro dc Cuba, are the mos
solid and conservative Of Spain. an
hence would do the business of th
Peninsula in General. and of Barcelc
m in particular, a great service. WEI
thev to c9ns1liiata in u scheme li!s
tho German National Bank, of Breme,
in which NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hon;
; has the nrosjlonry and even Yienr
, Ios co.onrro4n1 fIo copi4al bcipq Is
. 00N nan thoIn,s With such b,1l,
Rorcelona WA venture to saw tbot ii
traffic bntwaen Nav York and orr 60
tom noy+s will Cros+Iv increase viii
, thn locaiitv md also tbot at phfIadr
mia in H,trnln1m anI ouareilr1I
f2a"aoInno nnw r,SoIy i1no,fs from II
Irniisi Sfotr, aqiln from ihe arficl,
romod sf1ve, extract Of ouprcitrD
: "nI ,orTrnI ,ot fiwsa cor~nas
,,r aroin onJ G"nr 1foricqp and othr
: 1rng, I,, I and dves in bond potato starrl
onJ r,G'> INV @ GnSnlily Of bu1chers' assoei,
! tion tIritw W. r9n Elr,ish cber
5 ononab to cnnrefo AGAINST Brcnc
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e Iho marvellous delcocy otteNeh Pc
t sc7sed by the Indian women (SNys q
4 English writer counterbN!ances II
inforOrity Of Indian cotton in wea'
ing the fine and delicate muslins
Which the name Of web Of woven aiI
= dew Of nirht.1 running waters, ct,
q orn rivcn bv fho rotiyos Whrv No
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