Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-25
SEaISlkHD COTTON.
Ought the culture Of the Staple to be
I.baul,cle!.
The Views Of 81 planter who - ho'
Discouraged.

ht Tvs Si ~
Discouraged.
Eliyor of The NcrS and Courier:
A circular has been issued by the
Agricultural society Of South Carolina
inviting "a conference in convention oi
the sea island planters touching lhe
vital interests OF those engaged Ill ag-
ricultural pursuits"
Evidently, from the whole tone and
tenor of The circular the committee
seem to take very desponding view
of the condition of this branch OF our
agricultural interest, 50 much SO as to
suggest thai they meet and council to-
oether for such substitutes as are likely
70 give a remuneration !Or capital and
labor | infer, the ahau-
donmeut 0f the culture of sta lslahd
cotton. If my inference is correct, /
by no means share or sympathlzc with
the movement 1t is true the present
prices arc unremuucrative. 1t is also
truethat those engaged i'll it, prnduc
ton have suffered from bad seasons
aud the depredatious OF the catterpb-
lar. aud, in general, have found it dit
licult to make both ends meet at the
close of their years labDrs. 1t is tn be
regretted that these things are so, nut
We should not be too much discouraged
because we have been checked. FHi'
ureS Occur IN eCcry pursuit Ct ne. he
crops of every article OF culture are IL
able not only TO fail. sometimes almost
totally. but also to vary much in eX
tent, aud there is no substitute" That
can be suggested bat will be subjected
to all the vlcissitudes of raising cotton.
Nor do | concur in the ''mani!estly
increasing production of sea island cot
ton in other countries" as stated ny
the circular. Certainly not, If you may
RELY on late circular issued by Stead
Brothers, of Liverpool, who are said to
be of the high ST authority.
1t is well known that the Emperor
of the French made most earnest ef-
forts in making Algeria "a very gar
den" tor the cultivation Of cotton. and
to create not only a source of national
wealth, but great rival to the United
States, by Offering large h0unties and
prizes amounting to twenty thousand
francs, annually, to the largest and
most succg ssful cu!tivatOrs Of the sta
pie.
REsULT-sTrAD BROTHERS CIRCULAR,
OCTOBER 3, 1872.
ALGEHIA.-This cotton has for
some time been out Of favor with En
glish spinners and very little has found
its way to this country for the last two
years"
Undoubtedly it has been the con-
staut aim Of the cotton spinners and
manufactures Of England for the last
fifty years to relieve thems, Ives from
dcrcndcuCe on the United States for
Their main supply Of food for their
looms," by making every effort in their
power to substitute other coitnrs, with
what result will quote from the same
STEAD Brothers circular:
TAHITI. For some time this cot
ton proved TO be a very ryimp'rtant sub
s:itute, and was much liked Ivy the
spinuers. but during the last two years
the quality has 80 greatly deterioraled
in regularity and strength of staple
that it is now quite out OF favor"
And yet these quotations make this
ar .iclc. which is quite out of favor
srll in the Liverpool market at II i. 9,
to l5d.. gold. for the medium"
grades. The Liverpool Brokers Price
Current quotes them Ia.
,.E,,, FrI,, haitian -, lie rlrpIn
properties. more resembles SEA islands
than any other substitute, but the cX
treme length of staple, without pro-
portiouate strength, is Il serious draw
back. TIE great lrrcgu
lanry Of the earlier crops gave mach
DISAPPOINTMENT, and caused consider
able prejudice against the cotton.
which has not been ovrIcome."
Aud yet their Quotations shows
"clvan g0ndn cotton u sell AT Is 20 22d
gold. This was considered low
scale of p,iccs. In the Liverpool B""-
kcr's Price Current they are quoted Is
to 2id.
'PERUvIAN.--l'his Gotten is much
in favor for wctt sp'uniug. owing TO
lis color, cleanliness aud siiklncss Of
staple"
The fact thai it is in favor for 'wcft"
spinning, shows that it is wantin" in
strength Of staple. Sales 10! TO lG!d,
gold.
"EGYPTIAN.-By far the most i'm
portapt Of The substitutes is 'Gallene'
Egyptian, which has largely supplant-
ed the common and medium sea is
lands. especially amongst the Bolton
spinners. The growth of this cotton
has materially increased 6a0
last two or three years
the informationwe have