Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-25
SEaIsLAND COTTON.
onght the Culture of the Staple to be
abandoned.
The Views ofa Planter who Is no'
Discouraged.

| The Views OF u planter VINO 's h''
Discouraged.
Editor of THE Ne,cs and Courier:
A circular has been issued by the
Agricultural society of South Carolina
inviting "a conference in convention OF
the sea island planters touching the
vital interests OF those engaged Ill ag-
ricuItural 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, so much so as to
suggest that they meet and council to-
gether for such substitutes as are likely
TO give a remuneration for capital and
labor l infer, the abau-
donment Of the culture of sta Island
cotton. If my inference is correct, |
by no means share or sympathlze with
| the movement. IL is true the present
prices are uuremunerative. lis also
| true.that those engaged in its produc
ton have suffered from bad seasons
aud the depredatiDns Of the catterpil-
lar, and, in general, have found 1t dit
Gcult to make both ends meet at the
close of their years labJrs, 1t is to be
regretted that these things are so, but
We should not be too much discouraged
because we have been checked. Fint-
ares occur in eUery pursuit Of hfe. The
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 but will be subjected
| to all the vicissitudes of raising cotton.
Nor do concur in the ''manitestly
increasing production of sea island c't.
| ton in other countries" " as stated by
the circular. Certainly not, If you may
rely on late circular issued by Stead
Brothers, of Liverpool, who are said to
be of the hi III st authority.
1t is well known that the Emperor
OF the French made most earnest ef-
forts in making Algeria "a very gar
DEM tor the cultivation Of cotton, and
to create not only source of national
wealth, but great rival to the United
States, by offering large hounties and
prizes amounting TO twenty thousand
francs, annually, to the largest and
most succc ssful cultivators of the sta
pie.
RESULT STEAD BROTHERS CIRCULAR
OCTOBER 3, 1872.
L" ALGERIA.-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-
slant aim of the cotton spinners and
manufactures of England for the last
fifty years to relieve themselves from
dependence 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
| lStead Brothers. circular:
TAHITI. For some time this cot
ton proved TO be very important sub
s.itute, and was much liked by the
spinners, but during the last two years
the quality has so greatly deteriorated
in regularity and strength of staple
that it is now quite out of favor"
And yet these quotations make this
article, which is quite out of favor
sell in the Liverpool market at I'D. q,
to l5d.. gold. for the medium"
grades. The Liverpool Brokers' Price
Current quotes them I'D.
"FIJI.-Thls cotton in its general
properties, more resembles sea islands
than any other substitute, but the eX'
treme length of staple, without pro-
portionate strength, is serious draw
! back. The great irrcyu
larity Of the earlier crops gave much
disappointment, and caused consider
able prejudice against the cotton,
which has not been overcome"
Aud yet their quotations shows
''clean good" cotton 10 sell al Is 10 22d
gold. This was considered a low
scale of prices. In the Liverpool Bro
ker's Price Current they are quoted Is
to 2id.
'PERUvIAN.-This Gotten is much
in favor for weft spinning. owing to
its color. cleanliness and sickness Of
staple"
The fact that it is in favor for 'weft"
spinning, shows that it is wanting in
strength Of staple. Sales l5l 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 aud medium sea is,
lands, especially amongst the Bolton,
spinneis. The growth of this Cotton
has materially Increased 911G
last two or three yearS
the information-W We hay6