The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-07-16

WHAT A BIG COTTON CROP WOULD DO.

WHAT "A BIG COTTON CROP WOULD DO
Cotton fuctuates and languishes in the
foreign aud domestic markets, with largely
diminished supply and the certainty that
the last crup is three to four hundred thous-
and bales short. The market has no back
bone and is not likely to have any. The
trouble now is apprehension of an increased
crop next fall, A half million bales excess
over the incoming crop would undoubtedly
diminish the money value of the whole
crop to producers, even below that Of the
present ci5p.
The practical value of propitious wea-
ther to the cotton producer, therefore, will
not inure to him, but to buyers and manu-
Hfacturersk kApa he is, moreover, i'm the stu
aticIf of 1SS&A;stnnt prcjudgcd to be guilty
until he has time and opportunity to prove
his innocence.
The world of cotton purchasers assume
an outside limit Of production until it is
appar mt that this limit has not been at
tained. Thus the shadow of the big forth
coming crop Of i875-7G-thoueh the sub
stance docs not exist, and it is as yet only
creation OF fond inlag thrown
darkly on the ittlsremnant of the incom-
ing crop, aud shuts sout all sunlight from
the markctk
Such is the situation, and the whole ar
gument would be for a short cotton crop,
provided the lose of product could be equal,
ly distributed among producers. The effect
of increase in product is simply to impose
on the grQNor the task of more picking,
baling and hauling, without remuneration,
and indeed, as We believe, at even less than
diminished product would bring to the
planter.
The interest Of the planter in heavy
tcrop is, therefore, purely Individual and
Enot n collective fntersstss II Il an Interest
nicfeiy 70 secure his personai sharc in the
sum total Of crop rnosey, which he believes
will be cndangercd by aSsmall yield on his
particular farm. Ii he could be assured
that three bales of his short crop would
bring hin, just as much money as FIVE bales
of heavy crop, he would say give me the
three bales all the time. ID IRISH to
raise aud send two balessi tamy
| own cost. =. ~ IS b s
But asythc cotton fop covers ! vast re-
gion AUDI embraced j variety < Of climatic
conditions, no yioinsee Of the planting In
terest, AMI noreeion Of country feels that
it has AMI material poy er il controlling the
grand volh hme Of prodGe if suOb Z power
could possibly he brops 81 81 q existcace and
wisahc;SSG Grcissds ShoIs banting interest
5:i;'s 3:;;i; = 4! /. ||'I'i ,;||':.
Of affairs }iuwm3l 1i69s = 81 q csil6 4
not Hors1 positive ID fI11 blnufSy
beiHlbility of d 81 jrSt 'intefc@ TO
establish land maintaii - clSntro3 3df cot
ton production among nlselves - hieh
would be the simplest anu most difSH rem
edy for tic evils under which tfey labor. \
makes it clear enough to our mind that ali
projected combinations to control the mar.
kets and shipments of cotton in the same
interest, will be equally impracticabe ard
futile, anf the chances are that they will
4 prove disastrous Men should not venture
! beyond R,cir legitimate business-busincss
! which THY have been trained to and un-
tderstandi in all its parts and bearings. IF
they do, they will blundcr and learn expe-
riencc at fost of loss and failure.
| We sec no possible chance of controlling
the cotton trade by any combinations among
producers especially in the light of the
fact that combinations to regulate cotton
productiot have been found impracticable.
The only remedy we can see in the premises
II is for&.yorv co,.,n roj,a"u p'..'' ~ tna''
cupiorv ccad;tion IN wb;oh ha W III I''n Pc,
forced to bnrrv his ornn ] r tnr,n,n', m"i no' M pe
oncnine or rho m,rIo I ., p bpp, o,"alu ao aI ~ ;ne
own time tor sell;nn ~ ''' '''" ''ooso nlss
This viii be son,o von,,o o,
tbouoh no hans No, = worv ;nou,na s,ounu
resnect No. mora nr;.aa ipon eaH; 0Ie ~
made no verv material d;f,oron" "og ~. 'as .s'
rent cotton sar. bnt next faH 4 ~ sssS
ket opers bndsr fhs dan. - ss..s s.'sI "
extrayasa,,t est;rsstss rc sSs y g.