The New York herald., 1877-02-07
KING COTTON.

AMERICA's IMPORTANT PART IN THE ECONOMY
OF COMMERCIAL INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE
HILTON.
News was flashed across the yesterday from
Manchester to tho effect 'that at meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce OF that city the President had
said that the exports of Manchester goods TO the
United States. which formerly afforded an excellent
market, nil. and that there is considerable
trade in Manchester In cotton fabrics manufactured IN
America" HERALD reporter was instructed to call
upon M Hilton OF the firm Of A. 7. Stewart Co., to
gain his opinion The subject, and this is what he
said in reply to questions:"First, let me say that
am glad tho HERALD taking an interest In this
matter. The English government limits duty to The
Importation Of very few articles, and our goods enter
British ports free. In the United States, however the
duty on English and French printed cotton dress
goods and chntz will from thirtyve TO sixty per
cent according value safe estimate OF the average
would be about nity per cent You see that VIC have
this great advantage OF tarin over our Manchester
competitors and can pour our goods into their mar
kets The English manufacturers ship largely TO Aus
tralia and the East Indies, but we are beginning TO
compete very seriously with them there In several
parts OF the world the Manchester men have Obtained
q bad name for their cotton goods by weighing them
with slze which gives them strong solid appearance,
but when washed and the size removed they are seen
to be light imsy and transparent enough 10 allow
New Ensa primer to be read through The texture.
1t Is no VAN boast 10 say that our American cotton
goods bear the best reputation in the Exs and nm.
portcrs theroswoud not change them Ior tho British
products When high the other side, 1t
is to-day, does not pay US to export although some
OF our larger cotton manufacturers are overloaded.
Mill owners do not want TO stop their mills,
as II always prejudcia effect They Will willingly
sacrifice to fifteen pcr cent on the prco oil their
goods than stop manufacturing. Percale Is
sold New YORK ut fifteen cents yard which COM
pares favorably appearance with English and French
prints at fory- i've cents yurd. The last months
have been terribly dull in our trade, particularly the
last three The uncertainty and insecurity regards
tho Presidency has had much do with it. Southern
trade is entirely stopped and the jobbers holding
back for a falling market. cannot tell you tho class
of comnunication receive from the South, but will
only say the question settled
the better.
COMPARISONS.
''West Of England broadcoih cannot successfully
initiate The best quality realizes hero $40 per yard
German broadcloth 50 and American 81 20. This re-
mark still applies To a good many other articles. Uf
course mportat0ns have TO pay duties moro or less
high You these samples OF woollen dress goods
my desk, made Of silk camels hair and wool, and
containing twenty five, fifteen and ten per silk
respectively. We used 70 buy this class Of goods
from France, where they made them Of camcs' hair,
spun with wool. In Mr.. Stewards life time we agreed
together 10 buy all the cames hair could find in
the United States, cleaned out the Market obtain
| ing altogether some 10, 600 pounds To cut long
story short We are now manu- iacturing these goods
and shipping them to Paris aud other European
style Of goods formerly imported from
France Another thing we have ceased to import Is
wooen blankets In conclusion, MAINTAIN that
since 1873 this country has advanced hy per cent IN
excellence, at least, in the manufacture OF woolcn
/ goods.