Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-11
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

- A London trade circular of the 3rd
instant gives the following as the condition
of the stock of cotton in Europe, and pre-.
diets raise in price:
The extensive curtailment of production
has at length told upon manufacturers stocks.
This has been specially the case as regards
goods suitable for India. The demand from
the East has also increased, and some fair
contracts have been made for future delivery.
The home trade however, owing to bad
harvest prospects, has participated only in
small degree in the increase of business and
manufacturers in this department are still
burdened with considerable stocks. During
the recent depression the consumption was
probably reduced to 10000 bales, and it may
now be about $4,000, bales, but the recent
advance in raw material will check the ten
dency to increased consumption unless it is
followed by corresponding advance i'll Man.
chester of which there are no indications at
present. The scarcity of American cotton is
such that spinners are obliged to turn their at
tention to other descriptions, particularly some
finer qualities of Surat of which there is now
ample choice The Bombay crop is excep-
tionally good, as also the Bengal, but the
Continent is taking nearly the whole supply
of the latter. On the continent there is the
same exhaustion of supplies as here. The
continent will thus be an eager buyer at the
opening of the season in American ports, and
it is possible that the scarcity will be so great
that further advance may be established
for time, especially in spot prices of Ameri-
can.
The Surrender of CORVALLIS.
"A large meeting of the citizens Of
York county, Va, was held at Yorktown last
Friday for the purpose Of adopting prelimina-
ry measures looking to grand National cele-
bration of the coming centennial OF the SUR
render of CORVALLIS in 1881. The meeting
was presided over by DR.. Robt H. Powers,
and addresses were delivered by M. Glennan,
Robt. M. Armstead and Judge R. L. Healy.
A preamble and resolutions were adopted
looking to the due observance ofthe coming an
niversary, recommending to the military and
civic societies of the State and the municipal
authorities of the cities of the Commonwealth,
the propriety of participating in the coming
celebration, and calling on them to cooperate
in initiating the movement on the 18th OF
October next that will lead to the grand CEN
tennial celebration on the 18th of October,
1881. The Governor of the State is request
ed to issue a proclamation recommending to
the people the propriety Of the movement and
inviting the Governors of other States to take
such action as may conduce to this object,
and to Participate with the people of Virginia
in the same. The secretary of the navy IS
asked to order the vessels composing the
feet, which is to be reviewed in Hampton
Roads in October, to be present in York River
in front of Yorktown, in order to take part
in the celebration, and the secretary of war
that the troops at Fort Monroe be permitted
to participate in the military demonstrations.
It was further resolved that it is recon-
mended that delegates from all the States be
appointed to meet in Philadelphia on the
coming anniversary in order to form ma
tional association, the object of which is to
bring about the successful celebration Of the
centennial that the meeting heartily concur
in the recommendation, and request the ap-
pointment by the Governor of delegates to at
tend the same.