The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29


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other refnse Of the family. Z pa s.,t .'bs n
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The seceipt1of cttton.tosday Ven shout
S s$ S ~ 's 83siE sa 7; as| n
itations the l!l Iu,i q ; AZ were not n b]t
t t1s sSsm Ps'ff Ixht f aasu %ss ~
and will sprobAbly continue 50 NJ severn
days after the new year, and Until 6OsIEe5|
men lave eompleted their account Of stoc|El
on hand and asccrtained the'resiiits ftheil
last years operations. We quote to-day:
GOOD Ordinary ......s ........s..,,....,. ok
Low iniduilng ....... ...,.....,....,,..... lv;i
1000 70 mldaiing
Middlfing air 'fa.1 ...sy.. ....-...... 80. u5s''
THE corroN MovEMENr.s v4
The Bureau Of Statistics, in illustration
Of the the,growing dimensions Of the rail-
road movement of cotton, prescsents the
following suggestive statistics:
.,.5 Bales.
Receipts at Gulf pots duringihe six
yearsended . AYE y ISL ~: 1883 Sss
(
years ended Aug II lssi..., !, Is, OG9, 1891
Decrease !. :,. As- g,77s, GU
Showing a dec ase q - per cent Z # .sts.
Receipts at South Atlantic ports from a''ssa 81
Norfolk TO Savannah, inclusive) dur x. 81.
ISL ISL 'Assla H.. $50 "a
Z Norfolk TO savannah, inchsivc) = 4
during the six years ended August a. II
81. 1851. % N,Sbl
Increase ....... \. 4,75l .5GV
Z Showing an increase of IS per ceut.
Z The Marquis Of Harrington, Secretary Of
State for India, receiving a deputation from
Manchester urging the total repeal Of the
statements inregard. to the intention of the
Indian government were unauthorized and
inaccurate. The present system, he said,
rested on no fixed principle, and could not
remain permanent part of the fiscal sys-
TEN. -RepIying to q Reputation of Oldham
manufact urers, the MARQUIS said that the
instructions had already been given as to
increased cultivation of cotton in India.
Seed had been sent and improved processes
had been made as widely available
as possible. The government he
said; was, impressed with the I'M.
portance of opening up the resources of
The Marquis regretted that the Cotton
Supply Association had been allowed to
expire, and said that if anything could be
done to promote the growth of cotton in
India it would be by bringing the cultiva-
tor in more direct contactwith the English
consumer. s,s
The cotton goods imported into the
United. States during the past year
were II 900 600 square yards, worth 10
cents a yard. Hosiery, shirts and ~, draw
and other manufacturers to the amount l q
S31 600 900 altogether. This country makes
too few fine articles. -, .,.,
In the four States Of Georgia, Alabama,
South Carolina and TENNESSEE the number
Of persons employed in the manufacture Of
cotton is II ,7SS, against I, in 1870.
"A correspondent of the New York Bulle-
lin reasons as follows on the status OF cot
ten: \ ~. ~ + ~ IL,
The cotton question becomes more inter-
esting in view Of the recent reports and es-
inmates Of crop. We now have the follow
Bureau XIII Report October i5.-From sst se.,l
counties. crop estimate 4s3f725
Bradsireet Report October A.-From,
Latham AiexaIiderG CO, No veinl5erl -.
&. -.
Report Noyember2l and cs-
innate of December a., from $50
counties, 1,ls5 repiesr., .....,.. s. 1i,l7
Bureau Report, December l5.,,s.., L9y' ,e0o
Bradstreet calls attention to the following
TENS: Receipts TO Deem Der 8
'hhoyed decrease from previous year only
6l per. cent, bat the crop ultimately
Ihoweda decrease of3i per. cent. ls7l-5-
Receipts TO December 3 showed an increase
,f..27S, go bales, but the crop finally showed
/ ecrease Of 700. 000 -
3 TO carly II farther, in the season. ofls74-
3 the receipts as late as December 81 were
MS stS ha'es moro fNoff th- r.lro..s... car,
he failing OF afterwards being very,
Besides the above two seasons, the. E year
.36'ie5 bales Increase over the p res
ear, but the crop finally proved $4,000
This year The cropwas very early, and II
las been the best picking seassn, for years,
md roads in excellent condition. Besides.
money has been tight the past four months
lad when itNas found the other crops had
'artiaily faiied, and cotton WAS reported
auch injured also by the great droutn. the
otron factors and an who. dispensed credit
. the South used every effort ioreafizs
heir funds. The planters have marketed |
heir crops freely 10 psytheir debts. but at |
he interior mtrktts the holders have gen
rally shown an inclination TO held for bet |
nr pfioc1. In whiclftAey have confidence. /
The port receipts thus far ere 4: 900 bales |
Ss than two years age 70 same date. when \
ie crop was $751;. 600. They are 27e,oo0 |
lore than five years ago, when the crop
rovcd 4f7lVp. Comparison, Of port 70
'ipts before January lst have been 90 de-
'ptivs that not eseh dependencs Is to b.
We must be prepared for a very violent
action in prices, especially IN Liverpool. /
fore many weeks The average oj.'n;0l 4
er< n thsf from SIX 10 six sn1 Quarter
iiIions have been rni><d. and price. rrIs
cordintiv. a. there II plenty IN kirhf m
q moment. The consumption 4. tndl- I
Gus. and Ellison 1d~.iU that G. 255 90 balts
meric.n coffon VII be n<c-l~1 ~ ltsfr nui
scks 1>1f I'll. tAe sanfc a. Ibis T>sr. a Il
't5<<'ing - cona1~r What We srf coming
/. Orr rrr'n le''eii Va Of les ms.ss ~,
Er1in J. q large Lnrvpean crop q we'd ~
l'fed t'x;c< Bon I1ro1.e 1nn-i Lare
ufrica1 cotton. and viii Iar oI,a,cr>f 4
cc<sarE ~ ppr.@.ass 4. % i<nst tlis Fr4r. .
~ rr1tr i lI1.f|.r.
Al t1.t die ia u, 11f So. tho L'rer-
II rr' 2 va Over ~. rod Ir / 81. 81 / !
1874. 5i'ii. and Vii lIe s1ri'.ies l.Ili|re-
1ou. while lie s.otkt 81 goods rett .e-- :
/ tef'.. !, ~ b. about 5'5a1,1 bs|es.
! s..orinet "a - 1tr cent I1I1r- t1r
ne rs gram ID. ,.rn|cI| rurIL I11rl Lar !.
900 o1Ics IT. 1t-I ff4n-. cons I'I0,|IT ?
| n. <f4 #'I'|'I CID rr'f b III \
, IrIc1s. II-. H-'' &. '<1|' el| t'|ri .-1.4 !.
a't-f 4! @..f. ~ ,.''ps ,it..e11 n :.
= f1-< ~. ~. +. = r.. f.t-a 1eoc'r- I.