The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-24
Condition Of the Liverpool Cot.
son Market,
tMemphis Appeal

Mcmpus Appeai.I
We have received Smith, Edwards
& Co S Liverpool Cotton circular, re
viewing the cotton market there
during the month Of February, from
which we gather the following There
has been q steady r arket in Manches
ter, with considerable. business prin
eipally ewing to an advance in the
rate for silver So prodigous has
been the shipment Of goods TO India
that il is feared Calcutta and Bombay
viii be overloaded but orders still
come forward IfIndia we're to give
way. the mainstay Of improvement in
Lancashire would be gone, for the
home trade is unaccountably de-
pressed The tact is, much OF the
country is smarting from poverty
Cop estimates are higher, and there
is every prospect Of plentiful stock,
larger than that oflast year. Indeed,
we aeem at last TO have got fairly into
The region Of plenty, and unless some
very unforeseen things occurs we shall
hear no more of cotton famines 70 r
many year to come. America has
surpassed all expectations of her pro
ducing powers, and it is evident that
if the last season had been favorable
throughout the yield would have been
overwhelming We we're interested
and rather surprised to learn by the
recent census in America that the
black population in the Southern
States had increased from 1000, 900
in 1860 to ), 200, ,O00in 1880, say forty
per cent. In the years before the
war it vas considered that the in
crease of the cotton crop about kept
pace wiI the increase of negroes.
The largest crop made before the
war vas that Of 1859 60, viz, $780,
000 bales, and forty per cent. upon
that figure would bring the present
crop 10 6,72O,000 bales, ard had the
past season been as as fine 1859 1860,
We believe it wctld have reached this
gigantic figure. But not merely have
ne oolored population Of the South
increased SO much, but white people
have also greatly increased, aud are
working much harder, and far more
cotton IS now raised by white labor
than IN the old days Of slavery. Il is
quite clear that the productive power
of those rich aud fertile regions have
increased more than we are aware OF
in this country, and It seems not un
likely that, il seasons are favorable,
we are approaching a time Of low
prices aud superabundant supplies
Of the raw material Much Of the
present crop, however, is very poor,
aud viii be taken only when exceed
inalv cheap. The standard OF cotton
Goods is higher than it was, and spin
aers prefer and use the higher grades
81 cotton, though comparatively
scarce aud dear. There is some
danger Of war between Greece and
Turkey. which would open up the
eastern question again, but oaf hops
Tor peace is in The disposition o
I Europe and the quiet Of Russia. Ou
readers viii notice that this circulal
supports ali The Appeal has been say
/ ing about the importance Of turning
out our cotton 10 tue very best pos
sible condition Every year the cal
81 the market is more aud more 70
HIGH grades OF pure white cotton, will
i good staple Relatively the big
grade cotton pays better lhan com
+ mon qualities; il Is, therefore, ever
way to eur interest to establish an
/ maintain a high standard Of coito
production.