The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

S09,07s bales, against 257 $50 last year:
Northern spinners have taken this season
l0l3,9lS bales, or an increase over last sea-
son of l74,9Ol bales. Exports to foreign
ports show a decrease of 325, sos bales, to
Great Britain, 81, 7SS to France, "A, los to the
continent and 4, 1873 to channel ports. Can.
ada has taken overland 1870, against H.
100 last year.
The amount of the crop of 1872 that has
appeared in sight at delivery ports and
overland points of crossing is 1888, GIG
bales, or l5., ST. less than last year.
The most important feature in the state
ment is an addition of 1903, 297 bales to the
Virginia movement for the four months over
ana above the aggregate returned to the
local exchanges through their regular daily
telegraphic report. The error was occa-
stoned by omission of the shipments via
West Point.
The following inquiry was sent yesterday
to the Secretaries of the Mobile, Ala, and
Charleston, s. G., Cotton Exchanges What
is the cause of light receipts, bad weather
or exhaustion Mobile answered. The
cause of our ligh. receipts is principally ex-
hausuon, Charleston replied; Weather
good. The general opinion is that exhaus-
ton is the cause of light receipts.
Receipts at Memphis begin to show
marked decrease. Receipts since last Fri
day fall short 2,6l7 bales as compared with
last year for the same week.
1t is said that an extended effort will be
made next year to grow cotton in Pennsyl-
yania. An experimental crop was success
fully raised this year in Delaware county.
The yield was halt bale to an acre, while
in the South it takes 100000 acres to
raise 5000, 900 bales.
ENeLIsH spinners have complained a
good deal OF late aoout sand in American
cotton. Their grievance has been u real
one, and similar complaints have been made
by the manufacturers of our own
country But some of the British CONNER
clal journals pretend to believe that this
sand is deliberately introduced by Ameri-
can planters and factors for the purpose of
making the bales weigh heavier and thus
swlndling the guileless and innocent spin
ners OF the United Kingdom. The
Manchester Textile Manufacturer, for exam
pie, prints the following ridiculous state
ment:
"A gentleman Just returned from Texas in
forms us that they have shantes there built
of wood, in which fan is constantly blow
ing sand very fine, of course into the cot
ton while it Is being packed; and adjoining
these are similar places in which bales of cot
ton are Systematically steamed for twenty
four hours"
The readers Of the Textile Manufacturer
must be very gullible if they can be lead TO
believe that Texas planters and factors
make practice of deteriorating the value
OF their cotton | or . cents pound for the
sake Of increasing its weight. The sand
complained of is not artiticially introduced,
but IS largely caused by careless picking
and handling. As to the wet condition of
the fiber, which is also sometimes accuse of
complaint that is due to the influence of
the rain which permeates the cotton when
1t Is exposed i'll careless manner after Gin.
ming.
What may be justly complained of as
fraudulent" is the practice OF putting in
lnred cotton into the interior of good bales.
The Southern planter sometimes re sorts to
THIS petty species of fraud just us the North
ern farmer occasionally packs Il barrel of
apples SO all the good ones shall be at the
toy, or bottom and the poor ones in the
middle. 1t IS true that such practices
cause very little loss to the spinners of New
england, sine, the mill treasurers here OBJ
tam supplies through reputable local buy
ers who guarantee that each lot of cotton
shall be as represented. But since so little
is really gained or lost through the careless
or dishonest packing of cotton.
there would seem to be all the more
reason why planters and factors should be
willing to exert themselves to make every
bale OF this important staple stand as a
voucher for the honorable and uniform
quality of American products.
The harm which can be done to the repu-
tation of whole people by the dishonest
practices of q single branch Of trade has
been very well illustrated in the case of the
English manufacturers, who have made
practice OF imposing upon their Asiatic Gus
toners cotton goods that were heavily
adulterated with starch and clay. The re-
suit OF such z course has been to throw
glish,