New-York tribune., 1882-04-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AnIuTrRATED COTTON.

p,ss;aent Tannahill. of the Cotton Exchange, re-
ceived a communication from inc @ COM
Brokers Association nearly To cnttnn las been
adulterated with sand this last year. - nc cuii-
plaints from spinners were so RTE tnat >t was pS-
iieyed that wilful adulteratlon had been piaclseu
President Tannahill determined TO make careful
inquiry into the matter with aview OF having regu,
lations adopted 10 prevent recurrence OF the eNl
i'm tho future and appointed for this purpose large
committee of representative melnbers OF the En-
change with ex-Presdent Henry Hcntz IS chair-
man. The committee snbmitted reper, anu ~, nos
terday IT was approved by the Board OF MahasttIs -
The matter has also been brought to the atteh'ion
of Congress through the Secretary OF state. o.,
The committee state that the eomp,aiMnN M Nn;DI %Sre
fully examined also the official reports OF Mis %
ter Lowell and the United States Consu az Uiu, t.,
ham in regard to the subject They suggest 'na'
the United States officials acted too hasiiiy III w.
cepting exparte evidence from Interested persons
asserting wilful adulteraton OF cottoh, l.e ne So,' -
mittee do not believe that the adulteralon was ~ ~
territorial. but was due TO other causes VIZ th4 tho
committee present The committee say ,ha' tno ne
aduteration may occur III four WAYS. S,+o,, nS ;S
packing where good, bad and lndlneIent cotuon 40
haled evidently VITA view oh or ignorance
mixed packing, where by careieSsnesS % IL samc
yar,ous grades are put into the sdinc
bale, but the Gter%'s59rGl ssa9rslly nOa detected
nv prpper inspection on the part OF buyers; Water
racklne caused by the use OF TOO much "a'et Ia Ia
Wettng cotton III packing II; ana Ill eecu! Sd'
couse1 nv me impcrfectlons OF the gins employed.
The bylaws of the New-Nork Cotton E4chans'
provide for all such cases e&pllcltiy, anu " W
r
under the Tuies can recover loss. In most Oh VIC nc
rottou-producing STAT S II iS q misIeie'lhoi " "
adultc,;,tc or 10 pack cotton fIauduleiitS anu q
Dersou Is now serving nnpriSOniICht III -Noiti N'i
nIiua for placing "a large stone in Daie ol cot.oi
The committee believe that the sandy cotton u
the last wear is attributable t. natural cuSs SUN
as very dry OF very wet weather OWING 10 'no ~
unpIecedentcdly wet picking season oI 80 ,o
and lsSl a large part OF that years crop was Was
rxposed in the fields, and was nos Only oi VERY poor
grade but more or less sandy and dirty. O"ihg 70
The saver, trouth of last season, so genera anu
nrotracted as to make the ground excessively ui3
the sand ana dust got INTO the cotton Dolls ~ ~
such an extent that the gins couiu not iS
clean it 10 corrubOrate these statements tIe ooi m
,nittee mention the names OF large planters oI ua
oues5joneu integrity who in the two lasi seasons
havc raised Gusty and sandy cotton. Such co'tol,
Ills 1nucn below the value OF clean cotVon, au I
II IL obviously against the interest," ~ "it
nlanter 10 produce il. lhe committee auu 'ltt J..
nrely caunot be expected that cotton seIhng % uoin
30 to 30 ner cent below the standard ol cietn
"ni1dIIurv cotton should be free from any ueieo''
In c1uclu.lon the commItee recommend that ~ Ino.io
nres be taken to urge the planters TO use eiC''1, %
diligence in the cleaning and ballng OF oo''oh ~
the future. . e .bo ronort should
he sent 10 the Secretary OF state ~ W asns WI
IN the Iiyerpool Cotton Brokers Association anu
to tine National Cotton Exchange. IIesS "e40 A04
waried last nigAt by President lannahiH