Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-10

surely gets even in the end. When The damp
amounts to damage, making what they c=ll
"oump cotton" they have recourse to recla-
nations. Submitting cotton 10 a tempera-
ture of 1902 is manifestly unfair, a. the nat
ural moisture, and probably also some Of The
oil contained in the cotton Is driven Of
81 Sand and dust always have been and
always will be found in American cotton,
bot the buyer docs not pay for II as cottor.
Tue weekly circulars Of the Liverpool asso-
citation frequently quote prices actually
paid for American cotton at 24d to I'D per
pound. TO adulterate cotton willfully with
sapd or dust would be az profitable as adul-
terating dried fruit with worms, as those
substances reduce the value of the material.
The wonderful di,covery is made that lower
grades contain more sand and dust
than higher grades; also, that the an'@'ii
of ,hcoo ~.LssSl.ees varles-some bales have
much, some less, some none. This fact re-
flutes the charge of "williul aduteration."
When liquor is adulteraled the water is not
put in few Of the casks, but uniformly. In
the case of cotton the lower bolls on the
plant contain more aand than the upper
bolls, and, when the picking is prolonged
into February and March, many hollis are
shed and are gathered from the ground.
Near highroad the fibre will be covered
with dust; not so half a mile away. These
substances affect the color of the cotton;
therefore the lower grades have more OF
them than the higher. The committee re-
greet they can suggest no remedy, as re-
moval of the evil would add many million
dollars year to the planters profits. For
them to set up the proper machinery would
so greatly add to the cost of production that
only the largest growers could continue in
day, as in India, this cause OF complaint
might be removed to the planters
advantage. az The association state
that there is remedy for Soaked
cotton when bought in Liverpool, but not
when bought in America. The American
exporter knows to his cost that this is not
true. The Liverpool association make the
rules that govern "6rm offers" in America as
well as spot purchases in Liverpool. This
they have maintained Notwithstanding the
efforts of American exporters who have IA
change in Liverpool in which all CLASSES
could be represented, bur the association has
made fierce opposition. 1t is an anomaly
that all the regulations should emanate
from only one class of many interested in
the trade. (5.) If cotton from other conn
tries gives so much more satisfaction than
American, it is strange that ours should sill
be preferred. (6) The committee admit a
just cause of complaint in baliug and CON-
pressing The National Cotton Exchange
have commended planters to make their
bales of uniform size, and TO use lighter
but harder-twisted bagging. but no attention
has been paid. No radical improvement is
to be expected while planters believe that, be-
cause they sell their cotton by gross weight,
they get the price Of cotton for the bagging
and ties. This proposition is as absurd as
that OF the spinners that they pay the
price of cotton for sand and dust. The
truth is the spinner pays only for what he
actually spins; he may make too small an
allowance in some cases, but he makes too
large one in Others, and matters adjust
a. The plan suggested of re-
qhiripg the planter or packer TO put his
name inside as we'll as outside the bale wculd
be found utterly impracticable, as is so self |
evident TO those who understand our system
that it would be a waste OF words to elIci-
date it. That the penalties against fraudu- |
lent packing are dead letter, is owing TO |
-he neglect of spinners. Every bale has an |
identifying mark on the outside; the Ma |
ional Exchange rule requires that in recla- |
nations, verified by oath, the shipping mark, |
number and planters mark shall be set |
forth. Spinners decline to comply, and the |
fraudulent packers go free. "a Few com
plants of unfair arbitrations are made by |
exporters to the continent, but complaints of |
Liverpool arbilrations are general, and |
many houses refuse to buy upon Liverpool |
firm Offers. Continental importers and spin
ners make few complaints of the character
II American cotton, while English COM
plants are loud and deep. Consul Shaw
Jays the mos. numerous and serious COM
plants are from the Oldham district; COM
nunication signed "Auti Compound Mix
ure" gives graphic account OF the a5us-
Grafton of yarns by these very Oldham dis
rict spinners.